Category: MEMBER NEWS

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 […]

Five-year old startup Duo Security has emerged as a leader in providing secure but easy-to-use two-factor authentication technology to a fast-growing number of enterprise customers. To bolster its growth, the company has raised $12 million in Series B financing from Benchmark, and has added general partner Matt Cohler to its board.  Read more at TechCrunch.

Five-year old startup Duo Security has emerged as a leader in providing secure but easy-to-use two-factor authentication technology to a fast-growing number of enterprise customers. To bolster its growth, the company has raised $12 million in Series B financing from Benchmark, and has added general partner Matt Cohler to its board.  Read more at TechCrunch.

The IncWell Co-Working Space houses 30 desks with a private phone/meeting room for every six desks (so if a company wanted to rent six desks, they would essentially have a private company phone room).  Included with each desk is secured storage for their belongings.  Additionally, the companies will have access to two conference rooms, a […]

Delphinus Appoints Mark J. Forchette As President And Chief Executive Officer Top Medtech Executive Tapped for His Entrepreneurial Vision and Success PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., innovator and developer of SoftVue™, a whole breast ultrasound system that incorporates the first-ever ring transducer design, has named Mark J. Forchette president and chief executive […]

Plymouth Ventures is pleased to announce that PVP II portfolio company DocuSphere has been acquired by Tungsten Corporation. Based in Perrysburg Ohio, DocuSphere is a leading provider of accounts payable automation and workflow software. Tungsten Corporation is a publicly traded company based out of London, England (TUNG: LSE). The combination of Tungsten’s supplier portal and […]

Plymouth Ventures is pleased to announce that PVP II portfolio company DocuSphere has been acquired by Tungsten Corporation. Based in Perrysburg Ohio, DocuSphere is a leading provider of accounts payable automation and workflow software. Tungsten Corporation is a publicly traded company based out of London, England (TUNG: LSE). The combination of Tungsten’s supplier portal and […]

Sidecar Raises Another $15 Million, Adds Sir Richard Branson As Investor San Francisco-headquartered ridesharing startup Sidecar, which competes with on-demand car services like Uber and Lyft, announced it has raised an additional $15 million in funding. The new round comes from existing investors Avalon Ventures and Union Square Ventures, and includes participation from new investor […]

Plymouth Ventures wrapped up the successful final close for their new fund PVP III in June and is pleased to announce two additional appointments to the fund’s Advisory Committee: Jody Vanderwel Since 2005, Jody has been President of the Grand Angels, the leading and most experienced angel investing group in Michigan. Jody oversees Grand Angels’ […]

Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners invested in Telogis, which provides fleet management software for enterprises.  Telogis is working closely with many companies in Detroit, such as Ford and GM (for example, they’re powering Ford Crew Chief to help small Ford fleet owners manage their assets).  More information on the investment can be found at http://www.marketwatch.com/story/telogis-announces-strategic-investment-from-fontinalis-partners-2014-09-10.  The investment […]