ANN ARBOR - Skip Simms was one of Ann Arbor SPARK's first employees when it was created a couple decades ago to provide business training and services to the Ann Arbor tech community, including engineers coming out of the University of Michigan. On Dec. 31, Simms retired from SPARK and stepped down as managing partner
On MITech TV Jan. 9, Erin Millerschin and Rick French discuss French/West/Vaughn's acquisition of The Millerschin Group. Skip Simms, employee No. 2 at Ann Arbor SPARK, retired on Dec. 31. He talks about his experiences co-founding SPARK and his future plans. David Weaver from CitySide Ventures and Birmingham Angels explains how his investment group works
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Debbie Dingell announced $2.4 million in federal funding from the Economic Development Administration to Ann Arbor SPARK to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable, connecting downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Ypsilanti with critical broadband infrastructure. The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Corridor Fiber Optic Backbone project, accompanied by $600,000 in local funding,
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Monday at 2 pm Tonya Matthews, the director of the Wayne State STEM Innovation Learning Center, will explain how the center will train STEM students. Then Bill Mayer, who leads the entrepreneurial program for Ann Arbor SPARK, talks about what his program offers. Finally, Fred Brown updates the latest on
ANN ARBOR — As part of the a2Tech360 series of events, Ann Arbor SPARK presented its 20th annual FastTrack awards to 16 Washtenaw County-based companies that have demonstrated fast growth. Several of the 2018 FastTrack award recipients were multiple year winners. For the first time, CEO Bhushan Kulkarni accepted awards on behalf of two companies,
FARMINGTON HILLS - The deadline to participate in PitchClub at Ann Arbor SPARK and get the opportunity to win a $50,000 investment plus mentoring from some of the top technology and business players in the state is May 27. Pitch Club is hosted by Kyyba Innovations and Bodman PLC. The event is scheduled for June
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK and Deepgram’s first employee, Adam Sypniewski, are working together to bring a new series of meetups to Ypsilanti focused on making connections between high tech professionals in eastern Washtenaw County. The first three events are scheduled for Spark East on January 24, February 21, and March 28, 2017, at 6 p.m.
ANN ARBOR - On June 15, advanced life science technology companies from Southeast Michigan will provide an eight-minute pitch outlining their products, their technology and their market opportunity. They will also detail recent accomplishments such as; FDA submissions, technical accomplishments, and manufacturing milestones. After each company has presented, we will have a question and answer
