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Detroit Free Press: LaSorda adds Birmingham start-up space and money from Dr. Z A few years ago, Tom LaSorda was a top executive steering Chrysler and its tens of thousands of employees on a harrowing survival journey, as control of the automaker lurched from Daimler to Cerberus then to the U.S. government and Fiat. Now, […]

We tracked down Daniel, our newest Venture Fellow, as he starts his MVCA Venture Fellowship at Fontinalis Partners in Detroit, to learn more about why he’s excited to be a Fellow, his thoughts about our venture community and the one deal his wishes he’d found first. MVCA: What advantage do you think the Fellows program […]

ANN ARBOR, MICH. – August 11, 2014 — The Michigan Venture Capital Association’s (MVCA) Venture Fellows Program announces the placement of new Fellow Daniel Ratliff with Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners. The Venture Fellows program matches talented, highly motivated, emerging professionals with venture capital firms in order to grow the next generation of venture professionals in Michigan.  Ratliff […]

Venture Capital Outperformed DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500 in Q1 2014 Arlington, VA, July 31, 2014 – Venture capital fund performance continued to make gains across most time horizons as of March 31, 2014, according to the National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) performance benchmark, the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S Venture Capital Index®.  Despite returns […]

July 21, 2014 – ANN ARBOR, MICH.– Michigan Venture Capital Association Executive Director Carrie Jones responds to the release of the latest NVCA/PwC MoneyTree Report, a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States prepared by PwC and the National Venture Capital Association: “The survey results reinforce what MVCA members have experienced […]

ANN ARBOR, Mi., July 16, 2014 – Plymouth Ventures announced today the final close for Plymouth Venture Partners III (PVP III). Surpassing its fundraising target of $60 million, PVP III will continue to execute on the same strategy and focus as PVP II. The fund will invest in growth stage businesses located in the Great […]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 14, 2014 – Beringea, LLC, a private equity firm providing growth capital to market-leading businesses, has announced that its London office, Beringea LLP,  has invested $5.1 million in Chargemaster, the UK’s leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The investment will be used to strengthen Chargemaster’s position in the UK […]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Beringea, LLC , a private equity firm providing growth capital to market-leading businesses, has announced that its London office, Beringea LLP, has invested in MyOptique Group , Europe’s leading online optical retailer.  Beringea LLP joins new MyOptique investor Korys and existing investors Cipio Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Acton Capital Partners, Highland […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ANN ARBOR, MICH. – JULY 1, 2014 — The Michigan Venture Capital Association’s (MVCA) Venture Fellows Program recently celebrated the completion of Jared Stasik’s two-year fellowship with Detroit Venture Partners and the placement of new Fellow Reda Jaber with Birmingham-based IncWell. The Venture Fellows program matches talented, highly motivated, emerging professionals with […]