The truth remains that Dane County does a lot better at accelerating start-ups than the Milwaukee 7 region. Of the $88 million of venture capital raised in the state last year, the lion’s share went to Madison firms – and most of that to four firms spawned on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Madison is the blueprint for the rest of the state on getting new companies going, with more than 200 young firms housed at its University Research Park.