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    Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

    Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesFounded 1925
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    The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is an independent nonprofit technology transfer organization serving the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Through its venture arm, WARF Ventures, it provides seed and growth funding to early-stage startups commercializing UW–Madison technologies.

    Average disclosed round size is $12.6M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    $110M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    KR

    Katie Rice

    Principal - WARF Ventures

    LM

    Lesli Mark

    Principal, WARF Accelerator

    AH

    Alain Hung, CFA

    Deputy CIO

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Realta Fusion logoRealta FusionSeries A$36MMay 2025
    Gregor Diagnostics logoGregor DiagnosticsSeed$900KJan 2018
    Neuwave logoNeuwaveUnknown$25MMay 2015
    NNimbleGen Systems, Inc.Series D$8.2MJan 2005
    Isomark Health logoIsomark HealthSeed$750K—
    PPyranSeries B$5M—

    Top Co-Investors

    TitletownTech1 shared
    Avila VC1 shared
    GSBackers1 shared
    Future Fund1 shared
    True Ventures1 shared
    SiteGround Capital1 shared
    Khosla Ventures1 shared
    Mayfield Fund1 shared
    Baird1 shared
    Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
    Insurtech Gateway1 shared
    First Round Capital1 shared
    Green Park & Golf Ventures1 shared
    gener8tor1 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026