Executive Director Stewart Thornhill weighed in on the potential for university-led venture funds to succeed in the Washington Post earlier this week. In the article, he advocates for diversification, and the article points to the Wolverine Venture Fund as an example...
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Wolverine Venture Fund highlighted in BusinessBecause
by | Oct 15, 2014
In need of some midweek reading? Catch up on a BusinessBecause article all about MBA entrepreneurs and the funds investing in them, including the Wolverine Venture Fund at Ross. From the article: “Set-up in 1997, Wolverine, which operates out of the Michigan Ross...
Student-led Venture Funds Open Call for Business Plan Submissions
by | Oct 2, 2014
The Institute today announced that its three student-led venture funds are all actively seeking business plans to consider in their respective 2014-2015 investment rounds. The Wolverine Venture Fund, Zell Commercialization Fund and Social Venture Fund together have...
“Digital marketing software firm Silverpop bought by IBM”
by | Apr 15, 2014
Faculty Managing Editor of the Wolverine Venture Fund, Erik Gordon, spoke to The Detroit Free Press about IBM’s recent agreement to acquire Silverpop. The digital marketing software company was one of the first backed by the Wolverine Venture Fund in 2000. To check...
University of Michigan Wolverine Venture Fund Continues Track Record of Success with Silverpop Exit
by | Apr 11, 2014
The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by students at the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced that one of its early portfolio companies, Silverpop, is under...
The Wolverine Venture Fund Participates in $21 Million Series B Financing of NeuMoDx
by | Apr 1, 2014
The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by students at The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced it has invested in NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc., a privately held...
Activate a Venture Capital Career at Michigan Ross: Erica Sivertson, MBA ’15
by | Mar 31, 2014
First-year MBA candidate Erica Sivertson, MBA ’15, is building the foundation for her targeted career in consulting and entrepreneurial business at the Zell Lurie Institute. The Institute’s $5.5 million Wolverine Venture Fund has served as a “school within a school,”...
Accelerate Your Investment-banking Career with Venture Capital Immersion at Michigan Ross: Nick Bell, MBA ’14
by | Mar 24, 2014
The Zell Lurie Institute has helped Nick Bell, MBA ’14, apply his top-tier business-school education to practical hands-on experience in venture capital, which will accelerate his career in the investment-banking industry after graduation. The Institute offers a deep...
Wolverine Venture Fund Treks to Chicago
by | Mar 24, 2014
Last week, the Wolverine Venture Fund (WVF) organized its second annual trek to Chicago to meet with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. WVF has built up an extensive network of more than 170 alumni during its 16 year history and it hopes that this year's trek...
Drive Leadership in Venture Capital at Michigan Ross: Shane Kelly, MBA ’13
by | Mar 17, 2014
Shane Kelly, MBA ’13, has used his entrepreneurial-studies education at the Zell Lurie Institute and his venture-capital investment experience at the Wolverine Venture Fund as strategic stepping stones to his current position as executive director of the Wolverine...