Whitewater recognizes iButtonLink as one of its many growing businesses that choose to make this community its home. iButtonLink designs and manufactures sensor networks for the global community. The company, founded in 2003, specializes in sensor solutions, with more than half of its business in developing and implementing custom solutions.

Whitewater businesses and brands can now transform ideas into measurable growth with the help of Ideawake, a company providing an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports your innovation program from idea collection to measured results.

UW-Whitewater entrepreneurship opportunities light a path for recent graduate Kristen Holtan. Learn more about Kristen's journey and how she became a Co-founder and Marketing Director for Blue Line Battery.

Blackthorne Capital Management, LLC ("Blackthorne"), a commodity trading advisor specializing in absolute-return trading strategies, and Efficient Capital Management, LLC ("Efficient"), a trusted leader in the managed futures space, announce the launch of Blackthorne's Sentiment Enhanced Trading Program on Efficient's Fund Hosting platform.

Wisconsin startup Safepro Technologies wants funding to bring its laser evacuation guide technology to schools and businesses to save lives during an active shooter, fire, or other disaster emergency.

iButtonLink’s new SeriousSensors™ line of data loggers has returned from a successful mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As part of the mission, on October 2, 2020, four new orbital data loggers arrived at the ISS onboard Northrup Grumman CRS-14, which departed from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia.

Blue Line Battery, Ideawake, realityBLU, and Safepro Technologies made Wisconsin Startup Coalitions list of 35 Wisconsin Startups to Watch in 2021. Despite a global pandemic impacting broad parts of our nation’s economy, Wisconsin tech startups continued to launch new products, create new jobs, and attract venture capital to the state in 2020. These startups will play a key role in reshaping new markets and traditional markets.

Whitewater is excited to welcome an organization that will bring psychological services, family and mental health counseling, and addictions treatment to the community.

Whitewater-based Blue Line Battery leaders believe they have developed a disruptive lithium-ion battery technology system that will significantly improve business processes and replace lead acid batteries.

Congratulations Dustin Herte, CEO of Blue Line Battery, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list under the Energy sector! Blue Line currently has 63 industrial customers operating 263 industrial lithium-ion batteries. Blue Line Battery is developing a "power-by-the-hour" model and has grossed more than $1 in annual revenue.

Due to COVID-19, VA Medical Centers and other LTC communities had to adapt the process of administrating patient-specific multi-dose medications and wound care to improve safety and infection control. VA medical centers needed a way to keep multi-dose medications, wound care, and other critical items outside of the infectious zone, but still near the patient. Riemer Systems designed the Hallway Compliant Locking Cabinet to suit their needs.

Blue Line Battery is one of 20 startups selected for the Tech Council Investor Networks tracks at the Early Stage Symposium. Blue Line Battery will give a recorded five minute pitch and have virtual opportunities to meet with investors

The ISS National Lab is supporting a variety of technology development to enhance International Space Station (ISS) capabilities. ISS crew members began work on a collaborative project with Rhodium Scientific and iButtonLink to validate the Rhodium Science TempLog-20iB, a miniature flight-certified device providing industry-standard temperature monitoring.

Congratulations to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater alumnus, Andrew Hoeft! Andrew, the founder and CEO of Pinpoint Software, received a 2020 Wisconsin Innovation Award. Over 380 Wisconsin startups were nominated and four winners were selected for the 2020 Innovation Awards.

SafePro Technologies is one of five startups selected for the gBETA Fall 2020 cohort! gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator that works with five startups at a time for no fees and no equity.

The Black Sheep continues to hold a high standard for health and safety while operating during the pandemic. It sets an example for other businesses, that putting people first doesn’t mean a profit loss.