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UM Student Venture Fund Invests in Detroit Web Mapping Firm
TechCentury September, 2014 The University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund announced an investment in Loveland Technologies, a Detroit-based web mapping technology developer with a social-impact focus. Read More
Skills Shortage Means Many Jobs Go Unfilled
The Wall Street Journal July, 2014 Growing numbers of small-business owners say unfilled job openings are thwarting their growth at a time of high confidence in the economy. Read More
Ross lands $60M gift for entrepreneurship
Poets & Quants July, 2015 For aspiring entrepreneurs, Babson, Stanford, and Harvard are probably the first business schools that spring to mind. Thanks to a major donation, the University of Michigan – already regarded as an entrepreneurial powerhouse – is certain to...
UM student VC fund invests in Ann Arbor software startup
Technology Century July, 2015 The University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund announced Tuesday it had made a $50,000 investment in Ann Arbor-based Reveal Design Automation, an Ann Arbor-based startup. Read More
£30M London Institute Adds To B-Schools' Social Entrepreneurship Focus
BusinessBecause April, 2015 London School of Economics will open a new centre in the UK capital dedicated to social entrepreneurship after receiving a £30 million donation from hedge fund founder Paul Marshall. Read More
Bob Paul looks ahead to life after Compuware: VC, running … beer
Crain’s Detroit Business February, 2015 Bob Paul, 52, the former CEO of Compuware Corp., is finally starting to decompress after a stress-filled two years. First, he had to fend off a hostile takeover from Elliott Management, a New York City hedge fund . . . Read...
Masters of Startup
Inc. November, 2014 More M.B.A. graduates are forsaking corporations to launch their own companies. Why? Because entrepreneurship is cool. (But you already knew that.) Read More
U-M's Zell Lurie Institute participates in funding round for Detroit-based tech company
mLive September, 2014 The Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's School of Business announced that its Social Venture Fund has participated in a Series AA round of financing for Loveland Technologies, a Detroit -based social...
Ann Arbor-based AdAdapted raises $725,000 in seed round
concentrate July, 2014 AdAdapted has locked down $725,000 in seed capital to help it scale up its mobile advertising platform. Among the investors were the University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, Belle Michigan, and Start Garden. Read More
Zell Family Foundation gifts $60 million to UM for entrepreneur programs,
Crain's Detroit July, 2015 The Zell Family Foundation has made a $60 million grant to the University of Michigan to support entrepreneurial efforts. Of the total amount, $50 million will provide endowed support for the student and alumni entrepreneurship programs...
Student-run Zell Lurie fund invests in UM spinoff
Crain’s Detroit Business July, 2015 The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business announced this week that its Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund has invested in a spinoff from the school, Reveal Design Automation Inc. Read More
Report: Venture capital in Michigan faces $1.3B gap
The Detroit News April, 2015 The Michigan Venture Capital Association touted the continued success of venture backing in the state in a new report, but also warned of gaps in available capital down the line as companies continue to . . . Read More