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By Claudia Capos Many founders of Michigan-based, early-stage startup companies are going back to school at Michigan Ross these days. But not to take classes, per se. Rather, these entrepreneurs are collaborating with mentored University of Michigan students in...
The University of Michigan’s Wolverine Venture Fund, invested $150,000 in HistoSonics’ $8.3 million Series B financing round. The investment will help advance clinical trials of the U-M’s startup’s technology. HistoSonics developed a non-invasive, non-thermal surgery...
Written by: Claudia Capos Competition heated up at this year’s Private Equity “bake-off,” where two semifinalist student teams dished up their best buyout pitches for purchasing a public company in a private equity fund acquisition. At stake was the chance to win the...
University of Michigan's Zell Founders Fund Invests in Sneakers By Jordana The Zell Lurie Founders Fund of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business today announced...
Student-led impact investing fund to provide bridge financing for edtech company The Social Venture Fund, a student-led venture fund within the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross...
The Social Venture Fund, in collaboration with the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business, today announced that it has participated in the Series Seed B convertible...
The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, in collaboration with the Zell Lurie Institute today announced that it has invested in PHASIQ, a healthcare company that provides a cheaper, faster, and more accurate solution to test for multiple proteins on a single patient...
A dual MD/MBA candidate, Alexandra Pulst-Korenberg’s interest in entrepreneurship solidified when she helped a small group of her fellow med students found and run a free medical clinic for the community of Pinckney in Livingston County, a clinic that saw 250 patient...
Chief executives can take strategic steps to ensure venture-capital-backed boards have the right people with the right experience to help start-ups and growth-stage companies achieve key milestones and avoid serious pitfalls. Likewise, said a panel of CEOs from...
As the '13-'14 academic year winds to a close, the Wolverine Venture Fund (WVF) recently unveiled a new website that highlights its leadership in student-led venture capital. It's been a banner year for the 17 year-old student led venture fund which strengthened its...