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U-M students launch downtown incubator - TechArb
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Source: Concentrate
U-M's VC Frankel Fund invests in Accio Energy
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Michigan venture capital report shows progress, need
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review
Venture capitalists say time is right for U.S.-Canada investments
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
Arboretum Ventures makes 2nd investment, plans for 1-2 more
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Source: Concentrate
EDF focuses on getting 'capital efficient'
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review
65 VC firms set to attend U-M Growth Capital Symposium
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor-area companies lead venture capital deals in first quarter
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Source: The Ann Arbor News
Ann Arbor entrepreneur Rick Snyder wants to take start-up vision to governor's mansion
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review
U-M Innovation Partnership targets diseases with funding
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor's North Coast Tech Investors hits $100M in VC
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Tech Transfer
Keith Jefferies
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Arbor Photonics gets VC boost from The Wolverine Fund
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Arboretum rising on list of Midwest's influential VC firms
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review
Arboretum Ventures raises $73 million for latest fund
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Detroit Renaissance Venture Capital Fund makes 2nd investment
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor's uRefer hires 5, plans to double staff this year
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Source: Concentrate
Feature Story
Tech Transfer: Reinventing Ann Arbor's Economy
Jon Zemke
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ann Arbor's Arboretum Ventures becomes state's leading VC fund
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review
Renaissance VC Fund invests $5 million into Arboretum Ventures
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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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