Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - The Michigan Venture Capital Association is hosting its Awards Dinner Thursday Sept. 28 at the Fillmore in Detroit. MVCA Executive Director Ara Topouzian warns only 200 tickets are available and they are selling out fast. Ticket deadline is Sept. 15. TICKETS $200 MVCA Members Only $275 Non-MVCA Members More info at MichiganVCA.Org https://youtu.be/7yvnJHwI3ZA
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - While national venture capital investing decreased in 2022, Michigan continued to show strength with $1.2 billion invested into Michigan-based companies--an increase of 12 percent over 2021. Within the Great Lakes region, Michigan has been accelerating in venture capital activity with a growth rate of 13.7 percent since 2006, slightly higher than the
BIRMINGHAM - The Birmingham Angels are calling all women technology-based entrepreneurs, angel investors, and aspiring tech trailblazers. Join the Birmingham Angels on Sept. 12 for a dynamic session where we discuss how to make Michigan the #1 State for Women Tech Entrepreneurs. How did they do it? What can be done? What will it take?
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network (MCN), the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today it has named Sapna Patel as a principal with the investment organization. She becomes the third principal added to the firm since the start of 2023. Patel brings
EAST LANSING — The Desk Drawer Fund, the philanthropic foundation of MSU Federal Credit Union, announced it is awarding $175,000 in grants to two community organizations — Habitat for Humanity Capital Region and the Detroit Public Theatre — supporting their efforts to make positive impacts on our community. Founded in 2019, the foundation focuses on
GROSSE POINTE - Four-year old PointeAngels (as in Grosse Pointe) is lead by serial entrepreneur David Bloom, who also teaches classes at the University of Michigan. Bloom joined MITechTV to talk about what angel investors look for in deals, how much the entrepreneurial environment has grown in Michigan, and how his angel group works with
TRAVERSE CITY - Jody Trietch, executive director of Northern Michigan Angels, joins MITech TV, a production of MITechNews.Com, to talk about how her group has invested more than $9 million in Northern Michigan startups. In her concurrent role as Boomerang Catapult’s CFO, she provides operational and programmatic oversight to its portfolio of investments totaling over
DETROIT - Marlo Rencher from Commune Angels in Detroit explains the criteria her organization seeks to invest in startups in an video interview on MITech TV, a streaming media service produced by MITechNews.Com. According to its website (www.communeangels.com) Commune Angels is a community of investors united by its common interest in high-growth ventures and strengthened
ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, president of the Michigan Capital Network Association, joins MITech TV to talk about the association that operates a network of angel groups in Michigan. Each group is locally managed and is passionate about building the local business ecosystem. The MCN network as a whole helps syndicate deals throughout the state,
DETROIT - The August event lineup is here and we're excited to share these upcoming Techstars virtual sessions carefully crafted to support your startup journey. Moving forward, we'll share events monthly to keep you updated on what's happening. You can also find these events and additional sessions posted on our Meet and Greet page. Upcoming
