Author Archives: Forrest Woolworth

Wisconsin Business Plan Contest Finalists Announced

Posted on May 9, 2012

The Madison area is well represented in the finalists for the 2012 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Fourteen of the 25 finalists are based in the Madison area, multiple of which are also Capital Entrepreneurs members including Fishidy.com and Style … Continue reading →

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TechStar’s Demo Day: Murfie

Posted on May 4, 2012

CE member Murfie was one of 13 companies to demo at the 4th annual TechStar’s Boston demo day this week. Murfie is a friendly online music marketplace and has already raised $1.4 million in funding. Check out more info on … Continue reading →

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Startup Weekend Madison Recap

Posted on May 2, 2012

The first ever Startup Weekend in Wisconsin was a huge success. Startup Weekend Madison had over 100 participants who pitched 61 different ideas. Of these, 15 projects were chosen and teams worked on them over the weekend. The full list … Continue reading →

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StyleShuffler Fashion App Launches

Posted on May 2, 2012

CE member company StyleShuffler.com will launch its fashion mobile app this Friday, May 4 at The Gap, 341 State Street, during a public event from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Founded by Madison entrepreneurs Aaron Larner and Pitt Fagan, StyleShuffler … Continue reading →

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Capital Entrepreneurs Week Starts Today!

Posted on April 25, 2012

Capital Entrepreneurs Week kicks off today and runs through May 6. Capital Entrepreneurs Week brings two of the premiere startup events in the world to Madison – Startup Weekend and 3 Day Startup. The week-and-a-half of entrepreneurship and startup focused … Continue reading →

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Spill Wins Global Social Venture Competition

Posted on April 24, 2012

CE member Spill took home first place and $25,000 at the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Spill was chosen from an initial pool of more than 600 entries to GSVC in … Continue reading →

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Sconnie Beer Launches

Posted on April 22, 2012

CE member Sconnie Nation has launched the latest addition to the Sconnie brand: beer. Kegs of Sconnie Beer rolled out to multiple downtown Madison bars last week, and 16-ounce cans will also be available at a later date. Sconnie Beer … Continue reading →

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Vidmaker Demos At TechStars

Posted on April 22, 2012

CE member Vidmaker recently demoed their cloud video editing platform at the debut of the first class from TechStars newest accelerator located in San Antonio. Vidmaker joins CE companies SPILL and Murfie as past and present TechStars participants. Vidmaker makes … Continue reading →

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Entrustet Acquired by SecureSafe

Posted on April 20, 2012

Capital Entrepreneurs member Entrustet was acquired by Switzerland based SecureSafe, the market leader in Digital Estate Planning and online data safes.  Announcing the acquisition today, DSwiss CEO, Christian Schwarzer, said the acquisition also “shows our business partners, investors and other competitors … Continue reading →

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Spinback Founders To Speak

Posted on April 9, 2012

CE alumni Andrew Ferenci, Corey Capasso, and Dan Reich will be telling the story of their social commerce and analytics startup Spinback Tuesday, April 10. Andrew (entrepreneurship), Corey (entrepreneurship), and Dan (computer science) each had their own CE company in … Continue reading →

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