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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...
Last year shaped up to be a winning year for Michigan start-ups and venture capital investors. During the first nine months, Michigan’s venture capital community steadily increased its investment in locally based companies, according to the Michigan Venture Capital...
In case you missed it live, here’s a link to CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters interview with Tom Kinnear, former executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute and current professor of business administration and marketing. During the June 4 interview, Kinnear discussed...
This year’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) featured the debut of the University Research Pitch Track, which spotlighted the start up landscape at four Midwest universities and profiled a number of emerging companies. The Track was developed with the support...
Big data is getting even bigger these days, as megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes give way to petabytes and yottabytes of information. Many of these ballooning data sets have become too large and complex to be managed with existing data-handling systems, said a panel...
In 2013, $2 billion was invested in healthcare information technology across the U.S. This drove growth of technology-enabled companies that are transforming the operations of major health systems, accelerated the adoption of electronic medical records and improved...
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...
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...
Kevin T. Conroy, the chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences, said entrepreneurial companies serve as the leading engines of job creation and economic development, and have helped to fuel Michigan’s rebound from the depths of recession. Speaking on Wednesday morning at the...
Fresh off its Michigan Business Challenge win earlier this year, Movellus Circuits, represented by Daniel Andersen (MBA ’14) and Muhammad Faisal (EECS PhD ’14) took home top billing at yesterday’s Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business competition, which was held...