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. — The importance of ethnic diversity in the representation of food and nutrition continues to gain momentum. A recent New York Times article highlights historical inattention to this matter. The article notes that [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Pocketnest Inc, a financial planning platform which is part of Michigan Rise’s growing portfolio of startups, has recently partnered with Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) to provide its employees [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III announced today that it closed investments in 5 companies in December and January, bringing total capital invested by the Fund to $1.56 Million in 13 companies [...]
DETROIT, Mich. — A less-than one-year-old Detroit startup focused on bringing increased digital resources to construction trades has closed on $600,000 in pre-seed capital. Rivet Work Inc. this week closed on the capital needed to [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — It has been a rewarding and productive start for Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III since going live in mid-August. The Fund has invested $875,000 in six companies across Michigan including Grand [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise announced today it has invested in 86 Repairs, a Grand Rapids-based software startup founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Daniel Estrada and Joe Gallagher. 86 Repairs works with restaurant [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Foundation has made the first two investments from a new early-stage fund created by the Michigan Strategic Fund. The Michigan Pre-Seed Fund III, which has got initial [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise announced today it invested in AaDya Security, a Detroit-based startup founded in March of 2019 by cybersecurity veteran, Raffaele Mautone. AaDya Security closed a $2.7M seed round and launched [...]
EAST LANSING and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — GreenMark Biomedical Inc. announced that the company has been selected as a 2020 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award recipient. “Announcing the award winners is especially meaningful this [...]
