Our mission is to build an economy for all where every Wisconsinite can thrive. I'm Shayna Hetzel, Vice president of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or WEDC. We've got tools and resources you should know about!
- The states largest public private investment partnership, the Wisconsin Investment Fund a $100m venture capital initiative to invest in Wisconsin based early stage startups. We've deployed more than $8m across 14 deals with our venture capital firm partners and we're just getting started
- As you're raising, come work with us to get certified as a qualified new business venture or QNBV so that your investors can get tax credits for their investments in you whether they're in state or out of state investors.
- If you're needing capital for that prototype or you're raising between rounds, come talk to us about venture debt. We run our own fund that does $250-750k loans and we fund other venture debt partners like MDC.
- If you've locked down SBIR or STTR federal funding, we have a competitive program with state funds to help that research move into commercialized impact
- Finally, we don't do this alone. We have a statewide network of partners that deliver technical assistance, mentorship, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators and more.
- Come talk to me about how to get plugged in, or give me your ideas on how the state can help ecosystems and resources be more connected, more accessible, and more productive for startups. Thank you and On Wisconsin!
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