Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Wisconsin based Communities companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Communities industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Wisconsin Communities Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation fosters cooperation to support sustainable business growth and job creation in Wisconsin.
Digsite
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Social media-style market research platform with automation to help marketers quickly optimize early-stage ideas
Codaworx
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Codaworx connects artists with individuals, companies, and organizations seeking commissioned art.
ACTS Housing
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ACTS Housing’s mission is empowerment through homeownership.
United Community Center
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The United Community Center is a comprehensive social service agency serving the families of Milwaukee’s south side.
The Grand World
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The Grand is a community that actively supports each other in navigating professional and personal life decisions.
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin
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Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin’s mission is to provide training, employment and supportive services for people.
Near West Side
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Near West Side is a neighborhood of neighborhoods,an ideal place to live, work, and play.
Best Version Media
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Best Version Media (BVM) is an international media company founded in 2007 that connects businesses to local residents.
Aftcra
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Aftcra is a handmade marketplace where you can buy and sell goods made in America.
Festival Foods
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Festival Foods and our associates believe in community involvement, volunteerism, and Servant Leadership.
The Boutique Hub
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The Boutique Hub connects the boutique retail industry for daily community, education, wholesale shopping and industry conferences.
WeGather
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WeGather is a church social network that helps faith communities and schools connect online to facilitate volunteer participation.
Tech-Recipes
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Originally developed as a computer cookbook, tech-recipes was brought online in October of 2003.
Madison Club
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Madison Club is an exclusive private residential community in La Quinta, California offering private golf and club facilities.
PRISM Economic Development Corp.
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PRISM exists to provide the Sherman Park Community access to resources that result in sustained economic growth and human flourishing.
Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC)
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Independent Pharmacy Cooperative is a pharmaceuticals company offering community pharmacy and pharmacy solutions.
Evergreen Healthcare Partners
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It all starts with the idea that individuals matter and people make all the difference
Bank First
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Bank First is a community bank focused on providing innovative products and services.
Commerce State Bank
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Commerce State Bank is a community bank with operations in Wisconsin.
Agrace Hospice
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Agrace Hospice is a nonprofit, community based health care agency providing physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients.
Whitewater CDA
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The Whitewater Community Development Authority is the economic development organization for the City of Whitewater.
Bankers’ Bank
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Bankers’ Bank is a community banking corporation in the Midwest.
Venture with Impact
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Venture with Impact organizes the housing, travel, and volunteer experiences professionals that live in different countries
The Journal Times
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The Journal Times is the local newspaper that celebrates and improves the quality of life in Racine.
Investors Community Bank
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Investors Community Bank is a banking corporation headquartered in Wisconsin.
Business Lending Partners
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Business Lending Partners is a non-profit organization that works with the SBA and other partners to provide Wisconsin businesses.
Office Enterprises
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Office Enterprises offers a wide range of office equipment with extensive product knowledge for customer applications and supply furniture.
Donovan Group
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The Donovan Group LLC, founded in 2004, is a communications and community engagement firm that focuses exclusively on education.
CultureCon
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CultureCon is on a mission to impact the workplace by spreading positive change around organizational culture.
GottaDeal
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GottaDeal is a deals site & online community dedicated to saving you money
Women In Trucking
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Women In Trucking, a group that encourages and supports women in the trucking industry and celebrates their successes!
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals
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Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc. is an independent, non-profit healthcare organization.
PyraMax Bank
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PyraMax Bank is a community bank based in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Young Enterprising Society
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Young Enterprising Society is a community organization.
Brainard Funeral Home and Cremation Center
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Brainard Funeral Home and Cremation Center provides funeral services to the Wausau community.
Real Men Real Style
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RealMenRealStyle is a community where men freely educate themselves about timeless male style rules, get modern fashion advice and classic.
The Equitable Bank
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The Equitable Bank is a community bank located in Milwaukee.
Growing Power Inc.
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Growing Power is a non-profit organization and land trust that supports farmers to produce high-quality, safe, and affordable crops.
Mid America Bank
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Mid America Bank is a community bank with operations in Michigan.
Citizens Bank – WI
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Citizens Bank – WI is a full service community bank in Wisconsin.
Lakeland Care
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Lakeland Care provides care services and supports to individuals disabilities through Wisconsin’s Family care program.
Family Values @ Work
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Family Values @ Work is a national network helping spur the growing movement for family-friendly workplace.
AVERT
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AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment, and care.
Forward Community Investments
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Forward Community Investments provides advisory services on community investing, financing, grants, pre-development and bridge loans.
BloodCenter of Wisconsin
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BloodCenter of Wisconsin provides communities with a continuum of care.
Luther Manor
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Luther Manor is an community that renders senior living and carefree retirement living services.
Comic Wonder
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Comic Wonder is a web community for joke-tellers and listeners, enabling its users to perform, rate, and share audio jokes.
Milwaukee Rep
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Milwaukee Rep is a professional theater that specializes in performing various art programs, classic and contemporary plays.
Aurora Community Services
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Aurora Community Services is a family services company providing community counseling, health, and vocational services.
SourceWatch
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SourceWatch is a wiki operated by the Center for Media and Democracy, a progressive non-profit organization.
Heart of the Valley YMCA
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Heart of the Valley YMCA offers a safe and educational space for young people.
Brava Enterprises
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Brava Enterprises is a publisher of Brava magazine.
Digital Fertilizer
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Digital Fertilizer’s mission is to strengthen the high-growth startup community of Northeast Wisconsin by connecting, educating.
Trauma Stewardship Institute
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Trauma Stewardship Institute is a community organization that focuses on building awareness of the cumulative toll and enhance living.
Reiman Foundation
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Managed by Scott Reiman and Hexagon, Inc., the Reiman Foundation provides support to hundreds of non-profit initiatives across the country.
Dane County Parent Council
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A community-based, private, non-profit umbrella agency.
Alorium Technology
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Alorium Technology is designing high-performance products for Arduino developers, the embedded maker community, and electronics innovators.
