Business Sector: Media

Markers is a $20 million seed fund that invests in overlooked founders leading valuable technology start-ups designed to disrupt industries and transform the world. We strategically leverage quantitative processes, value investing orthodoxy, and market inefficiencies to identify mispriced investment opportunities capable of generating outsized risk-adjusted returns.

M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing solely in tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. Since we launched in 2015, we’ve become the most active investor in our region.

Invest Michigan is a Michigan nonprofit corporation and the fund manager for the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund II, a $10.5 million investment fund providing capital to early-stage technology companies in Michigan. Its funds come from the state’s Michigan Strategic Fund but governed by a private independent board of directors, and its investment decisions are independent of […]

Revolution invests in people and ideas that can change the world. Our mission is to build disruptive, innovative companies that offer more choice, convenience, and control for both consumers and businesses. We bring a unique approach to investing.

Exit Quotient Ventures is a founder-focused venture capital firm based in Lansing, MI. The firm was established with the mission of fostering the growth of the Midwest’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and contributing significantly to funding pre-seed and seed-stage companies as they scale. By integrating financial investment with strategic founder support and additional resources, the firm aims […]

Next Coast Ventures focuses on supporting the best entrepreneurs in the world as they build their businesses. Instead of focusing on sectors, its investment strategy focuses on thematic investing where the firm is constantly reflecting on what it sees in the marketplace. The firm especially likes to invest in entrepreneurs who are building disruptive companies […]

Beringea is a transatlantic venture capital investor that seeks to create lasting success for rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies. We invest across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, media, consumer goods and business services. With offices in Detroit and London (UK), we provide patient capital and a global footprint to back founders throughout their […]

Invest Detroit Ventures was founded in 2010 and has invested in over 80 companies since inception based on the philosophy that, while the firm cannot invest in every entrepreneur, its team can provide assistance to every one of them. Invest Detroit Ventures is committed to supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem with capital, ongoing mentorship, and community […]