This week, MVCA member Beringea announced the promotions of Jeremy Werner, William Blake III and John Bonhard! All are part of the venture capital firm’s Michigan-based investment team and are, currently or formerly, a part of the MVCA Venture Fellows Program. Supported by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the MVCA Venture Fellows Program helps increase the amount of venture […]
At Beringea, MVCA Venture Fellow John Bonhard helps the firm invest in startup companies at the growth/expansion stage, long after their days of incubator space and initial round of seed funding. But he quickly realized these companies required a different skill set to find, invest in, and manage than the early-stage tech startups he once […]
Michigan native John Bonhard took a conventional route into his new career in venture capital, with a start in investment banking. Less conventional is his ardent belief that he didn’t need to leave Michigan to pursue his next professional step. Bonhard found the MVCA Venture Fellowship program and a position at Beringea, where he reported back […]