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GenoPalate, Inc. offers personalized nutrition advice. It takes saliva samples from customers, analyzes the DNA, and then produces personalized nutrition recommendations based on their genes and responses to a lifestyle and health questionnaire. The company also sells DNA test kits and existing DNA data through its online platform. GenoPalate, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Agricycle is a house of ethical brands using a systems-based zero waste approach to international development. The company transforms food waste and agricultural byproducts across the world into all-natural and organic CPG brands. Agricycle buys the products created using their technology and makes on-trend brands focused on storytelling, natural foods, sustainability, and transparency. Each brand uses the byproducts of others, and local products and industries are created with what cannot be exported. This maximizes margins because each brand uses the same supply chain and very similar production process.

Errand Solutions, LLC provides custom-built convenience services. The company specializes in healthcare facilities and large corporations. The company also provides various money saving programs to stretch employees' paychecks as an additional benefit. Its services enable organizations to offer various benefits that create results in employee attraction, retention, and productivity, as well as overall patient satisfaction. The company offers its services to hospitals, retirement communities, corporations, hotels, building management firms, and residences in the United States. Errand Solutions, LLC was founded in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

[m]pirik is a healthcare technology company that has developed Cardiac Intelligence, a software solution that automatically identifies patient results from diagnostic tests and connects the patient to the appropriate next level of care. Cardiac Intelligence focus is on helping every patient get the right care at the right time.

Whole Trees is a design and construction company that designs and constructs sustainable buildings and manufactures timber components from forest products for structural systems. The company re-brands round timber for urban and commercial environments in place of steel. It brings small-diameter forest thinning to the construction industry, and plans to license its tech solutions to the forest products industry. Whole Trees provides architectural services for custom applications of timber in construction; engineering and consultation for a wide variety of timber construction; project management and sub-contracting for Whole Trees timber component installation; and sales of modular commercial structural building systems that can replace steel with comparable prices, cheaper LEED credits, and faster installation. Founded in 2007 by [Amelia Swan Baxter](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/amelia-swan-baxter) and [Roald Gundersen](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/roald-gundersen#/entity), Whole Trees is based in Madison, W.I.

Founded in 2014 by a team of dedicated healthcare professionals, Access HealthNet (AHN) administers cloud-based technology platforms called The Super Option and The Super Option Direct that connect healthcare providers offering value-oriented services in the form of flat-rates and bundles to self-funded, full-pay entities seeking the most direct connection possible. AHN also offers a similar platform in the workers compensation market. Additionally, AHN offers a SaaS solution to organizations desiring to offer, manage and administer bundled / flat-rate healthcare services.

GenoPalate, Inc. offers personalized nutrition advice. It takes saliva samples from customers, analyzes the DNA, and then produces personalized nutrition recommendations based on their genes and responses to a lifestyle and health questionnaire. The company also sells DNA test kits and existing DNA data through its online platform. GenoPalate, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ImageMoverMD is a medical imaging software company that integrates enterprise imaging and electronic health record systems. The company's innovative solutions employ an exclusive approach to securely connect photos, video, and outside medical images with the EHR, simplifying communication, and enhancing patient care. It transforms enterprise imaging to improve the quality and cost of care while optimizing patient and provider experience. ImagerMoverMD using web-native automation applications that integrate with both the EMR and the VNA/PACs systems, the ImageMover platform measurably improves efficiency, increases revenue capture, and drives HIPAA compliance across the entire care continuum. It also provides end-to-end imaging optimization for health systems.

Exit 7C Inc., a digital retailer of fuel and gas, provides gas delivery services. The company owns and operates website or mobile application that allows users to sign up for gas delivery services. The company also sells gas either on-route at their branded pumps that are co-located at traditional gas stations. It serves customers in Milwaukee, St Louis, Fort Wayne, Columbus, Houston, Durham, and San Diego. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Immuto Scientific is a biotechnology services company that provides analytical insights to pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery.

HuTerra, LLC operates a social network that combines gaming, social networking, and charitable giving in one platform that allow members and creates new experiences in giving. Its members earn TerraTokens by engaging in virtual activities, such as playing games, completing surveys, and purchasing real world products and gift certificates. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in De Pere, Wisconsin.

