People
Aug 16
How Midwest startup founders in Michigan and Ohio manage financial, operational, and market pressure — hard-won lessons on resilience from the trenches.
Ecosystem
Aug 25
Inside MN:EVC's first summit Minnesota: early-career investors learn how AI, founder expectations, and platform work are reshaping venture capital.
Funding
Aug 7
Midwest startup funding, week ending August 7, 2026: Adams Street's $5B close plus rounds for InvestiFi, RWX, Quercus Biosolutions and SCO2.
Universities in Indiana and across the Midwest serve entrepreneurs best by helping students take the first step, and giving them a place to fail and learn.
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Sebastian Penix
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September 14, 2026
Midwest startup funding, week ending September 11, 2026: three rounds worth $53.8m, led by Impossible Objects' $40m Series B, plus Harmoni and Concorda.
Midwest startup funding, week ending September 4, 2026: a thin week of three rounds, led by Stack Health's $21m seed, plus battleface and Silicon Prairie.
26 Midwest companies cracked the top 250 of the 2026 Inc. 5000 — led by Chicago's Loop at 14,831% growth. See the fastest-growing businesses across nine states.
The 10th year of the largest self-reported startup dataset from High Alpha and Visible: and Midwest responses matter more than ever.
A new UW-Madison CROWE report finds Wisconsin manufacturers have booked $1.6B in AI-related orders — and warns power is the main limit on the state's data center boom.
Digital Reference founder Ryan Stevens on leaving D.C. to build in Michigan, what AI has done to resume screening, and the trade-offs of a smaller pond.
Opinion
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Sep 12
