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Cendrowski Corporate Advisors
January 01 Meet Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

2020 Gold Service Provider Member Bringing a “different perspective” to entrepreneurs and venture investors, Cendrowski Corporate Advisors (CCA) provides full service financial consulting to private equity and venture capital general partners, fund principals, and portfolio company management teams in Michigan.  CCA has been part of the MVCA membership since 2012 and its experience serving both […]


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Taft
January 01 Meet Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

2019 Silver Service Provider Member Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (Taft) represents both venture capital funds and venture-backed companies, providing award winning legal counsel and cost-efficient, practical solutions that high-growth companies and their investors need. Taft’s investment fund clients range from family offices and angel groups to institutional seed and late-stage venture funds; their team […]


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Pepper Hamilton
January 01 Meet Pepper Hamilton

2020 Gold Service Provider Member An MVCA member since 2009, Pepper Hamilton’s connection to the Michigan venture and entrepreneurial community goes much further back than that, when Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) law experts at Pepper Hamilton advised Michigan’s earliest venture funds and helped usher the state’s venture capital industry into existence.  Decades later, Pepper […]


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bank of ann arbor
January 01 Meet Bank of Ann Arbor

2020 Bronze Service Provider Member Beginning in 1996 with a simple mission–to give Ann Arbor businesses a local banking option–Bank of Ann Arbor has grown to become the city’s second-largest bank, with a major presence throughout Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan.  Bank of Ann Arbor’s Technology Industry Group, celebrating 15 years in 2017, provides a […]


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Varnum
January 01 Meet Varnum Law

2021 Gold Service Provider Member With 177 lawyers located in eight offices throughout Michigan, Varnum Law serves members of Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community with innovative programs and high quality legal counsel and has been a member of MVCA since 2016.  Varnum assists emerging companies with all aspects of raising capital, as well as entity […]


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Bodman
January 01 Meet Bodman

2021 Silver Service Provider Member   With more than 150 attorneys in offices throughout Michigan, Bodman has been delivering extraordinary results to clients for more than 85 years.  Bodman attorneys provide business counsel to some of the region’s most successful companies and individuals on a broad range of issues with the personal attention of a small […]


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Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss
January 01 Meet Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss

2021 Gold Service Provider Member A dedicated member of the Michigan entrepreneurial and investor community, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss (Jaffe) assists entrepreneurs, startup companies and growing businesses in all areas of formation, development and funding, and complex business transactions.  A multidisciplinary team of Jaffe lawyers can provide venture firms and their portfolio companies with […]


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Square1
January 01 Meet Pacific Western

2020 Silver Service Provider Member Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $25 billion in assets. The Bank offers a broad range of loan, lease and deposit products and services through 74 full-service branches located throughout the state of California, one branch in Durham, North Carolina and numerous loan production offices across the […]


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Warner Norcross
January 01 Meet Warner Norcross + Judd

2020 Silver Service Provider Member Founded on a handshake in 1931, Warner Norcross + Judd is a premier Michigan law firm focused on delivering exceptional results for a diverse set of clients both nationally and internationally. With eight offices throughout Michigan and over 200 attorneys, Warner Norcross + Judd has a variety of practice areas […]


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April 12 Meet Barokas Public Relations

2017 Bronze Service Provider Member Barokas Public Relations is a collection of storytellers that believe in the power of opportunity. This core belief empowers them to push boundaries with their ‘No BS’ approach. With offices in Seattle, Denver and Detroit, Barokas PR works with entrepreneurs in emerging and high-growth industries. While they spend most of their days talking about the future, […]


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