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.
Is there any better example of 20th-century commerce making way for that of the 21st century than this? Orbion Space Technologies of Houghton, which has received $30 million in venture funding to make plasma-thruster propulsion [...]
Ashley Kern, a data scientist, thought there had to be a better way for colleges and universities to decide which students to accept and how much in aid and scholarships to offer them. It has [...]
As a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at 15 years old, Matt Baxter, now 28, continues to think beyond immediate solutions to everyday problems. These days, he is tackling one of the most [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III, a subsidiary of the Michigan State University Foundation (MSU Foundation), in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), today announced its 50th startup investment since [...]
Genomenon, Inc., an AI-driven genomics company, today announced the completion of a $20 million Series B financing round. The funds will expand the company’s commercial operations and the development of its genomic data hub, which [...]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Diet ID, a Michigan Rise portfolio company, announced plans to work with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Henry Ford Health Systems on two separate research studies on the [...]
EAST LANSING and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — GreenMark Biomedical Inc. announced that the company raised $830,000 in equity financing in the form of convertible notes in anticipation of a Series A financing in 2022. Investors [...]
DETROIT, Mich. — AaDya Security, a Detroit-based software company founded by cybersecurity veteran Raffaele Mautone in March of 2019, announced the close of a $3.1M funding round. The funding will support the launch of Judy [...]
What makes a great entrepreneur? A brilliant business idea, of course—preferably one that disrupts a specific industry and ultimately changes the way people think and live. But in order to stand out in an increasingly [...]
