Cambridge, Massachusetts based Flagship Ventures manages over $900 million in capital. The firm is comprised of two units: VentureLabs creates innovative startups, and Venture Capital serves as the finance arm. Flagship invests in medical technologies, therapeutics...
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MITechNews’ Mike Brennan Speaks to Michigan’s Growing Startup and Venture Landscape
by | Mar 14, 2013
In November at the Michigan Venture Capital Association annual meeting, Kelly Williams, who leads the Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group, told an over flow crowd of private equity finance professionals that Michigan was bucking the national trend – its...
Pitch Perfect: The MI-SBTDC Helps Entrepreneurs Fine-Tune Their Presentations
by | Mar 8, 2013
Entrepreneurs have very little time to make their case to investors. The Grand Rapids-based Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) is a valuable resource to help business developers perfect their presentation skills. Through a...
Entrepreneurial Education is Key for Maintaining Momentum
by | Mar 1, 2013
In a competitive world, knowledge is power – and Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) Founder David J. Brophy, Director and Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business said entrepreneurs need to approach investors with the right...
Hopen Life Science Ventures: VC Industry a “Buyer’s Market”
by | Feb 27, 2013
Grand Rapids-based Hopen Life Science Ventures has made five investments to date, is near to closing on a sixth, and has a few deals in process. “We’d expect that in the next six months or less to be closing on at least two, possibly three, investments,” said Managing...
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Presenting Companies Surpass $1 Billion in Total Capital Raised since 2001
by | Feb 21, 2013
Underscoring the event’s integral role in the region’s burgeoning start up and venture capital community, organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium today announced a significant milestone: since 2001, the Symposium has provided nearly 400 companies with the...
Michigan Venture Capital Association Offers Services to Support the State’s VC Community
by | Feb 19, 2013
The Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) provides vital support to the state's VC and angel investment communities. The organization has over 200 individual members representing over 70 private and corporate VC funds, angel investors, private equity firms and...
Blaze Medical Devices Developing Groundbreaking Blood Technology
by | Feb 14, 2013
Ann Arbor-based Blaze Medical Devices LLC is developing a tabletop blood analyzer measuring how much each unit of blood in the blood bank’s inventory is degrading as an indicator of quality. This will allow them to shuffle the inventory to use up the blood units...
Link Between Venture Capital and Private Equity Getting Stronger
by | Feb 12, 2013
While the venture capital and private equity industries are distinctly separate, Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) Founder David J. Brophy, Director and Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business said the lines between the two...
MGCS Now Accepting Applications for Presenting Companies
by | Jan 22, 2013
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium today announced that it is now accepting applications for presenting companies for its 32nd annual equity event, happening May 21-22, 2013 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Companies interested in presenting must submit their applications...