MKEStartup.News

23/05/2022

So Fresh is working to stretch your food budget by battling mold
https://mkestartup.news/sofresh-combats-food-waste/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller If you’ve ever used a slider to reseal a plastic food storage bag, you can thank Toby Thomas. Thomas worked on the team that developed this innovation in food storage. The mechanical engineer with 33 years of experience in the packaging industry and 46 food p...

19/05/2022

Meet the software engineer bringing the sounds of Africa around the globe with his streaming startup AfroCharts

https://mkestartup.news/afrocharts-connects-music-lovers-around-the-globe/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Leonard Novati’s story is an interesting one. Novati was born in the eastern African country of Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world. He, his parents and his eight sisters fled the war-torn country and ended up in a refugee camp in nearby Tanzan...

18/05/2022

The future of entrepreneurism is in great hands!
Congratulations Wauwatosa School District, Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, & Mequon-Thiensville School District, for advancing young business leaders to Wisconsin Technology Council's Wisconsin YES! semifinals!

https://mkestartup.news/local-students-make-big-impact-in-wisconsin-yes-contest/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller The future of entrepreneurship is glowing bright in the Milwaukee area. The Wisconsin YES! semi-finalists have been announced. Dubbed the “Studious Sixteen,” 10 of the semi-finalists hale from the metro-Milwaukee area. Wisconsin YES! (Youth Entrepreneurs in...

02/05/2022

Milwaukee's Renaissant has an SaaS solution to supply chain woes.
We spoke with Patrick J. McGartland about the company's innovative technology

https://mkestartup.news/milwaukees-renaissant-keeps-trucks-rolling/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Supply chain issues. It is a phrase we’ve all become familiar with, and it has been blamed for everything from empty shelves at grocery stores to delayed construction projects. Milwaukee-based Renaissant has created a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution tha...

28/04/2022

Meet Jessica Cropp, the president of Milwaukee's newly formed chapter of Blacks in Technology
https://mkestartup.news/blacks-in-technology-comes-to-milwaukee/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Jessica Cropp knows the Milwaukee Tech ecosystem. She’s launched several startups and is a two-time graduate of the YES Blueprint program. Now, she is the president of the newly launched Milwaukee chapter of Blacks in Technology (BIT). The international organ...

27/04/2022

Need to freshen up your summer wardrobe? MySureFit’s patented AI technology will help make online shopping easy ( and maybe even fun!) https://mkestartup.news/with-mysurefit-you-know-it-fits-before-it-ships/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Christian Ruth wants you to know he’s not a fashion guy. But he’s ready to disrupt the slow to change fashion industry with MySureFit, a virtual shopping platform that mimics the brick-and-mortar shopping experience by allowing customers to see how a garmen...

21/04/2022

Milwaukee fintech Upwardli announces a funding milestone
https://mkestartup.news/upwardli-reaches-funding-milestone/

Milwaukee fintech startup Upwardli announced the company secured $500,000 in its latest pre-seed funding round. The capital comes as a $7M post-money cap SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investment. SAFE funding allows investors to convert their investment into equity at a future funding ro...

20/04/2022

Fintech startup Investii, Inc. encourages the growth of personal wealth through saving and investments https://mkestartup.news/behavior-changing-tech-from-investii/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Bryan Stave, co-founder of Investii, has always been a saver. The importance of financial responsibility was instilled in him by his parents, and he has dedicated a percentage of his income to savings ever since he landed his first job at age 14. Co-founder Nis...

18/04/2022

Startup CEO Jalen Greenlee of Flora Co delivers healthy food to metro-Milwaukee doorsteps
https://mkestartup.news/startup-flora-blooms/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Jalen Greenlee, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh business student, found inspiration in the COVID lockdown. Passionate about healthy eating, Greenlee grew frustrated with food delivery options during the time when people were encouraged to remain at home. It w...

15/04/2022

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14/04/2022

Visionary League's Arlando Monk talked with us about their event Women, Wine + Tech 3.0 at Nō Studios
https://mkestartup.news/visionary-league-champions-inclusivity/

By Anna Lardinois, Startup Storyteller Arlando Monk had dreams of a career in technology. Monk graduated from ITT Technical Institute in 2010 with a load of student debt and a degree that was not well received in the Milwaukee job market. He was further discouraged by the lack of diversity and inclu...

13/04/2022

Stonehouse Water Technologies created the WaterPOD to ensure everyone has access to safe, clean tap water.
Learn more about these Milwaukee innovators
https://mkestartup.news/waterpod-offers-solution-for-water-woes/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Stonehouse Water Technologies primary goal is to “bring clean, healthy water to a water stressed world.” Initially, key members of the leadership team, CEO Hensley Foster, and Vice President Anne Wick, collaborated to provide clean water solutions to develop...

08/04/2022

Meet Khalif El-Amin, half of the innovative Young Enterprising Society, and a force for change in Milwaukee
https://mkestartup.news/khalif-el-amin-a-force-for-change/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller He’s a dad, and a high school basketball coach, and the interim director for his family business, as well as one half of the duo changing the landscape for Wisconsin entrepreneurs. And that’s just for starters. Meet Khalif El-Amin. El-Amin, along with his ol...

08/04/2022

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Meet the Wisconsin power couple behind Carbliss who aim to change the way you celebrate happy hour.
https://mkestartup.news/carbliss-wants-to-change-the-way-you-drink/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller The origin story of Carbliss is a painfully relatable one. It all started with calorie counting. In 2018, Adam and Amanda Kroener went on a keto diet. They managed to cut calories and carbs from their meals but struggled when it came to happy hour. Finding an al...

