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Venture capital event returning online in April

ANN ARBOR–The 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase returns April 27-28, 2021, to highlight industry trends, expert insights, and growing Midwest companies seeking venture capital investments. The Midwest Growth Capital Symposium and …

Manufacturing / Wearable Technology

Guardhat raises equity, names investor to board

DETROIT—Guardhat, the developers of protective industrial headwear with health monitoring equipment built in, announced that it had raised a Series B venture capital round. The amount of the funding was …

E-Commerce / Online Marketing / Private Equity / Venture Capital

StockX raises $275M in latest funding round, company valued at $2.8B

DETROIT—Officials at StockX, the online market for a wide variety of goods, announced that the company has raised $275 million in a Series E funding round, the largest venture capital …

Business Accelerators / Startups / Venture Capital

MSU accelerator launches fifth season with five startups

EAST LANSING—The Michigan State University Foundation’s Conquer Accelerator announced the launch of its fifth season and summer 2020 cohort. The 10-week accelerator welcomes five selected teams to its East Lansing …

Pitch Competitions / Startups / Venture Capital

Michigan Growth Capital Symposium moves online, to feature more than 50 companies

ANN ARBOR—The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, the Midwest’s oldest and largest event for young companies seeking capital, will be held online Tuesday, May 5 as the Midwest Venture Showcase 2020. …

Private Equity / Software / Supply Chain / Venture Capital

Troy supply chain software developer Algo raises $15 million

TROY—Algo, the Troy-based developer of supply chain software, announced that it received a $15 million investment from Los Angeles-based Integrity Growth Partners (IGP). Algo software is used by Fortune 500 …

Artificial Intelligence / Private Equity

Polk invests in Ann Arbor AI firm

ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor-based artificial intelligence and data analytics firm RXA announced that it had completed a round of funding backed by Stephen Polk, former R.L. Polk chairman and CEO, …

Mentoring / Startups / Venture Capital

Google picks Invest Detroit’s VC unit to help startups in Michigan

DETROIT–ID Ventures, the venture capital arm of Invest Detroit, the non-profit that supports business and real estate projects in the city and region, announced that it has been selected by …

Auto Suppliers / Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Venture Capital

Lear invests in Silicon Valley venture firm

SOUTHFIELD—Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), the automotive interiors technology developer, announced an undisclosed investment in Menlo Park, Calif.-based Autotech Ventures to support startups developing new mobility technologies. The investment is being …

Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment / Genomics / Startups / Venture Capital

Cancer screening startup raises $22M

ROYAL OAK—OncoCell MDx Inc., a startup incubated at Harvard University to develop sophisticated cancer diagnosis from a simple blood sample, announced that it has raised $22.2 million in a Preferred …

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