Bansk Group acquires So Good So You, a Minnesota-based wellness shots brand. The deal boosts distribution & product innovation for the top-selling, B-Corp brand.

Chicago fintech platform extends Series C with strategic investment from Goldman Sachs to fuel TAMP growth for RIAs.

Lyceum AI's Glenn Platt on building an AI learning agent from campus to acquisition by Perceptyx in under two years.

The multi-exited founder and Operating Partner of High Alpha shares his origins: from Pacers ball boy to notable success as an entrepreneur with batteries.com, iGoDigital and Opendate.

Aria Spears attended her first ever SXSW and Midwest House. Here she shares her view on how deliberate environments, productive networking, and the infrastructural support can foster startup ecosystems.

Providing pre-seed/seed capital and assistance to B2B SaaS/AI, Healthtech, and Fintech startups by this operator-led firm.

Ann Arbor's EGI Battery closes a $10M seed round to scale U.S. manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for aerospace, defense, and robotics applications.

Mara Zwicker's UW-Madison startup, Substrata, addresses the data center water crisis by leveraging subsurface thermal intelligence for waterless, sustainable AI cooling.

Should Minnesota favor a Moneyball investing strategy? Why smaller, more frequent startup exits may beat unicorn chasing.

Midwest VCs and ESOs: Stop celebrating low bars. Our Secret VC demands honest dialogue, higher standards, and less self-promotion for true regional growth.