Category: MVCA NEWS

Lucian Taylor, new VP of Product at Grand Rapids’ Varsity News Network (VNN), admits his long-time passion for fiction writing seems unlikely for a high-tech software guy. But he insists it’s a skill that actually lends itself well to his day job. Indeed, telling the story of VNN’s chief offering—a nation-leading digital communication platform for high […]

Three Leaf Ventures’ Sean Kearney readily traded one venture capital hotbed for another, in a move from Denver, Colorado to Ann Arbor this year.  What the three-time Boston marathoner isn’t sure about is if the lower elevation of Southeast Michigan makes up for the higher humidity he’s now running through 100 miles a week.  He says: ““Your […]

Recently, MVCA was successful in working with the Senate Committee on Economic Development in passing an amendment to HB4195 and HB4196 that allows for income earned by the State as a result of venture capital investment to go back to fund future state investment in venture capital vs. the general fund.  The Michigan venture capital […]

Startup Angels Michigan: Accelerating the Midwest Angel Community Don’t miss this half-day conference for experienced and aspiring angel investors on the state-of-the-art in startup investing and ways to capitalize on the global entrepreneurship phenomenon. Hear from top investment leaders, like Paul Singh of 500 Startups, and Andy Jenks of Drive Capital, on the future of […]

Molly Theis officially joined the Michigan Venture Capital Association staff Monday, as the new Events and Program Manager for the Ann Arbor-based organization.  But Theis has been behind the scenes for MVCA’s largest and most prestigious event for two years, in her previous role as the Inn at St. John’s Executive Meetings and Events Manager.  “I had […]

Hoping to help people better navigate Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community, MVCA is pleased to launch its new Michigan Entrepreneurial & Investment Landscape Guide, a guide profiling all the funding and professional resources available in Michigan.  Profiles of investor organizations list funding amounts and investment criteria, contact information, and firm highlights.  Entrepreneurial resource and service provider profiles detail […]

The road from company formation to successful exit is a tenuous one, even when the startup is well-capitalized and quickly finds a profitable niche in the marketplace. For a biotech company developing drug therapies, their survival to test the drug safety and efficacy for many years, sometimes a decade or more, is highly dependent on […]

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (September 8, 2015)—The Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) recently launched a new online tool aimed at helping investors and entrepreneurs better navigate Michigan’s entrepreneurial community. Available on its website (www.michiganvca.org), the interactive, searchable Michigan Entrepreneurial & Investment Landscape Map allows users to sort by geographic location, industry sector, or organization type. The […]

Source: Xconomy Though Michigan’s startup community has experienced a ton of growth in the past 10 years, the state remains a place that is “underserved” when it comes to investment capital, says Chris Rizik, CEO and fund manager at Renaissance Venture Capital. With that in mind, Renaissance partnered with the Michigan Venture Capital Association for […]

By Emily Heintz, Associate Director, MVCA Maureen and I just returned from Ohio, where we visited with venture firms and built a stronger relationship with Ohio’s venture capital association, VentureOhio. VentureOhio and their executive director, Falon Donohue, has been a valuable partner to us in spreading the story of Michigan entrepreneurial and investment success to […]