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Crain's Detroit Business July, 2016  Tom Kinnear, chairman of the Venture Michigan Fund since it was launched in 2006 and the founding executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business at...

Inc. July, 2016 An entrepreneur's work is never done, but it's important to make some time for rest and relaxation, especially when the sun is shining and summer barbecues are popping up on every corner. While you're lounging on the beach or even...

Xconomy June, 2016 A University of Michigan student startup is attempting to modernize the process of safely getting home alone by developing a peer-to-peer app called Companion, which allows users to connect with family, friends, or public safety officials to...

The Economic Times June, 2016 There are three types of decisions that you will ever make - good decisions, bad decisions and a third category of the worst kind, no-decisions.  Read More  

Medgadget July, 2016 MedTech Innovator, the medtech industry’s annual start-up competition and virtual accelerator, has just announced their 20 semi-finalists. 430 companies from around the globe applied for these coveted spots, and were reviewed by 90 reviewers...

Michipreneur June, 2016 The Desai Accelerator is a joint effort between the Ross college and the college of engineering at the University of Michigan. Read More

We See Genius June, 2016 Between research, teaching and talent development, elite MBA programs might be one of the most important cogs in the growth of impact investing. Some schools are already leading the budding field and sending elite talent into the most...

Crain's Detroit Business April, 2016 Two startup companies owned by University of Michigan students won a combined $430,000 in early stage investments over the weekend, at the national Rice Business Plan Competition in Houston. Read More

PE Hub Network September, 2015 University of Michigan‘s Zell Lurie commercialization fund has made an undisclosed investment in PHASIQ. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, PHASIQ is a healthcare company that provides multiple protein testing solutions. Read More

Poets & Quants May, 2016 Megan Driscoll, founder and president of PharmaLogics, a top bio-pharmaceutical recruiting company, had never had any formal business school training. Wanting to learn more from leaders like herself, she found what she was looking for in the...

The Michigan Daily February, 2016 Over 40 people gathered in the Alumni Center Thursday for the TechArb showcase, a culmination of a University of Michigan startup training program.  Read More

Xconomy May, 2016 The University of Michigan’s student-run Social Venture Fund has contributed to a $3 million seed round forConversa Health, a Bay Area heathtech company aiming to improve patient engagement. The amount of U-M’s investment was not disclosed....