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ANN ARBOR - Rapidly growing LLamasoft, a supply chain software company, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $50 million Series B financing round with affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Co-Founder Toby Brzoznowski said the money will be used to accelerate the development “of disruptive new technologies” that could now be released early next
FARMINGTON HILLS - Great Lakes Angels is hosting on Oct. 15 the Angel Investing Overview, an Angel Resource Institute education program on angel investing. Angel Investing Overview is the leading seminar for educating angel investors, entrepreneurs, and startup support professionals about how to execute the angel investment process. The AIO will teach you best practices
LANSING - Legislation to ensure that Michigan makes no more tax voucher grants to companies through the Early Stage Venture Investment Corporation were sent to the full Senate Thursday. The three bills - HB 4195, HB 4196 and HB 4365 - were reported unanimously by the members of the Economic Development and International Investment Committee. The committee also reported a
DETROIT – If you are a member of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, you qualify for a 30 percent early bird discount on the IoT Slam, the world’s first and largest virtual Internet of Things conference and exhibition. But the discount must be taken by Friday. MTAM members can register at http://dld.bz/dU3ps and use
SAN FRANCISCO – Because of so many data breeches in the past year, the price for personally identifiable information – what the bad guys need to steal a person’s identity, has fallen from $4 to just a buck, a new report contends. In Trend Micro's new report – Understand Data Breeches - the security company
TROY - Automation Alley Wednesday launched 7Cs Second Stage, an extension of Automation Alley’s exclusive entrepreneurship program, created to accelerate the growth of Southeast Michigan’s small businesses and startups - with a specific focus on advanced manufacturing. 7Cs Second Stage will be eligible to any technology or manufacturing-based company from five to 100 employees in
KALAMAZOO - Catalyst University is now accepting applications for its 2nd annual Makers’ Mart competition scheduled for January 28, 2016, at Wings Event Center. The winning maker will win $2,500 in cash plus $2,500 worth of legal, marketing and accounting consultations. The application deadline closes October 2. Last year’s Makers’ Mart winner was Handmade Kalamazoo. Melissa
TRAVERSE CITY – Attorney Enrico Schaefer has had an interest in wind-related activities for most of his life. So when Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, more commonly called drones, started to come into vogue for possible commercial uses, Traverse Legal, the law firm Schaefer co-founded, Traverse Legal, PLC, positioned itself to become a leader in practicing drone
Pi-rho technics RoboExplorers RoboFest SOUTHFIELD - The national championships of the World Robot Olympiad were held at Lawrence Technological University on Sept. 19, and three of the eight teams that won the right to represent their country in international competition are from Northville and Canton. Earning the right to
NEW YORK - Mobile shopping and advertising have caught on quickly in the United States. While younger mobile users appreciate the convenience of smartphones for shopping, baby boomers are less sure. And they're a lot surer they don't like ads on their devices. eMarketer estimates that nearly three-quarters of US mobile phone users, or 59.3
