Andy Nunemaker to join ‘Investor Hall of Fame’ at Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison
MADISON, Wis. – Andy Nunemaker, who has been an active member of Milwaukee’s Golden Angels Investors for more than 20 years, built and led companies and created a legacy of community service, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Technology Council’s “George Mosher Memorial Investor Hall of Fame” during the Nov. 8-9 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium.
Nunemaker is currently CEO of Groupware Technologies, a healthcare software company in the care management market. He has led or co-founded companies such as Dynamis Software, EMSystems and EmOpti, and served on boards at Sprecher Brewing, Northwestern Mutual and ConsortiEx. He also held executive roles with GE Healthcare, including CEO of GE Healthcare for Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
He will be honored Nov. 8 at a dinner with fellow investors from across Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest and beyond. The dinner is sponsored by Baird Capital and Customers Bank.
“Andy Nunemaker is a very successful investor but he’s also an entrepreneur and someone whose contributions to the state and the community are legion,” said Tom Still, president of the Tech Council. “Nunemaker has consistently stepped forward to invest in and otherwise help young companies and entrepreneurs.”
He joins past Hall of Fame inductees Dick Leazer, Wisconsin Investment Partners; the late George Mosher; the late Roger Ganser, Venture Investors; Jeff Rusinow, Silicon Pastures; the late Carl Gulbrandsen, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Tom Shannon, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation; John Neis, Venture Investors; Jan Eddy, Phenomenelle Angels, Tim Keane, Golden Angels Investors; Bob Wood, Wisconsin Investment Partners; and Joe Hildebrandt of Phenomenelle Angel Fund and the DaneVest Tech Fund.
Registration is open by clicking here.
The conference will also feature:
- A Nov. 8 morning plenary panel on video gaming growth in Wisconsin with an opportunity to test video games in the exhibit hall throughout the day.
- A Nov. 8 lunch keynote from economist, ex-White House advisor and UW Foundation CEO Michael Knetter
- 10th annual “Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education” award ceremony honoring Susie and Matt Younkle on Nov. 8
- Targeted panel discussions featuring leading entrepreneurs, investors and others tied to the state, regional and national tech sectors.
- Career CFO and early stage advisor Susan Healy to keynote morning of Nov. 9
- 60-plus investors from in and out of Wisconsin.
- The Tech Council Investor Networks five-minute pitches and Elevator Pitch Olympics 90-second pitches on Nov. 8 and 9th.
- Exhibit hall showcasing innovative Wisconsin companies.
- A Nov. 8 conference reception, two luncheons, two breakfasts and other networking opportunities.
The Tech Council produces the conference. Sponsors thus far include: The Tech Council produces the conference. Sponsors thus far include: 100state, Aberdean Consulting, Advocate Aurora Health, Amazon, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, ATC, AT&T, Baird Capital, Baker Tilly, BDO, City of Fitchburg, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Customers Bank, DeWitt, EUA, Exact Sciences, Findorff, First Business Bank, Foley & Lardner, Godfrey & Kahn, HealthX Ventures, Husch Blackwell, Idea Fund of La Crosse, In Business Magazine, Insperity, Isthmus Project, KW2, Lost Boys Interactive, M3 Insurance, Madison Development Corp., Madison Gas & Electric, Makin’ Hey! Communications, Marquette University, Michael Best, Microsoft, Morgridge Institute for Research, N29 Capital Partners, Neider & Boucher, One City Schools, ORIN Technologies, Quarles & Brady, Raven Software, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, RSM US, Ruder Ware, Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, SustainableHR PEO, TDS, Tech Council board member Susan Healy, Technology Entrepreneurship Office at UW-Madison, Technology Innovation Center – Milwaukee, UMOS One Workforce – TechStars, University Research Park, UWM Research Foundation, UW-Madison Computer Sciences, UW-Madison Office of Business Engagement, Venture Investors, Versiti, Virent, von Briesen & Roper, Whitewater University Innovation Center, Fiscal Economical Research Center, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., WIPFLi, Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions, Wisconsin Historical Society, Yahara Software, and Ziegler Alternative Investments.
To learn more about sponsorship information, please reach out to Angela Schlobohm at angela@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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