15 Dane County companies among 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards finalists 

Twenty-five companies, including 15 from Dane County, have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, more than 300 businesses, products, and services from around the state were nominated. The finalists were determined by a panel of 19 statewide industry experts, with winners to be announced at the annual awards ceremony on Oct. 10. Nominations spanned across the state of Wisconsin, representing startups, organizations, and established businesses of all sizes and industries.

Discounted early-bird tickets are available now until Aug. 31 online.

Dane County finalists include:

  • Affordable Dental Care of Madison;
  • Agrograph of Madison;
  • DataChat of Madison;
  • Elephas of Madison;
  • Field Prophet Inc. of Oregon;
  • Gilson Connect of Middleton;
  • Hello Loom of Madison;
  • Internship on Demand of Madison;
  • JangoBio of Fitchburg;
  • NECTO of Sun Prairie;
  • Nurse Disrupted Inc. of Madison;
  • Pyran Inc. of Madison;
  • Stratatech of Madison;
  • Terso Solutions Inc. of Madison; and
  • The Virtual Foundry of Stoughton.

The Wisconsin Innovations Awards Ceremony is presented by Wipfli. Silver Patrons include American Family Insurance, Exact Sciences, Green Clock, JP Cullen, Madison Gas and Electric, Neider and Boucher, Perkins Coie, the Wisconsin Union, and Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Additional support provided by the Bronze Patrons — Alliant Energy, BioForward, Eppstein Uhen Architects, First Business Bank, gener8tor, HealthX Ventures, Indeavor, Madison Area Technical College, and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation/Innovate Network.