DETROIT – Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is now accepting applications for startups to win up to $1 Million in Cash and prizes. This year the pitch competition unveils a new format to help company better connect. Investors and Companies must register to apply by Aug. 15.

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, a program of ID Ventures, today announced it is accepting applications for its ninth annual pitch competition on November 13 at the newly iconic Lexus Velodrome.  The competition features the best and brightest seed-stage startups and introduces them to investors, mentors, and resources while awarding $1,000,000 in cash and prizes. Companies must register by August 15 to be eligible to apply.

The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition supports Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their companies to investors while building connections with entrepreneurs, business acceleration resources, and experts in their sector during carefully curated individual meetings.

Timeline
• Company Registration Deadline: August 15
◦ Companies MUST register to be eligible to apply
• Company Application Deadline: August 31
• Company Semi-Finalists Announced: October 3
• Semi-Finalist Company Presentations Deadline: November 3
• Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition: November 13

About Accelerate Michigan Business Competition
Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, a program of ID Ventures, is a competition that supports Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their companies to investors while building connections with entrepreneurs, business acceleration resources, and experts in their sector during carefully curated individual meetings.

For more information, visit www.acceleratemichigan.org.