Ohio company secures $55M, bringing total funding over $100M, to digitize state motor vehicle services with its SAAS platform.

We look at the reasons behind poor Midwest startup investment in 2025, and add insights from other regions to see what 2026 might hold.

Wisconsin Startup News 2025: Year in Review. Funding low, but AI, manufacturing, and strong founders drive the local ecosystem.

Minnesota Startup News 2025: Year in Review. Deep dive into MN's talent, VC, MedTech, and real-economy wins.

$85M Series B raised by the company helps support trial of VV169, an in vivo CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma, simplifying CAR T logistics.

Paige Peters' Rapid Radicals in Wisconsin is revolutionizing water technology with fast, space-saving wastewater treatment, shifting from municipal to industrial scale.

Our Midwest Startup Founders Stories reveal 5 core themes over the year: why build here, capital as tool, real-world work ethic, community, learning velocity.

Applications open for Village Capital & Standard Chartered Foundation's 2026 US Women in Tech Accelerator, empowering women-led startups nationwide.