After distributing the press release this morning, word spread about the investment that the Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund made in the tech startup AdAdapted and the health startup AlertWatch. View the stories by clicking the links below. CBS Detroit Dow Jones...
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Xconomy Covers the Social Venture Fund’s Recent Investment in Mytonomy
by | Apr 25, 2013
Sarah Schmid at Xconomy recently connected with Vinay Bhargava, CEO and co-founder of ed tech startup Mytonomy, to discuss his experience bringing the idea for his company to fruition. Vinay outlines the challenges he has faced and the accomplishments he has achieved,...
Tom Kinnear Offers Assessment of the Michigan Business Challenge– and the Evolution of Entrepreneurship in Michigan– in Xconomy Article
by | Feb 28, 2013
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Director Tom Kinnear recently spoke with Xconomy's Sarah Schmid about the recent Michigan Business Challenge. In addition to discussing some of the great business ideas emerging from student teams that participated in this year's event,...
Xconomy Article on WVF’s Investment in Sonitus Medical
by | Jun 7, 2012
Check out this report on WVF's investment in Sonitus Medical from Sarah Scmid of Xconomy: Student-Led Wolverine Venture Fund Invests in Sonitus Medical Sarah Schmid 6/4/12 The Wolverine Venture Fund, a $5.5 million fund led by students at the University of Michigan,...
Xconomy Confident in Michigan Comeback
by | Apr 27, 2012
“The way I would sum it up as an outsider, the big feeling is that Detroit is back!” So says Boston-based Bob Buderi, founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Xconomy, a news and event network covering business technology and innovation. With offices in Boston, San...