Wisconsin Investment Partners
Angel networkMadison · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Wisconsin Investment Partners is an angel investment group focused on seed- and early-stage companies across diverse industries, contributing to the regional entrepreneurial economy. With over 100 angel investors bringing broad industry expertise, the group evaluates thousands of startups and has invested in more than 75 companies, maintaining over 40 current investments. It has consistently ranked among the top 10 most active angel groups nationally per the Halo Report. Members provide capital as well as mentorship and board involvement, with particular historical strength in biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare-related ventures concentrated in the Madison, Wisconsin area.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 25 of 62 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×10Biotech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×4Medical Devices ×4Deep Tech ×3Marketing Tech ×3SaaS ×3
HQs:United States×30United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
University of Wisconsin-Madison ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
University of Wisconsin-Madison ×3
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22018 · 12017 · 12015 · 12011 · 110 dated
Pelvital is a medical device company that develops FDA-cleared in-home treatments for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle weakness in women, using a proprietary mechanotherapy technology.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesEagan, US
Dale Wahlstrom(Co-founder and founding CEO (retired from CEO role, serving as Executive Chair))Lydia Zeller(CEO)
Co-investorsBoomerang VenturesPier 70 Ventures
American Family Insurance is an insurance company that works through agents to provide customized insurance protection for auto, home, business, and other coverage needs.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechMadison, US
Atterx develops novel pharmaceutical therapies to prevent and treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections using bacterial interference and conjugation technologies.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
James Millar(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsMichigan Rise
Babbl Labs offers an AI agent ("Scout") that finds and scores YouTube creators for brands, agencies, and in-house creator teams by indexing brand-creator sponsorship deals extracted from video transcripts.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMinneapois, US
Ramsey Shaffer(President and Chief Executive Officer)inSamuel Cartford(Director)
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALService Provider Capital
Austin, US
Luis Gringras(Executive Officer, Director)Ruben Arias(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAngelos Angelou(Director)in
Co-investorsMeridian 75Reinventure CapitalAcumen LatAm Impact VenturesAlive VenturesEWA CapitalIA Global
BellBrook Labs supplies life-science research products and services to laboratories, distributed internationally through regional partners across Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMadison, US
Robert Lowery(CSO & Founder)inTraci Pretsch(CFO)inJustin Brink(President)inDon Kennedy(Director)
Carson Life develops a line of health, beauty and wellness products made with natural ingredients, including hair care, skin care, weight loss, rejuvenation and vitamin products aimed at Hispanic consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessMiami Beach, US
Sonia Guzman(Founder)inPatrick Farley(Director)
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCVenture ManagementDecathlon Capital Partners
Cylerity works in healthcare finance, using data to turn receivables into working capital and reduce operational friction.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsC2 VenturesHealthX VenturesTundra AngelsUpstream Ventures
Fetch operates a rewards platform that provides consumer loyalty data to brands and offers consumers points redeemable for gift cards and rewards based on shopping, dining, and gaming activities.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechRetail TechMadison, US
Wes Schroll(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris Nohl(Director)Andrew Boszhardt(Director)inFrank Azzolino(Director)Ken Harris(Director)
Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalConvivialité VenturesFUSEG SquaredGreat Oaks Venture Capital+12 more
BiotechMadison, US
Paul V. Radspinner(Executive Officer, Director)inPamuk Bilsel(Executive Officer)in
BoardPhillip M. Halpern(Director)Terence F. Kelly(Director)Dan Stinchcomb(Director)C. Boyd Clarke(Director)
Co-investorsVenture ManagementClarevia Ventures
Forward Health provides a healthcare analytics service that measures care delivery across a population — identifying missed, duplicated, or out-of-network care, clinician administrative burden, and clinical network performance.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMadison, US
MICHAEL BARBOUCHE(Executive Officer, Director)NANCY SIELAFF(Executive Officer)
BoardCONOR GREEN(Director)MICHAEL C. BINGHAM(Director)BRYAN BECKER(Director)
BiotechResearch Triangle Park, US
Amanda Elam(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Breitschwerdt(Director)Ricardo Maggi(Director)B. Jefferson Clark(Executive Officer, Director)Nicole Bell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRichard West(Director)
Co-investorsBoston Harbor Angels
Milwaukee, US
Elizabeth Kelly Fitzsimmons(Executive Officer, Director)Ane K. Ohm(Executive Officer)
BoardStuart Olsten(Director)Roman Scharf(Director)Lauren Flanagan(Director)Michael Dillon(Director)
Co-investorsCapital Midwest Fund
Gener8tor is an investment accelerator that provides $100K in funding and 12-week mentorship to high-growth startups, accepting five to six companies per cohort.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkSector Agnostic
Troy Vosseller(Founder)in
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCgener8tor
Imbed Biosciences is a medical device company that develops SAMatrix, an ultra-thin, fully synthetic bioresorbable wound matrix that integrates antimicrobial silver and non-opioid pain agents (lidocaine) for treating chronic and acute wounds such as ulcers, surgical, traumatic, and burn wounds.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US
Nicholas L Abbott(Executive Officer, Director)inAnkit Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Guinther(Director)Robert A Beckman(Director)
Invenra develops proprietary platform technologies to discover and develop novel bi- and multi-specific antibody therapies, with an initial focus on oncology.
