Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network (MCN), the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today it has named Sapna Patel as a principal with the investment organization. She becomes the third principal added to the firm since the start of 2023. Patel brings
EAST LANSING — The Desk Drawer Fund, the philanthropic foundation of MSU Federal Credit Union, announced it is awarding $175,000 in grants to two community organizations — Habitat for Humanity Capital Region and the Detroit Public Theatre — supporting their efforts to make positive impacts on our community. Founded in 2019, the foundation focuses on
GROSSE POINTE - Four-year old PointeAngels (as in Grosse Pointe) is lead by serial entrepreneur David Bloom, who also teaches classes at the University of Michigan. Bloom joined MITechTV to talk about what angel investors look for in deals, how much the entrepreneurial environment has grown in Michigan, and how his angel group works with
TRAVERSE CITY - Jody Trietch, executive director of Northern Michigan Angels, joins MITech TV, a production of MITechNews.Com, to talk about how her group has invested more than $9 million in Northern Michigan startups. In her concurrent role as Boomerang Catapult’s CFO, she provides operational and programmatic oversight to its portfolio of investments totaling over
DETROIT - Marlo Rencher from Commune Angels in Detroit explains the criteria her organization seeks to invest in startups in an video interview on MITech TV, a streaming media service produced by MITechNews.Com. According to its website (www.communeangels.com) Commune Angels is a community of investors united by its common interest in high-growth ventures and strengthened
ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, president of the Michigan Capital Network Association, joins MITech TV to talk about the association that operates a network of angel groups in Michigan. Each group is locally managed and is passionate about building the local business ecosystem. The MCN network as a whole helps syndicate deals throughout the state,
DETROIT - The August event lineup is here and we're excited to share these upcoming Techstars virtual sessions carefully crafted to support your startup journey. Moving forward, we'll share events monthly to keep you updated on what's happening. You can also find these events and additional sessions posted on our Meet and Greet page. Upcoming
LANSING – The Small Business Association of Michigan has named 24 small business owners to lead the organization as its 2023-2024 board of directors. Sue Tellier, owner of JetCo Federal, a supply chain management, logistics, and packaging services company with a focus on helping organizations achieve and maintain operational efficiency and resilience, will serve as
DETROIT - Tech Town Detroit is introducing its Retail Boot Camp: E-commerce & Home-based Edition. This eight-week program is designed to help entrepreneurs with home-based, pop-up and e-commerce businesses thrive in today's retail environment. Applications open July 13, and we're hosting our first virtual information session that same day. Attendees will learn more about the
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
