The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by students at The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced it has invested in NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc., a privately held...
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University of Michigan Team Takes Second Place at the Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition (SVCIC)
Last Friday, March 28, Liz Hershman (MBA ’15), Matt Logan (MBA ’14) and Brian Rassel (MBA/MS ’16), represented the University of Michigan at the SVCIC and earned second place. The SVCIC, is a competition that allows MBA students to place themselves in the mindset of...
Activate a Venture Capital Career at Michigan Ross: Erica Sivertson, MBA ’15
First-year MBA candidate Erica Sivertson, MBA ’15, is building the foundation for her targeted career in consulting and entrepreneurial business at the Zell Lurie Institute. The Institute’s $5.5 million Wolverine Venture Fund has served as a “school within a school,”...
Associate Director of the Zell Lurie Institute, Sarika Gupta, Joins the New Enterprise Forum Board
At the March directors meeting of the New Enterprise Forum, the Board of Directors unanimously elected Sarika Gupta for a two-year term. Sarika is currently the associate director of the Zell Lurie Institute, where she leads the development and execution of ZLI's...
Partnership with CoFoundersLab on Michigan Founder Finder Search Site
On Monday we announced our first milestone with our Michigan Founder Finder portal that was launched in August in partnership with CoFoundersLab. The free portal is available to students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members to aid in the introduction of...
Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit at Michigan Ross: Michael Sherman, MBA Eve
Coming from an engineering background in corporate America, Michael Sherman, an evening MBA student, is now delving into the smaller scale but often more challenging world of start-up ventures at the Zell Lurie Institute. As a member of the Wolverine Venture Fund’s...
MGCS Growth Capital News: MEDC and State Strengthen Their Commitment to Energize Venture Investing
The Michigan Economic Development Corp., or MEDC, and the state of Michigan have made a long-term commitment to supporting and stimulating the risk-capital investment industry, which accelerates the emergence and growth of high-potential Michigan companies. "We've...
Stewart Thornhill mentioned in Crain’s Detroit Business
Happy Presidents Day! In need of an article to read this Holiday? Check out Crain's Detroit reporter Kirk Pinho's article on Hantz Farm's LLC, which will be breaking ground on their urban farming project in the next couple of weeks. At the bottom of the article you...
Media Coverage of Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund Investments
After distributing the press release this morning, word spread about the investment that the Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund made in the tech startup AdAdapted and the health startup AlertWatch. View the stories by clicking the links below. CBS Detroit Dow Jones...
Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund Makes Two Investments
The student managed Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund has made two investments. The fund provided pre-seed investments to healthcare startup AlertWatch and ad tech start up AdAdapted. The collective investments total $90,000 and closed in November 2013 and January...