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UM student-led VC funds taking applications for biz plan investments
Crain’s Detroit Business October, 2014 The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business announced Thursday that its three student-led venture-capital funds are looking for business plans to...
Q&A with Kelly LaPierre, managing director, Desai Family Accelerator
Crain’s Detroit Business August, 2014 Plans for the new Desai Family Accelerator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor were officially unveiled last week. Bharat Desai, founder of Troy-based Syntel Inc., is one of the accelerator's funders. Read More
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium announces presenters, keynote speaker for 33rd annual event
MLive June, 2014 AlertWatch, a University of Michigan Health System spinoff, and RetroSense Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, are two of the 32 companies that will be presenting at the upcoming 33rd annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on June 17 and 18 at...
Young companies to pitch at Michigan Growth Capital Symposium,
Crain’s Detroit Business May, 2015 Forty early- and growth-stage companies from around the Midwest will make pitches for funding Tuesday and Wednesday at the 34th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Read More
U-M’s Michigan Business Challenge Awards Top Student Startup
xconomy February, 2015 The Michigan Business Challenge, the University of Michigan’s annual business competition for innovative, student-led startups, ended Friday after a four-month process. More than $129,000 in grants and prizes went to the winners, . . .Read...
Beyond profits: Millennials embrace investing for social good
LA Times December, 2014 Once she gets her MBA degree from UC Berkeley in May, Leigh Madeira's dream is to help find funding for young companies devoted to improving the lives of the world's poor. Read More
U. of Michigan student-led venture funds seeking business plans
PE Hub October, 2014 Three student-led venture funds with the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are actively seeking business plans to consider for their 2014-2015 investment rounds. Read More
U-M Entrepreneurship Symposium Not Just for MBAs Anymore
dBusiness August, 2014 When Entrepalooza — a symposium highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital leaders — first launched at the University of Michigan in 2001, the event largely drew an audience of community members and business students. Read More
Sonali Vijayavargiya
Crain's Detroit Business August, 2015 When Sonali Vijayavargiya arrived in the U.S. 13 years ago, she thought it would be easy to find a job. But no jobs were available, and no companies were sponsoring visas. Read More$10 Deposit Casinos in New Zealand: Exploring...
Michigan startups to pitch at UM investment event
The Detroit News May, 2015 More than 30 startups from the Detroit area and around the Midwest will present pitches Tuesday and Wednesday at the 34th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Read More
How UM student tied academics, artsy hobby into Converse-style sneaker startup
Crain’s Detroit Business February, 2015 University of Michigan junior Jordana Schrager is an arts major with a business minor on pace to graduate next year — but she's already putting both disciplines to work. Read More
IntraLase Corp.: University of Michigan's talent-nurturing environment key to spinoff success
Crain’s Detroit Business December, 2014 The idea behind IntraLase Corp. was a simple one: to produce safe and effective lasers for the medical industry, especially in eye surgery. Read More