Ecosystem
Aug 18
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.
Opinion
Sep 12
Our Secret VC says local pension funds, endowments, and corporations are sitting on billions, but very little of it is invested in their own backyard. They're wondering why.
Funding
Aug 15
Midwest startup funding, week ending August 14, 2026: Niron Magnetics' $150m commitment plus rounds for ApartmentIQ, Vertical Insure and Lucrative AI.
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.
Inside MN:EVC's first summit Minnesota: early-career investors learn how AI, founder expectations, and platform work are reshaping venture capital.
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.
How Midwest startup founders in Michigan and Ohio manage financial, operational, and market pressure — hard-won lessons on resilience from the trenches.
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