Downloadable File: BSW 11 August 2015 press release.pdf BrightStar Announces Five New Investment Commitments Foundation also seeks to monetize QNBV credits MILWAUKEE, Aug. 11, 2015 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that it has made $50,000 seed round investments in two new Madison- based companies, AltusMedical Group Inc., and GrocerKey Inc. Both companies participated […]
Downloadable File: BSW 15-06-02 news release final.pdf BrightStar Announces New Investments and Board Members MILWAUKEE, June 2, 2015 – The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that its investment committee has authorized funding for three additional early-stage Wisconsin companies. The companies receiving BrightStar investments are Pinpoint Software Inc., Whitewater; Beekeeper Labs Inc., Madison; and GoHitList […]
EDITORIAL-Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel appeared February 13, 2015: Do you know that Wisconsin has a unique funding vehicle in The Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation that allows early stage company investment to occur via charitable giving? The foundation is fully functioning now and has a measurable track record. A year ago we were a novel idea and an organization […]
Downloadable File: BSW 15-02-03 QVF.pdf BrightStar receives Qualified Venture Fund certification Foundation also makes first 2015 portfolio investments MILWAUKEE, Feb. 3, 2015 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that its investment fund has received Qualified Venture Fund certification from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The certification allows BrightStar to receive tax credits when it […]
Xconomy: Nonprofit Investor BrightStar Herds Startup Deals, Seeks More Donors: By Jeff Engel, 1/19/2015 Some dealmakers weren’t sure what to expect from BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation when the nonprofit, which invests donations into Badger State startups, came onto the scene in late 2013. Turns out, the organization has proven itself not only as a valuable, albeit […]
Downloadable File: Investments and D2P Press Release.pdf BrightStar announces new investments and D2P grant MILWAUKEE, Jan. 14, 2015 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that it has invested a total of $1 million in five additional companies, Dairyvative Technologies LLC, Shine Medical Technologies Inc., Fetch Rewards Inc., Medical Companion LLC (doing business as mPirik), […]
Downloadable File: Gener8tor Partnership Press Release.pdf BrightStar announces formation of partnership with gener8tor Two new companies also added to BrightStar investment portfolio MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3, 2014 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced the formation of a partnership agreement with gener8tor, a Milwaukee- and Madison-based business accelerator that invests in technology-enabled, rapidly scalable, early stage […]
Downloadable File: Badger Election Final.pdf For Immediate Release BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation announces new flexibility for donor’s to direct contributions into UW-Madison related companies.The foundation also will provide grants to UW’s Discovery to Products (D2P) Initiative MADISON, Wis., July 30, 2014 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, a non-profit statewide venture philanthropy fund attracting deductible donations to help […]
Downloadable File: BSW 5-5-14 Investment announcement.pdf MILWAUKEE, May 5, 2014 – The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that its investment committee has authorized the funding for three additional early-stage Wisconsin companies. The companies receiving the BrightStar investments are The Good Jobs Inc., Milwaukee; Fishidy Inc., Madison; and WholeTrees LLC, which is based in Madison […]
With a fresh nonprofit designation in hand, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. has deployed its first three investments in startup companies that will create jobs in Wisconsin. Fred Raasch, Business Manager, Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Vice President, Tom Shannon, President & CEO and Todd Sobotka, Portfolio Manager, make up the lean staff at BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation. The […]
