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MediCool Technologies develops medical device technology using cooling ("cool") methods to treat cardiac arrhythmias, with a current focus on atrial fibrillation.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesTraverse City, US
Sam Asirvatham(Executive Officer, Director)Rich Sanders(Director)Allan Witz(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Rynbrandt(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Williams(Director)
86 Repairs provides a platform to help restaurants manage repairs and maintenance, removing the burden of equipment R&M so operators can focus on their core business.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Daniel Estrada(Founder & CEO)
Grand Rapids, US
Zachariah Booker(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Barber(Executive Officer)Randall Duthler(Executive Officer, Director)Dale Grogan(Director)
Adrenaline Interactive provides in-game advertising technology that places real brands into mobile games through proprietary reskinning software, serving both game publishers seeking new revenue and advertisers wanting to reach players.
AdTechGaming
Carson Mathews(CEO)
Advertent Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing first-in-class biologics that modulate TGF-Ξ² family growth factors to protect muscle quality and promote regeneration in neuromuscular disorders, with a particular focus on muscular dystrophies.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Monique Floer(Co-Founder, President & CEO)Erik M. Martinez-Hackert(Co-Founder & CSO)
Airspace Link provides a unified platform (AirHub Portal) for airspace security, drone operations management, and air traffic coordination, serving government agencies, defense organizations, and commercial enterprises operating unmanned aircraft systems.
Defense TechGovTechIoTNorthville, US
Michael Healander(Executive Officer, Director)Dillon Krasnigor(Director)Daniel Bradshaw(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJonathan Struhl(Director)
Akadeum manufactures GMP-compliant ancillary materials for cell and gene therapy applications, specializing in microbubble-based negative selection products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAnn Arbor, US
James Militello(Executive Officer)Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Neal(Director)John Younger(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey S. Williams(Director)Paul D'Amato(Director)
Arborsense develops transdermal wearable sensors, including the SCANar wrist-worn device, that measure biomarkers in sweat to detect substance use and monitor health non-invasively.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
ArcPath Automation designs industrial automation systems including robotic bin picking, machine vision and AI, quality automation, and inspection and metrology solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Aries is an open trading platform for retail traders, investors, and developers, offering a mobile app and tools to trade stocks, options, ETFs, and index funds through a FINRA-member broker-dealer.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
ArtClvb operates an online marketplace for sourcing original art and design, connecting buyers with artists and their local art scene.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
ATLAS Space Operations provides Ground Software as a Service through Freedom, connecting spacecraft operators to a federated global network of satellite ground stations via a single API running on AWS Cloud.
Defense TechSaaSSpace Tech
Atterx Biotherapeutics develops therapeutics to prevent and treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, including drug candidates for Gram-negative infections (GN-4474) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (C-1205).
BiotechHealthtech
James Millar(Chief Executive Officer)
BlueConduit provides AI-driven predictive modeling software that helps water utilities and cities locate lead and galvanized service lines and assess water main risk, supporting inventory classification, replacement planning, and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechGovTech
Breadless makes bread-free sandwiches, bowls, and salads wrapped in greens like swiss chard and romaine, with menu items such as jerk chicken, falafel, and braised beef.
ConsumerFoodTech
Helps schools address the student mental health crisis amid understaffed counseling systems.
CircNova uses artificial intelligence to generate, analyze, and identify circular RNA structures for therapeutic development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDetroit, US
Crystal Brown(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Wesselhoeft(Principal Scientific Architect)inJoe Deangelo(Chief Scientific Officer)inRobin Pearce(Principal AI Architect)in
Helps businesses turn referrals into a structured, measurable growth channel, reducing reliance on paid advertising.
ConStrat AI builds AI-powered software for construction contractors, providing intelligence to support faster and better decision-making across jobs and finances.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechFintechSaaSDetroit, US
Jesse Dorsey(Co-founder)Justin Turk(Co-founder)Emmanuel Dorley(Co-founder & Head of AI)
Coordinista (Coordi) provides cloud-based field management software for mobile healthcare teams, including caseload management, scheduling, mapping, mileage tracking, and geo-location for electronic visit verification.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Jackson, US
Rebecca Colmer(Executive Officer)William Joshua Nichols(Executive Officer)James Kelly(Executive Officer)
Cura Collaborative offers a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based platform that connects clinical care teams with patients and their families to coordinate care outside the EHR, focusing on home-based care and care transitions.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
EcoG develops an AI-enabled operating system and software solutions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, optimizing energy flow and system reliability for fleet operators and charging network providers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationMunich, DE
Electric Plant is a plant intelligence company that uses a plug-in "dongle" device to continuously record plants' electric signals and applies AI to decode these electrochemical signals into hyperlocal, actionable insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Takes on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) challenges with patented PFASigator technology
Laingsburg, US
Laurie Parsons(Director)Denise Kay(Executive Officer, Director)Meng Wang(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Wesley(Director)
Esperovax is a biotechnology company developing an oral mRNA-based vaccine and biotherapeutic platform that produces shelf-stable vaccines in tablet and capsule form as an alternative to injection-based treatments.
