There's a chicken-and-egg aspect to the debate over how to stimulate angel and venture capital in Wisconsin, best captured by the question: What comes first, the strong company deals or the investors with dollars to support them?
Two recent reports suggest the answer is resoundingly "both."
The "egg" of emerging high-growth companies is becoming more evident in Wisconsin, where 2012 data collected by the Wisconsin Angel Network and state government showed rising numbers of young companies in the pipeline.