Youngpreneurs stake claim in Metro Detroit business class
The numbers of entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit continue to climb, but the youngpreneurs are making some of the biggest strides. DeNovo Sciences, founded by a small group of 20 somethings, won the top $500,000 prize at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Are You a Human, started by recent University of Michigan graduates, rakes in seven figure seed capital round. Livio Radio, run by youngpreneur poster boy Jake Sigal, is attracting investment from Silicon Valley VCs. It all adds up to a promising future for Metro Detroit's entrepreneurial class. Silicon Valley VC invests in Ferndale's Livio Radio From Scratch: Denovo Sciences Are You a Human moves to downtown Garbage In, Energy Out: A Q&A with the Founders of ReGenerate Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
The numbers of entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit continue to climb, but the youngpreneurs are making some of the biggest strides. DeNovo Sciences, founded by a small group of 20 somethings, won the top $500,000 prize at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Are You a Human, started by recent University of Michigan graduates, rakes in seven figure seed capital round. Livio Radio, run by youngpreneur poster boy Jake Sigal, is attracting investment from Silicon Valley VCs. It all adds up to a promising future for Metro Detroit’s entrepreneurial class.
Silicon Valley VC invests in Ferndale’s Livio Radio
Are You a Human moves to downtown
Garbage In, Energy Out: A Q&A with the Founders of ReGenerate
Read more about Metro Detroit’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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