Articles tagged: venture capital
Upcoming Michigan Growth Capital Symposium brings Midwestern investors and entrepreneurs together
Posted: 13 hours agoThe Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, held this coming week in Ypsilanti, will bring together investors from across the country to discuss the state of venture capital and meet the “Best of the Midwest” in startup ... Read more »
Ex-Pfizer and Lipitor drug developer closes $33 million funding round for new cholesterol drug
Posted: May 05, 2013When Roger Newton started the first Esperion Therapeutics in 1998, he raised more than $200 million and sold his company to Pfizer for $1.3 billion. Now in its second life, the Plymouth Township-based drug development company closed a new $33 million round of funding last week. Read more »
Ann Arbor biochemical startup closes 7-figure funding round
Posted: May 02, 2013The study of metabolomics flies under the radar for most Americans, but the field is attracting top minds and millions of dollars. Read more »
Crain's Detroit: Ann Arbor advanced ceramics startup closes seed round and adds experienced leadership
Posted: Apr 29, 2013Ann Arbor-based startup Covaron Advanced Materials received its first outside funding when it won the Student Business Startup competition at Accelerate Michigan in November. Read more »
Could virtual guidance counselor pay off for U-M venture fund?
Posted: Apr 26, 2013The University of Michigan has three student-run venture funds, but only one has a mandate to make investments in companies that emphasize social impact as part of their core mission. Read more »
Crain's Detroit: Ann Arbor fund continues investment in Michigan companies despite national downturn in venture activity
Posted: Mar 14, 2013While some outside venture capital firms are willing to invest in Michigan, it is harder to find “home-grown” firms willing to write bigger checks for middle-stage health care startups, according to a story in Crain’s ... Read more »
Sources: Michigan sees nearly $150 million increase in venture capital activity in 2012
Posted: Feb 15, 2013While venture capital funding decreased nationwide last year, funding for Michigan startups increased from $84.7 million in 2011 to $232.31 million in 2012. The investment level was the highest Michigan has seen since the dot-com bubble burst in 2000. Read more »
University of Michigan's student-led Frankel Fund leads $600,000 investment round
Posted: Feb 15, 2013As the University of Michigan has increased its focus on the entrepreneurial ecosystem, it has not neglected the funding half of the equation. In January, the Frankel Commercialization Fund invested $80,000 in Fusion Coolant Systems Inc. as part of a $600,000 series A round for the company. Read more »
Tech Beat: Top 4 TechCrunch Takeaways: How Southeast Michigan can realize its startup potential
Posted: Nov 08, 2012There was palpable excitement at the TechCrunch Meetup event at the Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit on Wednesday evening. Everyone seemed to feel that the region is on the verge of something very special. “I’m here, ... Read more »
techbeat: U-M business school's Entrepalooza attracts students with networking and words of wisdom
Posted: Sep 21, 2012Students said they were inspired, reinvigorated, and challenged by the Entrepalooza conference held Friday morning at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Business students, law students, entrepreneurs, business owners, venture capitalists, ... Read more »
techbeat: Former Arbor Networks leaders launch new Ann Arbor-based cloud data company
Posted: Jul 31, 2012Some companies provide tangible products or services that are easy to understand. And then there are companies like DeepField. The Ann Arbor-based startup launching today analyzes big data from the cloud to help content providers ... Read more »
Detroit Free Press: Michigan venture capital investments return to normal
Posted: Jul 20, 2012Venture capital investments in Michigan companies have rebounded after a disappointing 2011 according to a report in the Detroit Free Press Friday. Read more »
3 Ann Arbor companies benefit from Michigan's early-stage business investment fund
Posted: Jul 19, 2012A fund designated to help early-stage Michigan companies grow invested in three Ann Arbor-based startups this month, providing an infusion of cash as two of the companies, technology-based startups FlockTag and Larky are preparing to ... Read more »
Student-run Wolverine Venture Fund invests in hearing aid company Sonitus Medical
Posted: Jun 04, 2012The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by University of Michigan MBA and Ph.D. students, said it has invested in Sonitus Medical for the second time. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sonitus Medical creates hearing devices that conduct sound ... Read more »
Three highway crashes affecting traffic in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti areas
Posted: Aug 27, 2010Three crashes are affecting freeway traffic in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas this evening. A dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said one crash is on eastbound I-94 at State Street in Ann ... Read more »
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