Category: MVCA NEWS

ANN ARBOR (July 18, 2016)—Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) will host its 2016 Annual Awards Dinner (register here), the largest gathering of angel investors, venture investors and entrepreneurs in Michigan, in Detroit on November 2 at the Rattlesnake Club.  The event is timed to coordinate with Invest Detroit’s Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC), Michigan’s premier […]

Today in Lansing, more than just the State Capitol is under construction.  Representative Jeff Farrington (R-30) laid the groundwork for an Angel Investment Program when he introduced House Bills 5786 and 5787, designed to allow qualified angel investors to claim a tax credit against their personal income tax liability. MVCA was there to discuss the details […]

Dear MVCA Members, It’s MVCA Events & Program Manager, Molly Theis, touching base with a reminder to stay involved with MVCA in 2016!  MVCA would like to keep you “in the know” regarding the various events going on in the Entrepreneurial & Investment Community.  We not only want you to attend our MVCA Events, but also […]

A lifelong interest in exploration and navigating new paths led MVCA Venture Fellow Brad Lichota to a career in venture capital, where he’s scouting startups as a member of RPM Ventures’ investment team.  Brad tells us about his new role at RPM, his future as a Michigan job creator, and using the MVCA Venture Fellows […]

As a newcomer to the venture industry, Dan Ratliff didn’t know what to expect when he joined Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners as an MVCA Venture Fellow two years ago.  But as he ends his Fellowship period and remains with the firm, he can more fully appreciate the unique collaborative nature of the Michigan venture community and envision his […]

by Maureen Brosnan Miller, Executive Director, MVCA Mackinac Island was showing off this year – the skies were blue, the clouds were few, geraniums and lilacs were in full bloom and the Island was bustling with business and political power players at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference.  The focus for this year’s […]

Michigan Venture Capital Association extended its Great Lakes Region outreach earlier this week with a trip to Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Technology Council Entrepreneurs’ Conference.  While there, MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan was hosted by Bram Daelemans, Director of the Wisconsin Angel Network, and visited with angels and venture investors who make Wisconsin their home. On […]

Dear MVCA Members, It’s MVCA Events & Program Manager, Molly Theis, touching base with a reminder to stay involved with MVCA in 2016! Big News!  A date has been set for the 2016 MVCA Annual Awards Dinner!  So “Molly Your Calendars” for…..November 2, 2016!!!  This year we are saying goodbye to the Inn at St. Johns […]

MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan opened the 2016 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) with a startling statistic from the 2016 MVCA Research Report: for every dollar invested by a Michigan venture firm, $4.31 is attracted from a venture firm outside of Michigan.  That important out-of-state investment activity is supported by events like MGCS, where “MVCA members […]

Bam!  Post 2 in our research series (post 1 can be found here)!!  After 3 months of collecting, verifying, and analyzing data for the 2016 MVCA Research Report – there are a few trends that have me scratching my head.  So this year, we’re turning to the community – every quarter I’ll walk you through my line of […]