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nuclear fusion unlocks 50% more energy than input, creating potential for clean energy
The core of a JET tokamak that produces nuclear fusion reactions in the UK. Photo c. Christopher Roux, CEA-IRFM, EUROfusion. The US…
Chicago's TechRise supports entrepreneurs with generous pitch competition grants
Chicago is still growing as an emerging tech hub. Meet P33, an organization that is supporting entrepreneurs that are historically…
Tech Companies Hiring November 23 in Ann Arbor
Join the annual Tech Homecoming hiring event at Cahoots in Ann Arbor November 23rd 4-7 pm hosted by Ann Arbor SPARK to find your next tech…
Cronicle Hires Tim Busbey as Second VP of Content
Photo courtesy Tim Busbey. We are happy to announce Cronicle's second hire for our content marketing division, where we write blogs and…
Atomic Object Opens New Raleigh Office
New managing partners of Atomic Object's Raleigh-Durham expansion Taylor Vanden Hoek and Ryan Abel. Successful Michigan-based custom…
Michigan EGLE Grants Split $2M To Help the Environment
A newer pitch competition is trying to help Michigan's economy and environment at the same time. The Michigan Department of the Environment…
Ann Arbor's tech week to include high-tech art, music and networking
It's that time again: Ann Arbor's premier tech event a2tech360 is now a week of tech-related events for all audiences from professionals to…
Cronicle Hires realLINGUA Founder Keith Phillips as VP of Content
Cronicle has quickly expanded from a Midwest tech blog project based out of Ann Arbor-Detroit covering the emergence of Midwest cities as…
Dalle & Stable Diffusion: AI Has as Hard a Time Drawing Hands as I Do
Stable Diffusion image of AI generated faces. Image courtesy Stability AI. Stability AI recently announced the public launch of their…
Durable Antimicrobial Coating Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Minutes
Photo courtesy the University of Michigan. The antimicrobial coating is clear, even when applied in a thick layer to surfaces. News out of…
Chicago Startups Continue Fundraising Streak
Salesforce Tower, Chicago, courtesy Salesforce. Built in Chicago reports this week that it has been another busy month for the windy city's…
Prototype Your Product with 3D Printing from TreeTown Tech
Photo courtesy TreeTown Tech. Ann Arbor's TreeTown Tech has created a modeling program for prototyping products using a variety of 3D…
record-breaking VC investment draws 43x investment dollars to Michigan
Michigan is a flyover state no longer. Even in the midst of a pandemic that shut down swaths of business, venture capital was still at work…
Want to Write Tech News? We're Hiring!
We've been busy lately, as the content marketing side of Cronicle has taken off. It's still small, but we need help writing for Cronicle and…
Grow with Google Program Helps Michigan Residents Enter or Switch Tech Careers
Looking for a career shift or boost in your tech career? Google's Grow With Google program is offering professional training and…
Watch Webb Space Telescope Feed Live
The Webb telescope’s first released image, of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. The light from SMACS 0723 in this photo is 4.6 billion years…
Join the NEF Pitch Pit July 14
The New Enterprise is hosting another NEF Pitch Pit July 14, at SPARK Central in Ann Arbor, MI. Join us for July 2022: Pitch Pit Competition…
Columbus's Branch Achieves Unicorn Status
Columbus insurtech startup Branch has achieved unicorn status with a total valuation of $1.05 billion with its Series C raise of $14…
University of Michigan Partners with Meta To Build Social Media Data Archive
The University of Michigan is partnering with Facebook parent company Meta to build a social media data archive. The project intends to make…
Midwest Climate Tech Startups Find Funding through Evergreen
Evergreen Climate Innovation’s 501vc Investment Fund now invests $200k - $300k in early-stage climate tech startups in the Greater Midwest…
Septentrio Partners with MicroPilot for Secure High-Accuracy Drone GPS
Septentrio, an industry leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has just announced a collaboration with MicroPilot, a creator…
Ann Arbor's a2tech360 Is Back in 2022
HumanElement wins a FastTrack award for rapid business growth at a2tech360 2021. Have you been waiting for a2tech360, Ann Arbor's tech week…
Thank you for 400 Articles, Midwest Tech!
