The size of the medical drones market was valued at $88.2m in 2018 and is expected to witness 24.7% CAGR from 2019 to 2025. #healthcare #drones buff.ly/2SWB2Ee

We can't wait for our virtual ScaleUp Chicago event next week Tuesday, May 19th! Come listen to Yoni Solomon from G2 speak on "Building a World-Class Go-to-Market Team!" #ScaleUpChi scaleupchi.com

If you missed ITABuzz ScaleUp, check this out.

2020 StartupBlink report of 1k global startup hubs, shows that #MadisonWI rose 26 spots to No. 98, #Milwaukee jumped 31 spots to No. 132. Green Bay’s up 44 places, and Appleton at No. 581 up 35 spots. #Chicago @ #13. Great job, Keep innovating #Midwest! Fast read:

Lightship Capital raising $50M fund to back Midwestern, minority-led startups. americaninno.com/wisconsin/tech…

Great Midwest VC numbers!

We are excited to follow Fork Farms as they grow.🌱 [See what we did there?] 😉

New week, new nominations! ⌚️ T-minus 2 days to submit your favorite CEO or company for The 2020 Momentum Awards! Nominations are open through Wednesday, July 22 at 5:00 PM CST, so don't delay! bit.ly/3eAA1JM

Check out physIQ as they collaborate with UI Health and the Chicago Medical Society to protect COVID-19 healthcare workers and high-risk patients with pinpointIQ, an innovative advanced AI analytics platform users can wear to monitor health. Learn more: bit.ly/3ikgRKB

The WIC Accelerator promotes the advancement of women in technology through a 4-month cohort that ensures women will learn to grow & advocate for themselves. If you are interested in being a mentor to transform the careers of our participants, learn more: bit.ly/31C7lM4

#Wisconsin #IoT Council Symposium this week! Register to hear leaders in the IoT sphere on topics from #smart #retail shopping carts to the future of federal investment in #technology. Speakers include: Bemis Manufacturing, Strive MedTech, Jeremy Udovich, Benson Chan, Gordon Feller

On #WorldEVDay, we celebrate the direction and leadership #Michigan is taking to embrace a connected and electrified future with just one of several initiatives around the state: puremi.ch/3bFCmTQ | via Forbes | #PlanetM #Mobility #WorldEVDay2020

Calling all students! Do you want to win part of a 10k prize? Have your resume placed in front of a network of hiring partners? Then join 1871's Tech Challenge, sponsored by State Farm! Take the qualifying challenge from 9.23 - 9.30! Register today! bit.ly/32j0E30

The 5th annual CHIWITCON is here! Join Enova virtually across 2 days to hear amazing Chicago technologists share their stories! Tickets this year are $5 per day and all proceeds are going to Project Exploration! bit.ly/3hBSiIT #CHIWITCON

Implementing innovative ideas can help #COVID19 recovery and overall resiliency. #Midwest #manufacturing

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With growth comes new opportunities:

Know a female HS student interested in eng? Let them know apps being taken for the Women in Eng. Summer Program UIC WIEP at U of Illinois Chicago UIC Engineering & sponsored by Knowles Corporation. 3-week virtual this year, details here: wiep.uic.edu/k12/wiesp/ Women of Wearables

Calling all startups and tech-enabled businesses, our annual Tech Madness nominations are open! Nominate your company today: bit.ly/2Z1rKZU

We just released our State of Cybersecurity 2021. Despite the pandemic #cybersecurity jobs remain in high demand - but a skills gap still exists. ISACA Global isaca.org/go/state-of-cy…