BiotechDeep TechPlymouth, US
Roger NewtonSavita NikamDavid O'Hagan
Espervita Therapeutics is a drug discovery company developing metabolic reprogramming therapies, with a lead compound (EVT0185) that inhibits acetyl-CoA metabolic enzymes to treat conditions such as MASH, chronic kidney disease, and liver and kidney fibrosis.
Biotech
EVOQ Therapeutics develops immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases using its proprietary NanoDisc technology, which delivers disease-specific antigens to dendritic cells via subcutaneous administration to restore native immune tolerance.
BiotechHealthtech
FirstIgnite provides AI software that helps universities, hospitals, nonprofits, and foundations identify, engage, and manage partnership opportunities in research funding, philanthropy, and technology licensing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chase Bonhag(Founder)inCody Pawlowski(Founder)in
Flightpath Biosciences develops Targeted Bacterial Deletion, a platform that selectively removes harmful gram-negative bacteria while sparing the surrounding microbiome to interrupt infection-driven disease.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
FreightRoll provides a non-app-based driver authentication and workflow system, including a "YardFlow" protocol builder, that automates yard operations for warehousing and logistics facilities.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAnn Arbor, US
Functional Fluidics develops diagnostic tools to objectively monitor red blood cell health in patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDetroit, US
John Cunningham(Chief Operating Officer)Patrick Hines(CEO & Founder)
Fusion Coolant Systems develops Pure-Cut, a supercritical CO2-based cooling and lubrication system for CNC machine tools that replaces traditional cutting fluids.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
Genomenon uses purpose-built AI combined with expert scientific curation to index and structure real-world evidence from millions of biomedical articles, including full text, tables, figures, and supplemental data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthAnn Arbor, US
Eli Salembier(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Kiel(Executive Officer, Director)Sonya Sepahban(Director)Michael Klein(Executive Officer, Director)Patricia Glaza(Director)David Gregorka(Director)
Culturewell operates an Infection Insights and Cleaning Compliance Audit platform that performs environmental sampling and proteomics-enabled lab testing to detect and quantify viable germs (such as MRSA, C. diff, and Candida auris) on surfaces in healthcare facilities.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Gildform is an AI-driven, on-demand product creation platform that generates design mockups and connects users with a global network of vetted CAD designers to produce 3D models for manufacturing custom jewelry, fashion hardware, home dΓ©cor, and collectibles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningE-commerceDetroit, US
Karissma Yve(Founder)
BiotechEast Lansing, US
Steven Bloembergen, PhD(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Bloembergen(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Pienta(Director)Frank van Luttikhuizen(Director)
BoardMichael Snyder(Director)Joerg Lahann, Ph.D.(Director)
HAPPE Spine develops INTEGRATE-C, an interbody spinal fusion cage built on its patented HAPPE (Hydroxyapatite Porous Polyetheretherketone) platform, combining porous and dense PEEK with integrated hydroxyapatite for bone ingrowth and post-operative imaging.
HealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Nunchi is a "relational intelligence" platform that ingests an organization's member data to build living profiles, surface smart introductions, send engagement alerts, and recommend programming.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Hum provides white-label internet shopping and enrollment solutions for residential property managers and operators, allowing them to offer internet services to residents while retaining brand control and revenue.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dann Petty(Founder)
Hummus Goodness makes Lebanese-style hummus using ingredients such as chickpeas, fresh garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Hannah Awada(Founder)Lara Lozser(Co-founder)
BiotechEast Lansing, US
Xuefei Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Forgey(Executive Officer, Director)Herbert Kavunja(Executive Officer)
BoardDonald Parfet(Director)Jeffrey Wesley(Director)Steve Kuemmerie(Director)
Interobio Systems develops stem-cell-derived human intestinal organoids that include functioning neurons, blood vessels, muscle, and intestinal lining for use in preclinical drug testing.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Charlie Childs(CEO)Madeline Eiken(CTO/COO)Jason Spence(CSO)
Tangelo runs a Food-is-Medicine platform that provides condition-tailored, chef-prepared meals and grocery boxes to eligible members at no cost, with local delivery and support from registered dietitians and bilingual navigators.
