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You are invited to participate in a 5 minute survey to help measure diversity of startup ecosystem in 2015.  To learn more about diversity in the Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem check out the 2015 MVCA Research Report.  Knowledge is power so please help NVCA with this important initiative. Participation is open to anyone working in venture capital, […]

Ann Arbor, Mich. – XanEdu, a leader in learning content customization and mobile delivery, today announced $8.1 Million in funding from new and existing investors including Plymouth Ventures and Superior Capital Partners. This new investment comes as XanEdu extends its platform for secure mobile content customization and delivery to meet growing demand in the corporate […]

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 […]

The National Venture Capital Association is heavily involved in national policy issues facing the venture capital community.  NVCA is concerned with three specific areas that we wanted the MVCA membership to be aware of: Fee Shifting – Both bills will increase the risk of patent litigation for startups by creating an overly broad fee shifting […]

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 […]

by Maureen Brosnan Miller, Executive Director, MVCA Think of geraniums, America’s longest front porch and horse drawn carriages and instantly you’re transported to Mackinac Island. It sounds like a Pure Michigan ad, and in many ways it is, but this version has the added advantage of having many of Michigan’s top policy leaders and agenda […]

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” […]

By Emily Heintz, Associate Director, MVCA Maureen and I just returned from San Francisco, where we were in town for NVCA’s VentureScape conference, an annual meeting of the nation’s venture capital community. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has been a valuable partner to us in spreading the story of Michigan entrepreneurial and investment success […]

West Michigan’s angel and venture investment community came together to examine the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s (MVCA) Annual Report on venture capital activity in Michigan. The event offered participants a deep dive into the report’s findings, with particular focus on the venture community’s impact on West Michigan. Maureen Miller Brosnan, executive director of MVCA, told […]