The fund will back student-founded startups in Wisconsin under the management of a former member of UW-Madison's Office of Industrial Partnerships.
US-based Winnow Fund has raised an initial $6m for a seed fund geared to student-founded startups in the state of Wisconsin.
The consortium is led by Badger Fund of Funds, a regional vehicle backed by the government of Wisconsin, and also includes Johnsonville Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of sausage manufacturer Johnsonville.
Utilities company MGE Energy, local news publisher Capital Times, Inventure Capital and N29 Capital Partners have also invested, as have more than two dozen angel…