SimpleMachines, Inc. designs and develops semiconductor chips. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Socialeads, Inc. offers an artificial intelligence based software that enables financial services companies and their advisors to automatically know the size, depth, and value of their professional and personal social media networks. Its platform analyzes social media data using machine learning and data science to find the ideal potential clients in a salesperson’s social media networks. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Agricycle is a house of ethical brands using a systems-based zero waste approach to international development. The company transforms food waste and agricultural byproducts across the world into all-natural and organic CPG brands. Agricycle buys the products created using their technology and makes on-trend brands focused on storytelling, natural foods, sustainability, and transparency. Each brand uses the byproducts of others, and local products and industries are created with what cannot be exported. This maximizes margins because each brand uses the same supply chain and very similar production process.

Ideawake provides an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports the innovation program. Its SaaS idea management platform enables employers to (1) solicit and crowdsource ideas of employees, customers, and vendors to reduce costs, generate additional revenue and engage employees, (2) evaluate and select the best ideas, and (3) manage the implementation of those ideas. It aims to empower brands with the tools, processes, and connections they need to transform employees into innovators and their ideas into measurable impact. Ideawake was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

AkitaBox is a leading facility management software and implementation services provider dedicated to improving the way people manage the buildings they occupy. Founded in 2015, AkitaBox currently supplies accurate data and management tools to over 200 million square feet of educational, healthcare, and governmental organizations in the United States.

Pinpoint Software, Inc. develops software solutions that help drive operational efficiency and execution for grocers, retailers, and healthcare. Its products include Date Check Pro, an expiration date management software solution that lets users know when and where products are expiring in store; and Taskle, a software application for internal store audits and in-store task management. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Forward Health Group helps healthcare providers successfully transition to the new world of value-based care. The Madison, Wis.-based software and services company provides value-based population management solutions to health systems, hospitals and multi-specialty clinics. Since 2009 FHG has been an industry innovator, providing the accurate data and clinical measures— from internal and external sources—needed to improve patient health in a timely, cost-effective, physician-supported way.

Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

GrocerKey, Inc. develops and provides an e-commerce grocery solution for retailers. Its products include GrocerKey, an end-to-end technology that delivers user experience and back-end management system, as well as a mobile application for e-commerce grocery operations. It offers a mobile-optimized e-commerce store and native mobile applications, a management dashboard to oversee store-level operations and update settings in real time, and a pick, pack, and fulfill mobile operations application that provides operational efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Fetch Rewards is a mobile shopping platform that rewards shoppers for buying the brands they love. The Fetch Rewards app gives users the easiest way to save on everyday purchases by simply scanning their receipt. For our brand partners, the platform allows them to understand a 360 degree view of shopping habits, and to meaningfully reward a customer's individual loyalty.

Ideawake provides an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports the innovation program. Its SaaS idea management platform enables employers to (1) solicit and crowdsource ideas of employees, customers, and vendors to reduce costs, generate additional revenue and engage employees, (2) evaluate and select the best ideas, and (3) manage the implementation of those ideas. It aims to empower brands with the tools, processes, and connections they need to transform employees into innovators and their ideas into measurable impact. Ideawake was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Arbré is a Wisconsin-based tech startup that aims to revolutionize asset management for tree nurseries and other green asset companies. The outcome is improved workflows that eliminate waste, reduce time, decrease costs, and improve margins. Arbré Nursery is one of many innovative software solutions to be offered by the company and is accessible via web application and mobile application. Arbré Tech is committed to creating the best systems for all types of growing operations, integrating with financial management systems, and customizing solutions that cater to unique nursery needs.

Fishidy is the only authoritative, intelligent, map-based social network that maximizes an angler’s time on the water by presenting and cultivating critical location-based information. Fishidy provides anglers the maps of specific locations to plan their outing for success. The tools to catch their targeted species of fish. And the option to brag using social media.

