Business Sector: Business Services

Great Lakes Angels focuses on providing funding to capital-efficient early-stage companies located in the Midwest. We are open to pre-revenue companies that are close to revenue and can demonstrate strong potential customer interest.

We invest in and help build early-stage companies across a variety of tech sectors: healthcare, biotech, medical devices, AIML, deeptech, alt. transport, and more. We are versatile investors and do everything from participating in fundings, leading rounds, and in some cases helping operate our portfolio companies. We seek high-growth companies seeking to disrupt through innovation […]

Venture Capital Firm

Cascade Partners is an investment banking and private investment firm serving entrepreneurs, businesses and investors active in the middle market. Drawing on the deep management, investment and transaction experience of its principals, Cascade Partners provides the guidance and resources necessary to navigate the complexities of managing growth through acquisitions, divestitures, financing and other strategic initiatives. […]

Huron River Ventures is a venture fund focused on early-stage agriculture, energy, and manufacturing and mobility technology companies based primarily in Michigan and the Midwest. The fund backs great people with big ideas and the team prides itself on rolling up its sleeves to add value and help entrepreneurs succeed.

Grand Ventures is an early stage venture fund investing in seed stage B2B SaaS companies in emerging regions of the US and Canada focused on Supply Chain, Fintech, and DevOps. Grand Ventures has invested in some of the fastest growing companies in North America alongside some of the most prestigious venture funds. They pride themselves […]

Ludlow operates differently because it’s a different kind of VC. It believes in VC without ego. The team wears their hearts on their sleeves, avoiding the puffery and posturing that has given venture capital a bad name. The firm funds the dreams of entrepreneurs and startups, becoming close friends with all of the teams they […]

IncWell is an early-stage venture capital fund that was founded in 2013 by Tom LaSorda, former CEO of Chrysler. IncWell offers seed funding, strategic partnerships, and mentorships for U.S. and Canadian startup companies that present breakthrough or disruptive technologies backed by great leaders.

RPM Ventures, founded in 2000, is a seed and early-stage venture firm that focuses on investing in B2B enterprise solutions, online marketplaces, and, its specialty, automotive IT (which includes connected car, mobility, and transportation). The firm has a deep commitment to its portfolio CEOs and focuses on markets and models where its specific expertise can […]