WARF

WARF has invested directly in over 50 startups with UW-Madison technology for the past two decades. WARF Ventures is actively working with more than 30 portfolio companies covering a wide range of technologies including AI-enabled software platforms, cancer diagnostics, advanced materials for batteries and vaccines... WARF Ventures provides seed and growth funding to early-stage startups that are commercializing University of Wisconsin-Madison and Morgridge Institute for Research technologies. Our strong connections to local, regional and national venture capital communities mean WARF Ventures can help portfolio companies access additional support, reach early milestones, and attract follow-on investments... WARF manages a substantial investment portfolio that fuels an annual grant of tens of millions of dollars to support UW-Madison. These gifts are used to recruit and retain faculty, support student fellowships, build new facilities and advance the Wisconsin Idea.

Also known as: Warf Ventures, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Primary location: Madison United States