SteamChain enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to offer usage-based financing (hardware-as-a-service) to their customers. Under the status quo, customers pay OEMs based on milestones before, during and after delivery of machines. Leveraging blockchain, SteamChain enables OEMs to be paid on the productivity of the machine over its lifecycle, increasing the OEMs long-term financial upside and better aligning incentives with their customers.

GrocerKey, Inc. develops and provides an e-commerce grocery solution for retailers. Its products include GrocerKey, an end-to-end technology that delivers user experience and back-end management system, as well as a mobile application for e-commerce grocery operations. It offers a mobile-optimized e-commerce store and native mobile applications, a management dashboard to oversee store-level operations and update settings in real time, and a pick, pack, and fulfill mobile operations application that provides operational efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

MCT of Wisconsin Inc. manufactures print finishing and digital die cutting solutions for specialty graphics. It offers digital finishing systems, conveyor and other automation products, rack and pinion gantries, surface mapping products, and tool heads. The company also provides tooling equipment, such as pen plotters, crease tools, rotary knives, tangential knives, pneumatic knives, kiss cut knives, and angle-V-cutting knives. In addition, it offers laser cutting and finishing solutions, and fume irrigation and filtration systems. Further, the company provides services, such as preventive maintenance and system tune-up, conveyor belt installation, on-site support, relocation of machines, reselling of machines, and financing. MCT of Wisconsin Inc. is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of October 1, 2018, MCT of Wisconsin Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gerber Technology LLC.

Whole Trees is a design and construction company that designs and constructs sustainable buildings and manufactures timber components from forest products for structural systems. The company re-brands round timber for urban and commercial environments in place of steel. It brings small-diameter forest thinning to the construction industry, and plans to license its tech solutions to the forest products industry. Whole Trees provides architectural services for custom applications of timber in construction; engineering and consultation for a wide variety of timber construction; project management and sub-contracting for Whole Trees timber component installation; and sales of modular commercial structural building systems that can replace steel with comparable prices, cheaper LEED credits, and faster installation. Founded in 2007 by [Amelia Swan Baxter](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/amelia-swan-baxter) and [Roald Gundersen](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/roald-gundersen#/entity), Whole Trees is based in Madison, W.I.

Rent College Pads, Inc. operates a Website that enables to find and compare college apartments and off-campus housing apartments, roommates, and subleases. The company’s Website provides an off-campus housing community for students and landlords to fill vacancies and find college house. It offers services in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Beekeeper Data is a licensed, collaborative, software platform that lets executives and non-technical employees quickly ask many different questions of their company's complex data. Beekeeper off-loads data 'grunt work' from IT resources by allowing a company to build reusable and scalable reporting components that are easy for anyone to use. Beekeeper’s first product is rolling out to paid private beta customers during Q4 2014.

Keystone Insights offers software development and strategic and operational services for small to mid-size businesses. The company offers a collaborative workflow and reporting platform for project-based K-12 learning.

Whole Trees is a design and construction company that designs and constructs sustainable buildings and manufactures timber components from forest products for structural systems. The company re-brands round timber for urban and commercial environments in place of steel. It brings small-diameter forest thinning to the construction industry, and plans to license its tech solutions to the forest products industry. Whole Trees provides architectural services for custom applications of timber in construction; engineering and consultation for a wide variety of timber construction; project management and sub-contracting for Whole Trees timber component installation; and sales of modular commercial structural building systems that can replace steel with comparable prices, cheaper LEED credits, and faster installation. Founded in 2007 by [Amelia Swan Baxter](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/amelia-swan-baxter) and [Roald Gundersen](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/roald-gundersen#/entity), Whole Trees is based in Madison, W.I.

425, Inc. is a personal safety device company that invented the Guardian Angel® product line that is revolutionizing workplace, first responder safety. The Guardian Angel represents the industry’s first wearable, portable, modular light bar. This safety device was designed to improve personal safety for their customers – both in the workplace and out. Initially designed for police officers to provide the same official visibility on their person as they have in their squad cars, the Guardian Angel has since been introduced to the greater emergency responder market including military, firefighters, EMS, security and other first responders. The Guardian Angel utilizes the latest LED technology making the wearer visibile from more than 2 miles away, from above, and from a nearly 360-degree radius which has also attracted the attention of construction workers, extreme sports enthusiasts, pilots, race track safety teams and many more.

