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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 […]

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 […]

When Linda Chamberlain became a MVCA Venture Fellow at Grand Rapid’s Michigan Accelerator Fund-1 in 2012, she assumed her previous experiences leading corporate innovation business units, a high tech start-up, a life sciences incubator and a university center for entrepreneurship made her experienced enough to remain objective, even skeptical, of investment opportunities.  As she nears […]

Former entrepreneur Adrian Fortino is nearing the end of his MVCA Venture Fellowship, but after leading the venture capital funds at Invest Detroit, First Step Fund (FSF) and Detroit Innovate (DI), he says there’s one challenge he’s found common to both VCs and entrepreneurs: fundraising.  “I spent several years as a venture backed entrepreneur prior […]

Deals in the Garden took place on April 22 at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. It was emceed by Jody Vanderwel of Grand Angels, the event gave the following companies the opportunity to pitch their businesses to investors.

November 5, 2012, from 5:30-9 p.m at The Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth

Arboretum Ventures is pleased to announce that Kristin Myers has joined the firm as a Principal. Kristin is a former Partner at Skyline Ventures (Palo Alto, CA), where she led numerous due diligence efforts for medical device opportunities. Kristin Myers Press Release final from Arboretum  

June 19 from 5-7 p.m. at The M@dison, Detroit Registration will be capped due to space constraints and will be first come, first served. Registration details will be sent out after MGCS

Join your MVCA venture capital colleagues and other investors for cocktails on the first night of the 2012 Annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Venue: Vinology Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Space is limited, register fast! Only for MVCA members

Harvest Time: Reaping the Greatest Benefits – January 23, 2012 2-3pm MVCA member Cendrowski Corporate Advisors will be hosting a series of webinars for our members and portfolio companies. Dial-in details will be provided closer to the date. If you are interested in attending, please contact the MVCA.