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Centrepolis Offers Grants, Manufacturing Support, And Growth Programs For Michigan Companies

SOUTHFIELD - Michigan manufacturers, product developers, and technology startups have multiple opportunities this summer to access funding, engineering support, and business assistance through programs offered by the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University. Many Michigan manufacturers are looking to diversify beyond traditional automotive work. These programs can provide funding, engineering expertise, prototype development assistance, investor

By |2026-06-18T17:49:20-04:00June 18th, 2026|Industry 4.0|
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Michigan Bets Big, but AI Investment ROI Unclear

DETROIT - Michigan is investing millions of dollars to build an artificial intelligence economy but questions about Michigan AI investment ROI are mounting. Developers are proposing power-hungry data centers. Universities are expanding AI research. State leaders recently launched a $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund to help technology startups grow. But as Michigan doubles down on

By |2026-07-03T11:56:37-04:00June 1st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence|
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Why Michigan Isn’t Creating Enough Billion-Dollar Startups — And Why Ann Arbor Thinks It Has The Answer

ANN ARBOR  — Michigan helped invent the modern auto industry, remains one of America's top engineering centers, and is home to one of the nation's leading research universities. So why isn't the state creating more billion-dollar technology companies? That's the question increasingly confronting Michigan business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as states like Texas, Colorado,

By |2026-05-31T12:27:03-04:00May 31st, 2026|Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, News|
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Michigan Launches Innovation Alliance As State Struggles To Keep Startups From Leaving

LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past

By |2026-05-28T10:43:16-04:00May 28th, 2026|Business, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
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AI Startup Wins $1M Grand Prize as Michigan Competition Highlights State’s Innovation Shift

LANSING - A statewide startup competition that drew 375 applications from more than 100 Michigan communities has crowned its overall winner—signaling where the state’s innovation economy is heading next. Adrenaline Interactive was named the grand prize winner April 7, taking home $1 million for its artificial intelligence-driven platform that embeds branded content directly into video

By |2026-04-08T15:09:00-04:00April 8th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurs, News|
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The Best Tech Startup Business Ideas You Should Consider Funding in Michigan Now

Only a few states in the United States could compete with Michigan when it comes to providing an enabling environment for startups. The state boasts a properly developed labor market, a vast consumer market for businesses to tap into, and a friendly government. When you add its entrepreneur-friendly environment, you will understand why it is

By |2023-08-15T09:19:01-04:00August 15th, 2023|Guest Columns|
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Report: 1,322 Michigan Angels Invested $73.6 million

ANN ARBOR—The Michigan “angel investor” community released its 2019 annual research report, showing an increase in the number of angel investors and the amount they invested in Michigan startups last year. “Since we started publishing this report in 2017, angel activity across Michigan has steadily increased,” said Skip Simms, Michigan Angel Fund managing director and

By |2020-05-06T18:02:50-04:00May 6th, 2020|Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|
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Report: Fewer Deals, Larger Investments In Michigan Q3 Venture Capital Deals

GRAND RAPIDS - Venture capital investors made fewer deals in Michigan during the third quarter than the same period a year earlier, although the amount invested more than tripled. VC firms invested $169.6 million in 26 deals in Michigan from July to September, according to a quarterly report from Pitchbook.com and the National Venture Capital

By |2018-10-11T11:47:46-04:00October 11th, 2018|Entrepreneurs|
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Creative Co. Providing Startups With $25K To Fund Design Services

DETROIT - Do you know a tech-based startup in Michigan that needs professional design services? Creative Co. is providing early and second stage tech-based startups with an opportunity to receive up to $25,000 in funding towards professional design services. Through a bi-annual selection process we award tech-based startups with awards up to $25,000 to be used towards purchasing

By |2015-12-03T18:16:30-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured, New Products / Contracts|
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