Events Calendar
The info session will be held on Monday, October 21 from 5-6 PM followed by a “How to Pitch” workshop – both will be on Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants in advance.
Monday, Oct. 21, 5:00 p.m. MBC Info Session (followed by How to Pitch workshop) on Zoom | Register Here
Thursday, Oct. 31, 11:59 p.m. MBC Intent to Compete is Due on | Apply Here
Your chance to win cash prizes totaling over $100,000, receive feedback from entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders, and expand your professional networks.
Join us for a 2025 Michigan Investment Challenge Information Session to be held on Zoom on Tuesday, October 22, at 5:00 p.m. followed by an investing workshop.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 5:00 p.m. on Zoom | Register Here
Michigan Investment Challenge is the campus-wide investor competition in which students play the role of venture capitalists. Student teams evaluate real investment options presented by motivated entrepreneurs and decide where to invest their firm’s money.
From being fired from his first job to helping two startups reach multi-billion dollar valuations and founding mobile app companies with over 200 million downloads, Joe Sipher has built a remarkable career. With 30 years of diverse experience in product management and marketing, he offers invaluable insights into navigating challenges and achieving success.
The Product Innovation Program (PIP) at the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is designed to provide an end-to-end experience for those considering a corporate innovation or product management career. Throughout the program, students will create a product idea, define a minimum viable product, build and test a product prototype, and determine how to launch the product and acquire customers.
The 2024 Women Who Fund Forum uplifts and celebrates education, knowledge transfer, and networking while working to address gender disparities in the venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurial communities.
Presented by the University of Michigan Zell Lurie Institute, the half-day conference provides exceptional opportunities to interact with and have direct exposure to attendees comprised of private equity, investment banking, and venture capital industry peers, as well as leaders of second-stage companies from the greater Midwest.
November 21, 2024, 9 am – 1:30 pm EST | Register here
Presented by the U-M Zell Lurie Institute, the half-day conference provides exceptional opportunities to interact with and have direct exposure to attendees comprised of private equity, investment banking, and venture capital industry peers, as well as leaders of second-stage companies from the greater Midwest.