Author: Ara Topouzian

Combined capital under management has grown 206 percent in just five years Ann Arbor, Mich. – April 12, 2011 – As the state of Michigan—and more generally, the Midwest—continues to transition from its rust belt roots of auto and manufacturing into an innovation economy driven by clean tech, life sciences, and entrepreneurship, the soon-to-be released […]

The membership of the MVCA took the chance to educate Michigan legislators about the importance of venture capital to Michigan’s revitalization at its  legislative networking event Wednesday, April 12 in Lansing.    Members extolled the virtues of the Small Business Investment Tax Credit and 21st Century Jobs Fund activities and asked how the MVCA and its […]

L.G. Almeda, mentioned in the release below and co-chair of the Brinks Innovation Competition at Midwest Clean Tech 2011, is looking for a Michigan based judge in the venture capital  arena to round out the judges panel. The judge need not attend the Chicago event.  The time required to be a judge is important but […]

Michigan venture capital-backed companies like Accuri Cytometers looking to emulate the exit of a local peer couldn’t choose much better than HandyLab, whose 2009 sale to global technology firm Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) netted investors $275 million.  But then, Accuri Cytometers CEO, Jeff Williams, is more familiar than most with that deal—he was […]

The MVCA community congratulates long-time Michigan venture investor and past MVCA Chairman Mary Campbell of EDF Ventures, and her husband, Brian Campbell, for the lifetime achievement award they recently received at the annual mergers and acquisitions awards event hosted by Crain’s Detroit Business and the Association for Corporate Growth!  Their hard work, humor, passion for […]

Xconomy presents “Michigan 2030” What will the Michigan innovation, life sciences, clean energy, transportation, and information technology landscape look like 20 years from now? Will the area have emerged as an even bigger player in university and corporate research, or a major factor at all in areas like venture financing and entrepreneurial activity-and, if so, […]

The White House is looking for some women-led high growth businesses that could be invited to a March 22 Treasury event in D.C with Secretary Geithner and SBA head Karen Mills, among others.  This event is all about availability and access to capital for small companies.  If you have any women CEOs at your portfolio […]

Franklin Lakes, NJ (February 7, 2011) – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Accuri Cytometers, Inc., an Ann Arbor,  Michigan-based company that develops and manufactures personal flow cytometers for researchers. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and […]

Michigan entrepreneurs Rob Malan (Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer, Arbor Networks), Ted Dacko (Former President and CEO, HealthMedia Founder, Arbor Dakota Strategies), Josh Linkner (Founder and Chairman, ePrize Managing Director, Detroit Venture Partners), and Tim Mayleben (President & CEO, Aastrom Biosciences) joined moderator Mina Sooch for a lively panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities […]

Attorneys Carrie Leahy (Bodman), Audrey DiMarzo (Honigman), and Brad Wyatt (Dickinson Wright) briefed MVCA members January 24 about what’s now required of venture firms under the terms of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173). The Act, passed into law in 2010, may require many venture capital firms to […]