Startup Accelerators, Incubators, and Pitch Contests in Wisconsin

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Last Updated: August 26th, 2024

Startup pitch events

2024 Women Founders Lightning Rounds Presented By gener8tor
Apply: ASAP / August 28th [Virtual]

Lightning Rounds are curated, one-on-one pitch sessions between selected startups and investors. The 2024 Women Founders Lightning Rounds are specifically for Women Founders.

Meetings are set to take place virtually from 10am-5pm CT on Wednesday, August 28th.

Hackathons

2024 Machine Learning Marathon
Registration Deadline: September 10th, 2024

In collaboration with MadAI and the Open Source Program Office, the ML+X community invites both beginner and advanced machine learning (ML) practitioners to join the 2024 Machine Learning Marathon (MLM24)!

Startup accelerators

gBETA Madison Fall 2024​
‍Application Deadline: September 20th, 2024

‍gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. Each program is capped at five teams and requires no fees and no equity.

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​gBETA Beloit Fall 2024​
​Application Deadline: September 29th, 2024

‍gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. Each program is capped at five teams and requires no fees and no equity.

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​gBETA Kenosha Winter 2024​
‍Application Deadline: November 15th, 2024

‍gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. Each program is capped at five teams and requires no fees and no equity.

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​gener8tor Milwaukee Accelerator 2025​
​Application Deadline: December 4th, 2024​

gener8tor invests in five high-growth startups per cohort. This is an industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic program. We accept ALL types of startups across ALL industries and business models. Accepted startups receive $100K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming.

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Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator Spring and Fall 2025​
‍Application Deadline: February 10th, 2025

‍The Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator, powered by gener8tor, invests in high-growth startups that are building products for consumers’ changing financial preferences, reimagining the client experience, advancing the digital health revolution, or creating transformational analytics and technologies.

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​gBETA Milwaukee 2025​
‍Application Deadline: TBD (Rolling Applications)

‍gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. Each program is capped at five teams and requires no fees and no equity.