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.

  • January 28, 2024

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — CircNova, a Detroit-based biotechnology company, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III as part of the Company’s pre-seed financing round. CircNova uses their proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) engine [...]

  • January 24, 2024

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — ATLAS Space Operations, a Traverse City-based satellite communications company, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. The company’s flagship platform, Freedom™, is a combination of software and hardware [...]

  • December 3, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Pearl Electric, a Detroit-based company focused on making home electrification frictionless for consumers and more profitable for contractors, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. Home electrification projects [...]

  • December 2, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Motion Grazer AI, a Michigan-based AgTech company dedicated to improving the health and welfare of farm animals, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. Originating as a spinout [...]

  • December 1, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Mfg.parts, a Grand Rapids-based software company developing a collaborative manufacturing design platform, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. “The best product development teams in the world rely [...]

  • October 31, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — SecuritySnares, a cybersecurity company headquartered in Ann Arbor, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. The company specializes in stopping business disruptions caused by malware. Their flagship product, [...]

  • October 30, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Swish Brand Experiences (SwishBx), a Detroit-based marketing company specializing in consumer packaged goods (CPG), has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. SwishBx has developed a platform that simplifies [...]

  • October 5, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Breadless, a gluten-free, fast casual restaurant based in Detroit, has secured an investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. The founders of Breadless believe that everyone in every neighborhood should have [...]

  • October 4, 2023

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Patient Company, a Grand Rapids-based medical device startup, has secured a follow-on investment from Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. The Patient Company’s lead product, the SimPull, uses a powered winch [...]