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June 02 Meet MVCA Venture Fellow, Drew Mcusic, Union Heritage

The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to offer the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. The program, launched in 2023, is designed to increase the number of venture professionals in Michigan in order to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies. About Drew Drew Mcusic is a Venture Associate […]


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May 27 The Venture Landscape Keeps Changing — And So Do the Expectations

Michigan Tech Week recently concluded with a thoughtful discussion featuring several Michigan Venture Capital Association investor members reflecting on how dramatically the startup and investment landscape has shifted over the past five years. The conversation included insights from MVCA members Adrian Fortino (Mercury), Ben Bernstein (Beringea), and Tim Streit (Grand Ventures), moderated by MVCA Board […]


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May 27 Port Huron’s Startup Momentum Is Growing

There’s something exciting happening in Port Huron. Recently, MVCA’s Executive Director, Ara Topouzian had the opportunity to participate in Inventors & Investors, a first-time event organized by Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County and The Underground under the leadership of Kanchan Wankhede (Director of Business Services, EDA). The event brought together entrepreneurs, community leaders, […]


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May 06 Venture Investors Rebrands as Clarevia Ventures

Venture Investors Health Fund, one of the Midwest’s longest-standing healthcare-focused venture firms, today announced its rebrand to Clarevia Ventures, a new name that reflects the firm’s sharpened focus on helping early-stage medtech and life sciences companies navigate the path from breakthrough science to patient impact. “Healthcare innovation has become more technical, more regulated, and more […]


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May 04 Arboretum Ventures Promotes Jeff Terrell to Managing Partner

ANN ARBOR, MI (May 4, 2026) – Arboretum Ventures, a leading healthcare venture capital firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, today announced that Jeff Terrell has been promoted to Managing Partner. Jeff joined Arboretum in 2025 as an Investment Partner, bringing more than a decade of venture investing experience from Hatteras Venture Partners where he […]


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May 04 Revisit MVCA Venture Fellow, Austin Churley, Augment Ventures

The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to offer the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. The program, launched in 2023, is designed to increase the number of venture professionals in Michigan in order to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies. Bio Update Austin joined Augment Ventures as a […]


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March 23 Revisiting with MVCA Venture Fellow, Claire Stevens, Straylight Capital

The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to offer the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. The program, launched in 2023, is designed to increase the number of venture professionals in Michigan in order to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies. Bio Update: Including but not limited to your […]


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March 17 Beringea U.S. portfolio company Orbion Space Technology acquired by York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS)

March 13, 2026 (Farmington Hills, Mich.)– Beringea U.S. portfolio company Orbion Space Technology (Orbion), a Michigan-based manufacturer of flight-proven electric propulsion systems, was acquired by York Space Systems (York) (NYSE: YSS), a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions. The transaction follows York’s 2025 acquisition of Beringea U.S. portfolio company ATLAS Space Operations, […]


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March 02 Meet MVCA Venture Fellow, Evan McClelland, Arboretum Ventures

The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to offer the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. The program, launched in 2023, is designed to increase the number of venture professionals in Michigan in order to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies. About Evan Evan McClelland joined Arboretum Ventures in […]


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December 01 Next Chapter with Venture Fellow, Jacqueline Lensing, Grand Ventures

The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to offer the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. The program, launched in 2023, is designed to increase the number of venture professionals in Michigan in order to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies. The following blog marks the graduation of a […]


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