Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - The DTX Launch Detroit teams have been working hard for the past 10 weeks, and now is their time to shine! Come see these entrepreneurs Aug. 4 at TechTown pitch their business ideas to a panel of experts—and to the public. The teams will go public with their concepts and the public will
LUDINGTON - Mason County is offering entrepreneurs with viable business ideas or those who run a start-up with less than $100,000 in annual sales to compete for $50,000 in prize money that is on the table until July 31. The fine print is if your company or idea wins, you must either start the business
DETROIT - A group of community-minded people in Detroit are focusing this summer on how to solve policing problems, certainly a hot topic with violence raging across the country between police and the citizens they have been hired to serve and protect. Design Action Lab, a free program focused on community-driven problem solving, and Bamboo
SAN FRANCISCO - Pokeman Go isn’t the only breakout Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality success this year. Early stage Venture Capitalists and corporations invested a record $2 billion into AR/VR startups in the last 12 months, despite the fact the market is still in its earliest stages. As the fourth wave of platform change (after PC, online and mobile)
DETROIT - Venture Capital company Fontinalis Partners - who counts William C. Ford Jr. among its partners - closed its $100 million second fund, Fontinalis Capital Partners II, bringing Fontinalis Partners’ total committed capital to $165 million. The money will be used to invest in the best and brightest companies in next-generation mobility - described
AUBURN HILLS - Oakland County’s Tech248 on July 26 will be hosting a program that brings some “nontraditional” talent options for IT companies in Michigan - some are “out of the box” thinking and others are very “bleeding edge” thinking. Speakers include Jennifer Llewellyn, manager, Workforce Development, and Greg Doyle, One Stop Shop Business Center
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation approved five projects through Michigan Tech’s Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization program, which supports the acceleration of commercially viable applied advanced material technologies developed by university researchers. An 11-member oversight committee consisting of venture capitalists, materials experts from various fields and successful entrepreneurs reviewed each project and approved
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum meeting July 11 will feature Kenyatta Brame, Executive Vice President of Cascade Engineering, who will discuss worker opportunity and equity to an organization’s sustainability strategy, its long-term profitability, and community prosperity. West Michigan Works! and GRCC Workforce Training will also present on available resources and financial incentives
NOVI - This it the perfect combination of enjoying a good meal, meeting cool people and learning things that will help you grow your business. Motor City Connect Live meetings were never designed as something you HAD to do. They are something you WANT to do. On Tuesday July 12, you'll enjoy the vibe from
LANSING - Michigan’s investments in the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program have helped diversify the state’s economy and created jobs during the last decade, according to a study commissioned by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. But, the report warns, the state’s economy “is at a crossroads,” and investments in innovation and
