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Midwest Tech Startups

Ann Arbor Tech Companies & Startups

Ann Arbor is home to hundreds of software, security, life sciences, sustainable energy, biomedical, AR/VR, and mobility tech companies, VCs and angel funds, and even a growing list of indie gaming studios. This list includes companies and related groups featured in frequent networking groups around town and the Tech Trek but is not exhaustive and is an expanding list. If you run or work for a tech company you would like listed here, please contact the editor.

Note: We will be expanding to lists of remote businesses around the Great Lakes and Midwest region and beyond. As you can imagine, this is a work in progress. If you have a company to add to a list in or around Michigan or the Midwest or that is remote using AI support tools, please contact us and we will add it to our lists for publication. Thanks for your interest.

Software, Security, & Machine Learning Companies

123 Net

a2agile

Ad Adapted

Alfa Jango

Ameritrade

Amesite

Aptible

Arbor Metrix

ArborMoon Software

Arbor Networks

Atomic Object

Backyard Brains

Barracuda Networks

Bedestrian

Berylline Corporation

BestFoodFeed

Billy

BitBrew

Blue Newt

CampDoc

Censys

Chariot

Clinc

Connect Space

Court Innovations

ContentOro

Criteo

Databricks

DaySmart

DeepField by Nokia

Derq

Doc Network

Duo Security (Cisco)

Eli Review

Endectra

Every Two Minutes

Expedia

FarmLogs

Find Your Ditto

FlockTag

FoodFinder

FoodStand

The Forge

Gambyt

GameStart

Genomenon

Give and Take

Google Ann Arbor

Gradient Valley AI

Groove.id

Groundspeed

HealPay

hEARt

Human Element

Icon Interactive

Important

InfoReady

ITHAKA (JSTOR)

Jottful

Karamba Security

Kinetica Labs

KLA Tencor

Lakeside Software

Larky

LawnGuru

Lear

Llamasoft

LoanSense

Local Orbit

Maven

Menlo

Merit Network

Mi Padrino

MountainPass

Movatic

MoxyTech

MuniRent

MySwimPro

Navya

Neighborhood Watch for Corporations

Netscout

Networks Group

Nexient

Nutshell

Olark

Orangesplash Technologies

PawnGuru

PeachWorks

Peerstachio

Perch

Perficient Digital

Pillar/Forge

Pivotal

PolySync

PriceLocal

ProjectFRED

ProQuest

Pure Visibility

QuadMetrics

Quantum Signal

RealLINGUA Language Software

Retail Velocity

RightBrain Networks

Saagara

Saganworks

Seelio

Shift_Up

Shoptelligence

Shoshana / Rosemark

Sight Machine

SimuQuest

Springmatter

Terms & Conditions

Thomson Reuters

Treetown Tech

Trillium Cyber

Trove

TrueJob

TRUiC

Universal Robots

Vayu

Voxel51

Wisely

Zonder

Maker Groups

AHA MakerSpace

All Hands Active Makerspace

Maker Works

Tinkertech Makerspace

Pitch Groups & Networking

A2 New Tech Pitch Group

A2B3 Networking

Engage Networking

Kybba Pitch Club MI

New Enterprise Forum

Business/Founder Coaches & Consulting

ApprenTek Timothy Marsh Recruiting

Sandra Finkel

Eva Neuhaus Breakthrough Coaching

Rob Pasick PhD

Pendaran

Mobility Tech, Aerospace, Energy, & Green Tech Companies

Accio Energy

Ann Arbor Center for Mobility

Autonomous Safety

Carcode

Elegus Technologies

Enertia Microsystems

Fleetilla

FordLabs

!Important Safety

M City Test Facility

MAXAR

May Mobility

Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (MUASC)

