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Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 25, 2026

September 25, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 18, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 18, 2026

September 19, 2026

Meghana Helder, a Cardiovascular Surgeon and CEO of Octin Health which won the Minnesota Cup

Minneapolis's Octin Health wins $75,000 MN Cup grand prize

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 11 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 11, 2026

September 12, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 4 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 4, 2026

September 4, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending August 28, 2026

August 28, 2026

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Vote in the 2026 Startup Benchmarks Survey

August 26, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding to August 21 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending August 21, 2026

August 21, 2026

A Rocket for the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies

26 Midwest Companies in Top 250 of the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing 2026

August 18, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending August 14 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026

Pigs might fly but the dollars in Midwest startup funding were strong

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending August 7, 2026

Humanoid Robots in a factory

Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy reports on AI in Wisconsin

Piggy on a bath - Midwest Startup funding for week ending July 31 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending July 31 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending July 24 2025

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending July 24 2025

Illinois Governor Pritzker at the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago

UChicago-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raises $55 million for domestic supply chain

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending July 17 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending July 17 2026

StartMidwest what you should pay attention to at TechChicago Week from four local experts

TechChicago Week: Your Guide from those in the know.

StartMidwest Centsight raises one and a half million for CFO insights platform

CentSight: providing small businesses CFO clarity for less from Ohio

StartMidwest the Midwest Dairy Accelerator in Chicago has chosen six startups for latest cohort

Midwest Dairy Accelerator presents six startups for 2026 cohort

StartMidwest Phase3d raises 2-9m in Chicago

Chicago's Phase3D raises $2.9M for additive manufacturing inspection tech

StartMidwest Mondelez announces nine startups for CoLab 20206

Mondelēz selects nine startups for CoLab Tech 2026 accelerator

StartMidwest Syntax Bio Raises 14-4 million

Chicago's Syntax Bio expands Series A to $14.4 million, adds new leadership

StartMidwest Elanco Ventures Launches in Indiana

Elanco commits $25M to launch animal health venture fund in Indianapolis

Cincinnati's Radley Health raises $3M to expand peer-support mental health

Startup Genome 2026 Ecosystem Report: Chicago in Top 20 and Detroit Emerging again

Y-Combinator backed Nox Metals raises $11.5m seed round for metal manufacturing in Detroit

Rev1 Ventures spins out R1 Capital as a standalone venture firm in Columbus, Ohio

Chicago’s Vinyl Equity raises $20M Series A led by Jump Capital

Chicago’s Honeycomb Insurance raises $40M for AI-driven property underwriting

Ann Arbor's Volt Harbor raises $2M seed to commercialize software-defined energy storage

StartMidwest Utilidata rack-level AI power module Ann Arbor Michigan

Ann Arbor's Utilidata closes $100M Series C with $40M extension

StartMidwest State of AI Report OhioX

OhioX releases 2026 State of AI report: talent is new bottleneck

Patron Points loyalty software company secured investment from Straylight Capital

Patron Points secures growth investment from Detroit's Straylight Capital

Chicago-based sponsorship intelligence platform Trajektory announces $8 million funding round

Trajektory Raises $8M in Chicago for Sponsorship Intelligence Platform

StartMidwest Benji universal API for loyalty raises 6 million in seed funding

Benji raises $6.25M for loyalty product; three Midwest funds invest

StartMidwest Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awards 43 million

Minnesota DEED awards nearly $43 million for business expansions and job training

The SBA's Patriot Pitch Competition opens applications through June 10, offering a $1M prize pool funded by Clover for SBA-backed small businesses.

SBA $1M Patriot Pitch Competition for 250th anniversary celebrations

S2G Investments managing partners — the Chicago-based firm closed its $1 billion Solutions Fund I for growth-stage food, energy, and ocean companies.

Chicago’s S2G Investments Closes $1 Billion Solutions Fund I

Microsoft begins limited operations at first Wisconsin data center facility

StartMidwest Madison Wisconsin healthtech company EnsoData raises from CIBC

Madison's EnsoData secures growth capital from CIBC Innovation Banking

Front page of the 2026 State of Talent Access & Hiring Report, a Midwest startup hiring survey by StartMidwest, Digital Reference, and Purpose Jobs.

