Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
ANN ARBOR - At an event that seemed to take a page from the Academy Awards, the Michigan Venture Capital Association honored four winners with its capital, community, entrepreneurship and lifetime achievement awards. Held at the Red Wings practice facility in the basement of Little Caesar's Arena, presenters produced bedazzled envelopes with the winners' names
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has hired Komal Doshi as its entrepreneurial services director of mobility programs. In this role, Doshi will work with existing and new startups to identify and solve challenges, engage stakeholders, and build new relationships within the mobility industry. This new position at Ann Arbor SPARK, funded by the City
ROYAL OAK - Amy Babinchak, the owner of Harbor Computer Services, Third Tier and SellMyMSP, didn’t plan on making IT her career. She switched her college major to computers. But when she went for her first computer certifications, she didn’t have the money to pay for the exams. Her aunt came to the rescue and
DEARBORN - Six communities across the state of Michigan have been identified for the strategies they employ to foster entrepreneurial growth and economic development, according to the annual eCities study. The study, conducted by iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, identified the City of Farmington Hills, City of Grand Blanc, City of Hillsdale,
HOUGHTON - StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, and the Invest Michigan's University Commercialization Fund (UCF). Yap
DETROIT – Bamboo Detroit, the city’s original shared office space community, today unveiled its 2017 Bamboo Detroit Economic Impact Report. This is the first study conducted by the organization of its member businesses and their owners. It is also believed to be one of the first inside looks at the impact of businesses who utilized
WASHINGTON - Globalization, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial dynamism in recent decades have fundamentally transformed the U.S. economy, but states are not equally well positioned to reap the benefits of this so-called “New Economy.” In fact, according to The 2017 State New Economy Index, released Wednesday by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), there is
TROY - The Troy engineering technology developer Altair Engineering Inc. Monday announced the closing of its initial public offering. The company said its stock underwriters fully exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.8 million shares of Altair Class A common stock, indicating strong demand. After the underwriters’ exercise of the option to purchase additional
DETROIT - On Nov. 15, Wayne State University will launch the Wayne Innovation Hub to coordinate and enhance its program for entrepreneurship education, technology commercialization, and community partnerships, and to enhance the university’s overall culture of innovation. The Wayne Innovation Hub is an element of the university’s five-year strategic plan, Distinctively Wayne State, which identified
ANN ARBOR - Aquaro Histology announced Thursday it has completed a $9.8 million Series A round led by Telegraph Hills Partners. Aquaro, formerly known as Aquaro Biosystems, will use the money to launch its first product, an Automated Section Mounting used in medical research and development. Concurrent with the financing, Tom Raffin, M.D.; Deval Lashkari,
