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.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise has announced an investment in FreightRoll, Inc. during the company's pre-seed extension round. FreightRoll has developed Digital Guard, an automated solution that offers a paperless alternative to traditional full-time [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise has expanded its life sciences portfolio with an investment in medical device company, MediCool Technologies. The Traverse City based company is developing a painless and potentially more effective implantable [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise has added Promethient, Inc. to its growing portfolio in Northern Michigan. Based in Traverse City, Promethient designs and manufactures thermal comfort systems for seating applications in non-automotive use cases, [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sniffer Robotics, a leading environmental technology enabled services firm, today announced first and substantial close of a $2 million seed funding round, led by the Michigan Angel Fund. Other investors include [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Enspired Solutions, a woman-owned and led cleantech science firm headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan, has successfully closed on the first tranche of a $2.5 million Seed Series financing round to support [...]
Congratulations to An Bui, Owen Bitner, Larson DeBouver, Cameron Korman, Shane Schwarz, and Will Smalley for taking 2nd overall in The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Venture Capital Investment Competition on February 4, [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Iaso Therapeutics, a Michigan State University startup developing novel technologies for next-generation vaccines, recently closed the first tranche of the company's $1.25M Series Seed Preferred round of financing. Proceeds from the [...]
DETROIT, Mich. — Pocketnest, the female-founded financial wellness platform, announces its latest $2.6M capital raise from a round led by Reseda Group. Marking nearly $5M raised to date, the funds will drive product development, sales [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – EVOQ Therapeutics, Inc. (EVOQ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of drugs to treat patients afflicted with autoimmune diseases, today announced a collaboration with JDRF for the development [...]
