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TechStars Detroit Accelerator – Everything You Need To Know With Managing Director Monica Wheat

DETROIT - TechStars Detroit Accelerator is accepting applications and will be hosting an accelerator online presentation Thursday April 28. You can register for this free event at https://hopin.com/events/jpmc-inside-a-techstars-accelerator In this video interview with Monica Wheat, Managing Director of TechStars Detroit, the 24-year veteran of startup, corporate, and tech organizations, explains how the backing of J.P.

By |2022-04-25T16:55:01-04:00April 25th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Tech Stars Equitech Accelerator Launch Monica Wheat Provides Details

ANN ARBOR - Monica Wheat talks about the launch of the new Tech Stars Equitech Accelerator and a variety of other private equity finance and entrepreneur startup activities she's involved with in Detroit in this video interview. If you are a tech entrepreneur, you want to find out more. https://youtu.be/6oZunRrRO-w

By |2021-12-29T11:06:15-05:00December 29th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Monica Wheat Joins Visionary Voices Speakers Bureau To Amplify Female, Non-Binary Voices

ANN ARBOR - Entrepreneur Monica Wheat, entrepreneur and investor, discusses her selection to the inaugural Visionary Voices speakers bureau, to amplify female and non-binary voices nationwide. Women and non-binary individuals are significantly underrepresented in conversations about tech and venture capital — both at conferences and in media coverage. This perpetuates a cycle where they don’t

By |2020-09-24T20:18:00-04:00September 24th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Detroit To Host World’s First Virtual Techstars Startup Week June 22-26

DETROIT - Techstars Detroit Startup Week (June 22 - 26) averages 10,000 annual attendees at its live festivals, but his year it will be virtual in response to the global COVID-19 crisis. Startup Week operates in more than 50 cities worldwide and Detroit is the first to host a virtual edition of the festival. Detroit

By |2020-06-20T17:43:41-04:00June 20th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Backstage Launches Multi-City Tour That Includes Detroit to Invest in Underestimated Entrepreneurs And Ecosystems

LOS ANGELES – Backstage Capital, a boutique venture capital firm that invests exclusively in women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, announced this week the launch of Backstage Tour 2020 - a multi-city, one-day event series bringing knowledge, investment, and connection. The tour comes to Detroit June 20. Events will feature entrepreneur

By |2020-02-25T19:56:21-05:00February 25th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Backstage Ventures Seeks To Invest In Startups Founded By People Of Color, Women, LGBT

ROYAL OAK - Monica Wheat introduces her Backstage Accelerator for people of color, women and the LBGT community, whom traditionally have difficulty getting funding. Detroit is one of four Backstage Accelerators worldwide. Monica Wheat To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e163-backstage-detroit

By |2024-04-04T14:16:55-04:00March 22nd, 2019|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Backstage Detroit Hosts Kickoff Party March 13 To Welcome First Cohort

DETROIT - Backstage Detroit, a three-month program designed to give underrepresented founders the support they need to reach the next critical milestone, is hosting its kick off party March 13 at the Lear Innovation center. Backstage, a national program, focuses on funding women and minorities. Companies participating in the Backstage Accelerator will receive $100,000 checks

By |2019-03-11T08:33:19-04:00March 11th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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Monica Wheat Updates Techstars Startup Week Detroit – All This Week

ROYAL OAK - Startup Week Detroit Co-Founder Monica Wheat talks about her week-long entrepreneurial extravaganza in downtown Detroit going on this week on a new indoor-outdoor campus that spans Grand Circus Park and adjacent buildings, including Bamboo Detroit. Now officially called Techstars Startup Week Detroit, the event is moving out of its previous home base,

By |2018-06-19T20:21:12-04:00June 19th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Detroit Startup Week, Detroit Entrepreneur Week Set For May 22-26

DETROIT - Registration has opened for Detroit Startup Week, scheduled for May 22-26, this year in partnership with Detroit Entrepreneur Week. Startup businesses of every type and stage are invited to more than 100 completely free events that are designed to support startup growth and build a stronger business ecosystem in Detroit.  “In true Detroit

By |2017-04-20T20:25:15-04:00April 20th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|
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