Cambridge, Massachusetts based Flagship Ventures manages over $900 million in capital. The firm is comprised of two units: VentureLabs creates innovative startups, and Venture Capital serves as the finance arm. Flagship invests in medical technologies, therapeutics...
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
Innovation Hotbeds Sprouting Nationwide
by | Mar 19, 2013
While Silicon Valley remains a leading pillar of innovation, it's certainly not the nation's only one. Innovation hotspots continue to pop up across the country, enjoying relatively a high rate of growth. “I think that everybody's got the message on innovation,” said...
MITechNews’ Mike Brennan Speaks to Michigan’s Growing Startup and Venture Landscape
by | Mar 14, 2013
In November at the Michigan Venture Capital Association annual meeting, Kelly Williams, who leads the Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group, told an over flow crowd of private equity finance professionals that Michigan was bucking the national trend – its...
Pitch Perfect: The MI-SBTDC Helps Entrepreneurs Fine-Tune Their Presentations
by | Mar 8, 2013
Entrepreneurs have very little time to make their case to investors. The Grand Rapids-based Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) is a valuable resource to help business developers perfect their presentation skills. Through a...
Allos Ventures: Angel Funding Helping Entrepreneurs Find Investors
by | Mar 6, 2013
Ohio-based investment firm Allos Ventures focuses on early-stage software and business services companies, working to expand capital provided by angel investors. Investing in two companies per year, Allos looks for entrepreneurs who demonstrate expertise within their...
Entrepreneurial Education is Key for Maintaining Momentum
by | Mar 1, 2013
In a competitive world, knowledge is power – and Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) Founder David J. Brophy, Director and Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business said entrepreneurs need to approach investors with the right...
Hopen Life Science Ventures: VC Industry a “Buyer’s Market”
by | Feb 27, 2013
Grand Rapids-based Hopen Life Science Ventures has made five investments to date, is near to closing on a sixth, and has a few deals in process. “We’d expect that in the next six months or less to be closing on at least two, possibly three, investments,” said Managing...
U-M Office of Technology Transfer a Proven Source for Quality Startups
by | Feb 22, 2013
Venture capitalists have a valuable resource in the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer. According to Executive Director Ken Nisbet, many in the VC community have remarked on the university's high quality startups in terms of a quality and impact. “We...
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Presenting Companies Surpass $1 Billion in Total Capital Raised since 2001
by | Feb 21, 2013
Underscoring the event’s integral role in the region’s burgeoning start up and venture capital community, organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium today announced a significant milestone: since 2001, the Symposium has provided nearly 400 companies with the...
Michigan Venture Capital Association Offers Services to Support the State’s VC Community
by | Feb 19, 2013
The Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) provides vital support to the state's VC and angel investment communities. The organization has over 200 individual members representing over 70 private and corporate VC funds, angel investors, private equity firms and...