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Funding, Sustainable Energy
Ann Arbor-based renewable energy O&M solutions startup SkySpecs has just announced an $80 million strategic capital raise led by the Sustainable Investing business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management with additional participation from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources and other existing SkySpecs investors including Statkraft Ventures, Equinor Ventures, Evergy Ventures, UL Ventures and Huron River Ventures. This is one of the biggest startup raises in Michigan history.
Announcements, Environmental Tech, Funding, Uncategorized
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. This climate tech-focused investment fund is looking to support climate startups specifically in the tech space that are headquartered in places like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and the surrounding states, a location that is historically under-funded for climate tech.
Announcements, Mobility Tech, Robotics, Security
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 of professional UAV autopilot systems.
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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 milestone: 4...
Engineering, Robotics
Midwest startup uses AI and robotics to build modern homes
It's no secret lumber costs have skyrocketed, which opens the door to new building materials and technologies. Enter Terran Robotics, a Midwest startu...
Announcements, Funding
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, with vir...
Engineering, Mobility Tech
GM Secures Raw Materials & Partnerships To Produce Future EVs
A number of materials shortages have challenged automakers' efforts to get more EVs on the road in the last year, but General Motors has now secured a...
Announcements, Security
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 services. This...
Funding
Find Funding For Your Business with SPARK’s Funding Stage Guide & Programs
Did you know that Michigan business incubator and support organization SPARK helps with guiding regional entrepreneurs through the startup process as ...
Funding, Sustainable Energy
Find Climate Business Funding with the CleanTech Funding Database
The Clean Energy Business Network has created a database of funding opportunities for cleantech businesses. This helps pair eligible businesses with f...
Announcements, Mobility Tech
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 to expand...
News, University of Michigan
Report: University of Michigan Research Contributes $100M to State Economy
The University of Michigan's enormous research enterprise contributed $97 million to Michigan's economy over the past fiscal year, according to Univer...
Funding, Tech News
Genomics AI startup Genomenon rapidly expands genomics data userbase, raises $20 million
Genomenon, Ann Arbor's AI-driven genomics company, recently announced closing a $20 million Series B financing round. The funds will help expand the c...
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Mobility Tech, News, Tech Events
The Future of Mobility Tech: TU-Automotive Software Conference in Detroit
It’s a little known conference in Novi every year, where auto suppliers show off their latest tech for in-vehicle connectivity, user interfaces,...
Engineering, Mobility Tech
Inside an Indiana Manufacturer’s Rush To Produce PPE Components For Michigan Hospitals
Manufacturers across the Midwest are rushing at historic speeds to create protective gear, ventilator components, and other hospital gear for front-li...
Funding, Mobility Tech
Ann Arbor’s 4th Mobility Summit Offers Behind the Scenes Look at How Mobility Investment Is Changing
PitchBook's "a flurry of mobility startups going public through IPOs and SPACs through last year." $54 billion invested despite headwinds of the pande...
Agile Methods, Mobility Tech
Ann Arbor-Based FordLabs Is Ford’s Ongoing Push To Make Automotive Agile
There was one moment that convinced us Ann Arbor was going to make it through the birth canal as a growing tech hub, and that was when Ford decided to...
News, Sustainable Energy
Global Climate Strike: What Is Your Tech Company’s Sustainability Plan?
Ten years ago, this editor was writing about climate change and green technology that could make a difference through Inhabitat, the web's largest gre...
Mobility Tech
The Newest Midwest Mobility Startups To Watch: LiveRoad Analytics
How does a meteorological tech startup working in IoT sensing end up in our mobility startups to watch series? LiveRoad Analytics is a new startup out...