BiotechHealthtechMadison, US
Roland Green(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEmile Nuwaysir(Director)Stan Rose(Director)Richard Lesniewski(Director)David Snyder(Director)
Co-investorsVenture Management
Midwest Games offers game publishing services for hire, including strategy, marketing, and production planning.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentGreen Bay, US
Ben Kvalo(Founder & CEO)inJen Corbett(Head of Marketing)inGina Joseph(Director)
BoardCordero Barkley(Director)in
Co-investorsPrevail Venture CapitalTitletownTechTundra Angels
OptiMine provides marketing measurement and scenario planning software to brands, helping them optimize marketing effectiveness and efficiency through advanced analytics and decisioning tools.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMinneapolis, US
Dr. Rob CooleyTom Donnelly(Executive Officer, Director)Sharri Major(Executive Officer)James Moar(Executive Officer, Director)Bryon Bequette(Executive Officer)
BoardAnn Winblad(Director)in
Co-investorsHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersZetta Venture Partners
Pyran produces 1,5 PDO (pentanediol), a 5-carbon diol made from renewable agricultural feedstocks using a proprietary chemical process, as an alternative to petroleum-derived diols.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechNew MaterialsMadison, US
KEVIN BARNETT(CTO and Secretary)inMELVIN L LUETKENS JR.(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardPETER CHIDYLLO(Director)ANDREW SHAFER(Director)WILLIAM BANHOLZER(Director)THIERRY CASIEZ(Director)
Co-investorsTundra Angels
ShineMed pursues a step-by-step commercialization approach to fusion energy, aiming to prove market value at each stage while generating revenue toward the goal of clean, abundant fusion power.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHealthtechJanesville, US
Gregory Richard Piefer(Executive Officer, Director)Katrina Pitas(Executive Officer)Darin Janecek(Executive Officer)Anton Asmuth(Executive Officer, Director)James Costedio(Executive Officer)David A. Weissburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsVenture ManagementBaillie GiffordDeerfield Management CompanyKoch Disruptive Technologies
Skin Analytics develops DERM, an autonomous AI as a Medical Device for skin cancer assessment, aimed at giving patients dermatologist-quality evaluations and lowering the cost of skin cancer care for health systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Neil(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsHoxton VenturesIntrepid Growth PartnersSpex CapitalWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Ubicept develops single-photon imaging and perception technology, turning research in the field into practical products for computer vision and camera design teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsBoston, US
Tristan Swedish(Executive Officer, Director)inSebastian Bauer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCraig Dickman(Director)inSunil Nagaraj(Director)in
Co-investorsConvergent VenturesQuest Venture PartnersRebellion VenturesThe E14 FundTitletownTechUbiquity Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AgricycleAgricycle GlobalAIQ SolutionsAKRUAver InformaticsBeekeeper LabsBioIonixBUNDLARC. LightCellectarCurateDigital Intern – iVMDDropCapForte Research SystemsFrontdeskGlobal Accelerator NetworkHealth eFilingsHopsterHummingbird HealthcareImageMoverImmuto ScientificMOMIMyAlertsNerites CorporationnPointNurse DisruptedParqExPelvital USAPerformance Polymer SolutionsPhoenixPhoenix-AidPinpoint SoftwarePOPS! Diabetes CarePrismSilatronixStratatech CorporationTermSyncTransportantVinvestoZurex Pharma
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesInvenra · investing.com · Aug 24, 2026
American Family Insurance · usaherald.com · Aug 4, 2026
Agricycle Global · wedc.org · Jun 24, 2026
Imbed Biosciences · prnewswire.com · Feb 3, 2026
Atterx · msufoundation.org · Dec 23, 2025
Cylerity · fintech.global · Oct 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wisconsin Investment Partners made?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners has 62 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Wisconsin Investment Partners invest at?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Wisconsin Investment Partners's typical check size?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners typically writes checks of $5K – $100K.
- What sectors does Wisconsin Investment Partners focus on?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Wisconsin Investment Partners located?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners is headquartered in Madison, US.
- Does Wisconsin Investment Partners lead rounds?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Wisconsin Investment Partners co-invest with?
- Wisconsin Investment Partners most often shares deals with Venture Management, CSA Partners LLC, TitletownTech, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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