Mode Car

Nostrum Energy

OSHKI

PedalCell

Refraction AI

SkySpecs

Toyota Research Institute

UrsaLeo Advanced Manufacturing

Incubators & Accelerators

Ann Arbor Startup Garage

Desai Accelerator

OptiMize Student Accelerator

Spark

Spark East

TechArb Student Venture Accelerator

TechTransfer / Venture Accelerator

TusStar Incubator

BioTech and Life Sciences Companies

Akadeum

Arborsense

Arbor Biosciences

Brio Device

Collective Scientific

MC3 Cardiopulminary

Michigan Innovation Headquarters

Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center

Monstrsense

NewHaptics

Nota Laboratories

ONL Therapeutics

Optofluidic Bioassay

Shugarman Surgical Innovations

Strata Oncology

Virta Labs

Wacker Chemical

Workit Health

Venture Capital & Angel Investors

Amherst Fund

Ann Arbor Angels

Arboretum Ventures VC

Augment Ventures

Baird Capital

eLab Ventures

Huron River Ventures

Insight Partners VC

Michigan Angel Fund

Michigan Venture Capital Association

Plymouth Growth Partners

Renaissance VC Fund

Tech Coworking & Event Spaces

Cahoots

Cowork Ann Arbor

Office Evolution Coworking

The Tech Brewery

Workantile Coworking

Game Developers, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality

Abaca Games

BrandXR VR

Bridevue VR

Dreaming Door Games

Finji Games

Gaudium Games

Heart Shaped Games

IGDA Game Developers Association

Spellbound AR

Podcasts, Tech Media & Marketing

EntryPoint

Hook Studios

Impact Michigan Podcast

Made in A2

Michigan SEO Group

Tech-Inclusive Code Camps

University of Michigan Entrepreneurship

Innovate Blue

Innovation in Action

Optimize Student Accelerator

TechArb Student Accelerator

TechTransfer

University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship

Detroit Tech Startups & Startup Support Orgs

Ann Arbor-Detroit are distinct but integrated metro areas when it comes to tech. From world-class mobility tech engineering talent and advanced manufacturing to tech-enabled social impact ventures, Detroit is a perfect opportunity for bootstrapping ventures and partnerships with local corporations in established industries. The following list is always growing and by no means exhaustive as there are many hundreds of large and small mobility tech and advanced manufacturing companies in Detroit. This list highlights some tech-related programs and companies to connect with in the tech space in Detroit as it is tangential to other tech-related industries. This tech-focused list is presented separately from our Ann Arbor list for convenience of mapping geographically. If your Detroit tech company is not listed, please contact the editor to be added and interviewed on Cronicle. Thanks for your interest.

VCs, Angel Funds, and Finance in Detroit

Backstage Capital

Detroit Angel Investor List

Detroit Venture Partners

ID Ventures / Invest Detroit

Fontinalis Partners

Grand Angels

Ludlow Ventures

Michigan Angel Fund

Michigan Venture Capital Association

Renaissance Venture Capital

Rock Ventures, Dan Gilbert

Woodward Angels

Incubator Programs and Accelerators

Automation Alley

Invest Detroit, Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

Build Institute (now home of SOUP, Kiva Detroit)

Design Core Detroit Creative Corridor

Detroit Economic Development Corp

Grand Circus

Kyyba Pitch Michigan

Macomb-OU Incubator

MTRAC Advanced Computing

MTRAC Health Tech

MTRAC Translational Research AgBio

MTRAC Transportation

SBDC

TechStars Detroit

TechTown Detroit

Tech, Software, & Infosec Companies

Alerje

Algo

Aperion IT

Autobooks

Bitco

BoostUp

Bulldog IT

Cybercrime Support Network

Detroit Labs

GalaxE Solutions

Google Detroit

Neon Software

NuSpire Networks

Red Level

RocketFiber

Skillo

Stefanini AI

StockX

Sweet Wireless

Systems Technology Group

TechStak

Verasoft

Vision IT

WIN-Tech Council

Mobility Tech & Autonomous Companies

Advanced Connected Vehicle Solutions

Airspace Experience Technologies

Argo AI

Autonomic AI

Bollinger Motors

BorgWarner

Detroit Flying Cars

FreshCar

Integral

INVENTEV LLC

IXR Mobility

May Mobility

Powerlink Systems

Qt

Rivian

Safecar

Toyota Research Institute

Waymo (formerly Google self-driving car project)

