The market case for supporting emerging and diverse investment fund managers in Wisconsin will be discussed during an Oct. 13, 10 a.m. webinar produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council.

The hour-long event will focus on how emerging managers – generally defined as smaller funds with a market cap on assets under management – and diverse managers – which are minority- or women-owned firms – may offer a strong return on investment while serving entrepreneurs who can otherwise be overlooked.

The webinar is the latest in the Tech Council Innovation Network’s continuing webinar series, “Crossing the Coronavirus Chasm.” Tech Council Innovation Network and Investor Networks members may register at no charge; the price for non-members is $20 for general admission and $10 for students and returning veterans. Click here to register. The Tech Council’s Julie Johnson will send webinar credentials prior to the event.

Panelists will include Jason Fields, founder of Dark Knight Capital in Milwaukee and a retiring member of the Wisconsin Assembly; Cory Nettles, founder of Generation Capital and one of the authors of Wisconsin’s investor tax credits law during his tenure as state Commerce Secretary; Will Martin, chief executive officer of the Badger State Opportunity Fund and a former state agency executive, and Erik Iverson, chief executive officer for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

New "WisBusiness: The Show" features Zerology’s Shree Kalluri.

Kalluri built Forte Research Systems into a successful bioinformatics firm before selling it and starting two more companies – Zerology and Mobile22. He also acquired Green Cab in 2020.

Please watch Kalluri’s interview on the latest edition of the Show. Also, Tom Still also previews upcoming Tech Council webinars and opportunities, such as November’s Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium.

Sponsors include Exact Sciences, UW-Milwaukee and BDO.

View our full show archives here.

Registration is now open for our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium #ESSWI, to be held Nov. 9-11 on a virtual platform.

The conference will focus on increased opportunities for emerging companies and startups to meet with investors 1:1, pitch and present their companies. Our virtual exhibitor booths will be enhanced time to meet with sponsors and others. Nearly 50 investor groups have already signed on (see hyperlinked list here) with more to come.

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Watch for more information to come via the Tech Council Current, press releases and social media!

ECONOMY 

• UpNorthNews: Trump farm aid dollars meant for Wisconsin end up in Ag Secretary’s region
• Cap Times Idea Fest: [Video] Rethinking restaurants: How COVID-19 is transforming the service industry
• WisBusiness: The Podcast with economist Noah Williams, director of CROWE
• Wisconsin State Journal: State expects to address outdated unemployment system in next budget
• WPR: Some people are considering trading city life for rural Wisconsin due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin-Minnesota passenger rail project to receive $31.8 million federal grant
• WHEDA: CEO Altoro gains national appointment on advisory board of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus crisis threatens to set back women’s careers
• InBusiness: Findorff weathering 2020 storm

ENTREPRENEURS + INNOVATION

• WisconsinINNO: 25 under 25: Tech and startup leaders to watch
• Milwaukee Business Journal: 'Making it happen' in new ways during the pandemic
• The Cap Times: UW’s Badger Seal promises to make masks work better
• WisconsinINNO: UW-Madison grad’s gaming company pivots into tech service for other small businesses
• StateScoop: Minneapolis CIO says ‘data quilting’ can solve tough challenges
• Fox: Walmart brings online shopping experience in stores with app-driven redesign
• WisconsinInno: Gaming company pivots into tech service for other small businesses
• Channel3000: Startup aims to create meaningful employment after incarceration
• WisBusiness: Arch Electric completes state’s largest privately-owned solar system
• WisconsinINNO: Six Wisconsin companies awarded $100,000 each in SBIR grants to commercialize inventions
• Wall Street Journal: Women founders of AI startups take aim at gender bias

INVESTING

• WisconsinINNO: Madison's 4490 Ventures leads two multimillion-dollar funding rounds
• Milwaukee Business Journal: WEDC supports African American Chamber’s Milwaukee office development with six-figure grant
• NVCA: VC Policy Pulse: The Volcker Rule change helps VC funds
• Milwaukee Business Journal: Madison's CMFG Ventures leads $10 milion investment round for Medicare insurance agency

COVID-19

• UpNorthNews: ‘Safe to assume the virus is everywhere,’ Wisconsin’s Chief Medical Officer says
• Post Crescent: Wisconsin coronavirus hospitalizations worry staff, who fear surge
• Milwaukee Business Journal: All eyes are on Pfizer as Trump pushes for vaccine by October
• CNBC: With 1 million deaths, the coronavirus has altered life as we know it
• Wall Street Journal: Why hospitals can’t handle COVID surges: They’re flying blind
• UpNorthNews: Conservative law firm asks judge to kill new Wisconsin mask order
• CNBC: ‘Helpless’ doctors at start of coronavirus pandemic now have more treatments to save lives
• WisBusiness: Exact Sciences prepares for November launch of at-home COVID-19 tests

