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Indiana Integrated Circuits

Venture Round in 2016
Indiana Integrated Circuits LLC develops, licenses, and commercializes microchip interconnect and packaging technology. Its technology applications include microwave/RF, large format focal plane arrays, micro-electromechanical systems, digital, power, and high-performance computing. The company also offers custom fabrication, and research and development services, including e-beam lithography and nanofabrication, thin film deposition, dry and wet etching, specialty plating, magnetics, and metrology. Indiana Integrated Circuits LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in South Bend, Indiana.

Intuitive Biosciences, Inc.

Venture Round in 2019
Intuitive Biosciences makes non-human primate (NHP) research safer, more effective, and more efficient. Their leading tuberculosis and specific-pathogen-free tests improve accuracy, while making testing more efficient for colony managers and more humane for the animals. Their world-class scientists and proprietary development platforms allow us to deliver a continually expanding portfolio of diagnostics and research tools for the animal health and research markets.

VitalMedix Inc.

Venture Round in 2009
VitalMedix Inc. engages in the research and development of biopharmaceuticals for sustaining cellular function and protecting cells during and after hemorrhagic shock in the United States. The company develops Tamiasyn, a biopharmaceutical that potentially allows the human body to endure severe blood loss for an extended period of time, as well as inhibits human organ damage during the resuscitation process. It also develops a hemorrhagic shock treatment system. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Passage

Venture Round in 2020
Passage powers ticketing and payments for special events both online and at-the-door. Passage caters to niche event verticals with category-specific branding and features, creating the top-of-mind brand in each category. One example is HauntPay, Passage’s ticketing and payment solution for the haunted attraction industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Digsite, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2020
Digsite, Inc. develops a platform for online insight communities that improve on outdated online focus group technology. Its platform enables moderators to start public or private discussions, upload images and videos, and use survey and mark-up tools; and participants to add their own comments and discussions. The company also provides SmartReporting, which enables marketers and brand managers to bring qualitative research results to life. Digsite, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Sprecher Brewing Company, Inc.

Angel Round in 2020
Sprecher Brewing Company, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Biosystem Development

Series B in 2007
BioSystem Development creates, manufactures, and markets system products for unmet needs in the fields of biotechnology and life science research.
Stepping Stone Dental Partners is a transition and practice development partner dedicated to the advancement of private practice. It acquires, supports, and transitions dental practices from retiring dentists to aspiring practice owners, eliminating the inherent conflicts of interest in buying and selling a dental practice. It structures a transition that aligns everyone’s interests, maintaining a focus on patient care, and the overall success of the practice. It achieves this while giving selling dentists a smooth transition into retirement and providing younger dentists a clear path to ownership.

Lucigen

Venture Round in 2012
Lucigen delivers solutions to current problems in DNA cloning, sequencing, amplification, and protein expression. It provides exceptionally reliable products and services to life science researchers. With a focus on quality and customer service, they strive to make the time in the laboratory productive and successful.

Blue Moon Learning Center

Debt Financing in 2013
Blue Moon Learning Center is a private educational center for American children. It offers classes in subjects such as language, crafts, and values formation. Blue Moon Learning Center began operation in February 2012. Its headquarters was in Wisconsin before it moved to Alameda in California.

Flex Biomedical, Inc.

Venture Round in 2012
Flex Biomedical, a Madison-based company founded in 2007, is developing innovative treatments for orthopedic diseases. The company's lead product, the Flex Polymer™, is a synthetic polymer designed to treat osteoarthritis, an incurable, debilitating joint disease that affects 27 million people in the United States and 100 million people worldwide.

Microscopy Innovations, LLC

Venture Round in 2016
Microscopy Innovations is a life science tools company founded in 2007 to create novel products for microscopy laboratories. Its current products are used primarily in electron microscopy. Future product development will extend the technology into light microscopy applications. The core mPrep technology is covered by US patents, as well as pending US and international patents. It was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Eso Technologies

Angel Round in 2013
ESO- Tech is an medical device company that is driven by an experienced management team.The company is developing an esophageal cardiac vital signs monitoring system.The system is minimally invasive ,safe,and accurate.Clinical studies have demonstrated the technology provides an attractive alternative to the invasive devices in use today,while enhacing the scope of cardiac care for surgical and ICU patients.

Blue Line Battery

Angel Round in 2020
Blue Line Battery is a manufacturer of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. It is an engineering-driven technology company that designs and manufactures lithium-ion power systems for a variety of market applications including; industrial, stationary, small electric vehicle, and solar. Blue Line Battery was founded in 2015 and is based in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Biosystem Development

Angel Round in 2007
BioSystem Development creates, manufactures, and markets system products for unmet needs in the fields of biotechnology and life science research.

Aver Inc.

Angel Round in 2011
Aver’s solutions help healthcare payers and providers design, implement, and administer value-based programs. Together, we are simplifying value-based healthcare.

HarQen

Series A in 2010
HarQen unleashes the richness of information trapped inside conversations — transforming voice into actionable insights. Founded in 2007, HarQen's award-winning Intelligent Voice Services enables meetings, interviews and other conversations to be captured, enriched and shared, improving collaboration and productivity. HarQen is also a founding member of the Hypervoice Consortium. Hypervoice is an emerging model for organizing and navigating voice conversations. The technology within Symposia, HarQen's second application, showcases the first example of Hypervoice capabilities for use in enterprise social collaboration.
Neoclone is a research-focused company with an emphasis on emerging antibody technologies. NeoClone was founded in 1999 by three University of Wisconsin scientists who recognized the need for better ways to discover and develop antibodies.

Biosystem Development

Venture Round in 2009
BioSystem Development creates, manufactures, and markets system products for unmet needs in the fields of biotechnology and life science research.

HarQen

Series B in 2011
HarQen unleashes the richness of information trapped inside conversations — transforming voice into actionable insights. Founded in 2007, HarQen's award-winning Intelligent Voice Services enables meetings, interviews and other conversations to be captured, enriched and shared, improving collaboration and productivity. HarQen is also a founding member of the Hypervoice Consortium. Hypervoice is an emerging model for organizing and navigating voice conversations. The technology within Symposia, HarQen's second application, showcases the first example of Hypervoice capabilities for use in enterprise social collaboration.

SOLOMO Technology

Seed Round in 2012
SOLOMO Technology is a B2B mobile software company that provides professional services, custom mobile development, and exchange. It practices Agile methodology, with several elements from extreme programming. The company prides itself on developing not just the best software, but the best customer satisfaction. SOLOMON Exchange contains several web services with two key aspects: a business-side and a consumer-side. The business-side allows managers and employees to configure their exchange implementation, whether it is setting up offers in a retail location or categorizing devices for asset tracking. The services that connect to applications allow consumers to own and manage their data, and provide location-based mobile experiences.

Enhancement Medical

Debt Financing in 2012
Enhancement Medical provides pharmaceutical and other health care services for residents of Wisconsin. It has developed Expression, a new Hyaluronic Acid derived from pathogen free material. Enhancement Medical has its headquarters in Wauwatosa in Wisconsin. It serves residents there and its vicinity.

Fiveable

Seed Round in 2020
Fiveable, Inc., an educational technology company, provides education services through its platform. It offers Fiveable, an interactive social learning platform for AP students and teachers. The company’s platform provides services in the areas of history and social science, STEM, languages, and others. Fiveable, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.