Venture Capital

Forget the recession. Or perhaps, thrive in spite of it. That seemed to be the prevailing mindset at the AllThingsLifeSciences 2009 Venture Capital Forum held in Madison on October 1, 2009. Total funding sought by all 18 women-owned life science companies presenting at...

Two Wisconsin companies raised nearly $4.5 million of angel funding in the third quarter, according to the Wisconsin Angel Network. DuBay Ingredients LLC, a Stratford company with a technology for producing ethanol from whey, raised $4.25 million from LA Investment Capital. Read full article>>...

The sale of Metavante Technologies Inc. to Fidelity National Information Services Inc. closed as scheduled Thursday morning with the value of the deal climbing to more than $4 billion due to the companies’ rising stock prices since the deal was announced six months ago. The combined...

In a visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus, President Barack Obama announced $5 billion in grant awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to fund cutting-edge medical research in every state across America. The more than...

One way to characterize venture capital financings is by the number of investors; more specifically, is there more than one. If so, the investor group is typically called a “syndicate.” While working with a syndicate can pose challenges, before and after the closing,...

The flight of promising biotech start-ups to Wisconsin does not bode well for Minnesota, a state that depends heavily on medical technology and devices for economic growth. Experts predict biotechnology will drive medical innovation over the next century and beyond. Wisconsin has become the regional...

Women CEOs of 18 early stage life science companies will gather at the Fluno Center in Madison on September 30th thru October 1st to compete for venture capital at the AllThingsLifeSciences 2009. Attendees will include regional and national investors seeking out promising early-stage companies. ...

The next 12-24 months should be interesting in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. We have the large pharmaceutical companies holding onto a lot of cash. Yet, large pharma is very cognizant of the number of high profile drugs coming off U.S. patent soon....

An investor group said Wednesday it has acquired PKWare Inc., a Milwaukee software company that popularized a data compression system commonly referred to as "zipping." Novacap Technologies of Montreal was the lead investor and acquired the majority of PKWare's stock. Also participating were Maranon Capital...

Eighteen companies seeking investors have been selected by Springboard Enterprises to make pitches for venture capital at AllThingsLifeSciences 2009 in Madison next week. The forum is part of a two-day entrepreneurial program which also includes a seminar for aspiring entrepreneurs - Equity Matters: The...