Category: MVCA NEWS

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 […]

The City of Detroit is quickly becoming a new hub of entrepreneurial and investment activity in Michigan.  In honor of the first Detroit Startup Week, MVCA decided to take a closer look at the 2016 research data with a focus on Detroit. Each year, the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) gathers data from all Michigan-based […]

It’s said experiences during your college years can open your eyes to the world around you.  For University of Michigan senior (and MVCA’s new summer intern!) Elena Ramos, it was her participation in the university’s Entrepreneurial Challenge that showed her the impact an entrepreneur and her investors can have on the world in a positive […]

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 […]