Michigan Rise News
Michigan Rise News
Stay up-to-date with the latest from Michigan Rise and our portfolio companies. From funding announcements to founder stories, discover how Michigan’s technology ecosystem is evolving and the role we play in its advancement.
DETROIT, Mich. — Pocketnest, the female-founded financial wellness platform, announces its 19th enterprise customer and latest product offering: Pocketnest for Employee Wellness. Adding Autobooks, Centerstone, Orlans and KORTX to its client roster, Pocketnest grows its [...]
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan-based BitLyft Cybersecurity announced the close of its first seed round of funding. The $1 million infusion will expand the company’s mission to deliver automated and optimized cybersecurity solutions to small and [...]
An additional $6.5 million state investment gives pre-seed fund Michigan Rise more capital to back a strong pipeline of startup companies. Created a year ago and administered by the Michigan State University Foundation, Michigan Rise [...]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — ADHD Online, a leader in telehealth diagnosis and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), announced a strategic partnership with Michigan Rise and its sister subsidiary Spartan Innovations. The partnership will [...]
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a grant amendment in the amount of $6.5 million for Michigan State University Foundation to support high-tech Michigan start-up companies and innovative technologies at the university [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise is pleased to formally introduce Esperovax, developer of the Egress RD™ Oral Biologics platform, to its growing portfolio. The Plymouth, Michigan-based company has developed a novel, mRNA-based oral vaccine [...]
EAST LANSING and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — GreenMark Biomedical Inc. announced that the company has secured regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its LumiCare™ Caries Detection Rinse as a [...]
When Michigan State University alumna Alison Accavitti came to campus, she knew she wanted to be a Computer Science major. However, her first two years of coursework led her on a different path. During her [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — TheraB Medical, a company founded in Michigan and committed to global health, recently became the 14th investment for the Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund. TheraB’s CEO, Alexa Jones, is no stranger to [...]