Thanks to the generous support and interest of those of you in the Midwest tech community and beyond, Cronicle Press has just hit another…
Pitch Your Startup at 2022 Pitch @ WCC
The Washtenaw Community College Entrepreneurship Center's premier event of the year, Pitch @ WCC, is taking place this year in hybrid format…
Security Startup Blumira Offers Free Edition of Business Security Service
Blumira has just announced a Free security monitoring service edition of the company's business threat monitoring and response security…
LG Energy Solution To Invest $1.7 Billion in EV Battery Production in Michigan
LG Energy Solution announced this week that they will invest $1.7 billion and create 1,200 jobs at the company's current location in Holland …
Visit Northern Michigan Startup Week or Pitch Your Business Idea
TC NewTech and other tech organizations including 20 Fathoms, Northern Michigan Angels, and Newton's Road are about to host the Northern…
New Enterprise Forum Annual Entrepreneurship Award Winners
New Enterprise Forum (NEF) recently announced the winners of its annual Entrepreneurship Awards. These awards are given in recognition of…
Save the Date for Ohio's New Tech Summit
OhioX has just announced a new tech summit for Ohio, bringing together some of the top speakers from growing startups in the region. As we…
Boomerang Catapult Invests in Uru Sports of Traverse City, a Global Athlete Networking Service
Boomerang Catapult has just announced a significant investment in Uru Sports, a Traverse City, Michigan, startup that has created a global…
Pocketnest Finds Employee Benefits Application for SaaS Financial Wellness Platform
Pocketnest founder Jessica Willis. Formerly Ann Arbor-based fintech startup Pocketnest, now headquartered in Detroit, has announced recently…
Midwest High Growth Tech Startups to Watch 2022: Columbus
Columbus has a number of partnerships pulling together various cities around the state to pool resources on building a tech ecosystem, and…
Eoxs Pivots to Analytics Software for Steel
Eoxs has been one of the most popular stories we've covered on Cronicle. The startup disrupted steel buying technology by providing an e…
Students Launch New Venture Fund for Climate Tech Startups
University of Michigan students and faculty have just launched a student-run investment fund focused on supporting early-stage climate tech…
FastTrack: SE Michigan's Fastest Growing Companies in 2021
Previous winners of a2tech360 FastTrack Awards include Ann Arbor's Human Element, a rapidly growing e-commerce solutions agency. Ann Arbor…
Michigan Venture Capital Awards Winners 2021
September 30th, the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) announced the awardees of the 2021 MVCA Annual Awards Dinner. MVCA announced…
Ann Arbor Launches A2Go Driverless Shuttle
Want a chance to check out driverless shuttles? If you're in Ann Arbor, you can check out the new A2Go shuttle during a2tech360's A2 Zero…
Ann Arbor's a2tech360 Tech Week Adds New Events for 2021
Ann Arbor's growing tech week, a2tech360, was delayed this year until October, but has continued to grow to a multi-event extravaganza of…
Music Streaming Startup Biscuits N Groovy Combines The Joys of Collecting with Crypto Tech
Ann Arbor's startup scene continues its growth with so many new startups we can't cover them all. A unique new offering from young serial…
Apply For Perficient's Bright Paths Coding Camp Detroit
"Perficient’s Bright Paths Program is designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for women and other underrepresented…
Call for Content Marketing Customer Discovery Interviews
Do you have a content marketing program you have struggled to get off the ground? Would you like to find a way to make content marketing for…
Ontario's Waterloo Region Raises Record Startup Funding
The Waterloo region is home to growing number of tech startups. Previously, Cronicle reported on Waterloo region startup Tauria, whose end…
Septentrio Releases New Open Source Hardware for IoT & Autonomous Applications
Septentrio releases open-source wireless GPS/GNSS hardware for IoT and autonomous applications Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS…
September 2021 Michigan Tech Events + a2tech360 Week Events
To give you a head start planning your attendance to Ann Arbor SPARK's a2tech360 tech week that's happening the first week of October this…
Join Cronicle & SPARK For PR Pitch 101: How To Create A Great Media Pitch
So you've got your startup running, now how do you do PR outreach and content marketing? A great media pitch is similar to your startup…
Rivian Registers for IPO Hoping for $80 Billion Valuation
Rivian, the Michigan-based EV pickup startup, has just filed for an IPO hoping for a roughly $80 billion valuation. Rivian said in a…
Security Startup Censys Beats Tech Industry Benchmarks for Women's Equality
Happy Women's Equality Day. In honor of this event, we are happy to announce that Ann Arbor security startup Censys has surpassed tech…
Fontinalis Announced $104 Million Fund 3 To Invest in Mobility Startups
The Michigan Venture Capital Association has just announced a partnership with Fontinalis Partners to create a $104 million Fund 3 to invest…
Michigan Startup Funding News Roundup 2021
It's been a busier than usual year for startup funding around Michigan's growing entrepreneurial ecosystems. While nearly half the VC-funded…
2021 Ann Arbor Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: +64% High-Growth VC-Backed Startups in 7 Years
Ann Arbor is home to nearly half of all high-tech startup in the state of Michigan. What's the state of Ann Arbor's entrepreneurial…
Detroit SaaS Startup Algo Disrupts Supply Chain Management with Support of Plymouth Growth
Algo, a leading innovator in end-to-end supply chain optimization software based in the Detroit suburbs, announced recently that it received…
Michigan Rises In Business Rankings, VC Funding
In mid-July, financial marketplace Credible ranked Michigan as #2 state in the nation for post-pandemic economic recovery, based on the…
Who Are The 2021 Chicago Tech Unicorns? Meet Amount.
