Category: MEMBER NEWS

DETROIT, MI & BOSTON, MA – December 2, 2014. Fontinalis Partners (www.fontinalis.com), a venture capital firm strategically focused on next-generation mobility, today announces the formation of a new Special Venture Partner (SVP) program and the appointment of five inaugural members: Mark Schulz, Luis Blaquier, Mei-Wei Cheng, Gabe Klein, and Paul Mascarenas. The Fontinalis SVP program […]

Delphinus Awarded 510(k) Clearance for Color Imaging with SoftVue™ Automated Breast Ultrasound Unparalleled Tissue Characterization Based on Transmission Signals PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – December 2, 2014 – Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., the first company to design and manufacture an automated whole breast ultrasound system that incorporates circular transducer technology, announced during the annual meeting of […]

START GARDEN ANNOUNCES MOVE TO TRUST BUILDING IN 2015 New Space to Triple Footprint and Provide “Startup Village” for Grand Rapids GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 20, 2014 — Start Garden, the $15,000,000 seed fund that selects an individual idea each week to receive a $5,000 investment, based on endorsements from the public and the Start Garden […]

Baird Capital has completed fundraising for its fourth Venture Capital fund (BVP IV). The fund was significantly oversubscribed and closed at $185 million, exceeding its initial target of $150 million and the size of its previous fund. The fund was anchored by support from numerous institutions, foundations and family offices. Baird Capital’s Venture team is […]

Shawn O’Brien to Head Finance at Beringea, North Coast, and Arboretum Ventures’ Portfolio Company Delphinus Experience in Healthcare Sector Will Drive Value Proposition PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – November 5, 2014 – Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., announced today that Shawn O’Brien has been named Vice President of Finance, expanding further the recent appointments to the executive […]

Vestaron Corporation, a company that designs environmentally friendly insecticides, announced today the final close of its Series C Financing. Anterra Capital, based in the Netherlands, added $4M to the $10M previously announced to bring total funding to $14M. Anterra Capital is jointly funded by Moonray Investors, the proprietary investment arm of FIL Limited, the parent […]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (October 16, 2014): Tetra Discovery Partners (“Tetra”), a drug discovery company developing a portfolio of innovative drugs for psychiatric, neurological and inflammatory diseases, today announced additional private financing. The company has received additional financing from previous seed investor Grand Angels, as well as an investment by Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC). […]

Chris Sanders Added to Delphinus’ Executive Team as Vice President of Engineering Seasoned Ultrasound Expert to Guide Development Advances PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – October 14, 2014 – Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., the first company to design and manufacture a whole breast ultrasound system that incorporates circular transducer technology, announced today that Chris Sanders has joined […]

by Beth Milligan, Traverse City Ticker “Instead of Traverse City being the Cherry Capital of the world, we want the city to be the Tensioning Capital of the World.” Chuckles follow the joke by financial advisor and presenter Gary Rakan of Hurricane Safety Systems, a Traverse City-based technology firm that produces treestand attachment systems and […]

by Beth Milligan, Traverse City Ticker “Instead of Traverse City being the Cherry Capital of the world, we want the city to be the Tensioning Capital of the World.” Chuckles follow the joke by financial advisor and presenter Gary Rakan of Hurricane Safety Systems, a Traverse City-based technology firm that produces treestand attachment systems and […]