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Eye on ID Ventures October 2020

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POWERING MICHIGAN STARTUPS

ID VENTURES NEWS

ID Ventures has a New Look!

ICYMI: Check out our new website at investdetroit.vc! We updated our site to showcase our growing portfolio of companies and highlight our role and process with the early-stage startups in our ecosystem. Let us know what you think!

Check out our new website

ID VENTURES NEWS

ID Ventures Entrepreneur Series

Join us for our online educational series for entrepreneurs. All sessions are from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.

November 11, 2020: Building a Killer Entrepreneurial Team
December 2, 2020: Building, Communicating and Working with a Board
 

PORTFOLIO COMPANY NEWS

Bloomscape closes $15 million Series B round

Equipped with $15 million in new venture capital funding, Bloomscape Inc. has its eyes set on being the Amazon of at-home gardening.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY NEWS

AaDya closes $2.7 million round

After closing its $2.7M seed round, AaDya Security formally rolled out its new security platform, called Marzo4, targeted toward small and medium-sized businesses.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY NEWS

Greenmark Biomedical closes $1.74M round

GreenMark is aiming to transform the dental experience by enabling dentists to accurately assess when to treat and make painless, natural repair possible. ID Ventures co-led financing with Red Cedar Ventures.

Full press release

PORTFOLIO COMPANY NEWS

Javier Evelyn wins award from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

Exciting news for one of our very own founders, Javier Evelyn! We are thrilled to share that his incredible work with Alerje is being celebrated and rewarded with the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

See announcement here

PORTFOLIO COMPANY NEWS

Matthew Johnson-Roberson named to Crain’s 40 Under 40

Matthew Johnson-Roberson co-founded Refraction AI, an autonomous vehicle startup, in 2019 to deliver food using bike lanes instead of sidewalks. 

See full profile

Ecosystem Events

The Power of Personal Growth in Tech Communities
October 20th, 2020
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Building a Killer Entrepreneurial Team
November 11th, 2020
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Startup Detroit Open Pitch Night
November 12th, 2020
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

A2Go Meetup
November 17th, 2020
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

68th Annual Economic Outlook Conference
November 19th + 20th, 2020
9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Building, Communicating and Working with a Board of Directors
December 12th, 2020
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Companies Hiring

86 Repairs

  • Full Stack Software Engineer (Node/Angular)
  • Front-End Developer (Web/Javascript/Typescript)

Adadapted

  • Business Development Representative

Bloomscape

  • Content Specialist
  • Fulfillment Area Manager
  • Sr. Manager/Director of Customer Success
  • Development Lead
  • Mobile Developer/Senior Mobile Developer
  • Software Developer
  • Supply Chain Software Developer

Genomenon

  • Senior Software Developer
 
 

About ID Ventures
ID Ventures was created by the nonprofit Invest Detroit in 2009 to enhance its overall mission to support inclusive growth of entrepreneurial ventures. As one of few venture funds located in Detroit, ID Ventures is one of the most active early stage investors in the state and have invested in over 120 Michigan-based companies across multiple sectors including life sciences and healthcare, information technology, fintech, mobility, advanced manufacturing and materials, among others. ID Ventures only invests in Michigan-based companies or those that are in the process of relocating and oversees additional programs designed to grow and support the state’s startup ecosystem.

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