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Curate Announced as Finalist for 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards

Written by Sam Simon | Jul 23, 2021 2:58:45 PM

 Twenty-nine companies and nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards.

Curate has been honored to be among this group of finalists.

In total, more than 331 businesses, products, and services from around the state were nominated, with finalists being determined by a panel of 27 statewide industry experts. Nominations spanned across the state of Wisconsin, representing startups, companies, and established businesses of all sizes and industries.

"We are extremely excited to be named a finalist for the 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards," says Taralinda Willis, CEO, Curate. "The creativity and work we've put into making Curate an invaluable tool for our customers, I'm beyond elated for our team to be recognized for their efforts."

The full list of the 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards Finalists Includes:

AyrFlo, Inc. — Madison
Badger Shield — Madison
Black Oxygen (in partnership with Madison365) — Madison
Blexx Technology — Rhinelander
Curate — Madison
Curbside Bicycles LLC — Fitchburg
DataChat — Madison
Drexel Building Supply — Pewaukee
EnsoData — Madison
Field to Freezer, LLC — Hartland
Fox World Travel — Oshkosh
Impact Sports, LLC — River Falls
Mercury Marine — Fond du Lac
Nelson and Pade, Inc. — Montello
Novir — Milwaukee
Octane Coffee — Waukesha
Our MAP, LLC — Madison
Rapid Radicals Technology, LLC — Milwaukee
RoddyMedical Inc. — Wauwatosa
Ruby Coffee Roasters — Nelsonville
Safepro Technologies — Dousman
SMARTcare Software, Inc. — Eau Claire
StableBody Technologies LLC — Middleton
Steady Shot LLC — Milwaukee
Understory — Madison
Vivid Microscopy LLC — Hartland
Voximetry Incorporated — Stoughton
Washbnb — Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telelift Inc. — Three Lakes

Winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony on October 5, 2021

The Wisconsin Innovation Awards Ceremony is presented by Alliant Energy, American Family Insurance, and Wipfli. Supporting sponsors include Exact Sciences, Green Clock, JP Cullen, Madison Gas & Electric, Neider & Boucher, Perkins Coie, the Wisconsin Union, and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Additional support provided by BioForward, Eppstein Uhen Architects, First Business Bank, gener8tor, HealthX Ventures, Indeavor, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and Madison Area Technical College.

Curate would like to congratulate all the finalists and is privileged to be included among side so many other innovative companies. 

About the Wisconsin Innovation Awards
The Wisconsin Innovation Awards (WIA) connects and showcases innovators throughout the state of Wisconsin, across industries and organizations of all shapes and sizes.

By producing and providing educational media content, organizing a statewide network of experts willing to mentor and support each other, and hosting events that highlight groundbreaking work, WIA is building a lasting legacy of instruction inspired by Wisconsin’s thinkers, makers, creators, and designers. WIA fosters innovation in this state and helps shine a light on companies throughout Wisconsin that have transformational ideas.