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U of Michigan fund backs healthcare startup PHASIQ
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
A ‘Quantum’ Leap For Company Leaders
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...
TechArb showcases student community in entrepreneurship
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
U-M Student Fund Invests in Conversa Health’s Patient Engagement Tech
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....
UM's Social Venture Fund Invests in Teaching Technology Firm
TechCentury June, 2016 The Social Venture Fund, a student-led venture fund at the University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, has invested in an early-stage bridge financing round for Austin, Texas-based Querium Corp....
Austin e-learning software maker raises more funding
Austin Business Journal June, 2016 Querium Corp., an e-learning software maker, has completed a $720,000 financing to improve its product as well as boost sales and marketing efforts. The Austin company indicated Thursday that the financing is a convertible note...
Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Invests in Querium, Austin Edtech Firm
Xconomy June, 2016 Edtech startup Querium has received an early stage bridge round of funds from the University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund, among other investors. Read More
U-M’s Desai Family Accelerator Announces Inaugural Startup Class
Xconomy June, 2015 Last summer, the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and College of Engineering announced the creation of a new accelerator that would be open to any startup—no university affiliation required. Earlier this month, the Desai Family...
Metro Detroit native Keywell pledges to donate half his wealth to charity
Crain’s Detroit Business June, 2015 What's metro Detroit native Brad Keywell going to do with the millions he has made from launching Groupon and other tech companies? Give away most of it. Read More
U-M’s Zell Lurie Fund Invests in Reveal Design Automation
Xconomy July, 2015 The University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund announced Friday that it has invested $50,000 in Ann Arbor, MI’s Reveal Design Automation, a university spin-out working in the area of semiconductor chip. Read More
B-Schools Push Social Impact With Student-Led Venture Capital Funds
BusinessBecause March, 2015 Venture capital funds have been flourishing at business schools and a new focus is pushing them to pour investment into socially impactful ventures. Read More
A billion in VC funding is real money for Chicago
Crain’s Chicago Business January, 2014 More venture capital flowed into Chicago startups in 2014 than any year since the dot-com boom 15 years ago, topping $1 billion. Read More