Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
EAST LANSING – Spartan Innovations announces the seventh season and summer 2022 cohort of its Conquer Accelerator program. The 10-week accelerator welcomes five teams to its East Lansing program: Detroit Maid, Fleet-Lab, Kibage, KindKatch, and Meknology. "Year after year, the talent and innovation that comes through the Conquer Accelerator program has been incredible and we're
GRAND RAPIDS - Tech start-up and Start Garden tenant Payload CMS has been accepted into and received a $500,000 investment from highly competitive tech accelerator Y Combinator. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% and alumni like Airbnb, Dropbox, Doordash, Instacart and Reddit, Y Combinator is more difficult to get into than Harvard. Since
AUSTIN, Texas - Companies are increasingly taking a public stance on social issues, but what should they take a stand on and how should they make their voices heard? We conducted a survey to find out and discovered that over three in five (64%) said it’s important for employers to take a stand on social
TRAVERSE CITY - TCNewTech has secured an exciting lineup of presenters at its June7th Pitch & Networking event. Doors open at the City Opera House at 5:30 pm and pitches start at 6 p.m. Seating is limited so be sure to register for this free event on Eventbrite, or watch it online via Facebook, YouTube,
BIRMINGHAM - Long-time Detroit area technology entrepreneur Tel Ganesan has expanded his Kyyba tech business into Kyyba Films. On June 3 in Birmingham, he is hosting the hometown debut of his latest film, 18 1/2 minutes that explores the missing recordings done at the Nixon White House during the Watergate Scandal that forced Nixon to
GRAND RAPIDS - Three area entrepreneurs have launched a new high-tech production space to meet the digital needs of area businesses. TheCollaborative Lab LLC, located at 943 W. River Center Drive NE in Comstock Park, held a soft opening last year but will open its doors to the general public on June 1. The open
DETROIT - The pandemic changed the way we work, and as the work-from-home lifestyle became the norm, employees began to re-evaluate their expectations for work-life balance. Many workers quit their jobs because their needs weren't being met. It's clear that employees don't want to go back to the way things were pre-pandemic. So we asked the
DETROIT – Small Business Advocate Creates The Summer Experiences You Love Crawford may be best-known for her successful, independently-organized event, All Things Detroit in Eastern Market or her shop, All Things Marketplace. But she also works behind the scenes with the organizations like the Downtown Detroit Partnership and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to curate markets and
GRAND RAPIDS - Angel investors put $69.1 million into 111 Michigan-based companies last year, an amount and deal flow that well exceeds the $50 million invested in 102 deals in 2020. “We had a great rebound year coming back from 2020, which was a down year as you might expect with the pandemic,” said Mike
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) received multiple awards at the Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Gala. Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business is the host institution for the Michigan SBDC. Thirty-two small businesses that worked with the SBDC took the stage for awards ranging from “Michigan 50 Companies
