Tag Entrepreneurship
Line-skipping business takes top honors at UW–Madison innovation competition
Selected from among 35 student teams and student-led start-up companies, LineLeap received the $15,000 Qualcomm grand prize in the 2018 Transcend Madison Innovation Competition. Read More
EatStreet prospers eight years after idea was cooked up by UW–Madison students
Offering delivery has changed the business. “Before, our only job was to get more orders for our restaurants. Now it’s not just marketing; we handle all the logistics for restaurant partners,” the CEO says. Read More
Four computer-science business ideas win, and one already has customers
Competitions that encourage entrepreneurship are fundamental to economic and social progress in Wisconsin, the contest organizer says. Read More
Seeking grocery shopper loyalty, Fetch Rewards is “obsessed with simple”
A company started by a UW–Madison undergrad five years ago is finding success with an app that rewards grocery buyers who scan in their receipts. Read More
UW startup’s invention featured at Paris fashion-tech show
The wearable system developed by Torq Labs is designed to help runners avoid injury by tracking leg movement with wireless sensors that transmit data to a smartphone app. Read More
Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic director selected for new business law fellowship
Anne Smith hopes to use the fellowship to advance a new strategic initiative that would allow the clinic to automate some of its processes so it can serve more clients. Read More
100-hour challenge winners blend creativity, utility
The challenge was to build useful or creative products based on objects donated by the University’s recycling system, called SWAP, and to do the whole shebang in 100 hours. Read More
WARF program leader: Sale marks success for UW–Madison research prowess, creativity
The Accelerator Program represents a broadening of WARF’s original role, as it as recognized the need to guide and encourage start-up companies, and invest in them. Read More
UW entrepreneurial pipeline lands Lactic Solutions in biofuels marketplace
When Jim Steele thinks back over the last seven years, from the early research on biofuels, followed by a dream of moving Lactic Solutions technology to the marketplace, he is thankful for the network of UW–Madison entrepreneurial experts. Read More
Center for Dairy Research helps entrepreneur create snack bar for young women
A new line of dairy-based snack bars developed to promote healthy eating and a healthy self-image among young women were created by a UW–Madison alumnus with help from UW–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research (CDR). Read More
UW–Madison’s D2P Igniter program seeks next round of entrepreneurs
Igniter has helped in the creation of 17 startup companies based on UW–Madison discoveries over the past three years. Read More
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative seeking Round 4 proposals
Early recipients of UW2020 funding, from the School of Music to the School of Medicine and Public Health and beyond, have assembled interdisciplinary teams to address their research questions and have attracted outside funding with initial support from the program. Read More
Noted educator, scientist and entrepreneur Mark Cook dies at 61
“His work embodied the Wisconsin Idea, seeking advances and solutions in the areas of health and agriculture," says a colleague. "He was also a man of integrity, who felt a deep sense of service and commitment." Read More
Director leaving after helping UW innovators bring ideas to market
“I spent three years getting D2P going, and we did some good things in commercializing innovation from campus,” John Biondi says. “Now it’s time to turn it over to someone else who can take it to the next level.” Read More
Biondi departs D2P to grow his cider venture
Discovery to Product (D2P) staff have mentored UW–Madison students, staff and faculty towards successful technology commercialization, including patenting, partnership with industry, and new company formation. Read More
Five finalists in Governor’s Business Plan Contest have UW–Madison ties
Five of the 13 finalists in the 2017 Governor’s Business Plan Contest have roots at UW–Madison. A business that makes an assist device to orient firefighters in smoky fire scenes won. Read More
Videos: UW honors entrepreneurial alumni with achievement awards
UW-Madison’s annual Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards Thursday were given to two alumni — Michele Boal and Troy Vosseller — for their entrepreneurial success. Read More
App offers fast track for inserting photos into medical record
Two UW radiologists founded ImageMoverMD, a Middleton business that streamlines image processing in hospitals and clinics, and enables quick consultations between specialists. Read More
WEDC awards $75,000 to Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
A new grant allows the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at University of Wisconsin Law School to expand its no-cost legal services for entrepreneurs, especially those in the food and beverage sector. Read More
Big Apple Badgers: Stacy Igel
New York-based fashion designer Stacy Igel, founder and creative director of the Boy Meets Girl clothing line, has made it big in a business that’s always changing. Igel found her niche in UW–Madison’s School of Human Ecology and Wisconsin School of Business. She’s our latest “Big Apple Badger.” Read More