Ward 4 (Milwaukee, WI Startup Accelerator Space)
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Ward 4 LLC privately funds a space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for startup accelerators and co-working. It is currently located in the
John Pritzlaff Hardware Company The John Pritzlaff Hardware Company is a complex of Italianate-styled buildings built from 1875 to 1919, a remnant of what was for years the largest wholesale hardware business in Milwaukee and the region. In 2013 the buildings were listed on the N ...
Building. The 12,000 square foot space for Ward 4 is privately funded by
Milwaukee County Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...
executive
Chris Abele Christopher Seton Abele (born January 28, 1967) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 6th Milwaukee County Executive from 2011 to 2020. Abele is the son of American businessman John Abele, the co-founder of ...
and is considered a second step for his venture investment group,
CSA Partners CSA Partners is a venture capital fund backed by Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive, and former president and CEO of the Argosy Foundation Abele invested 10 million dollars into the fund. The firm leases 35,000 square feet at remodelled spa ...
LLC to "spur economic development" through creation of a space for early-stage companies to meet. Desk and office space are leased through membership. Current tenants include CSA Partners LLC, Quarles & Brady, public relations/lobbying group The Firm LLC,
Gener8tor gener8tor is an American seed accelerator, startup accelerator that operates in several US cities, including Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. As of March 2017, gener8tor was ranked as the top 11th st ...
, DevCodeCamp, and BrightCellars.


See also

* Argosy Foundation * BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation *
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is a public-private agency in the state of Wisconsin designed to assist business development and innovation through loans, grants, tax credits, and technical assistance programs. History WED ...
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Wisconsin Investment Partners Wisconsin Investment Partners, founded in 1999, is a venture capital fund backed by a Madison, Wisconsin angel investor, angel investing group. The group has invested more than $20 million in more than 40 early-stage companies, and in 2014 was on ...
* Y Combinator (company) * Techstars * Business incubator * Seed accelerator *
CSA Partners CSA Partners is a venture capital fund backed by Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive, and former president and CEO of the Argosy Foundation Abele invested 10 million dollars into the fund. The firm leases 35,000 square feet at remodelled spa ...


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