# Wisconsin Investment Partners > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisconsin_Investment_Partners > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisconsin_Investment_Partners.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Investment_Partners > Source revision: 1195850197 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Wisconsin Investment Partners**, founded in 1999, is a [venture capital](/source/Venture_capital) fund backed by a [Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison,_Wisconsin) [angel investing](/source/Angel_investor) group. The group has invested more than $20 million in more than 40 early-stage companies, and in 2014 was one of the 10 most active angel investing groups. The group has over 75 members. ## History The company was co-founded by Richard “Dick” Leazer and Terry Sivesind.[2] Leazer retired as a co-manager in 2012 but remains a member of the advisory board.[3] ## Investments In 2014, it invested $11,000 in each company that graduated from [Gener8tor](/source/Gener8tor).[4] Wisconsin Investment Partners is an investor in [Aver Informatics](/source/Aver_Informatics_Inc.), software for bundled payments in which doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers accept a set amount for an episode of care, such as knee-replacement surgery.[5] It has also invested in: FluGen, [Murfie](/source/Murfie),[citation needed] [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix_(nuclear_technology_company)),[6] [Zurex Pharma](/source/Zurex_Pharma), and [SHINE Medical Technologies](/source/SHINE_Medical_Technologies).[citation needed] ## See also - [Argosy Foundation](/source/Argosy_Foundation) - [BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation](/source/BrightStar_Wisconsin_Foundation) - [Business incubator](/source/Business_incubator) - [CSA Partners](/source/CSA_Partners) - [Gener8tor](/source/Gener8tor) - [Seed accelerator](/source/Seed_accelerator) - [Ward 4](/source/Ward_4_(Milwaukee,_WI_startup_accelerator_space)) - [Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation](/source/Wisconsin_Economic_Development_Corporation) - [Techstars](/source/Techstars) - [Y Combinator (company)](/source/Y_Combinator_(company)) ## References 1. ["Renovar Incorporated Raises $1.2 Million In New Financing Round"](https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/renovar-incorporated-raises-1-2-million-in-new-financing-round-/). *BioSpace*. Retrieved 2019-05-27. 1. Allen. ["Terry Sivesind to accept ‘Triple E’ award Nov. 7 at 2018 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium | Wisconsin Technology Council"](https://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/terry-sivesind-to-accept-triple-e-award-nov-7-at-2018-wisconsin-early-stage-symposium/). Retrieved 2024-01-15. 1. Council, Tech. ["Veteran angel investor Dick Leazer first to join Wisconsin Investor Hall of Fame | Wisconsin Technology Council"](https://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/veteran-angel-investor-dick-leazer-first-to-join-wisconsin-investor-hall-of-fame/). Retrieved 2024-01-15. 1. ["Wisconsin Investment Partners to invest in gener8tor grads"](http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-investment-partners-to-invest-in-gener8tor-grads-b99239428z1-253639041.html). *www.jsonline.com*. Retrieved 2024-01-15. 1. Boulton, Guy (June 23, 2015). ["Aurora invests in firm that advises digital health care start-ups"](http://www.jsonline.com/business/aurora-invests-in-firm-that-advises-digital-health-care-start-ups-b99524761z1-309176031.html). Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2015. 1. ["2016 Deal Reporting"](http://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2017-WI-Portfolio.pdf). *Wisconsin Technology Council*. Retrieved 2019-05-02. - [http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-investment-partners-named-regions-most-active-angel-investing-group-uc9lcra-204104291.html](http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-investment-partners-named-regions-most-active-angel-investing-group-uc9lcra-204104291.html) - [http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-investment-partners-to-invest-in-gener8tor-grads-b99239428z1-253639041.html](http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-investment-partners-to-invest-in-gener8tor-grads-b99239428z1-253639041.html) - [http://www.kenoshanews.com/opinion/angel_investors_like_wisconsin_482513727.html](http://www.kenoshanews.com/opinion/angel_investors_like_wisconsin_482513727.html) - [http://host.madison.com/business/tom-still-great-lakes-angel-investors-are-putting-their-money/article_aa4d9332-e9d9-5635-9a03-c0fddda3b2e6.html](http://host.madison.com/business/tom-still-great-lakes-angel-investors-are-putting-their-money/article_aa4d9332-e9d9-5635-9a03-c0fddda3b2e6.html) - [http://www.jsonline.com/business/badger-fund-of-funds-already-a-success-b99470753z1-300503231.html](http://www.jsonline.com/business/badger-fund-of-funds-already-a-success-b99470753z1-300503231.html) - [http://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/2014/11/06/wip-wisconsins-most-active-angel-group-adds-new-investors/](http://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/2014/11/06/wip-wisconsins-most-active-angel-group-adds-new-investors/) - [http://host.madison.com/business/technology/biotech/tech-and-biotech-two-epic-competitors-join-forces-and-a/article_b310c2c0-e24d-5553-873a-3de0103dfb42.html](http://host.madison.com/business/technology/biotech/tech-and-biotech-two-epic-competitors-join-forces-and-a/article_b310c2c0-e24d-5553-873a-3de0103dfb42.html) - [http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/08/07/a_silicon_valley_bank_report_says_angel_investors_are_putting_their_money.html](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/08/07/a_silicon_valley_bank_report_says_angel_investors_are_putting_their_money.html) - [http://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/coasts-give-up-a-monopoly-on-angel-funding.html](http://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/coasts-give-up-a-monopoly-on-angel-funding.html) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.wisinvpartners.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wisconsin Investment Partners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Investment_Partners) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Investment_Partners?action=history)). 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