Wisconsin early stage investments up 67 percent in 2015

The number of early stage investments in Wisconsin companies rose significantly in 2015, driven by $102 million more in venture capital deals, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Economic Development Cor.

WEDC’s 2015 Wisconsin Deal Flow Snapshot uses information from business data provider Pitchbook from January 1 to December 31 of each year.

The report shows there were 120 venture capital, angel/seed, grants and accelerator deals completed in 2015 across the state, totaling $231.3 million in investment. Most of the investments were angel/seed funding, comprising 42 of the deals but just $38.6 million of the total investments. There were 36 venture capital deals totaling $174.6 million, 28 accelerator deals totaling $940,000 and 14 grants totaling $17.2 million....