startups

UM Venture Fest Presenting Firms Top $1B Raised Since 2001

Companies that presented at the annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium have now raised more than $1 billion since 2001, event organizers announced Thursday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/21

Steelcase Unit Donating Furniture To Startups

Turnstone, the Steelcase brand that designs office environments specifically for startups, Tuesday announced a 10-day, nine-state road trip starting at its Grand Rapids headquarters and ending at an Austin, Texas startup gathering.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/22

Register Now for Winter 2013 Session of Michigan Shifting Gears

Michigan Shifting Gears, an intensive career transition initiative sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corp., kicks off a new three-month session on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/10

The Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, run by Southwest Michigan First.

Kalamazoo Life Sciences Incubator Adds Short-Term Lab Space For Startups

The Southwest Michigan Innovation Center has unveiled a new resource for life science startups. Called Launch MI Lab, it’s a fully equipped and staffed bioscience laboratory to help startups get off the ground.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/13

TechTown To Host Boston-Born Marketing Hackathon For Startups

TechTown Thursday announced that the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, an organization representing Boston’s digital marketing, media and Internet technology community, has selected the Detroit-based nonprofit incubator and accelerator to host the first MITX Up Detroit, an event that will pair TechTown startups with veteran marketers for a free two-hour mentoring session on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/08