Wisconsin Investment Partners
Angel networkMadison · Pre-Seed–Seed · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
WIP is an angel investment network based in Madison, Wisconsin, whose accredited-investor members evaluate and back early-stage companies. Members individually decide whether and how much to invest, with individual investments per round ranging from $5,000 to over $100,000, made via LLCs specific to each portfolio company. The group holds regular screening and general meetings where startups present, and members benefit from shared due diligence and co-investment. WIP also runs an associate program (WIPAP) to develop early-career professionals interested in startups and investing. It is a member of the Angel Capital Association and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Angel Network.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 14 of 58 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×7Biotech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Cleantech ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1
HQs:United States×21
Investments · 58 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12021 · 12018 · 12017 · 12015 · 16 dated
Healthcare technology company providing advanced software solutions and quantitative imaging analytics for complex disease management, particularly oncology.
Cincinnati, US
Mian Mohsin Masud(Executive Officer, Director)
Atterx Biotherapeutics develops therapeutics to prevent and treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, including drug candidates for Gram-negative infections (GN-4474) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (C-1205).
BiotechHealthtech
James Millar(Chief Executive Officer)
Austin, US
Luis Gringras(Executive Officer, Director)Ruben Arias(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAngelos Angelou(Director)
Madison, US
Don Kennedy(Director)Robert G. Lowery(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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
Chris Nohl(Director)Ken Harris(Director)Frank Azzolino(Director)Wes Schroll(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Boszhardt(Director)
BiotechMadison, US
Dan Stinchcomb(Director)C. Boyd Clarke(Director)Phillip M. Halpern(Director)Paul V. Radspinner(Executive Officer, Director)David G. Walsh(Director)Pamuk Bilsel(Executive Officer)
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
CONOR GREEN(Director)MICHAEL C. BINGHAM(Director)NANCY SIELAFF(Executive Officer)BRYAN BECKER(Director)MICHAEL BARBOUCHE(Executive Officer, Director)
Milwaukee, US
Jesse DePinto(Director)Jon E. Lancaster(Director)Kyle Weatherly(Executive Officer, Director)
BiotechResearch Triangle Park, US
Amanda Elam(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Breitschwerdt(Director)B. Jefferson Clark(Executive Officer, Director)Nicole Bell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRichard West(Director)
Madison, US
Benjamin West(Executive Officer, Director)Robert M. Hopton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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)David Guinther(Director)Robert A Beckman(Director)Ankit Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)
Contract research organization specializing in protein characterization services for the pharmaceutical industry using patented technology.
Invenra develops proprietary platform technologies to discover and develop novel bi- and multi-specific antibody therapies, with an initial focus on oncology.
BiotechHealthtechMadison, US
Emile Nuwaysir(Director)Stan Rose(Director)Richard Lesniewski(Director)David Snyder(Director)Roland Green(Executive Officer, Director)
Green Bay, US
Benjamin Kvalo(Executive Officer, Director)Gina Joseph(Director)
BoardCordero Barkley(Director)
Minneapolis, US
Anthony C. Abena(Director)Daniel J. Frawley(Director)Douglas M. Berg(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Hanson(Executive Officer)Jason M. Heltzer(Director)
BoardLawson DeVries(Director)
HealthtechEagan, US
Lydia Zeller(Executive Officer, Director)LEOTA PEARSON(Executive Officer)DALE WAHLSTROM(Executive Officer, Director)OLE OLSON(Director)GUNNAR LEIVSETH(Director)JOHN FERIENCEK(Director)
BiotechOshkosh, US
ANNAMALAI KARTHIKEYAN(Executive Officer, Director)ASHWINRAJ KARTHIKEYAN(Executive Officer, Director)
HealthtechStillwater, US
Erik Davis(Director)Lonny Stormo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Curtis Christensen(Director)Nancy Ness(Executive Officer)Daniel Davis(Director)
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)MELVIN L LUETKENS JR.(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardPETER CHIDYLLO(Director)ANDREW SHAFER(Director)WILLIAM BANHOLZER(Director)THIERRY CASIEZ(Director)
HealthtechJanesville, US
Thomas Rockwell Mackie(Director)Katrina Pitas(Executive Officer)Darin Janecek(Executive Officer)Richard H. Leazer(Director)Donald Whelley(Director)Philip M. Halpern(Director)
EnergyMadison, US
Mark W. Zager(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C. West(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Hamers(Executive Officer, Director)David Dorheim(Director)Scott Button(Director)Kazuhiro Matsui(Director)
Ubicept develops computer vision technologies based on single-photon imaging research.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareBoston, US
Tristan Swedish(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastian Bauer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCraig Dickman(Director)Sunil Nagaraj(Director)
Richmond, US
Nicholas King(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Patrick Sanders(Executive Officer, Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- 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.
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