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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)

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WARF is the designated patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, managing an investment portfolio that funds annual research grants. Through WARF Ventures it invests in Wisconsin entrepreneurs and startups based on UW-Madison technology.

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is an investor headquartered in Madison, United States, founded in 1925. It invests directly in companies. $3.29 billion in restricted and unrestricted funds under management, as it reports.

“WARF’s independent, private status enables us to invest in Wisconsin entrepreneurs and startups that are driving job creation in our state.”

— Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), own website
Layer
Direct investor
Type
Other
Stage
Not stated
Headquarters
Madison, United States
Invests in
Wisconsin
Founded
1925
Assets under management
$3.29 billion in restricted and unrestricted funds

Team, as Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) publishes it

  • Erik Iverson CEO, WARF
  • Deborah Keller Board Chair
  • Doris Meissner Vice Chair

Names and roles exactly as listed on warf.org. Nothing else about these people is recorded.

Where this comes from

Every fact above was read from a page Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.

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Record 16091 · added 2026-10-21 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence medium

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