Modern Movement is pioneering a new method for measuring and improving balance. MM is aiming to be the first to market with a patented system which tracks instability and movement. The software runs through a smartphone and has three modes: Play, Train, and Measure. A range of solutions will enable this system to perform as a game controller, a fitness tool, or a physical therapy device. MM’s first generation products are already carried by over 100 retailers.

Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. discovers and develops human cellular models for toxicity screening of drug candidates, chemical compounds, and cosmetic and tobacco ingredients. The company offers Cardio quickPredict, a cardiotoxicity assay that indicates the cardiotoxicity potential of drug candidates and other lead compounds based on changes in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte (iPSC-CM) metabolism and viability; devTOX quickPredict, a biomarker-based, human, in vitro assay that predicts developmental toxicity; devTOXqp in vitro assay that uses human embryonic stem (hES) cells or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to provide a signal of a test article’s potential to disrupt human development; and custom services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. discovers and develops human cellular models for toxicity screening of drug candidates, chemical compounds, and cosmetic and tobacco ingredients. The company offers Cardio quickPredict, a cardiotoxicity assay that indicates the cardiotoxicity potential of drug candidates and other lead compounds based on changes in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte (iPSC-CM) metabolism and viability; devTOX quickPredict, a biomarker-based, human, in vitro assay that predicts developmental toxicity; devTOXqp in vitro assay that uses human embryonic stem (hES) cells or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to provide a signal of a test article’s potential to disrupt human development; and custom services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

FreshEx vision positively saves food by discovering the science of fresh and applying our technologies to current food packaging. Their team has developed freshness solutions that keep high spoilage rate foods fresh longer for purchase and consumption while reducing the costs of supply chain food waste.

HDL Diagnostics specializes in diagnosis, cure, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It began operation in 2015, with its headquarters in Milwaukee in Wisconsin.

Alinea Engage LLC developes a software platform which allows outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation providers to engage patients and improve care by using automation. It offers a software that allows medical practices to digitize their intake forms and complete the onboarding process before a patient arrives for the appointment. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

FloraSeq LLC, a healthcare company, develops microbiota-based products to treat recurrent clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections. It also provides complementary clinical laboratory services for diagnosing infectious diseases and gut dysbiosis. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Dock Technologies, Inc. develops medical equipment. It offers INSIGHT system, a wristband that automatically activates the timer to start counting up minute-by-minute; collects, review, and record time points; visualize and analyze; and make data ready for reporting needs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Fetch Rewards is a mobile shopping platform that rewards shoppers for buying the brands they love. The Fetch Rewards app gives users the easiest way to save on everyday purchases by simply scanning their receipt. For our brand partners, the platform allows them to understand a 360 degree view of shopping habits, and to meaningfully reward a customer's individual loyalty.

Launched in 2012, Wantable, Inc. is a discovery e-commerce company that sends customers hand-picked and personalized beauty, fashion accessories, or luxury intimate apparel items. Wantable sends customers on-trend boutique, speciality, and premium products that we feel she would want to discover. Top brands like Kiby's, ncLA, and Vincent Longo, along with boutique brands like (PLA) Beauty, Liberty Republic, and Soxxy have partnered with Wantable.

Ideawake provides an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports the innovation program. Its SaaS idea management platform enables employers to (1) solicit and crowdsource ideas of employees, customers, and vendors to reduce costs, generate additional revenue and engage employees, (2) evaluate and select the best ideas, and (3) manage the implementation of those ideas. It aims to empower brands with the tools, processes, and connections they need to transform employees into innovators and their ideas into measurable impact. Ideawake was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Good Jobs, Inc. offers recruitment services. It matches job seekers and hiring organizations. The company offers solutions in the areas of employment branding, culture marketing, and candidate engagement. It also provides culture badges that determine customers’ workplace culture; talent attraction and culture quizzes; and a culture directory. The Good Jobs, Inc. is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Quietyme, Inc. developed a noise monitoring and reporting system for the hospitality and healthcare industry. It offers alerts and reporting for the management of hotels, hospitals, and apartments. Once installed the system is really a sensor data platform capable of transmitting any sort of wireless sensor data. The company is based in Wisconsin.