Digital HealthFoodTechHealthtech
Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is a materials research firm developing a new class of electrochemically active organic compounds (branded PyCore) as an alternative to Li-ion and lead-acid chemistries for mobile and grid-scale energy storage.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsHolland, US
Thomas Guarr(Dr.)
Judy is a cybersecurity platform designed for MSPs and SMBs that combines AI threat detection with human security expertise to protect endpoints, emails, and networks.
CybersecurityReston, US
JustAir builds an air quality monitoring platform that provides accessible air quality data and insights to communities, resident groups, governments, and public health advocates.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureGovTechImpact & Social GoodIoTSan Francisco, US
Daniel Burnett(Executive Officer, Director)Derek Hilstrom(Executive Officer, Director)Darren(Co-founder)
Marquette, US
Troy Morris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Adam Kall(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Austin Morris(Executive Officer, Director)
KODE provides a platform connecting medical coders with healthcare providers, offering coders flexible income opportunities while helping providers manage staffing and workflow needs in the healthcare industry.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR Tech
Lilypad offers solar-powered boating experiences in South Haven, Michigan, catering to visitors and boating enthusiasts in the lakeside town.
ConsumerTravel & HospitalitySouth Haven, US
Detroit, US
JUSTIN TURK(Executive Officer, Director)ANDRE DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director)
LiveRoad Analytics provides environmental intelligence for transportation operations, delivering weather and environmental awareness across vehicles in motion, fixed facilities, and outdoor field activity.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
GenAI-enabled platform optimizing residential rental marketplace occupancy for property managers and renters.
Ann Arbor, US
Andrea Taylor(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
MagPlasma develops plasma-based processes to replace conventional thermal heating in applications from airborne and surface disinfection to manufacturing.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtech
Maka appears to be a children's media brand that publishes content and guidance for parents about kids' shows and media, based on a blog recap of a conversation with a children's media researcher.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Marel builds ultra-compact power-conversion building blocks β power modules and power stacks β that integrate semiconductor packaging and cooling to reduce the size, weight, and cost of high-power converters, inverters, and breakers.
EnergyHardwareSemiconductors
Amrit Vivekanand(Chief Executive Officer)Garry Miller(Chief Operating Officer)Ian Byers(Chief Technology Officer)
The MSU Foundation supports the Michigan State University innovation ecosystem by connecting research, startups, and industry partners with resources to grow.
Impact & Social Good
Portage, US
John Balbach(Director)Tim Parker(Director)Deepak Ravindra(Executive Officer, Director)John Jackoboice(Director)
Motion Grazer AI builds computer-vision tools that analyze the shape and gait of breeding sows to predict lameness and body condition, providing quantitative data to guide breeding, culling, and feed decisions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardware
Motmot develops robotic systems to modernize how cities and water utilities manage and monitor their water infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechIoTRoboticsEast Lansing, US
Elliot Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Zack(Head of Brand, Marketing & Communications)in
Reseda Group creates and delivers fintech products for financial institutions such as credit unions, including financial literacy tools, a Banking-as-a-Service platform, member financial wellness guidance, and marketing solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAnn Arbor, US
Joseph Gracia(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Laitin(Director)Thad Langford(Director)
Ocutheia is a therapeutics developer creating treatments for age-related macular degeneration by targeting metabolic dysfunction in photoreceptors.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Official OrganicsRx makes an OMRI-listed dry powder fertilizer formulated without animal waste or synthetics, containing minerals and nutrients to support yields of vegetables, herbs, fruit, flowers, trees, turf, and orchids.
AgTechNew MaterialsAnn Arbor, US
Orbion manufactures Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for small satellites, enabling orbital maneuvers, lifetime extension, and cost reduction.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Parallel Robotics is an engineering R&D firm specializing in mechatronics, robotics, and mechanical design.
