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Welcome back to Michigan, Kathryn Gardner, MVCA’s newest Fellow!  Kathryn starts her Fellowship at Arboreum Ventures, and we asked her to introduce herself to our MVCA community: How did you find out about the Fellows program?  What advantage do you think the Fellows program gives younger professionals and venture firms when trying to make a […]

Venture Capitalists Return to Backing Science Start-Ups Vestaron makes an eco-friendly pesticide derived from spider venom. Bagaveev uses 3-D printers to make rocket engines for nanosatellites. Transatomic Power is developing a next-generation reactor that runs on nuclear waste. They all have one thing in common: money from Silicon Valley venture capitalists. After years of shying […]

Venture Capitalists Return to Backing Science Start-Ups Vestaron makes an eco-friendly pesticide derived from spider venom. Bagaveev uses 3-D printers to make rocket engines for nanosatellites. Transatomic Power is developing a next-generation reactor that runs on nuclear waste. They all have one thing in common: money from Silicon Valley venture capitalists. After years of shying […]

Spartan Innovations, part of the Spartan Innovation Center at Michigan State, is nearing its second anniversary of providing the educational and financial support necessary to turn MSU research technologies into successful Michigan businesses.  So we thought we’d check in with Director of Student & Community Engagement Paul Jaques and ask: What are you excited about, and […]

The IncWell Co-Working Space houses 30 desks with a private phone/meeting room for every six desks (so if a company wanted to rent six desks, they would essentially have a private company phone room).  Included with each desk is secured storage for their belongings.  Additionally, the companies will have access to two conference rooms, a […]

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.