Venture Capital

If you thought the rules for romance were involved, wait until you see the rules for courting angel or venture investors. Yes, there are certain rules of the investment game that entrepreneurs must adhere to, according to columnist Paul Jones, president of the Council for...

Three Wisconsin technology companies, including the newly venture funded Alice.com, have been qualified for investor tax credits under the state's angel investor and venture fund tax credit programs. Joining Alice.com are Idle Free Systems of Watertown and Promentis Pharmaceuticals of Milwaukee. The tax credit programs...

Two Madison serial entrepreneurs have landed more than $4 million for their latest business venture, and it won't even go live until spring. Brian Wiegand and Mark McGuire, creators of Jellyfish.com, an online shopping and social network, have raised $4.3 million in funding for Alice.com, an...

Perhaps it comes as no surprise that medical technology companies fared well during the 2008 Elevator Pitch Olympics, an annual staple of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. But although medical technology is a Wisconsin strong suit, the winning entrepreneurs still had to convince investors that...

Now that they have been busted, what will happen to the clever souls that earned their fortunes by inventing and marketing increasingly complex securities to increasingly clueless customers? In this look at the venture capital fallout from the credit crunch, WTN guest columnist Paul Jones...

Brookfield, Wis. - Mike Roth, founding principal of Stark Investments, will speak about the current state of the investment markets at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Brookfield. The meeting will be held at Brookfield Suites Hotel and Convention Center, 1200 S....

Eight prominent investors from Wisconsin and beyond will serve as judges for the Elevator Pitch Olympics during the 2008 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison. The investors, which include Venture Investors' John Neis and the Phenomenelle Angels' Jan Eddy, will hear from up to 20...