GRAND RAPIDS — A new venture capital fund in West Michigan closed on its first deal this week. Grand Ventures I LP was part of a syndicate of investors that invested $3.5 million in Cincinnati, Ohio-based Astronomer Inc., a company that provides a platform for clients to collect and analyze data. The deal came after Grand Ventures — which targets
ROYAL OAK - SnugLit, a wearable, portable solution to infant jaundice, is the latest product from TheraB Medical, an East Lansing startup. Its Chief Executive Officer, Alexa Jones, is working with Inforum’s inGage, a mentoring program for second-stage female entrepreneurs, to take her company to the next level. inGage Director Tember Shea interviews Jones on
ROYAL OAK - Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos interviews 365 Retail Markets' CEO Joe Hessling and COO John Chidiac who explain the rapidly growing, self-checkout technology company that has been revolutionizing the vending machine industry since 2008. 365 Retail Markets is a turnkey, unmanned market that allows customers to increase sales, improve the customer experience, and increase
ROYAL OAK - Nicole Pasuit, CEO of TechStak, interviews two of the five women who joined her on May 25 on the Women Tech Founders Panel at Detroit Start Up Week. Sharing their entrepreneurial experiences were Elizabeth Mays of MCS Multimedia, a legacy family company of Mays Printing, serving the community for over 70 years,
DETROIT – I what’s rapidly becoming a Detroit entrepreneur staple, Detroit Startup Week returns May 22 offering sixteen learning tracks that support every facet of business development plus access to some movers-and-shakers from JP Morgan, Chase, Google, Quicken Loans, Comcast and Next Energy, just to name a few of the big players. The weeklong event
SBAM Annual Meeting & Small Business Expo Lansing Center (map) Please join us! SBAM Annual Meeting & Small Business Expo Thursday, June 15 9:00am - 1:45pm Members! We have a limited number of tickets available for $55! Register now to take advantage of this great offer. NEW! Expanded exhibit hall and networking hours NEW! Roundtable
WASHINGTON DC - TechConnect invites entrepreneurs to submit innovative technology ideas and proposals to address the new energy challenges for funding and partnership through its GameChanger program. Shell will be meeting with prospective entrepreneurs at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference, May 14-17 in Washington, D.C. Shell GameChanger is soliciting early-stage innovative technology solutions and proposals
LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, presents Neil Sheridan, chair of the Entrepreneurship Task Force at the Small Business Association of Michigan, in an excerpt of his recent talk at Capitol Issues Forum on why entrepreneurs are vital to Michigan’s economy and how we stack up to other
ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz, Associate Director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, discusses the highlights of the MVCA 2017 Annual Report, covering Venture Capital activity in Michigan during 2016. Key highlights include: There were 141 active venture-backed startups in Michigan in 2016, which is a 48% increase in the last five years. 54 startups
TRAVERSE CITY - TCNewTech continues to make inroads in establishing Traverse City as a northern Michigan technology hub. Board members of the tech entrepreneur and enthusiast meet-up community recently solidified plans to launch an incubator at Traverse City’s Old City Hall. The group anticipates a launch date in early summer of 2017. The Traverse
