After two years of showcasing projects virtually, more than a thousand Michigan Technological University Huskies will stretch their legs (and their audience’s imaginations) as they present their incredible projects live on campus.
Detroit
Crains Detroit: VC investor Wheat to lead JPMorgan-backed Techstars Detroit accelerator
More than two years after a previous iteration halted operations, startup accelerator Techstars is returning to Detroit, and a familiar name in the regoin has been tapped to head the initiative.
MiBiz: App-based GR bike repair startup among latest Michigan VC investments
Biked Inc. plans to launch next week, offering consumers what founders David Hopson and Jared Lebel believe is a far more convenient way to have a bicycle repaired, making it “as simple as ordering a pizza,” Lebel said.
All About AnnArbor: Founder of Ann Arbor startup wins 25K in Eastern Michigan University pitch competition
Eastern Michigan University alumna and Culturewell founder Sarah Beatty has won $25,000 after impressing a panel of judges.
Detroit Business: Coretec Group Opens Laboratory, Hires Scientist to Advance Silicon Applications
Detroit Business: Ann Arbor’s AccumTech Receives Patent for Computer Database Design
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to AccumTech in Ann Arbor for a computer system and database design that processes and matches misidentified health plan member names with misidentified health provider claims.
Innovating Women: Leading Midwest Tech into the Future
To close out Women’s History Month 2022, Verizon’s Nia Mathis spoke with Patty Hagen, T-REX; Elle Ramel, GET Cities Chicago; Michelle Reaves, Detroit Area Pre College Engineering Program (DAPCEP); and Marie Mackintosh, EmployIndy about creating intentional lanes for women and girls in tech – and ultimately how to create a more diverse workforce. Catch the replay below:
Crains Detroirt: Program aimed at spurring immigrant-founded startups launches at Wayne State
Wayne State University has officially launched a national effort aimed at bringing more immigrant startup founders to Southeast Michigan
LTU Gets Federal Grant To Teach Computer Science For Self Driving Vehicles
CJ Chung, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on a National Science Foundation grant that will let him train eight college students from around the country this summer to develop computer programs for self-driving cars.
Why People Are Investing Into And Founding Remote Tech Startups in Michigan
Michigan has a small but tightly-knit community of startup entrepreneurs. Michigan has a long history of technology and construction, with the local engineering college established in 1854.