Stage of Investment: Seed

Mi-Light is a nonprofit trade association that serves as the focal point for the photonics industry in Michigan, bringing together professionals from companies, academia and organizations, dedicated to mutually supporting, promoting and growing Michigan’s photonics industry. Mi-Light’s mission is to promote and grow Michigan’s internationally-recognized talent pool and leverage strong industrial and academic capabilities in […]

re:purpose is a curated marketplace that matches highly curated talent with startup companies. We leverage our placement algorithm and curation team to make matches. We are the only company in the world that matches based on culture. Yes, we’ll match based on role and compensation, too. But that’s the easy stuff! We want everyone to […]

The Michigan Small Business Development Center (Michigan SBDC) enhances Michigan’s economic well-being by providing counseling, financial prep, training, secondary market research, and technology commercialization services to new and existing small businesses and advanced technology companies. With 10 offices statewide, the Michigan SBDC positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing […]

The NSF Applied Research Center (ARC) is NSF International’s research and development arm, providing custom R&D services to academia, industry, and government. Services include proof-of-concept testing, method development, product validation/commercialization, next generation sequencing, clinical health services, toxicology, and risk assessment. The ARC furthers NSF’s mission of public health and safety by supporting scientific innovation and […]

The New Economy Initiative (NEI) is the largest philanthropy-led economic development initiative in the U.S. working to build a regional network of support for entrepreneurs and small businesses. NEI makes grants (over $150 million since 2008) to entrepreneurial service providers that are helping all types of businesses grow and thrive in metro Detroit. Equity and […]

The D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and Southeast Michigan startup community. DNT hosts monthly meetup events that encourage and highlight the entrepreneurship startups in the region. In addition, DNT collaborates with other organizations to provide meaningful events that support entrepreneurs including Detroit Startup Week and Detroit […]

CMURC is a professional and diverse coworking space with accelerator programs focused on product and strategic development for entrepreneurs to positively impact the economy in the Great Lakes Bay Region. It brings together local, regional and statewide partners to accelerate the success of entrepreneurs, professionals, and corporations growing businesses and jobs by leveraging the resources […]

20Fathoms is a technology hub and startup incubator focused on cultivating a thriving and connected startup ecosystem in Northern Michigan.

ACRE AgTech, a non-profit corporation, specializes in providing ag-tech connections, resources, and expertise to help entities commercialize their ag-tech innovations.

For over 25 years MichBio has been driving bio-industry growth in Michigan by providing access to resources and information critical to success, advocating for policy decisions that support the long-term viability of the life sciences, and connecting the people, companies, and ideas necessary to create the next generation of bio-innovation.