Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
ANN ARBOR - The $10 million Zell Founders Fund, created last year by a donation from Sam and Helen Zell, has made its first investment - Sneakers by Jordana, started by recent alumnus Jordana Schrager. The $100,000 investment will be used to start mass production on a new footwear and fashion line that features Jordana's
DEARBORN - TiECon Midwest 2016 Oct. 27-28 is Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference, attracting hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year’s theme is Ignite2Disrupt. Connected World. Connected Technologies. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan will moderate a panel discussion on Oct. 28 called State of the Connected Vehicle and its Ecosystem: Opportunities for Monetization. Main
ROYAL OAK - Paul Riser Jr., Managing Director of Tech-Based Entrepreneurship at TechTown in Detroit, talks about his efforts leading TechTown’s LABS Programs. This includes but may not be limited to, incubation and acceleration for TechTown clients, university commercialization and tech transfer focus, supervision of business development functions, capital identification for clients, including loan funds,
ROYAL OAK - Lori Emerson, Talent Connector at AmyCell LLC, works with recruiters to promote the IT talent in the region. One of these is the Software Talent And Retention (STAR) program that helps match recently graduated software talent with Michigan employers seeking software developers. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, an experienced
ROYAL OAK - Lisa Katz, Executive Director at the Workforce Intelligence Network, updates Opportunity Detroit Tech, a collaborative body that envisions the Greater Detroit Region as a place where an improved information technology ecosystem can be the answer to industry and community economic success! Opportunity Detroit Tech provides a network of support of both industry peers and labor
DETROIT - Rachele Downs, long-time Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies at Inforum, has been hired by Dandelion, a community projects organizer, as the agency’s first National Director of Development and Acquisitions. This new role was created by Dandelion to support its recent expansion into Saginaw and Chicago. As National Director of Development and Acquisitions, Downs
LANSING – Attention all you multitaskers that pride yourself on your ability to read emails, respond to instant messages and answer the phone all while simultaneously doing your daily work. Studies have recently shown that not only is this way of working unproductive, it drops your IQ, and there is ongoing research to determine whether
SEATTLE, WA – Michigan attracted $118.8 million in 18 deals in the state in the third quarter of 2016, up from $58 million in the second quarter and $48.8 million in the first, a new report says. The report, from the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook, a VC database, showed the third quarter in
DETROIT - Benzinga, a financial tech media site, has raised $3 Million, including an investment from entrepreneur Dan Gilbert and WorldQuant Ventures. The investment will fuel an expansion of Benzinga’s original market-moving content and data service infrastructure, allowing Benzinga to better serve its rapidly increasing demand from traders and investors. “We’re very excited to announce our investment in Benzinga,”
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer and coach Greg Coyne of Gerry Weinberg & Associates Sandler Training, about how to bid and negotiate for sales without falling into the trap of falling into the role of being an unpaid consultant to your customer.
