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The University of Wisconsin-Madison combines the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship with Transcend UW, a student-led startup organization whose pitch competition is advertised by the university's Technology Entrepreneurship Office.
Include. UW-Madison has a business-school entrepreneurship center and a large student-run pitch competition with recent prize pools..
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
3
All currently active
Top direct funding
$50,000
Transcend UW Pitch Competition
Equity
No equity on indexed programs
Program mix
3
Pitch Competition · Academic Program · Entrepreneurship Center
Programs to explore
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3 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Transcend UW Pitch Competition
Pitch Competition$50,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-04-17
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Center—
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Academic Program
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funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from University of Wisconsin-Madison to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
The Technology Entrepreneurship Office says the 2026 Transcend pitch competition offered up to $50,000. A Weinert Center recap says the 2025 competition had more than $40,000 in equity-free prizes. The MBA fellowship page mentions up to $50,000 in startup funding, but that fellowship is limited to full-time MBA students and is not listed as an undergraduate program.
Recent Activity
The 11th annual Transcend pitch competition was April 16-17, 2026. Applications for that cycle were due February 16, 2026. Transcend's own site says 2026 competition applications are closed.
Known Startups and Winners
- The Weinert recap of the 2025 competition names Quicko, SMARTmigrate, ImpactChain, EmpOUR, Endless, and Jolly among track awards. Placement details beyond the award titles on that page were not fully extracted.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
- 2026 Transcend winner names were not on the captured pages.
- The undergraduate certificate is coursework. A separate undergraduate seed fund was not documented.
More about this ecosystem
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison combines the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship with Transcend UW, a student-led startup organization whose pitch competition is advertised by the university's Technology Entrepreneurship Office.
This page is a researched public listing compiled from official university sources. It is unclaimed and has not been verified by the school.
News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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UW-Madison Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
The undergraduate certificate in entrepreneurship is for students earning a non-business degree. It is 15 credits: a required foundational course, 9 elective credits, and 3 advanced credits. The page says students can put business ideas into action and start companies.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Transcend UW Pitch Competition
Transcend UW is a student-led entrepreneurship organization. The Technology Entrepreneurship Office describes the pitch competition as Transcend's main event and says the 2026 edition was the 11th annual.
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Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship says it fosters entrepreneurial thinking for undergraduate and graduate students across campus, including non-business programs. Undergraduate options include a business major, courses, a certificate, and a New Venture Creation Badge.
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