Deep TechHardwareRobotics
BiotechDetroit, US
Paul A. Neeb(Executive Officer, Director)Shai Policker(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey Wesley(Director)Hagay Drori(Director)Gal Atarot(Director)
PhotoniCare develops OtoSight, an FDA-cleared optical coherence tomography device for non-invasive assessment and monitoring of middle ear infections in healthcare facilities.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US
Ryan Shelton(CEO)Cary Vance(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Durack(Member of the Board of Directors)Stephen Boppart(CMO)
BoardPatrick Zeller(Director)Dale Grogan(Director)
Pocketnest offers a white-label, mobile-first platform that financial institutions can brand to deliver personalized, AI-enabled financial education, advice, and tools covering areas from budgeting to estate planning.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSAnn Arbor, US
JESSICA WILLIS(Executive Officer, Director)
Advanced ManufacturingHudsonville, US
Paul Reiss(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Meadows(Executive Officer)
Redox Blox develops thermochemical energy storage systems that store thermal energy in less space and release superheated air for industrial heating processes.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyEast Lansing, US
JAMES KLAUSNER(Director)DANE A BOYSEN(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PHILIPPE LAROCHELLE(Director)JOERG PETRASCH(Executive Officer)
BoardRAJESH SWAMINATHAN(Director)
Ripple Science offers EnrollNow, a HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2-certified platform for managing research participant prescreening, enrollment, scheduling, engagement, and study tracking.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
SecuritySnares makes RansomSnare, a microsensor that reinforces existing EDR/XDR endpoint protection to block unknown, zero-day ransomware before it encrypts files, without signatures or connectivity.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
SensCy provides a NIST-based cybersecurity risk assessment, the SensCy Score, that rates an organization's "cyberhealth" and offers guidance to reduce risk.
CybersecuritySaaSAnn Arbor, US
Bhushan Kulkarni(Executive Officer, Director)Rick Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)David Behen(Executive Officer, Director)David Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)
Ann Arbor, US
Robert Cell(Director)Laura Khoury(CEO and President)Nancy Gilby(Director)
SightLine provides financial aid optimization and enrollment and retention strategy consulting for higher education institutions, using data science and modeling for tuition and scholarship analysis and enrollment forecasting.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTech
Ann Arbor, US
Robert Dentzman(Executive Officer)William Tennant(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Koziara(Director)
BoardChris Groobey(Director)Robert Kennedy(Director)Arthur Mohr(Director)
Stunio is a workforce development platform that connects students, employers, and institutions in one system, covering the process from initial awareness through employment placement.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Provides automatic, multi-channel notification and alert systems that combine real-time emergency requests, geolocated events, weather and wave analysis, camera analytics, and health-department advisories for water safety and public safety coordination.
GovTechIoTSports Tech
Syncurrent is a software platform that helps municipal and tribal governments find, qualify, and apply for federal and state funding opportunities, offering matching, application roadmaps, autogenerated executive summaries, and team collaboration.
GovTechSaaS
Tandem is a mobile app for couples to split and track shared expenses, coordinate joint to-do lists, curate purchase wishlists, and plan home purchases.
ConsumerFintechPropTech
The Patient Company makes SimPull, an automated lateral patient transfer device that moves patients between surfaces and from supine to sitting positions without staff having to lift or manually roll them.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Therab Medical is developing SnugLit, a wearable phototherapy device for treating neonatal jaundice in infants, delivering light therapy in a portable form for use in hospital and home settings.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Thermavance develops a thermal control technology that uses thermoelectric devices combined with graphene to directly heat and cool the body.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
Throdle is a social media app for car enthusiasts, clubs, influencers, and auto businesses to connect, share their vehicles and modifications, and discover car meets, shows, and other motoring events.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Detroit, US
Tim Northup(Executive Officer)Walter Ward, III(Director)Jeffrey Lambert(Executive Officer, Director)
Bloom offers a vetted vendor network and payment tools, including BloomPay for consolidating vendor payments and accessing extended payment terms of up to 120 days.
Advanced ManufacturingFintechHardware
Valerion Energy develops battery components using aramid nanofibers (ANFs), including a thin separator material and its ANVIL ion-conducting layer technology, to increase battery energy density and reduce cost.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Virtus Solis is developing a space-based solar power system that collects solar energy in orbit and beams it to receivers on Earth as a firm, dispatchable power source.
CleantechEnergySpace Tech
Wagner Design Associates is a design firm offering graphic design, advertising, digital media, corporate identity, and website services.
AdTechMarketing Tech
A cloud-based supply chain management platform purpose-built for the logging industry.
Ann Arbor, US
James Clarkson(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Cohen(Executive Officer)Joseph Gough(Executive Officer, Director)David Wheeler(Executive Officer, Director)
Zakuro develops solid-state battery technology using a solid-state separator and lithium metal anode to increase energy density over lithium-ion cells.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
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