Over the past year, Matt Turner, the president and CEO of Amherst Fund, has observed that venture-capital investors in Michigan are slowly moving away from the seed stage and shifting their investment sights further down the development life of entrepreneurial...
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
MGCS Unveils Details of the New Track Session to Spotlight Emerging Companies and Innovations from Midwest Universities
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) announced a new track session that will spotlight the startup landscape at Midwest research universities and profile several emerging companies. Dubbed the University Research “Pitch” Track, the session will be facilitated...
MGCS Speaker and University Pitch Track Updates
Kevin Conroy of Exact Science was chosen to Keynote the 33rd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium to share his experiences building successful healthcare diagnostics companies in this region and providing suggestions to help the innovation community of investors,...
MitoStem Sets a Course to Revolutionize Stem-cell Research and Regenerative Medicine
Until a few years ago, MitoStem Inc.’s novel technology for reprogramming human cells was the stuff of science fiction movies. Today, that patent-pending process is undergoing development and commercialization that will accelerate stem-cell research in laboratories...
UM’s Brophy Says Angel Investment Creates the Bedrock for Venture-capital Financing
Michigan’s angel investors play an important role in the life cycle of start-up companies around the state, says David Brophy, professor of finance and director of the University of Michigan Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance, or CVP. “Angel...
MI-SBDC Tech Team Responds to New Challenges in Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
An organizational name change and a new logo and website have strengthened the Michigan Small Business Development Center’s brand identity and ties to the network of 63 Small Business Development Centers nationwide that provide assistance to emerging and established...
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Announces Speakers for the Midwest’s Venture Capital Event
Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) unveiled initial program details for the 33nd annual event. The Symposium, which serves as a conduit for introducing early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding, to U.S. investors prospecting...
CloudAccess.net Expands its CMS Product Offerings to Promote Growth
As part of its internal growth strategy, Internet-services company CloudAccess.net is adding the world’s leading blogging and webhosting platform, WordPress, to its Content Management Systems, or CMS, product offerings. Currently, CloudAccess.net is the flagship...
UM Growth Capital News: NEF Builds its Capacity to Help Entrepreneurs Pursue New Business Opportunities
Over the past three years as president of New Enterprise Forum (NEF), Gerry Roston has spearheaded efforts to refocus NEF’s support for entrepreneurs, broaden its coaching services, improve members’ benefits and energize the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. In...
UM Growth Capital News: HistoSonics Makes Key Advances in Clinical Studies and Venture Financing
Over the past year, HistoSonics Inc. has laid important groundwork for clinical studies and venture financing to advance the commercialization of its Vortx Rx histotripsy system. The Ann Arbor-based company is now well-positioned for rapid market entry and expansion....