Category: MEMBER NEWS

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MVCA member Arboretum Ventures, a leading healthcare venture capital firm, announced the promotion of Tom Shehab, M.D. to Managing Director. Dr. Shehab, an MVCA board director, began his career at Arboretum in 2014 as a Principal after spending several years as a member of the Arboretum Technical Advisory Board. Since joining Arboretum, he has been […]

Mid-Michigan pitch competition to award a total of $100,000 in cash prizes, largest in its history East Lansing, MI — Applications for the fifth annual GreenLight Business Model Competition (GBMC) are open for the statewide startup pitch contest. GBMC is an early-stage pitch competition bringing together entrepreneurs and small business supporters from all over Michigan. […]

On a winding path from teen entrepreneur to partner at Detroit’s largest venture capital firm (and winner of the 2016 MVCA “100” Award!), Fontinalis Partners’ Chris Stallman rarely strayed too far from his true calling: building and investing in valuable businesses.   After starting several tech companies as a high schooler in suburban Chicago, Stallman headed to […]

2017 Bronze Service Provider Member An entrepreneurial, full service law firm that provides strategic legal services to high-growth and innovative businesses and investors in technology, advanced manufacturing, and food product industries, among others, Clark Hill has more than 350 attorneys and professionals nationwide.  The firm’s innovative E2 program is designed to help early stage and […]

2017 Gold Service Provider Member Combining backgrounds in patent law, engineering, and public policy, the attorneys who founded Applied Licensing bring value to startup companies through a combination of angel level investment, intellectual property portfolio development, and intellectual property monetization.  “We work with startup companies and inventors to construct a cost effective intellectual property portfolio […]

2017 Bronze Service Provider Member As Detroit’s largest law firm, Honigman has been part of the formation and on-going operation of many of Michigan’s most-established venture capital funds and fund-of-funds devoted to investing in venture capital.  Honigman attorneys assist fund investors in making portfolio investments and advising in the sale of venture-backed companies. The firm’s […]

2020 Bronze Service Provider Member Plante Moran has built a national practice from their Midwestern footprint and has become the 14th largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm in the country. Via their multidisciplinary engagement teams, clients work with professionals with a range of expertise to solve problems in a variety of areas including […]

2020 Silver Service Provider Member Gunderson Dettmer is the only business law firm of its kind—singularly focused on the global venture capital and emerging technology marketplace. With more than 220 attorneys in nine offices—Silicon Valley, Ann Arbor, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Beijing, and Singapore—Gunderson Dettmer represents more than 2,000 high-growth […]

A global communications company looked to a Michigan venture-backed startup for a world-class solution to a 21st century problem, as Nokia announced plans to buy Ann Arbor-based Deepfield, a provider of real-time analytics for IP network performance management and security. The acquisition of Deepfield will extend Nokia’s leadership in real-time, analytics-driven network and service automation, […]