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Grants

Wisconsin Capital Catalyst Program

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$2,000,000

Grants of US$250,000-US$2 million to organisations managing seed funds, with at least 1:1 private match; funded primarily by SSBCI since FY26

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Applicants are organisations or communities that manage a seed fund or R&D-to-commercialization effort, not startups directly; SSBCI requirements apply

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://wedc.org/programs/capital-catalyst/

"WEDC provides grants ranging from $250,000 to $2 million to approved organizations or communities that manage a seed fund ... at least 1:1 with the amount of grant funding requested."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: wedc.org

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