The State of Talent Access & Hiring Report 2026: What the data tells us.

Red Bull Basement World Final decided after Detroit pitch event

Intalus raises $11M seed, building production hub at Purdue

Chicago’s definity Unveils Agentic Data Engineering Platform with $12M Series A

StartMidwest Newlab innovation hub in Detroit, Michigan, host venue for the May 15 Right to Start event on entrepreneurship and small-scale manufacturing.

The case for bottom-up economic development in manufacturing

Indiana Governor Mike Braun announcing the IN AI artificial intelligence initiative for businesses across the state.

Indiana launches IN AI, a statewide initiative to drive employer AI adoption

High Alpha at Mira Awards 2026 in Indiana

Defense firm V2X and analytics startup Ekkobar win in Indiana’s 2026 Mira Awards

StartMidwest Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual opens 150 million Fintech Fund

Northwestern Mutual Announces $150 Million to Accelerate Fintech Innovation

StartMidwest SCATR Corp. Cleveland Ohio cybersecurity company closes $12.6M Series A for Zero Trust Transit platform

Cleveland’s SCATR Corp. Raises $12.6 Million Series A Led by First In

StartMidwest Polsky Center Third Coast Foundry Microsoft and Nvidia Partnership

University of Chicago partners with Microsoft and Nvidia to support Midwest AI startups

StartMidwest Centro Madison gains 3 million from Ascendium Education Group

Centro in Madison Secures $3 million from Ascendium Education Group for Tech Hub

StartMidwest Ann Arbor's Sygaldry raises $139M to build quantum computers for AI data centers

Ann Arbor's Sygaldry raises $139M to build quantum computers for AI data centers

Iron Nation Indiana - StartMidwest

Indiana commits $15M to fund for US expansion of Israeli startups

StartMidwest - Slate Truck - 650 million

Michigan’s Slate Auto secures $650 Million Series C for Affordable Pickup Truck

StartMidwest - Minnesota workers most exposed to AI in Midwest

Minnesota workers at risk with highest generative AI ‘exposure’ in Midwest

StartMidwest Madison Air IPO

Chicago’s Madison Air files for IPO in potentially largest US industrial debut since 1999

Purdue Innovates Accelerator

Purdue Innovates launches second accelerator cohort

Corn Rocket - StartMidwest - Inc Fastest Growing Companies Midwest

What Inc.’s fastest-growing Midwest companies list says about growth

Censys - StartMidwest - 70 million fundraise

U of M spinoff Censys Raises $70 Million to Expand Internet Intelligence Platform

StartMidwest - SoGoodSoYou - Minnesota Acquisition

Minnesota-based wellness shots brand So Good So You acquired

StartMidwest - Simplify Ventures

Simplify Group Launches Simplify Ventures in Illinois

StartMidwest - geowealth 42.5m Fundraise

Chicago’s GeoWealth Extends Series C With $42.5 Million Strategic Investment

StartMidwest Minnesota's Monteris Medical raises $28M for MR‑guided laser ablation

Minnesota's Monteris Medical raises $28M for MR‑guided laser ablation

StartMidwest Mastercraft ventures from Wisconsin writes check for Voyager AI Fintech

Wisconsin’s Mastercraft Ventures writes first check for fintech Voyager AI

StartMidwest - 1871 Chicago - Old Chicago Stock Exchange Building

BMO and 1871 open applications for WMNfintech in Chicago

StartMidwest ‘Significant moment’ for Midwest Innovation Ecosystem as Research Universities Open SF Outpost. Third Coast Foundry

‘Significant moment’ for Midwest Innovation Ecosystem as Research Universities Open SF Outpost.

