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August 21 2017 West Michigan Entrepreneurial Study Highlights Regional Growth of its Entrepreneurial and Investment Community

Research from Michigan Venture Capital Association Shows Strong Pipeline of Venture-Backed Startups in West Michigan View the 2017 West Michigan Entrepreneurial Study Here! For Immediate Release – August 21 – Ann Arbor, MICH. – The Michigan Venture Capital Association today announced the findings from its 2017 West Michigan Entrepreneurial Study, a comprehensive analysis of the entrepreneurial and investment […]


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May 03 Second Annual Deals in the Garden

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.


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June 18 Open Prairie Ventures Announces Agreement with Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund

  Kalamazoo, MI and Effingham, IL ‒ Open Prairie Ventures (OPV), an Illinois-based venture fund, announced today that it has entered into a management agreement with the Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund (SWMFLSF).   The funds have collaborated for over five years on a number of investments, including Vestaron, a Kalamazoo-based agricultural company developing […]


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May 03 MEMBER PRESS RELEASE: Plymouth Venture Partners Fund II Makes Investment In Lynx Network Group

Kalamazoo, MI – Plymouth Management Company (PMC) announced its third investment from Plymouth Venture Partners Fund II (PVP II) in Lynx Network Group (LNG) of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Lynx Network Group is a full service  telecommunications company specializing in advancing high-speed next generation infrastructure in tier 2 and tier 3 markets where traditional infrastructure is not […]


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