Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - DTX Launch Detroit, a 10-week technology startup accelerator for college students and recent graduates, is accepting applications for summer 2016. The application period closes on April 22. An information session will be held on February 24 from 6-8pm at TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs, Detroit. “DTX Launch Detroit is an intensive, real-world acceleration program,”
DETROIT - Researchers and entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the I-Corps Energy and Transportation training program developed by NextEnergy in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship. Applications will be accepted through April 3. The 2016 I-Corps program will kick-off at NextEnergy May 18-20 and come to a close on June 23-24.
DETROIT – How could your business use technology to help enhance your business? If you can answer that question in a 250-word essay you could have a chance to win up to $30,000 and participate in a day of mentoring with teams of business experts courtesy of Comcast Business and its Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs competition.
HOLLAND - Grand Angels, one of nearly a dozen angel investing groups in Michigan, announced it invested more than $3.5 million in 12 companies during 2015, the private equity finance group’s most active year since it was founded in 2004. Grand Angels has deployed $19.6 million in the past 11 years. The group expects it
FERNDALE - Crain’s Detroit Business Reporter Tom Henderson appears on the Jan. 25 edition of M2 TechCast to talk about the Venture Capital section published by his business tabloid. Henderson covers Venture Capital, technology and business stories for Crain’s. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-episode-19-tom-henderson-crains-vc-report?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit#t=0:00
WASHINGTON, DC - In the 2015 Venture Capital Report released Wednesday, Boston broke into the top three metropolitan statistical areas for the first time, overtaking perennial front-runner San Jose. But the San Francisco Bay area continues to remain on top. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti MSA tops in Michigan. Nationwide venture investors deployed capital to 3,662 companies located
FARMINGTON HILLS - One of the most important skills an Angel investor needs is the ability to do due diligence on a potential investment. If this is a skill you need to hone, you should attend Great Lakes Angels half-day Due Diligence seminar on Feb. 10. Registration is now open. Understanding how to prepare for
HOLLAND - In an ongoing collaborative effort to grow the entrepreneurial eco-system along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the city of Holland has submitted its SmartZone action plans to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Treasury Department for final review in hopes of approval by spring. Public hearings were held at both the City of
WASHINGTON DC – Corporate venture groups invested more than $7.5 billion in 905 deals to high-growth startups in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2015, accounting for 13 percent of all venture capital dollars invested for the year and 21 percent of all deals. This news comes from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the National
DETROIT - It’s that time of year already! Lots of applications are opening up for summer accelerator programs. Techstars Mobility in Detroit is open now for their next summer class of tech startups. The Techstars Mobility program is specifically seeking entrepreneurs with an idea to innovate in transportation, though they define mobility broadly seeking new
