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Serving all of the University of Michigan from the Ross School of Business

University Invests in Plant-based Jerky Maker

Specialty Food Association August, 2018 The University of Michigan has invested $100,000 in Chicago-based Mindwell Snacks LLC, a maker of plant-based jerky, reports Crain’s Detroit Business. Mindwell jerky is available in Plum Markets, and the company plans...

Eight Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read This Summer

SmallBiz-Resources August, 2018 Most entrepreneurs won’t spend these dog days of summer relaxing at the beach; you might instead find them hard at work refining their business plans and investor pitches, developing new customer acquisition strategies or adjusting...

Students Launch Instagram-Worthy Vegan Jerky

VegNews August, 2018 llyson Stewart and Bridget Henley, recent Masters of Business graduates at the University of Michigan, created legume-based jerky brand MINDWELL with millennials in mind. The duo was awarded $100,000 this week in seed funding by...

Mindwell snacks on $100,000

Global University Venturing August, 2018 The Zell Lurie Founder’s Fund, University of Michigan’s $10m student-led, seed-stage venture fund, today invested $100,000 in Mindwell, a US-based producer of plant-based jerky. Read more...