Category: MEMBER NEWS

What happens when you have four world-class accelerators in one location?  “Demo Day” turns into “Demo Week”. On September 9-11th, Detroit Venture Partners, Bizdom, Techstars Mobility, Coolhouse Labs, and Desai Accelerator will collaborate to host Demo Week.  Each organization has attracted companies from across the globe to join an intensive program designed to give them […]

Angel investment activity is increasingly important in Michigan’s entrepreneurial economy, so we’re always pleased when one of our nine Michigan angel groups report exciting news!  The Great Lakes Angels (GLA) are announcing the appointment of Pietro Sarcina as President, effective July 1, 2015; David Weaver will remain as Chairman and Founder. Weaver reflects, “We are very fortunate to have someone […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Medora, an innovator in the cloud systems management space, today announced a $4.6 million Series A round of venture capital funding. The round was led by Ann Arbor-based Michigan eLab, with participation from current investors Start Garden, Grand Angels and other equity holders. The investment brings Blue […]

This is part three in a four-part series highlighting the Michigan organizations participating in 2015 Demo Week, a series of presentations where the latest cohorts of companies that have completed an accelerator program present to investors.  Demo Week participant organizations include Coolhouse Labs, Desai Accelerator, Techstars Mobility, and Detroit Venture Partners. To wrap up our series, Jared Stasik, vice president of Detroit Venture […]

This is part three in a four-part series highlighting the Michigan organizations participating in 2015 Demo Week, a series of presentations where the latest cohorts of companies that have completed an accelerator program present to investors.  Demo Week participant organizations include Coolhouse Labs, Desai Accelerator, Techstars Mobility, and Detroit Venture Partners. Today, Ted Serbinski, Managing Director of Techstars Mobility, talks about his […]

This is part two in a four-part series highlighting the Michigan organizations participating in 2015 Demo Week, a series of presentations where the latest cohorts of companies that have completed an accelerator program present to investors.  Demo Week participant organizations include Coolhouse Labs, Desai Accelerator, Techstars Mobility, and Detroit Venture Partners.  Today, Kelly LaPierre, Managing Director of the Desai Accelerator, talks about […]

This is part one in a four-part series highlighting the Michigan organizations participating in 2015 Demo Week, a series of presentations where the latest cohorts of companies that have completed an accelerator program present to investors.  Demo Week participant organizations include Coolhouse Labs, Desai Accelerator, Techstars Mobility, and Detroit Venture Partners.  Today, Coolhouse Founder and Managing Director, Jordan Breighner, introduces us to […]

Congratulations to IncWell Venture Capital’s Reda Jaber, named today to the Crain’s Detroit Business “20 in their 20s” list!  Great work Reda! Timing was everything for Reda Jaber. He was finishing his M.D. last year and had a 9 p.m. deadline to submit his preferred list of residencies. He was about to hit the “send” […]

MVCA member and Arboretum Ventures managing partner and cofounder Jan Garfinkle has experience leading a venture community, as Chairperson of the MVCA Board in 2008-2009. But she’ll have a new, larger constituency to represent now that she’s been elected to the National Venture Capital Association’s 2015-2016 Board of Directors. Her appointment is another indication that […]

HRV is pleased to announce a $5 million Opportunity Fund. It will co-invest alongside of HRV I in the later stage growth rounds of our portfolio companies. The fund is similar to other Opportunity Funds by leading venture capitalists including Mark Suster, Fred Wilson, and Brad Feld. Opportunity Funds are the industry’s response to companies […]