Michigan Capital Network

Congratulations to our very own Paul Damato, Jody Vanderwel and Dale Grogan on making the Crain's Grand Rapids Business 200 Most Influential Leaders in West Michigan for 2024. We are lucky at Michigan Capital Network to be guided by not one, but THREE amazing people. Each brings unique strengths and perspectives that have inspired our growth and success. #venturecapital #GrandRapids #Michigan

?? THAT'S A WRAP! Our Michigan Venture Capital Association Annual Awards celebration concluded last week and its was a fantastic night of reconnecting and celebrating our #Michigan ecosystem. Having our event at OCM in downtown #Detroit was truly a wonderful experience with close to 250 attendees. You could hear the cheers from the Tigers game throughout the evening! ?? Lots of acknowledgements to go around. Detroit Venture Partners, thank you for being our Presenting Sponsor that made it possible for MVCA to be in this awesome space. We are coming back next year! ?? To all of our sponsors that truly make the night possible: Arboretum Ventures, Atomic Object, Bank of America, Bank of Ann Arbor, Beringea, Bodman PLC, Customers Bank, GM Ventures, Gunderson Dettmer, Hylant, ID Ventures, Insperity, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Michigan Capital Network, Plante Moran, Plymouth Growth, Renaissance Venture Capital, SRS Acquiom, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Varnum LLP, Warner Norcross + Judd, Wipfli.....Thank you! We had a great list of nominees and as I said that night, the votes were very close which shows the strength we have in our region! ?? Congratulations to our winners: (LinkedIn wont let me tag everyone) Mike Klein, Optilogic, Michigan Founders Fund, Grand Ventures, May Mobility. For a full list of our nominees, visit: https://lnkd.in/gnyT-YES ?We created a new category this year, Hall of Fame awards and inducted to very deserving recipients this year, Tim Petersen and Chris Rizik. ?? To my Board, a hearty thank you of support you provide us! Patti Glaza Jeffrey Rinvelt Kim Pasquino Paul McCreadie Kelly Boatright Sexton, Ben Bernstein, Meagan Malm, Kurt Baumgarten, Camila Noordeloos, adrian fortino, Doug Neal ?? Thank you to all the presenters and volunteers that helped us that evening. Special thanks to Susan Renno for all of her efforts! This is truly an amazing community!

We had a great time with our member-investors at this year’s Fall Fund Update. It’s a reminder to us of how their #venture capital investments and #angel investing positively impact the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the Michigan economy. Over the past 20 years, our members have invested in more than 100 businesses, spurring jobs and economic growth in several #high tech and #life science sectors.? ? It was great to see so many member-investors at this year‘s Fall Fund Update. We shared information on the current #venture capital and #angel investing sectors, and some of the factors that are expected to be in play in 2025. The attendees also received insight from our team of amazing principals – Meagan Malm, Abid Ali, Sapna Patel, and Jenni Li. Thanks to all of our member-investors for your trust in us and your commitment to growing Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem!?

Congratulations, David Esposito and the entire ONL Therapeutics team! Keep up the great work. https://lnkd.in/eSjvmTMq

Our very own, Sapna Patel spoke with Crain's Grand Rapids Business about ProvenAir Technologies, LLC, and their advancements in the aviation world. We are excited to be working with CEO, Jim Boccarossa! Read more below. https://lnkd.in/eDPfjthA

Check out our growing list of sponsors for the upcoming Michigan Venture Capital Association Annual Awards Celebration! We welcome our latest sponsor GM Ventures and thank them for their generous support. (If you are interested in sponsorship, please let me know) ?? Our current sponsors include: Detroit Venture Partners, Arboretum Ventures, Atomic Object, Bank of America, Bank of Ann Arbor, Beringea, Bodman PLC, Customers Bank, GM Ventures, Gunderson Dettmer, Hylant, ID Ventures, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Michigan Capital Network, Plante Moran, Plymouth Growth, Renaissance Venture Capital, SRS Acquiom, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Varnum LLP, Warner Norcross + Judd, Wipfli Tickets are on sale and selling quickly. Don't wait until last minute. The event is October 10th in downtown Detroit! Click the link below to secure your ticket and avoid FOMO. ??

Help us welcome our new Controller, Lindsey Dykstra! Lindsey has already proved to be an amazing addition to our growing team. #controller #venturecapital #grandrapids https://lnkd.in/gTmNv7Vr

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended our annual Spring Event last week at The Whiskey Factory in Detroit! We are also immensely grateful to our sponsors—NPF Investment Advisors, Northern Trust, and Warner Norcross + Judd. We had the pleasure of hearing from several enthusiastic CEOs, our angel group directors (Troy D. Szopo, Mike Gerfen, Leland Richards, and Meagan Malm), managing partner Dale Grogan, and our peer Zachariah Booker. The wealth of knowledge and expertise in the room was truly impressive. We look forward to welcoming you all again at our next event!

Extending our congratulations to Jody Vanderwel for her selection as one of Crain's Grand Rapids Business 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan. Jody is a leader in #angel investing, business, and community service, and is an inspiration to us all. We are grateful to have her providing insight to our #entrepreneurs, #investors and our portfolio companies! Three cheers to you, Jody!

Portfolio company, ADHDonline made Newsweek's list of Top Worldwide Digital Health companies for #Diagnostics! Congratulations, Keith Brophy! https://lnkd.in/gsjf7JTU