Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
EAST LANSING - The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund is opening its third office location at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, the place-making arm of the Michigan State University Foundation. Renaissance VC also has offices in Ann Arbor and Detroit. “Renaissance coming to the TIC means greater access to capital resources for area entrepreneurs,” said
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was pleased to interview Susan Emerick, Global Marketing Executive at IBM (www.ibm.com), educator and published author. Susan’s multifaceted career and expertise highlights how far the technology industry has come in empowering clients to transform their businesses and develop competitive advantage using advanced analytics, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence and
DETROIT - Wayne State University will turn into a computer programming hub from May 19 - 21 for its third annual hackathon: HackWSU 2017 - where beginner, intermediate and advanced hackers will come to learn, compete and develop software, or hardware projects. The event is sponsored by Wayne State's entrepreneurial resource office, Innovation Warriors and
ROYAL OAK - Monica Wheat joins M2 TechCast Co-Hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to provide more details on 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
ANN ARBOR - Benjamin Rathi, a business and computer science senior at the University of Michigan, already had a successful startup under his belt when he won a spot on the Zell Early Stage Fund as a junior. The fund, which launched in fall 2015 with a dozen juniors at the Zell Lurie Institute housed
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK presented its annual FastTrack awards to 18 Washtenaw County-based companies, including multiple winners, led by LLamasoft, a FastTrack award winner every year since 2008. “It’s incredible to see the range of companies that are thriving in our region,” said Paul Krutko, president and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK. “The
DETROIT - Starting May 1st two big grant competitions for businesses in Detroit are opening up, the Hatch Detroit retail competition, and the NEIdeas small business growth competition. These two grants will award entrepreneurs cash to open up shop or grow their companies in Detroit. Hatch Detroit is a $50,000 award for the 1st place
ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz, Associate Director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, discusses the highlights of the MVCA 2017 Annual Report, covering Venture Capital activity in Michigan during 2016. Key highlights include: There were 141 active venture-backed startups in Michigan in 2016, which is a 48% increase in the last five years. 54 startups
TRAVERSE CITY - TCNewTech continues to make inroads in establishing Traverse City as a northern Michigan technology hub. Board members of the tech entrepreneur and enthusiast meet-up community recently solidified plans to launch an incubator at Traverse City’s Old City Hall. The group anticipates a launch date in early summer of 2017. The Traverse
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium has announced speakers for the event, to be held May 16-17 at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest. The 36th annual MGCS, the Midwest’s largest venture capital and startup showcase, will feature nearly 60 high-growth companies presenting from around the United States that span the
