BizStarts Entrepreneurial Score Card

BizStarts Milwaukee's mission is to create a vibrant, innovative and prosperous entrepreneurial business climate in the M7 region by inspiring, nurturing, connecting and celebrating entrepreneurs and their companies.

BizStarts and all involved are proud to celebrate the Start-Up companies, companies Accelerating their growth, successful companies that have Cashed-Out, and entrepreneurs contributing to Milwaukee's future by exploring new technologies through SBIR / STTRs.

Congratulations to all!


BizStarts Milwaukee Entrepreneurial Score Card is an compilation of high-tech, high growth companies in the M7 region

Start-Ups in the M7 Region
  Company Nature of the business Executives City
1 Centron Energy Corporation Fuel Additives Herb Zien Germantown
2 Paradigm Sensors, LLC Fuel quality sensors Robert Young Milwaukee
3 Spaulding Clinical Research First-in-human drug testing Randy Spaulding West Bend
4 Idle Free Systems Fuel Control Robert Jordan Watertown
5 Promentis Pharmaceuticals MU, UWM-RF compounds for treatment of schizophrenia David Baker, John Mantsch Milwaukee
6 HarQen LLC Software - interviewing & screening job candidates E. Kelly Fitzsimmons Milwaukee
7 Kelly Research Smart Fence Allen Doyle Waukesha
8 Neuro Amp LLC UWM compounds for treatment of disorders of central nervous system Greg Meier, Brian Curry, Steven Nye Wauwatosa
9 MPP Group, LLC UWM compounds for treatment of alcoholism Frank Langley Milwaukee
10 Patina Solutions Placement service for boomers Mike Harris, Debbie Seeger Brookfield
11 PhysioGenix Preclinical research services for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Brian Curry Wauwatosa
12 Babbleware, LLC Software - Supply chain Steve Christensen Cedarburg
13 Tula Foods, Inc. Yogurt Daphne Mazarakis Westby
14 Innovative Sports Strategies College athletic and Pro sports financial planning Brian Cole Milwaukee
15 Expressume, Inc. Software - Hiring process using video technology Michael Bonk Pewaukee
16 Addiction Therapeutix Inc Drug compounds for treating addictive behaviors Frank Langley Milwaukee
17 Capital Projects & Facilities Service Online project software (SaaS) management - Pharma industries Rick Kramer Sturtevant
18 Matzel Manufacturing Inc Contract manufacturer Wayne Matthiesen Brian Nuetzel Milwaukee
19 Nature Tech LLC Manufacturing of building insulation from recycled materials William Sellars Milwaukee
20 CalStar Products Inc. Green Bricks Thomas Pounds Caledonia
21 Hands-On Garage Resources for your automotive repairs and preventative maintenance Gary Miller Milwaukee
22 Helios USA, LLC Assemble photovoltaic crystalline solar modules in Wisconsin Steven Ostrenga Burlington
23 InControl Medical Female continence control aid Buzz Peddicord Brookfield
24 TherapEase Cuisine Offer nutritional information service that eases the side effects of chemotherapy for cancer patients. James W. Hermann Greenfield
25 Aurora Spectral Technologies Tools to capture images of proteins in living cells Tom Moser, CEO
Valerica Raicu, CTO		 Milwaukee
26 Learning Encounters Provide affordable high-quality science education products to the world, instilling a love of learning and encouraging scientific exploration John Wagner, Tom Smith, Mike Harris - Founders Racine
27 New River Technologies An e-commerce technology company servicing customer relationships with financial institutions and building technology solutions to support them. Ted Kanavas Grafton
28 Alliance Federated Energy Developer of renewable energy focused on environmentally sustainable technologies, with a specific focus on plasma gasification technology to generate electric and thermal energy and bio-fuels. Christopher D. Maloney Milwaukee
29 FlagShipsRx An out-sourcing company for sales James Mueller, Jeff Savada, Tim Lacys Waukesha
30 Althias Consumer driven healthcare solutions   Milwaukee
31 Seven Summits New Media Agency   Milwaukee
