Executive leaders of the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club at Michigan Ross, George Okpamen and Austin Sivik, share their views on the Silicon Valley Experience with the Zell Lurie Institute. Traveling during business school with fellow Wolverines is an...
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University of Michigan Students Receive Startup Grants for 2021-22
by | Jun 16, 2022
Student selected for the Zell Lurie entrepreneurial grant program are dedicated to testing their new venture while earning their degree. These students have demonstrated the drive and entrepreneurial spirit that continues to flourish at the University of Michigan Fall...
Designing the Career of Her Dreams
by | Mar 21, 2022
By Joel Sensenig Zell Lurie Institute Helps MBA Student Develop High-End Label From the time she was two years old wearing a plastic smock in front of a paint-splattered canvas, Claire Pardington, MBA ’22, had an eye for art and fashion. Today, the graduate student...
2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Sustainium
by | Feb 25, 2021
MBC Seigle Impact Track Spotlight The 2021 Finals for the Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), are quickly approaching! The week leading up to the campus-wide business plan competition, the Zell Lurie Institute will highlight the innovative teams advancing from the MBC...
2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Rolling Lights
by | Feb 24, 2021
MBC Invention Track Spotlight The 2021 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) Finals are quickly approaching! The days leading up to the final round of the campus-wide business plan competition, ZLI will highlight the innovative teams advancing from the MBC Semi-Finals....
Michigan Business Challenge Semi-Finalist Teams for 2021
by | Dec 7, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges, bringing with it an opportunity for our University of Michigan entrepreneurs to pivot and persevere! On December 4, nearly 40 student teams competed in one of three tracks of the 2021 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC)...
U-Mich included in Fortune’s list of top universities that produce the most VC-funded female startup founders
by | Sep 29, 2015
We're very excited to be included in Fortune's list of top universities that produce the most VC-funded female startup founders. According to the article, the University of Michigan placed seventh with 35 female startup founders within their network undergraduate...
Entrepreneurial-minded Students Look for Inspiration and Direction at Entrepalooza 2014
by | Sep 17, 2014
At the conclusion of Entrepalooza 2014, Michigan students from a variety of disciplines sat down to Lunch and Learn with the event speakers, who included successful start-up company founders, corporate entrepreneurship professionals and members of the U-M faculty. The...
Michigan Ross and the Zell Lurie Institute Again Named a Top Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship
by | Sep 16, 2014
Today the Ross School of Business announced that it has captured a position in the top three graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation for the third year in a row, driven in large part by the programs, initiatives and courses offered through the Institute. This...
Zell Lurie Commercialization Funded Company AdAdapted Secures $725,000 in seed round
by | Jul 10, 2014
AdAdapted Inc., a tech startup invested by the Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, announced $725,000 in seed capital. The funding will be used to scale up sales and marketing efforts. AdAdapted Inc. is an Ann Arbor company that builds ads designed for mobile devices....