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Certified Venture Capital Funds

Venture Fund Contact Person Date Certified
Avolte Venture Partners LP Jason Smith
608/310-9520		 2/17/2006
Baird Venture Partners I Limited Partnership Gregg Fergus
608/441-2900 		10/10/2005
Baird Venture Partners I (B) Limited Partnership Gregg Fergus
608/441-2900		 10/10/2005
BVP I Affiliates Fund Limited Partnership Gregg Fergus
608/441-2900		 10/10/2005
Calumet Venture Fund I, LP Toni Sikes
608/310-3244		 6/9/2011
Capital Midwest Fund Dan Einhorn
414/453-4488		 6/3/2008
Capital Midwest Fund II, L.P. Stephen Einhorn
414/453-4488		 11/9/2009
DaneVest Tech Fund I, LP Joe Hildebrandt
608/213-8855		 10/29/2007
DaneVest Tech Side Fund I, LLC Joe Hildebrandt
608/213-8855		 10/29/2007
Kegonsa Co-Invest Fund I, LLC Kenneth Johnson
608/877-9333		 11/1/2006
Kegonsa Seed Fund I Kenneth Johnson
608/877-9333 		2/25/2005
Knox, LLC Don Whelley
203/556-6270		 12/22/2010
New Capital Fund LP Charles Goff
920/731-5777		 1/31/2006
New Capital Co-Invest, LLC Charles Goff
920/731-5777		 10/22/2007
New Capital CoInvestment Fund II, LLC Charles Goff 920/731-5777 7/15/2009
Omphalos Venture Partners, LLC Mark Marlow
952/921-3962		 2/1/2011
Peak Ridge AgTech Fund LP Jason Smith
608/310-9520		 10/28/08
Phenomenelle Angels Fund I, LP Joe Hildebrandt
608/441-8315		 10/16/2006
Phenomenelle Angels Side Fund I, LLC Joe Hildebrandt 608/213-8855 12/10/2007
Stark Opportunity Fund Two, LLC Scott Fischer
414/294-7563		 12/20/2007
Tactics II - CDI Series B Investors II, LLC Robert Palay
847/498-7520		 3/29/2011
Tactics II Stem Cell Ventures LP Robert Palay
847/498-7520		 10/8/2008
Tactics II Stem Cell Ventures (QP) LP Robert Palay
847/498-7520		 10/8/2008
Tactics II Ventures LP Robert Palay
847/498-7520		 10/8/2008
Venture Investors Early Stage Fund IV Limited Partnership John Neis
608/441-2700		 5/12/2006
Wisconsin Early Stage Fund, LP Dan Steininger
414/430-2204		 7/27/2011

The Department of Commerce's certification of Qualified New Business Ventures does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the management of the business.  The Department of Commerce is not liable for damages or losses to an investor.