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Michigan Venture Capital Association Receives $500,000 for its Venture Fellows Program The VF Program, with funding support from the state, will help to support the talent needs of venture capital firms in Michigan  Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – February 28, 2023 – Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, […]

MVCA’s team expanded this month with the addition of Susan Renno as Project Coordinator. Susan Renno is the Project Coordinator for MVCA. In this part-time role, Susan will oversee the outcomes of projects, meetings, and events in support of the MVCA team. This includes monitoring tasks, deliverables, resources, materials, and scheduling. Susan will implement and […]

The MVCA Board of Directors elected Camila Noordeloos, General Partner at Grand Ventures (Grand Rapids, MI) to the MVCA Board starting in January, 2023. She joined the Grand Ventures team in 2019. As a Partner, she identifies promising investment opportunities across Grand Venture’s sectors of interest and works closely with portfolio companies driving strategy development […]

Michigan Venture Capital Association Celebrates 20th Anniversary and State’s Entrepreneurial and Investment Successes at 2022 Annual Awards Dinner Eight organizations and individuals receive awards for their contributions to the Michigan community  Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – September 29, 2022 – Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, celebrated its […]

September 6, 2022 (Bloomfield Hills, MI) — Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, today announced the nominees for the 2022 MVCA Annual Awards Dinner. The event will be held on Thursday, September 29th, at 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Greenfield Village in Dearborn […]

Michigan receives first round of State Small Business Credit Initiative funding to support small businesses, high-tech startups throughout the state Kathleen Achtenberg Thursday, August 18, 2022 LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that Michigan is deploying the first round of State Small Business Credit Initiative […]

2022 MVCA Research Report Reinforces Michigan is not a flyover state for venture capital activity  Record-breaking funding of start-ups in 2021 cements Michigan’s role as the nation’s Middle Coast of venture capital.  NOVI, Mich. – July 28, 2022 – Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), the nonprofit trade association that advocates for more capital and talent for […]

GM Ventures Becomes Premier Sponsor of Michigan Venture Capital Association’s 20th Anniversary MVCA kicks off its 20th year with new events and initiatives culminating in a celebration on September 29th, 2022  Novi, Mich. – February 22, 2022 – GM Ventures, the corporate venture capital firm of General Motors has agreed to be the premier sponsor of the […]

NextCycle Michigan Showcase & Pitch Competition  March 3, 2022 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Palmer House, Ann Arbor, Michigan The first ever NextCycle Michigan Pitch Event is planned to be held in-person on March 3rd in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NextCycle Teams will be presenting their innovative ideas focused on technology and organics to advance […]