SEATTLE, WA – Michigan attracted $118.8 million in 18 deals in the state in the third quarter of 2016, up from $58 million in the second quarter and $48.8 million in the first, a new report says. The report, from the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook, a VC database, showed the third quarter in
DETROIT - Benzinga, a financial tech media site, has raised $3 Million, including an investment from entrepreneur Dan Gilbert and WorldQuant Ventures. The investment will fuel an expansion of Benzinga’s original market-moving content and data service infrastructure, allowing Benzinga to better serve its rapidly increasing demand from traders and investors. “We’re very excited to announce our investment in Benzinga,”
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer and coach Greg Coyne of Gerry Weinberg & Associates Sandler Training, about how to bid and negotiate for sales without falling into the trap of falling into the role of being an unpaid consultant to your customer.
ROYAL OAK - Back to our geek roots a bit for episode 165 as we sat down with the Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan, Rajiv Das, as well as Eric Keller from University of Colorado. We talked about our Podcaster’s Meetup this Thursday at Activ8 Gaming, an event based around software defined
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Mobile Musings is a weekly broadcast from the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. We are a non-profit trade association for Michigan's mobile/wireless (or connected) technologies industry and the first state-based mobile/wireless or connected technologies trade association in the U.S. Our guests are from various companies, primarily right here in Michigan, who are
DETROIT - Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General for Installations, Michigan Army National Guard joins us to detail the upcoming North American International Cyber Summit. This prestigious event, to be held at Cobo Hall on Oct. 17 will be hosted by our Governor Rick Snyder and will once again attract a growing gallery of international
ROYAL OAK - PriveCo Inc. is the world's most private company. The company started by Birmingham serial entrepreneur Tom Nardone operates 10 retail websites that offer you the world's most embarrassing products. Why? Because, given the choice, Nardone knows you would rather avoid the embarrassment of buying these items in person. His dedicated team brings
ROYAL OAK - Serial entrepreneur Tom Nardone appears on M2 TechCast to discuss his very-low cost bulletproof vests that he sells to law enforcement and security officers for just $299. Comparable bulletproof vests made by his competitors cost more than twice as much. Tom is a former military equipment Test Engineer with extensive experience testing
ANN ARBOR - Atomic Object has named Jonah Bailey as the software design and development consultancy’s new Managing Partner in Ann Arbor. Bailey is taking over the Managing Partner role from Darrell Hawley, who served on the Ann Arbor office’s first management and leadership team after Atomic acquired SRT Solutions in 2013. Atomic Object’s Ann
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed October as Michigan’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, to be capped by the North American Cyber Security Summit Oct. 17 at Cobo Center. “Cybersecurity is now as important as home security in our increasing online world,” said Gov. Rick Snyder. “You can’t avoid hearing stories of high-profile breaches and cyber