HEALTH

• CapTimes Idea Fest: Public and private efforts boost COVID-19 testing, but community should still ‘double down’ on prevention
• The Cap Times: Wisconsin officials warn of dire COVID-19 scenario as cases spike, flu season nears
• WPR: Evictions damage public health, CDC has banned them — for now
• USA Today: 1 in 3 parents won't vaccinate their kids against flu, poll says
• Milwaukee Business Journal: Advocate Aurora Health declares racism a public health crisis
• WPR: Working moms are reaching the breaking point during the pandemic
• Fox: Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain's U.S. facilities, staff forced to use paper records
• Milwaukee Business Journal: Some workers face looming cutoffs in health insurance
• CNN: Belly fat linked to early death, study finds
• BizTimes Milwaukee: Rogers Behavioral Health to open new research, resource center on Oconomowoc campus

EDUCATION

• Wisconsin State Journal: Failed UW System presidential search cost $216,400.90
• Badger Herald: NCAA Board of Governors appoints UW Chancellor for four-year term
• Milwaukee Business Journal: As more colleges refuse to accept test scores, a billion-dollar industry is thrown in flux
• WPR: UW-Madison researchers develop COVID-19 test that uses saliva
• Milwaukee Magazine: Local entrepreneurs and artists offering classes in their areas of expertise
• BizTimes Milwaukee: MATC, NEWaukee partner to create gap year program
• The Information: Six startups filling the growing need for online education

Please send your upcoming virtual events for consideration to laura@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com

The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton will host Tech Council president Tom Still to discuss an economic update on Friday, Oct. 2

UW-Madison Center for Healthy Minds’ virtual event series “The World We Make 2020” explores the science of well-being, features new insights from Dalai Lama from Oct. 5-9

WARF presents: Investing in Research, Making a Difference: Campus leaders headline talk on transforming UW-Madison’s innovation ecosystem on Tuesday, Oct. 6

DOD SBIR/STTR Virtual Symposium’s theme is Shaping the Future of Innovation – slated for Wednesday, Oct. 7

Quarles & Brady presents Business Valuation During COVID-19: Considerations Before and During a Bankruptcy Proceeding on Wednesday, Oct. 7

WEW presents How Women Can Take Charge of Their Mental Health During COVID-19 on Wednesday, Oct. 7

STAT presents The Future of Clinical Trials with Dr. Robert Califf of Google Health on Thursday, Oct. 8

• WI Health Connect: Think you may have COVID-19? Free, confidential over-the-phone screening now available.
• Live dashboard with QUICK NUMBERS and FACTS on the IMPACT of COVID-19
• Michael Best has formed a COVID-19 Task Force to address business and legal implications.
• Reinhart’s Coronavirus Resource Center includes the impact of HR 6201 on employees.
• BDO monitors the latest COVID-19 business impacts and regulatory updates.
• Learn more about Epic tools that can help you and your organization treat and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
• WIPLFi: Information to help businesses and individuals weather the coronavirus.
• Quarles & Brady has created a resource of COVID-19 articles that impact clients and businesses.
• Wisconsin Department of Tourism is actively planning for Wisconsin’s economic COVID-19 recovery.
• Click here to sign up for the WisPolitics/WisBusiness daily healthcare report.
• Husch Blackwell explores issues at the intersection of law and public health emergencies.
• TASC is making its expertise and emergency benefit accounts available for free to Dane County employers in 2020.
• Neider & Boucher provides their clients with the necessary focus to help define and reach their goals during COVID-19.
• UW-Madison’s CROWE researchers track and analyze the economic impact of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and beyond.
• WMC launched a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Resource Center and Employer Toolkit.
• Godfrey & Kahn’s COVID-19 Resource Center provides timely insights on the unique legal challenges and business implications created by the pandemic
• Baker Tilly’s Coronavirus Resource Center: how an unplanned event such as the COVID-19 outbreak can affect your organization, employees, customers and suppliers.
• The Burish Group: UBS Business Owner Resiliency Center
• The Creative Company is offering a free crisis white paper download: How to communicate with clarity during COVID-19
• Aberdean Consulting has an updated Remote Office/Home Office Security Survey  
• MKE Tech Hub has a new outgoing newsletter for the tech community to stay informed and engaged. Click here to subscribe.
• UW-Madison launched a new COVID-19 dashboard for faculty, staff and students