Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission is altering regulations so wireless carriers can deploy 5G faster. In a 3-2, party-line vote Thursday, agency commissioners passed a measure that exempts small cell radio deployments from federal environmental and historical preservation reviews originally meant for large cell phone towers. The vote didn't affect reviews from towns
ROYAL OAK - Amy Swift, founder of Building Hugger, who started her career as an architect doing sustainable designs. She left the corporate world to found a company that specializes in historic window restoration...and there are lot of old buildings downtown that can use her skills. Amy is interviewed on M2 TechCast by Tember Shea,
HOLLAND - A West Michigan venture capital firm closed last week on $7.2 million of the $10 million it seeks to raise to invest in health care startups. Formed last fall by Genesis Innovation Group LLC, a developer of emerging medical device technologies, cultivate(MD) Capital Fund GP LLC netted investments from about 50 individual investors. Many investors are
GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, who had served as State Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center for the past three years has resigned to return to the private sector to pursue health tech. His resignation was effective March 8. Ed Garner, the West Michigan SBDC Regional Director, has assumed the role of Interim
ROYAL OAK - Inforum InGAGE’s Tember Shea interviewS Katie Novak, President and CEO, Vaugahn Industries that brings a unique approach to application problems in the car-wash industry. Novak is a current InGAGE student and an award winning entrepreneur. She took over the role of CEO from her deceased brother in 2014. To listen, click on
ROYAL OAK - What’s happening with Diva Tech Talk and with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology? We’ve got you covered. Kathleen Norton-Schock joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on M2 TechCast to tell all. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/internet-advisor-755109612/m2techcast-episode-116-mcwt-kathleen-norton-schock
ANN ARBOR - Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, March 6. (11:59 EDT). Selected companies will be notified March 27 and are required to register for the conference. Presenting companies will receive a per person discounted registration rate of $295. APPLY TO PRESENT SEE WHO PRESENTED AT MGCS '17 Presenting Company Selection Companies selected to present
ANN ARBOR — May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle company seeking to replace existing transportation systems with self-driving micro-shuttles, announced that BMW i Ventures and Toyota AI Ventures have joined its investor-base, co-leading an $11.5 million round of seed funding. The company said the funding will allow it to launch new deployments across the country. Other
ROYAL OAK - Tech248 co-director Greg Doyle talks about the one-million cups program started by the Kauffman Foundation. The theory is it takes a million cups of coffee to start a business. Some 150 are now working around the United States, but only this one in Michigan’s Oakland County. It’s a chance for entrepreneurs to
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University has been approved for a one-year, $100,000 extension to fund the LTU Collaboratory Gatekeeper Business Incubator. Mark Brucki, LTU Executive Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships joins M2 TechCast to provide all the details. He is joined by Cathy Koch, CEO of K-Tec Systems, an LTU Collaboratory Client. The
