Business Sector: Business Services

The Desai Accelerator is an intensive program of funding, mentorship, and resources to help early-stage ventures scale and succeed. Startups are accepted in cohorts, and the program culminates with a Demo Day, where each team will pitch to investors. The Desai Accelerator is a collaborative effort at the University of Michigan between the Zell Lurie […]

Serving West Michigan since 1985, The Right Place, Inc. is a regional economic development organization funded through investments from the private and public sectors. The Right Place drives regional economic development initiatives to stimulate economic growth, wealth creation, and operational excellence by focusing on productivity, innovation, and the retention, expansion, and creation of quality employment […]

Northern Michigan Angels is a premier network of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders in Northern Michigan who provide accredited investment capital, strategic advice, and mentoring to early-stage companies. The mission of the angel group is to help grow the economic base of Northern Michigan and to provide members an outstanding financial return on their time […]

Ka-Zoo Angels formed as an affiliate of Grand Angels in August 2017. Together Ka-Zoo and Grand Angels have created a larger presence in Michigan to efficiently deploy more capital in the startup space. Ka-Zoo Angels has seen 15 pitches and has invested $385,000 in seven companies. The organization measures impact through business growth, job creation, […]

Ann Arbor Angels was founded in 2004 and has evolved into a member-driven angel investment organization, comprised of former CEOs and founders as well as business and investment leaders in the Ann Arbor community. Ann Arbor Angels invests in young companies with breakthrough products or services. In addition to providing capital, they share expertise, provide […]

Woodward Angels activates early stage, founder friendly investment capital for high-growth startups in and around Detroit. We invest in tech and digitally scaling companies at the pre-seed and seed stage, and invest our time and energy in helping those companies succeed.

Birmingham Angels was established in 2019 with a core vision to change the way early-stage capital is deployed in the state of Michigan. We assert that every successful startup ecosystem around the world is based on the following three principles, the density of resources and activities, access to early-stage capital, and velocity of capital deployment.

Michigan Angel Fund provides funding to capital-efficient early-stage companies located in Michigan. The fund works closely with other stakeholders in the Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem to ensure that it invests in the most promising companies and to ensure the future success of those companies and its investments.

Grand Angels empowers entrepreneurs in West Michigan and the Great Lakes Region with capital, mentorship, and resources, fostering community growth while achieving meaningful returns for our members. We are one of the five angel groups support by Michigan Capital Network.

Ando Consulting Group (d/b/a ACG Venture Capital) acts as a strategic partner and investor dedicated to providing growth and expansion capital primarily to emerging companies in the food and beverage and consumer goods industries. The ACG team is weighted more towards driving your business operations forward than financial engineering to squeeze out artificial profits. What’s […]