08/04/2022

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Check out startup standout, Kurt Heikkinen's latest endeavor, Forj
https://mkestartup.news/forj-forging-connections/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Serial entrepreneur and Software as a Service (SaaS) expert Kurt Heikkinen is once again at the helm of a local technology company making waves in the modern workplace. Forj, a virtual event platform and member experience platform, was launched in response to th...

08/04/2022

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MKE gener8tor alum, Without A Trace Foods takes the stress out of snack time with its allergen-free foods
https://mkestartup.news/without-a-trace-foods-creating-a-safe-snack-time-for-all/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller “Eating at the same time is not the same as eating together.” This is a painful lesson that Brookfield native Brooke Navarro learned as a child. Navarro and her mother both suffer from severe food allergies. As a child, she fearfully watched her mother strug...

08/04/2022

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Milwaukee-based Protein Foundry, LLC is creating the materials used in labs worldwide.
https://mkestartup.news/protein-foundry-milwaukees-medical-foundry/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Dr. Brian Volkman, professor of Biochemistry discovered the subject of his life’s work in an undergraduate chemistry course. It was there he was introduced to proteins. His imagination was captured by the “protein folding problem,” which is how a protein.....

08/04/2022

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Dinvy is looking for a few scalable businesses to use their software for FREE! Check out the opportunity from this local startup
https://mkestartup.news/dinvy-launches-lets-go-milwaukee-program/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Dinvy is a Milwaukee startup that wants to help other startups thrive. The company has developed professional service automation (PSA) software designed to scale with growing companies while helping them establish methods for tracking time, budgets, resources, a...

08/04/2022

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Learn what Wisconsin-based Debtle. is doing to help businesses and customers win-win debt solutions.
https://mkestartup.news/debtle-optimizing-opportunity/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller 70 million Americans struggle to pay medical bills. A shocking 54% of personal bankruptcies are due to medical bills. Debtle co-founder, Stephanie Hoskins, has a plan to change those statistics. Hoskins, with over a decade of experience in corporate finance in t...

08/04/2022

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a task? Need a job? Let Sydetasker help.
https://mkestartup.news/startup-sydetasker-gets-things-done/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Colin Milligan started Sydetasker as a side hustle. In May 2018, Milligan, an Economics major at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, needed some cash. Under the name College Cleaners, LLC he started to pick up odd jobs in the area around campus to make ends meet. S...

08/04/2022

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See how the team at ECourt Reporters is disrupting the legal documentation industry https://mkestartup.news/ecourt-reporters-revved-up-and-ready-for-anything/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Inspiration can strike at any time. For Karen Renee, CEO of eCourt Reporters, Inc., it came during a discussion with her brother. Joking that she hates to give her brother credit for just about anything, she must admit that his trip to San Diego a few years ago....

08/04/2022

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Learn about the innovative Rex Academy, and its mission to make coding accessible in the K-12 classroom
https://mkestartup.news/rex-academy-strengthening-the-t-in-stem/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Sandhya Padala didn’t intend to create a solution for the lack of computer science education in K-12 schools. But she did it. What started as a kitchen table project to teach a few kids programming skills has developed into Rex Academy, an online education pla...

08/04/2022

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Meet the man behind the North Avenue Market, Chris Morse
https://mkestartup.news/meet-the-man-behind-the-north-avenue-market/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller William Morse is a man of faith. Faith, and community. He found respite from a difficult home life in the community of the Boys Club in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. Love brought him to Milwaukee. And he aims to transform his adopted hometown with lov...

08/04/2022

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Meet Steady Shot's CEO

At age 16, Shawn Michels couldn’t understand why he was struggling to keep with his fellow sprinters. The experienced runner was usually at the head of the pack, but suddenly, he was winded and needed to rest. He also be.....
https://mkestartup.news/steady-shot-aims-for-success/

Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller At age 16, Shawn Michels couldn’t understand why he was struggling to keep with his fellow sprinters. The experienced runner was usually at the head of the pack, but suddenly, he was winded and needed to rest. He also began to experience tingling in his hands and...

08/04/2022

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Headquartered in Milwaukee, hellowater is offering beverages that do more than just quench thirsts
https://mkestartup.news/hellowater-wellness-in-a-bottle/

Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller Tom Buskhie is a man of boundless enthusiasm. He’s got a passion for nutrition and estimates that 80% of a person’s health is determined by what they put into their bodies. He feels great, and he wants you to feel great, too. That is why he created hellowater. ...

08/04/2022

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We caught up with Xena Workwear CEO Ana Kraft to talk about the growth of her groundbreaking company.
https://mkestartup.news/xena-workwear-dressing-women-on-the-rise/

By Anna Lardinois Startup Storyteller “The right man for the job may be a woman.” The statement is more than just a motto emblazoned on one of Xena Workwear for Women’s best-selling t-shirts; it is the concept behind the whole company. And company founder Ana Kraft is the embodiment of the ide...

08/04/2022

Welcome to the MKEStartup.News page. This publication is the result of efforts by a working group of startup company funders and founders, led by former Milwaukee County Executive and MMAC board member Chris Abele. The group launched a $500,000 push to strengthen startup and entrepreneurship efforts in Milwaukee.

Under the direction of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), this program offers a three-pronged approach to develop this growth-driven portion of the local economy.
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