DETROIT - Join TechTown Detroit for the Start Studio MVP Winter 2024 Demo Day on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Twelve promising startups will showcase the Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) they've been diligently crafting for the past six weeks. We'll kick off the evening with an engaging introduction — prepare to be inspired by
GRAND RAPIDS – On the heels of National Black Business Month, the Michigan Small Business Development Center announces a new and entertaining Grand Rapids pitch competition on September 28 called Pitch Black. It was created in 2021 in response to the detrimental effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on Black-owned businesses in Muskegon County. The highly
SOUTHFIELD—Snowbotix, a startup company developing an autonomous, electric-powered robot that can be used to clear snow in winter and clean pavement in summer, won the $15,000 first prize in the Centrepolis Accelerator Micro Makers Evolution Lab Pitch Event, held Wednesday in the Buell Building Atrium at Lawrence Technological University. A total of $35,000 was awarded
DETROIT - On May 23, TechTown Detroit hosted its Spring 2023 Retail Boot Camp (RBC) Showcase to celebrate the graduates of RBC’s 14th cohort. Seventeen entrepreneurs spent 12 weeks learning the ins and outs of opening a brick-and-mortar storefront from a team of industry professionals. During the Showcase, those entrepreneurs pitched their businesses, shared what they had accomplished so far and what they’d do with the prize money if they won a $5,000 Kickstart Award. Five standout businesses
TRAVERSE CITY - As the weather warms up and students enjoy their spring break, TCNewTech is gearing up for its next event. Tonight, April 4th at 6:00 PM, at the City Opera House, TCNewTech will feature four startup companies. Four startups, ranging from biotechnology to personal safety apps, will present their innovative ideas to a
SOUTHFIELD - Manu-Tech Pitch Competition 2022: Catalyzing Sustainability in Domestic Manufacturing. Scott Phillips, manufacturing expert in residence at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on the Manu-Tech Pitch Competition Dec. 7. It is focused on Industry 4.0 technologies. To register, click on https://pmbc.connect.space/manu-tech-2022/agenda https://youtu.be/WvW9cu6NQQA
ANN ARBOR - As part of its a2Tech360 week-long series of events, Ann Arbor SPARK awarded $200,000 to startups during Invest360, a pitch competition that recognizes promising emerging companies in the mobility, healthcare, and information technology sectors. The winners, Functional Fluidics, Jottful, and M-Vision were each awarded $50,000 on October 7 during the first part
TRAVERSE CITY - The audience overwhelmingly voted for Cindy Bauer’s (founder and CEO), medical data sharing app, Coordinista, designed to streamline data for nurses and hospitals. Born out of Bauer’s passion to help frustrated nurse care managers better connect with patients who often fall through the cracks after being discharged from the hospital. Coordinista’s tools
DETROIT — Detroit’s iconic Gem Theatre will host the state’s first Michigan Tech Week Oct. 12 and 13. Michigan Tech Week will consist of two full days of premier events to celebrate Michigan’s high-growth tech ecosystem. “Michigan Tech Week will bring together major stakeholders in Michigan’s tech ecosystem to collaborate with hundreds of attendees and
TRAVERSE CITY - Vishnu Mano, President and Founder of Spotter, won the audience’s vote after delivering the evening’s only remote pitch at NewTech's event Sept 13th. Mano’s Spotter, a mobile app developed to help find its users places to park in a fresh new way, utilizes a combination of sensors, security camera footage, and other
