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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...
The relationship between limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) has continued to evolve in recent years, as niche strategies – such as co-investment and secondary transactions – have become more widely adopted. A panel of LPs and GPs examined the pros and...
Over a span of nearly two decades, KPS Capital Partners has successfully made four transformative changes to its investment strategy and scope since raising its first private equity fund in 1997. At each juncture, the New York-based investment firm has met new...
The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund today announced that it has invested in Reveal Design Automation, an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) start-up developing software tools for formal verification of complex semiconductor chip designs. The Zell Lurie...
Venture-capital investment in the Midwest is picking up momentum, said four seasoned VCs during a panel discussion on Tuesday afternoon. “Investors on the coasts are thinking more about the Midwest, because they sense there is value here and they are interested in...
In opening remarks at this year’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, S. Edward Torres, co-founder and managing director of Lilly Ventures, said corporate venture-capital investors focused on the life sciences have spearheaded the evolution of new, more sophisticated...
Here’s a recent message from David J. Brophy, Director, Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance: CVP SPURS ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE CAREER CONNECTIONS At the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance (CVP), we have noted a marked...
This morning, the University of Michigan’s Wolverine Venture Fund announced that it has invested in ArborMetrix, a leading provider of real-time healthcare analytics. The $7 million Series B round of venture capital financing was led by RPM Ventures alongside existing...