Chicago minted no fewer than 8 unicorn startups already in 2021, and the year is only half over, easily doubling last year's count. Why is…
Biotech Leader Amgen Expands to Ohio, Investing $365 Million & Creating 400 Jobs
Leading biotechnology company Amgen announced recently that it plans to invest $365 million to build a new manufacturing facility in New…
Chicago Continues Historic Growth, Minting 8 Tech Startups Valued $1 Billion + in 2021
The Windy City has boasted a growing number of tech startups and unicorns, or tech startups valued over $1 billion, since big tech started…
State of Detroit's Entrepreneurial Community: $800 million, 333% Increase in Capital, Attracted by Tech Startups
Nonprofit research institution EntryPoint recently announced the release of its 2021 Detroit Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report, which shows a…
TCNewTech Pitch Winner Is....
TC New Tech's startup pitch event was back in person this month for the first time since the pandemic. Here's news about the winner, as well…
Chicago's Latest of Five 2021 Tech Unicorns: G2 Software Marketplace
Chicago has been minting unicorn companies, or startups valued at over $1 billion, at a brisk rate in 2021. New unicorn G2 is the fifth of…
Check Out Startup Pitches Tonight from TC NewTech
If you've been missing pitch pits, you can check out the latest from TC NewTech's pitch night tonight June 1. TCNewTech will be online again…
Clarivate To Acquire Proquest
Clarivate to Acquire ProQuest, Creating a Leading Global Provider of Mission Critical Information and Data-Driven Solutions for Science and…
Guilde Launches An App To Simplify Contracting Bids
Detroit's Donavan Wright was a residential real estate investor in several locations he had lived across the U.S., which he "used to help my…
Michigan Tech Events May 2021
Ann Arbor Tech Meetups & Tech Webinars May 2021 THURSDAY, MAY 6 5:00 PM MICHIGAN PYTHON Online MI Python: Make Your Python App Multiplatform…
Michigan Midwest Startup Report (MVCA)
The 2021 MVCA Research Report has just been released, with more details available than our recent interview with Executive Director Ara…
TC NewTech Lineup For March 2nd Pitch Night
That's right, it's already been another month of Blursdays, so it's already time for another Traverse City Pitch Night with TCNewTech. Pitch…
20Fathoms Announces Virtual HealthSpark Digital and Telehealth Startup Accelerator (Deadline)
20 Fathoms is a hub of startup mentorship in northern Michigan, located in Traverse City. Traverse City's 20Fathoms just announced its new…
Pitch Your Michigan Mobility Startup @ SXSW, Venture Summit, TC Sessions, & TechStars
Have a new startup in mobility, sustainable energy, or tech that you would like to pitch? Ann Arbor SPARK has just announced a number of…
Censys Hires Silicon Valley's Will Saso as VP Worldwide Sales
Ann Arbor security startup Censys has hired Duo West sales veteran Will Saso of San Jose, CA, to head up its worldwide sales. We take this…
GM Aims For All-Electric Vehicles and Zero Emissions by 2035, Rivian Raises $2.65 Billion
Combining a shift to electric vehicles over the next decades and paying to offset emissions, General Motors announced yesterday a plan to…
Announcing The Michigan Game Studios Database
University of Michigan game development professor Austin Yarger is a favorite on Cronicle Press, for introducing our readers to new indie…
Happy New Year & Thank You For An Inspiring 2020 @ Cronicle Press
It was a tough year, that needs no emphasizing, except to say we extend our heartfelt sympathies to anyone who lost a loved one from COVID…
Check out Ann Arbor and Traverse City NewTech Startup Pitch Events Online Nov 3 & 17
Tonight is the monthly TCNewTech pitch event up in Traverse City, now online for the short term due to coronavirus. Starting at 6 pm, you…
Ann Arbor's Censys Hires Security Industry Evangelist Derek Abdine as CTO
Cybersecurity startup Censys, which offers visibility and risk assessment of businesses' constantly evolving security vulnerabilities…
Ann Arbor's Tech Hiring Event Tech Homecoming Continues Virtually November 2020
Ann Arbor's premier tech hiring event, Tech Homecoming, happens Tuesday, November 27, from 3-7 pm. This year it's virtual, so you can attend…
Behind The Scenes at 2030: What The Future Holds, Predicting The Next Decade In Tech
The Impact Economy Opens New Opportunities for Purpose-Driven Work & A Sustainable Future “If we choose, the impact economy can give new…
Ann Arbor's a2tech360 Hosts 16 Different Online Tech Events This Week
It's finally here: Ann Arbor's annual tech week, a2tech360, starts today and runs all next week with 16 online tech events highlighting the …
20Fathoms Kicks Off New CyberSecurity Careers Mentoring Program tccyber
For the last year, Traverse City Michigan startup incubator 20Fathoms has been running a program called tccodes, to mentor professionals…
Cronicle Now Offering Business Communications Consulting for Startups
