DETROIT – Another technology start-up is calling downtown Detroit home. Detroit Labs, a technology launch pad specializing in the creation of iPhone, iPad, Android and Web applications, will be one of several tech companies moving into the newly renovated Madison Theatre building when it officially opens next month.
Detroit Labs was launched earlier this year after receiving funding from Detroit Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that seeds early stage tech companies primarily located in the heart of downtown Detroit. Detroit Labs and DVP are committed to participating in developing the creative, tech-focused urban core known as Detroit 2.0.
“We have assembled an extremely dynamic team, full of dreamers and doers, who will drive the success of our clients, company, and the city,” said Paul Glomski, Detroit Labs CEO and one of the company’s four founders.
Since being funded, Detroit Labs has completed several projects for clients ranging in size from local startups to several large companies including Caesars Entertainment and Made in Detroit, and has grown from four to 15 team members. The company expects to further expand in the year ahead.
Glomski said what sets Detroit Labs apart from its tech competitors is that team members have the opportunity to work on personal projects in the company-funded lab. Once completed, the projects could potentially be spun-off into their own job-creating ventures.
“Aside from creating innovative applications and creative, cutting-edge websites for clients, we continuously strive to find the next big idea in technology that will be both profitable and a job creator for Detroit and this region,” Glomski said.
Detroit Venture Partners CEO Josh Linkner said the decision to seed Detroit Labs was an easy one.
“Today’s mobile technology-driven market provides an infinite amount of opportunity as many consumers are looking to replace the traditional PC with mobile devices that are growing more capable every day. Detroit Labs, with its specialty in mobile application development, is perfectly positioned to capitalize on this trend,” said Linkner. “When you combine their expertise in this rapidly growing niche with their passion for entrepreneurship and creating spin-off companies, investing in Detroit Labs was a no-brainer.”
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