Job Creation through Capital Donation
MILWAUKEE, WI - October 16, 2017 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, along with NEWaukee, a Wisconsin-based social architect firm, are proud to announce the HATCH Finale. HATCH is a community-based startup platform to help develop “napkin” ideas into early-stage companies.
BrightStar Concludes 4th HATCH event, finale set for November
Todd Sobotka discusses HATCH on GrowthMinded Milwaukee Podcast
BrightStar’s Investment Committee Chair, Todd Sobotka, recently spoke with Todd McLees on the GrowthMinded Milwaukee podcast about the mission and projects of BrightStar Wisconsin. Listen for information about BrightStar’s investment criteria and strategy, their HATCH initiative, and their investment philosophy for the state of Wisconsin.
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BrightStar announces three new investments
MILWAUKEE, May 1, 2017 –BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced investments in three new companies, including SimpleMachines Inc. of Madison. The company has created a new processing chip that is used to reduce costs and energy usage in data centers while substantially increasing processing speed.
Check out BrightStar's 2016 Annual Report that we have just released!
Brightstar Wisconsin 2016 Annual Report
About the BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc.
BrightStar announces first 2017 investment and sale of tax credits
Shortly after selling agricultural machine maker Miller St. Nazianz Inc., John W. Miller jumped into a riskier endeavor: start-up investing.
"I could have gone anywhere after selling the company, but I decided I wanted to stay and build more in Wisconsin," said Miller, who sold Manitowoc County-based Miller St. Nazianz in 2014. "I'm only 42, so I still have some interest in taking an informed gamble on things."
BrightStar announces new investments
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 9, 2016 – BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that it has committed $550,000 to three new companies, Access HealthNet, Onkol, and Rent College Pads. The investments bring the BrightStar portfolio to 32 companies in less than three years of investing.
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation has invested a combined $550,000 in three Milwaukee-based startups, the nonprofit said Thursday in a news release.