Communications Consulting for Tech Startups We are very happy to announce that Cronicle is now offering communications and content marketing…
"Bar Napkin" Pitches @ TCNewTech Michigan Tech Virtual Takeover Pitch Competition Tomorrow
TCNewTech pitch competition TCNewTech Welcomes Michigan Tech and Husky Innovate Startups to August Meetup The following is a press release…
Intermitten Change Makers Conference Now Online August 7
Last year, we covered Intermitten: The Conference for Change Makers, as part of our Ann Arbor a2tech360 Tech Week coverage, including…
TU-Automotive Software Conference More Accessible Through Virtual Event August 18-20
We covered TU-Automotive Software Conference in Detroit in 2019, and it was hard to even begin to bring you backstage access to all the…
Ann Arbor's A2Tech360 Tech Week Goes Virtual, Moves to September
Just released from Ann Arbor SPARK is the announcement that Ann Arbor's tech week and all associated a2Tech360 programming will be delivered…
University of Michigan School of Information Students Available for UX and Data Analysis Projects
The University of Michigan School of Information is seeking organizations to host student projects in the 2020-2021 school year…
Virtual Summer Camps: Now Everyone Can Enjoy Remote Science & Art Camps
As summer camps went virtual across the U.S., we had a sneaky little thought. Who is to know if your kid is doing the remote summer camp…
Protect Michigan Creates New Air Filtration PPE for Frontline COVID-19 Workers Facing High Viral Load
Ann Arbor's maker community has designed a simplified protective face shield with powered filtered flow, a little brother of the high-end…
We Stand With Those Working Toward Justice & Equality
We at Cronicle would like to expect social justice and equality to be the norm. Times like these highlight how far we as a society still…
Global Online Tech Conferences June 2020
In the last month, many tech conferences and tech events have pulled the plug on in-person gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even…
Online Tech Events May 2020
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown around the globe, a growing number of tech events have moved online for the first time. This month, we…
Join a Social Support Network Exclusively for Michigan Startups
Givitas, a company we've highlighted previously on Cronicle for supporting reciprocity in professional networks through dedicated social…
Michigan Company Invents Fast & Effective COVID-19 Antibody Test
A Cheaper, Faster, More Reliable Coronavirus Antibody Test? A microfluidic device invented at the University of Michigan and developed by U…
MVCA Releases 2020 Annual Research Report on Venture Capital in Michigan
Today, the Michigan Venture Capital Association released its annual research report on the state of venture capital in Michigan. As with…
ProQuest Offers COVID-19 & SARS/MERS Virus Research Free To Libraries & Academic Research Customers
ProQuest Creates New COVID-19 & SARS/MERS Virus Research Database Free To Library Customers Ann Arbor-based academic research database…
Voxel51 Releases COVID-19 Physical Distancing Impact Trend Analysis Tool
Ann Arbor's Voxel51, which offers advanced machine learning tools to analyze video, has just released a tool that looks at the social impact…
3D Print COVID-19 PPE Face Shields with a Design from Columbus Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Call For Additional Manufacturing of Critical PPE Equipment "A lot of people want to help manufacture PPE protective gear but don't know how…
Michigan Announces SBA Paycheck Protection Program
Michigan launches statewide effort to encourage businesses to apply for $349 billion SBA Paycheck Protection Program, starting today…
Announcing The Washtenaw Small Business Resiliency Fund
Small businesses in Washtenaw County have another option to help bridge the coronavirus crisis: Ann Arbor SPARK has just announced the new…
Lansing Region LEAP Emergency Small Business Relief Grant Applications Now Open To Mid-Michigan Businesses
We're posting these business loan and grant programs quickly for Michigan area businesses both because we know small businesses are hurting…
MEDC Announces Michigan Small Business Relief Program
MEDC Announces Michigan Small Business Relief Program Up to $20 million in grants and loans now available to Michigan’s small businesses…
Michigan Tech Events Move Online
Our new Michigan online tech events page is live and being updated on a rolling basis as many tech communities in Ann Arbor-Detroit and the…
MI Manufacturers, Tech Companies Available to Requests for Ventilators, Remote Work Tech, Business Resources
Michigan COVID-19 Medical & Technology Collaborations Page Is Now Live & Updating Daily Cronicle's MICHIGAN LIFE SCIENCES & TECH BUSINESS…
Be A Part of Ann Arbor-Detroit COVID-19 Tech and Biomedical Collaborations
In collaboration with the A2 Biosocial meetup group and a number of professionals in the IT and biomedical field in Ann Arbor and the Great…