Start Midwest University of Michigan reps the Midwest at SXSW with Innovation Beyond the Coasts event

Michigan reps the Midwest at SXSW with Innovation Beyond the Coasts event

StartMidwest Ann Arbor startup EGI Battery closes $10 million seed round

Ann Arbor startup EGI Battery closes $10 million seed round

StartMidwest Shine Technologies 240m Funding

Wisconsin startup SHINE Technologies Lands $240M

StartMidwest - Uber acquires Chicago company Spot Hero

Uber to add parking with acquisition Of Chicago’s SpotHero

StartMidwest Letter AI Raises $40M Series B

Letter AI Raises $40M Series B

StartMidwest - MInnesota Data Centers - Moratorium

Calls for pause on data center growth in Minnesota

February 27, 2026

Cleveland’s Eagle Wireless raises $30 million Series B

February 26, 2026

StartMidwest - Newity raises 11m

Chicago’s NEWITY raises $11M: tying AI underwriting to blockchain capital

February 25, 2026

Minneapolis’ Maazah raises $2 million seed round

February 24, 2026

Ford and GM Expand into Energy Storage Markets

February 23, 2026

StartMidwest Realta Fusion Secures 9.5 Million Growth Capital from Silicon Valley Bank

Realta Fusion Secures $9.5 Million Growth Capital from SVB

February 19, 2026

John Deere announces new cohort of 2026 startup collaborators

February 19, 2026

StartMidwest - Cincinnati Queen City Angels becomes QCA Ventures

Cincinnati’s Queen City Angels Becomes QCA Ventures

February 12, 2026

StartMidwest Go Brewing Lands New Investment to Fuel Next Phase of Growth

Go Brewing Lands New Investment to Fuel Next Phase of Growth

February 10, 2026

StartMidwest Ecovia Bio raises Series B to scale biodegradable biopolymer production

Ecovia Bio raises Series B to scale biodegradable biopolymer production

February 6, 2026

StartMidwest - Fintech - Kairos raises 2.5m

Chicago prediction market startup Kairos raises $2.5M led by a16z Crypto

February 6, 2026

Chicago’s When raises $10.2M to expand health coverage platform

February 3, 2026

StartMidwest Michigan Unveils 10 Year Maritime Strategy for Great Lakes Innovation

Michigan Unveils 10 Year Maritime Strategy for Great Lakes Innovation

January 30, 2026

StartMidwest Michigan launches Statewide Economic Transition strategy

Michigan launches Statewide Economic Transition strategy

January 30, 2026

Indiana launches $21M life sciences venture fund

January 28, 2026

StartMidwest Ohio Heartland ventures launches 60m Fund III for Midwest reindustrialization

Ohio's Heartland Ventures Launches $60M Fund III for Midwest reindustrialization

January 23, 2026

Trailhead Biosystems in Ohio Secures $40M to Expand iPSC Manufacturing

January 22, 2026

A New Model in Indiana for Building Rural Health Startups

January 21, 2026

StartMidwest Architect Financial Technologies raises $35 million Series A

Architect Financial Technologies raises $35 million Series A

January 16, 2026

StartMidwest Midwest funding for Q4 2025

Midwest funding for Q4 2025

January 15, 2026

StartMidwest Onsetto raises $2.2 million for business account switching

Onsetto raises $2.2 million for business account switching

January 14, 2026

StartMidwest Minnesota’s Vyriad closes $85 million Series B and plans trial for myeloma.

Minnesota’s Vyriad closes $85 million Series B and plans trial for myeloma.

January 13, 2026

StartMidwest - Cleveland Ohio CHAMP Titles raises 55 million

Cleveland’s CHAMP Titles raises $55 million in its largest funding round to date

January 7, 2026

Wisconsin Startup News 2025: Year in Review

January 1, 2026

StartMidwest Minnesota Startup News 2025: Year in Review

Minnesota Startup News 2025: Year in Review

December 31, 2025

StartMidwest Indiana Startup News 2025: Year in Review

Indiana Startup News 2025: Year in Review

December 30, 2025

StartMidwest Ohio Startup News Year in Review 2025

Ohio Startup News 2025: Year In Review

December 29, 2025

Illinois Startup News 2025: Year In Review

December 27, 2025

StartMidwest 2025 Michigan startup news year in review

Michigan Startup News 2025: Year In Review

December 26, 2025

Detroit Startups to Watch in 2026

Detroit Startups to Watch

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September 27, 2026

Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit

The Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit

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September 24, 2026