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Pinstripe Publishing pushes board gaming envelope
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Source: Concentrate
Start-up Saagara plans for growth in Ann Arbor
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Source: Concentrate
Michigan Microloan Fund makes $170K in new loans
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Source: Concentrate
U-M's HistoSonics hires 5, takes in $11M in financing
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Source: Concentrate
Venture capital, acquisition made headlines in 2009 (stories below)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor's Lycera receives $36M in venture capital, to add 6 jobs
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Feature Story
Here, There, Then Back Again
Leia Menlove
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Ann Arbor VC funds reap big returns from HandyLab sale
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Source: AnnArbor.com
Wolverine Venture Fund invests in Direct Flow Medical
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Source: Concentrate
U-M student start-ups score $50K in Dare to Dream grants
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor SPARK collects on one of its first investments
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
Ann Arbor's EDF Ventures secures funding for 2 firms
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Microloans fill small-scale funding gap for Ann Arbor entrepreneurs
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Source: AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor's venture capital leaders envision vibrant recovery
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Source: AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor SPARK's Micro Loan Fund takes aim at east side
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor venture capitalists raise $73 million for 2nd fund
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Source: Detroit Free Press
RPM Ventures receives $4M from Renaissance VC Fund
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Where's VC cash? UM spinoffs, Ann Arbor companies early winners
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
Early Stage Partners plans to open VC office in Ann Arbor
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Source: Concentrate
U-M students launch downtown incubator - TechArb
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Source: Concentrate
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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.
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