Lunch & Learn: Investor Series

StartingBlock's Lunch & Learn: Investor Series.

A monthly event featuring top investors from Wisconsin who specialize in startup investments. Each session provides a comprehensive overview of the investor's company philosophy, areas of investment interest, and the rationale behind their past and present startup investments. Attendees, primarily founders, will gain valuable insights into the current deployment of funds and the key criteria these investors look for in potential investments. Additionally, the investors will offer practical advice on how startups can best prepare for meetings with them. This series includes interactive Q&A sessions and valuable networking opportunities.

This month features Brad Bodden, Co-Manager at Wisconsin Investment Partners.

Brad Bodden had a 28 year insurance industry career at American Family working both in Corporate and had a Madison agency retiring at the end of 2019. Brad became an active angel investor with Wisconsin Investment Partners investor in 2015 and joined the co-manager team in 2020. He is a Co-Founder/Partner of Madison Lake Capital which is a Private Equity firm focusing on buyouts of businesses with less than $50 Million of sales. He is also the Executive in Residence for UW Madison School of Business Center for Professional and Exec. Development. He grew up on a farm in rural Theresa, WI and is going to be an empty nester in the fall of 2024.
Wisconsin Investment Partners (WIP): Wisconsin's Foremost Angel Investment Group.
WIP contributes to our region’s entrepreneurial economy by making seed- and early-stage investments in a wide variety of industries and disciplines.

This in person event is FREE and open to members and non-members of StartingBlock. New entrepreneurs and students encouraged. Lunch will be provided.

RSVP today to secure your spot!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

StartingBlock | The Spark Building, 821 East Washington Avenue, Madison, United States