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POWERING MICHIGAN STARTUPS

Invest Detroit Ventures is now officially ID Ventures!


Because we work with early-stage startups across the state of Michigan, we have changed our name to ID Ventures so that startups all over the state know that we can support them with capital, resources, and partnership. Thank you for your continued partnership and support, the ID Ventures team.Website: IDVentures.com / LinkedIN: ID Ventures / Twitter: ID Ventures

Venture 313

ID Ventures is pleased to be a partner in Venture 313. ID Ventures is committed to removing barriers and helping Detroiters scale their great ideas into venture-backed companies, and appreciates the Gilbert Family Foundation’s support of inclusive entrepreneurship in Detroit.Learn more and apply at venture313.com

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ID VENTURES IN THE NEWS

Build Back Better Regional Challenge Award

ID Ventures is proud to be a partner in this initiative and will be leading and coordinating seed funds across the region to support mobility startups.

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PORTFOLIO NEWS

Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

ID Ventures is a global Google for Startups partner. The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund is a $5M fund that provides promising Black-led startups non-equity cash awards to help fuel their businesses. We are thrilled to have 3 more Michigan founders awarded funding!

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ID VENTURES IN THE NEWS

Start-up funding record in 2021

The Michigan Venture Capital Association has released its 2022 MCVA Research Report, a comprehensive analysis of investment activity that has had a positive impact in the state. The report shows $6.6 billion of VC investment across 1,593 deals in Michigan since 2006.

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PORTFOLIO NEWS

86 Repairs Raises $15.2M Series A

86 Repairs raised $15.2 million in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley-based Storm Ventures with participation from Savory Fund, Lightbank, TDF Ventures, Gordon Food Service (GFS), Cleveland Avenue, MATH Venture Partners, Tamarind Hill, and others. 

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RECENT IDV INVESTMENTS

New Investment: Security Snares

SecuritySnares develops high-fidelity sensors or “snares” that sit behind your existing security products to detect (and stop) security incidents or active threats

 

RECENT IDV INVESTMENTS

New Investment: Thread Medical

Thread Medical puts clinical note-taking on autopilot for patient encounters in ambulatory care.

 

RECENT IDV INVESTMENTS

New Investment: SensCy

SensCy is your trusted guide for sensible cybersecurity. Today, more than ever, small to medium-sized organizations (SMOs) need to be protected from rising cyberattacks. 

 

RECENT IDV INVESTMENTS

New Investment: EvenScore

EvenScore is a donor-centered, all-in-one hub for discovery, donations, and engagement for progressive campaigns and organizations. 

 

IDV PARTNERS

Google Cloud Credits

Supercharge your growth with the Google for Startups Cloud Program.The new Google for Startups Cloud Program provides funded startups with access to dedicated startup experts, cloud credits for two years (up to $100,000 each year), guidance from Google engineers and more. Read more about the offering here and below-and feel free to share with startups in your community.

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Ecosystem Events

Bamboo Co-working DayIn personSeptember 14, 2022Michigan Medical Device SummitIn personSeptember 20, 2022Tech Week Grand RapidsIn personSeptember 21-24, 2022Pitch for $K – Idea Pitch CompetitionIn personSeptember 22, 2022Venture Summit: 10 Year of The HatchIn personSeptember 23 & 24, 2022TechTown Co-working Drop-in DayIn personSeptember 28, 2022Bamboo BizBashIn personSeptember 28, 2022Dell for Startups & Startup Nation Panel & Pitch CompetitionIn personSeptember 28, 2022Catalyst Angel Program Info SessionVirtualSeptember 29, 2022Michigan Forum for Digital HealthVirtualOctober 4, 2022Renaissance Venture Capital UnDemo DayIn personOctober 12, 2022Midwest Tech WeekIn personOctober 12-13, 2022Startup Detroit Happy HourIn personOctober 18, 2022TechTown Toast of the TownIn person + VirtualOctober 6, 2022TechTown Co-working Drop-in DayIn personOctober 26, 2022Startup Detroit Happy HourIn personNovember 15, 2022 

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