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Category: Business Accelerators

Business Accelerators / Pitch Competitions / Startups

Robotic snow removal developer wins Centrepolis-Southfield business pitch event

SOUTHFIELD—Snowbotix, a startup company developing an autonomous, electric-powered robot that can be used to clear snow in winter and clean pavement in summer, won the $15,000 first prize in the …

Business Accelerators

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator wins grant for startups under SBA prize program to support hardtech innovation

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been named one of the winners of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage One. Winners receive an …

Business Accelerators / Startups / Ultraviolet Light Technologies

New study shows portable UV disinfecting unit safe for the eyes

DETROIT–Freestyle Partners LLC announced that a surface reflectivity study demonstrated that a filtered Far UV-C portable, handheld device when used as intended does not generate harmful amounts of reflected UV-C …

Business Accelerators / Industry 4.0 / Software

Automation Alley joins $1 million seed round in SaaS startup Ulendo

TROY – Automation Alley announced Tuesday it has made an investment in Ulendo, a software services company focused on delivering advanced solutions for manufacturing automation. Automation Alley is making the …

Business Accelerators / Sustainability

Erb Family Foundation grant to LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator to boost business sustainability

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator has received a $450,000 grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. The grant is intended to help small and medium-sized manufacturers …

Business Accelerators / Green Technology / Manufacturing

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator receives grant from Breakthrough Energy Partners

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator has received a $125,000 grant from the Kirkland, Wash.-based Breakthrough Energy Foundation for general operating support. The Centrepolis Accelerator is unusual among business accelerators in …

Business Accelerators / Electric Vehicles

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator key partner of federally funded effort in advanced mobility

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University will participate as part of a network of business accelerators in a new, regional effort to cement the Detroit region as the GEM—the …

Advanced Manufacturing / Automation / Automation Alley / Business Accelerators / Industrial Internet of Things / Industrial IoT / Industry 4.0

The next revolution in manufacturing: Industry 4.0 event draws a big crowd

LATHRUP VILLAGE—Industry 4.0 is the catchall term for recent advances in computing power, data analysis, sensor technology, wireless data speed, and even battery technology—which combine to make it possible to …

Business Accelerators / Centrepolis Accelerator / Entrepreneurship

Southfield allocates Rescue Plan funds to Centrepolis Accelerator to support Southfield-based entrepreneurs

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University will receive a two-year commitment of $750,000 from the city of Southfield to support Southfield-based entrepreneurs with education, resources, and mentorship. The money …

Business Accelerators / Circular Economy / Cleantech / Climatech

LTU, DOE-supported Heartland Climate Tech Partnership launches new resource database

CHICAGO–The Heartland Climate Tech Partnership announced that it has officially launched a new resource database for innovative climate tech and clean energy businesses across the Greater Midwest Region. The database …

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