AI/Machine Learning Companies

DeepHow (Siemens)

Dynatrace

RXA Applied Artificial Intelligence

Six Sents AI

Soothsayer Analytics

WaitTime AI

AR/VR Companies

BrandXR AR

Chameleon Power

Eview 360

Midcoast Studio

PIXO VR

WEDOO Creative

Vectorform

Tech Community & Coworking Spaces

Bamboo Detroit

Green Garage

Grow Detroit

i3Detroit

Planet M

re:purpose Tech Talent

Shift_Up

SpaceLab Detroit

TechElevator

WeWork

Podcasters, Tech Media, & Marketing

IT in the D Podcast

Diva Tech Talk Podcast

Crains Detroit Business

Quikly

Education Programs Promoting Tech

Microsoft TEALS

West Michigan & Great Lakes Tech Startups & Business Support Organizations

Work In Progress.... Cronicle is expanding coverage of Michigan and the Great Lakes tech industries across the Great Lakes region in 2020. We are still based in and initially focused on growing tech hub Ann Arbor-Detroit, but will be connecting with a number of incubators, startups, tech-oriented companies, and pitch competitions across the state of Michigan as we really get going to highlight tech in the Great Lakes region and connect founders across silos and communities. Please check back for specific lists of Grand Rapids, Lansing, Houghton, Traverse City, and other west and northern Michigan cities along with Chicago and Toledo, and other Great Lakes cities with a growing number of tech companies and startups. Thanks for your patience. If you would like to be listed here or interviewed on Cronicle, please contact the editor.

Mid-Michigan Tech Organizations

Ferris Wheel

Lansing LEAP / PROTO Accelerator

Lean Rocket Lab

MEDC

NEO Center

The Hatch

Thinc Technology

West Michigan Tech Organizations & Companies

ACRE Agtech Agriculture Technology Business Accelerator

Augusto Digital

BizStream

Collective Idea

Defense Entrepreneurs Forum

Salespad

Start Garden

WorkSighted

Upper Peninsula / Northern Lower Peninsula Tech Organizations

Innovate Marquette

Michigan UAS Testing

MTEC SmartZone

SampleServe

20Fathoms Traverse City

Chicago Tech Companies

AON

Avanade

Bit Studios

Braintree

CNA

Echo Global Logistics

Google Chicago

Grubhub

Guaranteed Rate

Hearken

Jellyvision

Morning Consult

Morningstar

project44

Reverb

Salesforce

Slalom

Spot Hero

Sprout Social

Tock

Chicago Tech Funding

Adams Street Partners

Chicago Ventures

Corazon Capital

Energy Foundry

Hyde Park Venture Parnters

Jump Capital

Illinois Ventures

Toledo Tech Startups & Companies

Buckeye Cablevision

CISP

Roost

Toledo VCs, Tech Investors

Regional Growth Partnership

Toledo Accelerators / Incubators

Bizdom – Detroit/Clevelend

BGSU – Hatch

UT’s LaunchPad Incubator

Toledo Co-Working

SEED

Toledo Tech Meetups

StartUp Toledo

Startup Weekend Toledo

Toledo Web Professionals

Toronto - Waterloo Tech Companies

Communitech

Tauria

Remote Businesses Using AI Tools

Want to learn from other companies that are using AI tools to run a business remotely? This page is a work in progress, but you can help us help you: Email the editor at laura [at] cronicle.press with the subject line "NEW ENTRY FOR REMOTE BUSINESS LIST" and leave us your company name, website url, industry and location, and logo in a jpg/png format.

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