Venture Capital

New investment fund could mean big things for Ann Arbor startups


Pure Michigan Venture Dev Fund invests $4.5M in Ann Arbor VCs


FarmLogs brings software to agriculture, scores $1M angel round


Seelio secures $600K in seed capital, Menlo mentorship


Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund continues investment spree in '13


Swift Biosciences lands $750K investment, launches 1st product


Tangent Medical Tech scores $8.6M in VC led by Arboretum Ventures


Ann Arbor start-ups score big at Accelerate Michigan


Ann Arbor-based VC Augment Ventures invests in LLamasoft


Accelerate Michigan aims to connect entrepreneurs, investors


Ann Arbor VC chairs launch of TiE Detroit Angels


Latest round of microloans funds 7 start-ups, 5 from Ann Arbor


Dare to Dream grants send $28.5K in seed capital to U-M start-ups


DeNovo Sciences raises $1.75M, aims for $6M Series A next year


Arboretum Ventures adds staff as it deploys 3rd fund


Amplifinity closes on $1.5 million worth of venture capital


Feature Story Ashish Kumar of the Wolverine Venture Fund

Student Powered Investments


Ann Arbor welcomes new early stage VC firm, Michigan eLab


Venture-backed DeepField set to launch out of Tech Brewery


If innovation is the engine, investment is the fuel. For Michigan to transform its economy and nurture homegrown high-tech companies, it must develop a robust venture capital community. Ann Arbor understands this better than most.

In conjunction with the University Of Michigan, SPARK, the MEDC and the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (held in Ypsilanti every year), entrepreneurs are starting to see a change in attitude about local investment. Ardesta, EDF, Arboretum Ventures, Plymouth Venture Partners and the University's Wolverine Fund are just some of the firms trying to change Michigan's economic landscape.