Nineteen Milwaukee residents are currently participating in the city's first gener8tor Upskilling cohort, a free program that teaches in-demand digital skills to job seekers.

“We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. “What do students do in the hallways of high school? They hang out with friends, they grab books, they figure out where they need to be next, they catch up — and a lot of what happens in Fiveable is that.”

On Tuesday, the startup announced the closing of its $75 million Series C funding round, which was led by D1 Capital Partners. This new funding comes a few months after the company’s $25 million Series B, meaning Provi has raised $100 million in funding this year alone.

The packaged food and pet care products owner is paying $500 million to $1 billion for the direct-to-consumer brand, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information.

“We’re optimizing wine like you might optimize a more digital product,” says co-founder and CEO, Richard Yau.

Civic intelligence technology firm Curate Solutions, based in Madison, was bought by Washington, D.C.-based FiscalNote Inc., a technology provider of global policy and market intelligence.

Point Pickup Technologies, a last-mile delivery service, has acquired white-label e-commerce platform GrocerKey for $42 million, according to the company.

Gem + Jewel provides jewelry retailers with turnkey website creation and hosting while allowing vendors to sell products online in partnership with retailers.