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TCNew Tech September Pitch Contest Winner Spotter

TRAVERSE CITY - Vishnu Mano, President and Founder of Spotter, won the audience’s vote after delivering the evening’s only remote pitch at NewTech's event Sept 13th. Mano’s Spotter, a mobile app developed to help find its users places to park in a fresh new way, utilizes a combination of sensors, security camera footage, and other

By |2022-09-20T10:55:41-04:00September 20th, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Michigan Capital Network Expands Fund IV to Meet Growing Investor Interest

GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network has submitted filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase the total investment amount of its Fund IV from $25 million to $35 million.  MCN is the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds.  “This expansion reflects the

By |2022-09-20T08:13:31-04:00September 20th, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

MSU Conquer Accelerator Accepting Applications For 10-Week Startup Training

EAST LANSING - Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week program starting on June 6th and running through August 12 that provides funding and training for startup entrepreneurs. As a member of the cohort, teams receive: $20,000 in funding  Access to mentoring and professional services Resources, support, and startup programing  Access to follow-on funding after program ends

By |2022-04-08T16:38:11-04:00April 8th, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Comcast Offers RISE Funding To Racially, Ethnically Diverse Women-Owned Small Businesses

PLYMOUTH - Comcast Corporation has expanded its Comcast RISE program to all women-owned businesses nationwide, furthering its efforts to advance digital equity and help provide underrepresented small business owners with access to the digital tools and funding they need to thrive.    Comcast RISE, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary last November, remains open to racially and ethnically diverse

By |2022-02-21T15:06:12-05:00February 21st, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Renaissance UnDemo Days 2022 Opens Applications

ANN ARBOR - Renaissance Venture Capital DEI UnDemo Day® will bring together some of the region’s top early-stage companies and technologies for a virtual event with venture capital investors from around the country. Chris Rizik, who manages the Renaissance Fund, provides the back story in this video interview. He said this is the first UnDemo

By |2022-02-07T09:52:41-05:00February 7th, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, ESD, mitechtv|

Rockbridge Growth Equity Acquires Protect Environmental

DETROIT  – Louisville-based Protect Environmental, an environmental consulting company, has been acquired by Rockbridge Growth Equity, the Detroit-based private equity investor. This acquisition is part of a series of investments by Rockbridge related to its national environmental services platform, currently operating as RB Home Services. The platform provides property owners and developers, lenders, real estate

By |2021-10-25T11:21:40-04:00October 25th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

10 Entrepreneurs Awarded $20,000 Each At Start Garden Competition

GRAND RAPIDS — Food, technology and recycling startups were among the 10 winners to receive individual $20,000 awards at this year’s 100 competition hosted by Grand Rapids-based business incubator Start Garden LLC. Start Garden officials say this year’s event was competitive after more than 650 entrepreneurs submitted ideas to be selected for funding. In August, the

By |2021-10-10T16:07:09-04:00October 10th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Channels Lands $520,000 Seed Round

ANN ARBOR—Channels Inc., developers of online event planning software, announced it landed a $520,000 seed round, led by Sahra Growth Capital, bringing its total funding so far to $571,800. Founded by a youthful trio—Siddharth Kaul (18), Elan Rosen (20), and Ibrahim Mohammed (20)—Channels helps organizations navigate through physical work, starting in the event industry. Jamal Al-Barrak, the managing

By |2021-08-28T17:03:22-04:00August 28th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Algo Receives Investment From Plymouth Growth To Accelerate Expansion

TROY - Algo announced it has received a multi-million dollar investment from Plymouth Growth, an Ann Arbor private equity finance company. This new capital and strategic partnership will allow Algo to deepen its market penetration and increase sales and marketing capabilities. Details were not announced. Algo is a SaaS solution provider used by enterprise businesses,

By |2021-08-10T11:23:47-04:00August 9th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|