Winnow Fund portfolio companies Sonoptima and Roddy Medical were named Round 1 awardees of Forward BIOLABS’ Innovation to Commercialization Pipeline (ICP) program. The ICP program supports early-stage Wisconsin biohealth companies as they scale and prepare for commercialization.
Winnow Fund managing director Richelle Martin discusses how she got her start in venture capital and what it’s like to be a woman in the field in this March/April 2025 Brava Magazine article.
Cold Water Technologies, Inc., a company that develops science-based products for pets, announced the launch of Happy Scratch, a supplement that helps stop itching caused by dermatitis in cats and dogs.
Earlier this year Plumb Pharmaceuticals, Inc. secured investment from the Winnow Fund, a Madison-based venture capital fund investing in pre-seed Wisconsin-headquartered startups with a particular focus on opportunities spinning out of the state’s public and private colleges and universities.
The Winnow Fund has invested in Wauwatosa-based RoddyMedical, Inc. as part of a seed-financing round that will finance the manufacturing and product launch of the firm’s wearable medical device, the SecureMove-TLC™.
The power of deal sharing and accelerating interest from out-of-state investors has been front-and-center this summer in Wisconsin, with many young companies announcing new venture capital rounds or acquisitions by larger companies.
Richelle Martin, managing director of the Winnow Fund, discusses some of the investing challenges posed by the pandemic, as well as the fund’s first investment in a Madison-based business called KaPloint.
Wauwatosa-based medical device manufacturer RoddyMedical Inc. raised $600,000 to finance the production and launch of the startup’s first wearable medical device.
Winnow Fund has made its first investment in KaPloint, Inc., an entertainment and marketing company developing a novel mobile player platform.
The Winnow Fund, a venture capital fund led by Richelle Martin, made its first investment in KaPloint Inc., a Middleton-based entertainment and marketing startup.
Wisconsin’s state-backed venture capital program, the Badger Fund of Funds, has identified its sixth and seventh fund managers and extended them contingent commitments to launch its final funds, according to a new report filed with the State of Wisconsin.
Imposter syndrome plays a huge role in discouraging women from the field and making them feel as though they don’t belong, Richelle Martin, managing director of the Madison venture capital fund Winnow Fund, said.
At the recent Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, the Badger Fund of Funds announced its new fund managers during the morning plenary panel, “The Badger Fund of Funds Breaks Out.” The audience also had the opportunity to learn how the Badger Fund of Funds operates and heard firsthand from the fund managers.
