A medical device for patients with swallowing disorders gets new life. A music streaming app gets an influx of cash. The state’s economic development agency faces more criticism for its practices. Startups in recruiting tech, medtech, and civic tech strike merger and acquisition deals. Read on for more details about these stories and other recent … Continue reading “WI Watchlist: Montage, LÜM, WEDC, Titan Spine, Polco, Swallow & More”
Tag: Plymouth Growth Partners
Plymouth Growth Partners Backs Fort Wayne’s Allied Payment Network
Plymouth Growth Partners has made another investment in an Indiana tech company. The Ann Arbor, MI-based venture capital fund has invested an undisclosed amount in Allied Payment Network, which is located in Fort Wayne, IN. Plymouth partner Jeff Barry says the deal was valued in the “multi-millions.” Barry will join Allied’s board as part of … Continue reading “Plymouth Growth Partners Backs Fort Wayne’s Allied Payment Network”
U.P.’s Orbion Space Technology Wins $500K Accelerate Michigan Prize
Midtown Detroit hosted two events this week that are among the biggest in the Southeast Michigan startup community: the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s annual awards gala, and the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, where 36 early-stage tech companies competed for nearly $1 million in cash and prizes, including a $500,000 grand prize. Although both events have … Continue reading “U.P.’s Orbion Space Technology Wins $500K Accelerate Michigan Prize”
Montage Raises $8M for Online Video Job-Interviewing Software
A 2016 report by the research firm Gallup found that millennials—people born between 1980 and 1996—are the “most likely generation to switch jobs.” Today’s young professionals’ proclivity for job-hopping is putting a strain on recruiters and human resources departments at large companies, says Kurt Heikkinen, president and CEO of Delafield, WI-based Montage Talent. “You’ve got … Continue reading “Montage Raises $8M for Online Video Job-Interviewing Software”
Plymouth Growth Partners Snags MIRA Award for Investor of the Year
A few years ago, when Ann Arbor, MI-based Plymouth Growth Partners was searching for new places to invest the $61 million in its third venture fund, the firm decided to look outside the Great Lakes State. “We were pretty heavily invested in Chicago and Michigan already,” recalls Jeff Barry, a partner at the firm formerly … Continue reading “Plymouth Growth Partners Snags MIRA Award for Investor of the Year”