Moxe Health streamlines the bi-directional exchange of clinical data between health plans and provider systems. The company provide solutions for risk adjustment, HEDIS and Star ratings, claims denial management, HCC reconciliation, patient summary, ADT notifications, and care gap management. Plans seamlessly send back data and insights while never straying from clinicians’ EHR workflows. Moxe’s clinical data clearinghouse allows health plans to easily receive information from health systems. Health plans can then seamlessly send back data and insights. With automated solutions for risk adjustment, quality, and care management programs, Moxe facilitates access to the information essential to your success in the market shift to value-based care. Moxe’s neutrality in providing data connectivity lets you realize the full potential of your existing investments in population health, quality, and analytics solutions.

HITLIST is the smarter way to gather data from your website visitors. No more pop-ups. No more annoying banner ads. HITLIST's engagement platform uses a gamification module to serve ads and content to website visitors. In the process, HITLIST's module gathers leads and increases "click-throughs" for publishers while also gathering sellable data from site visitors. Beta tested with companies such as Sony, Vivint, and J. Walter Thompson, HITLIST is now being licensed into major publisher networks.

HITLIST is the smarter way to gather data from your website visitors. No more pop-ups. No more annoying banner ads. HITLIST's engagement platform uses a gamification module to serve ads and content to website visitors. In the process, HITLIST's module gathers leads and increases "click-throughs" for publishers while also gathering sellable data from site visitors. Beta tested with companies such as Sony, Vivint, and J. Walter Thompson, HITLIST is now being licensed into major publisher networks.

FloraSeq LLC, a healthcare company, develops microbiota-based products to treat recurrent clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections. It also provides complementary clinical laboratory services for diagnosing infectious diseases and gut dysbiosis. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Transforming Content Into Commerce. Okanjo equips online publishers, brands and advertisers with Native Commerce solutions. Our platform powers contextual product placements, Shoppable Display Ads, Native eCommerce Marketplaces, and a Product Discovery Network. We help drive digital revenue by putting the right products in the right places at the right time.

The Good Jobs, Inc. offers recruitment services. It matches job seekers and hiring organizations. The company offers solutions in the areas of employment branding, culture marketing, and candidate engagement. It also provides culture badges that determine customers’ workplace culture; talent attraction and culture quizzes; and a culture directory. The Good Jobs, Inc. is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

EmOpti provides software, hardware, consulting, and telehealth solutions for optimizing emergency medicine. EmOpti partners with hospital systems and existing providers to help them deliver care in new ways resulting in improved performance metrics as well as delighted patients and staff. The team is comprised of experienced clinicians, logistics experts, health business analysts, and innovative software developers.

Bright Cellars is a monthly subscription wine club that matches members with personalized selections. It is designed to help new wine drinkers discover and define their taste in wine. It aims to inspire and educate a new generation of wine lovers by delivering a transformative, personalized wine experience. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Curate is a civic intelligence company that empowers organizations to monitor risk and find opportunities in local government discussions at scale. Curate is leveraging artificial intelligence to change the way organizations engage with local government. Government relations professionals and construction industry leaders use Curate’s database and custom weekly reports to track projects, policies, and hot topics in thousands of municipalities across the U.S. Based in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Moxe Health streamlines the bi-directional exchange of clinical data between health plans and provider systems. The company provide solutions for risk adjustment, HEDIS and Star ratings, claims denial management, HCC reconciliation, patient summary, ADT notifications, and care gap management. Plans seamlessly send back data and insights while never straying from clinicians’ EHR workflows. Moxe’s clinical data clearinghouse allows health plans to easily receive information from health systems. Health plans can then seamlessly send back data and insights. With automated solutions for risk adjustment, quality, and care management programs, Moxe facilitates access to the information essential to your success in the market shift to value-based care. Moxe’s neutrality in providing data connectivity lets you realize the full potential of your existing investments in population health, quality, and analytics solutions.