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Milwaukee venture capital & startups
Milwaukee industrials and CVC — Rockwell, Direct Supply, BrightStar, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.
Milwaukee’s map is industrial automation (Rockwell), senior-living tech (Direct Supply), and mutual-insurer CVC (Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures), with BrightStar Wisconsin as venture philanthropy seed. gener8tor HQ is Madison — curated here for WI founders only.
Aliases: milwaukee. gener8tor is curated as Madison HQ firm with Milwaukee programs — see /fund/gener8tor.
Venture firms in Milwaukee
Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.
| Firm | HQ (directory) | Leads |
|---|---|---|
| BrightStar Wisconsin | — | |
| Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures | — | |
| gener8tor | — | |
| Andreessen Horowitz | — | |
| 8VC | — | |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | — | |
| Insight Partners | — | |
| General Catalyst | — |
Startups we cover in Milwaukee
Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists
in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.
| Startup | One-liner | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | — | |
| Direct Supply | — | |
| Northwestern Mutual | — |
Coverage gaps
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Water tech specialists
City thesis area — need verified Milwaukee HQ startup rows
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Additional BrightStar portfolio companies
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