Venture Capital

The Forest County Potawatomi Community has invested in its third technology company, Brendan Technologies, a California-based analytical software firm. Further investments in Wisconsin technology businesses could be on the horizon....

Why would a Wisconsin angel network invest in a St. Louis company when local companies need angel and venture capital investments? For the same reason outside investors are giving Wisconsin companies a stronger look - compelling technology with real market potential....

Courtships that began at a San Jose scientific showcase will continue as Platypus Technologies seeks marketing and distribution partners for a new line of research tools. The Fitchburg biotech already has attracted $16 million in government grants and angel investments, and is looking for an...

With an eye toward paying down debt and future acquisitions, Milwaukee's Brady Corp. has raised $137 million in an offering of common stock. The company, which manufacutres signs and labels used in cell phones and PDAs, sold 4 million shares valued at $36 per share....

A group of 21 Wisconsin angel investors have committed $1.25 million to a new Jersey company that is developing ways to lengthen the life of harvested organs and tissues. The investments leverage an earlier round that raised $1.0 million, giving Lifeblood Medical, Inc., more than...

The next state budget and the ensuing legislative session will be a watershed for Wisconsin. The building blocks have been put in place to move the Wisconsin economy in the right direction; we cannot afford to stop now....

Kay Napier, whose marketing expertise has played a role in successful product launches at Proctor & Gamble and McDonald's Corp., has been named to the board of directors of Third Wave Technologies....