Wisconsin's angel and venture capital landscape looks a lot different today than 10, five or even a few years ago.
Ten years ago, only a handful of Wisconsin angel networks and a similar number of venture capital funds were active. Most deals involved biotechnology, medical devices and medical imaging companies.
Dollars-per-deal were high because most life science companies faced long regulatory runways before their products could take flight. While a few local venture firms were syndicating deals outside the state, most co-investment activity was confined to Wisconsin.
To read the original article: Tom Still - Wisconsin venture capital involves out-of-state firms, wider focus