32 OKANJO Online marketplace for exchanging goods and services with other users   Milwaukee
Accelerated Entrepreneurial Companies in the M7 region
  Company Nature of the business Executives City Source of Funds
1 Novo Group Recruiting and placement services Mike Harris, Cindy Lu Milwaukee Angel Investors
2 My Health Care Direct, Inc. Web-based management solutions to healthcare providers and payers Jay Mason Delafield Chrysalis Ventures
3 HarQen LLC Software - interviewing & screening job candidates E. Kelly Fitzsimmons Milwaukee Phenomonelle Angels of Madison
4 Promentis Pharmaceuticals MU, UWM-RF compounds for treatment of schizophrenia David Baker, John Mantsch Milwaukee Angel Investors
5 ZBB Energy Developer and manufacturer of large zinc bromide batteries used for renewable energy Bill Mundell Menomonee Falls Accredited investors
6 RedPrairie Holdings Inc. Inventory, transportation and workforce software Michael Moyaras Waukesha New Mountain Capital
7 Expressume, Inc. Software - Hiring process using video technology Kurt Heikkinen Delafield GCI - Waukesha
SBIR / STTRs in the M7 Region
  Company Agency Award Principle Investigator Subject
1 Physiogenix, Inc. NIH $655,680 Steve Nye Consomic Rat Panels for Pharmcogenomic Studies and Target Identification
2 Cytometix, Inc. NIH $34,548 Dr Lane Brostrom Development of Cytochrome P4540 Therapy for Chronic Pain
3 Prism Clinical Imaging, Inc. NIH $173,756 James Reuss Advanced Visualization Techniques for Functional Imagery in Neurodevice Surgery
4 Perceptral, LLC Navy $100,000 Jonathan Pearl Speech Prosody
5 Perceptral, LLC Army $70,000 Jonathan Pearl Reconstruction of a meaningful signal from highly degraded or compromised digital sound transmissions
6 InvivoSciences LLC NIH $2,500,000 Dr. Tetsuro Wakatsuki Heart technology
7 Quantum Tubers Corp. NIH $1,280,000 Robert Britt Controlled-environment growth of plants in fully contained facilities
8 Prism Clinical Imaging, Inc. NIH $1,600,000 Edgar DeYoe Imaging software to analyze brain function and brain tumors
9 Imaging Biometrics NIH $800,000 Michael Schmainda Software to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy tissue on images
10 Nanoaffix Science LLC NSF $100,000 Junhong Chen Produce custom nanoparticles and attach them to carbon nanotubes to create sensors.
Cashed-Out Entrepreneurial Companies in the M7 Region
  Company Nature of the business Executives City
1 Zywave, Inc. Simulation Technology and Applied Research William R. Haack Milwaukee
2 EMSystems LLC Emergency response system Andy Nunemaker Milwaukee
3 API Health care manning software Luis Garcia Hartford
4 Provident Technologies Enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions Austin Park Oconomowoc
5 Simulation Technology and Applied Research Software firm, analysis of microwave structures John DeFord Mequon
6 PKWare, Inc. Data compression software George Haddix Milwaukee
7 Prodesse Inc. Molecular test for flu Tom Shannon Waukesha
8 Novo 1 Managing customer relationships George Dalton Waukesha
9 RedPrairie Holdings Inc. Inventory, transportation and workforce software Michael Moyaras Waukesha
10 Metavante Technologies, Inc. Supplies financial reporting capabilities to banks and finance companies Frank Martire  Brown Deer
11 GroupCard Provider of collaborative greetings and gifting John Anderson Milwaukee
12 Zystor Therapeutics Develops enzyme replacement therapies for Lysosomal storage disease Loren Peterson Wauwatosa
13 Paragon Development Systems, Inc. Information Technology integrator that provides hardware, software, and services to medium and large healthcare, government, education, and corporate customers Craig Schiefelbein Oconomowoc
14 PlanIT A health care analytics company Terry Adams Milwaukee
15 Mortgagebot LLC Provides Web-based mortgage application technology to financial institutions Scott Happ Mequon
16 Dr. Comfort Sells special shoes and inserts for diabetics Rick Kanter Mequon