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Michigan Angel Investors Expand Statewide Network as MCN Adds Lansing Group, Names New President

GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan’s early-stage capital ecosystem continues to evolve as Michigan Capital Network (MCN) expands its statewide angel investing collaborative, adding a Lansing-based investor group and naming new leadership aimed at strengthening startup financing across the state. Michigan Capital Network announced that Capital Community Angels (CCA) has joined its MCN Angel Association. At the same

By |2026-02-16T19:59:36-05:00February 16th, 2026|Entrepreneur, News|
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Tribal Economic Development Group Waséyabek Invests In Michigan Capital Network

GRAND RAPIDS – Waséyabek, an economic development company in Michigan’s Indian Country, announced  that its Board of Directors has agreed to invest $5 million with Michigan Capital Network, a venture capital fund management and angel investing organization based in Grand Rapids. Waséyabek is the 100 percent Tribally-owned holding company that manages non-gaming economic development activities

By |2025-08-13T15:47:35-04:00August 12th, 2025|Business, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Michigan Capital Network Promotes Jenni Li to Principal

GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network announced it has expanded its leadership team by promoting Jenni Li, Ph.D., to principal at the firm. Li first joined MCN as an analyst in 2020 after receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Li was promoted to senior analyst at

By |2025-03-26T17:02:49-04:00March 26th, 2025|Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|
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New Director Appointed To Lead BlueWater Angels Investment Group

MIDLAND– BlueWater Angels, a network of individuals and organizations from the Great Lakes Bay and mid-Michigan region focused on investing private capital in promising start-up companies, has selected Erin Strang to succeed long-time director, Leland Richards. Strang is an accomplished business development professional who joined the Central Michigan University Research Corporation (CMURC) in 2009 as Grant

By |2025-01-13T20:28:50-05:00January 13th, 2025|Entrepreneurs|
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2 Grand Rapids-Based VC Funds Create Affiliation Agreement For Entrepreneurs Of Color

GRAND RAPIDS – New Community Transformation Fund and Michigan Capital Network, two Grand Rapids based venture capital investment organizations, announced a new affiliation agreement intended to accelerate momentum in the early and mid-stage investment sector for business owners and entrepreneurs of color in West Michigan. Under this agreement, both organizations will remain as stand-alone entities

By |2024-12-16T14:05:07-05:00December 12th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Michigan Capital Network Promotes Jenni Li to Senior Associate

GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network (MCN), the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today it has named Jenni Li as Senior Associate. Li joined MCN in 2020 as an analyst after completing her BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Georgia Tech, where she

By |2024-03-04T16:49:01-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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Michigan Capital Network Names Sapna Patel Principal

GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network (MCN), the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today it has named Sapna Patel as a principal with the investment organization. She becomes the third principal added to the firm since the start of 2023.  Patel brings

By |2023-09-05T17:51:22-04:00September 5th, 2023|Entrepreneurs|
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Michigan Capital Network Connecting Angel Groups Statewide

ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, president of the Michigan Capital Network Association, joins MITech TV to talk about the association that operates a network of angel groups in Michigan. Each group is locally managed and is passionate about building the local business ecosystem. The MCN network as a whole helps syndicate deals throughout the state,

By |2023-08-10T13:25:40-04:00August 7th, 2023|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Aug. 7: Michigan Capital Network, Commune Angels, Pointe Angels, Northern Michigan Angels

ANN ARBOR - The focus on MITech TV Aug. 7 is angel investors. On the show is Diane Durance, President, Michigan Capital Network Association. Followed by Marlo Rencher, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Commune Angels. Then David Bloom, Executive Director, Pointe Angels. Finally Jody Trietch, CPA, Executive Director, Northern Michigan Angels.    

By |2023-08-07T12:55:19-04:00August 7th, 2023|Podcasts|
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Michigan Capital Network Adds New Executive to Leadership Team

GRAND RAPIDS  – Michigan Capital Network, the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today that it has promoted Meagan Malm to the position of principal with the investment organization.  Malm joined MCN in 2020. She currently helps source investment opportunities, conduct due diligence

By |2022-12-20T13:16:14-05:00December 20th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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