Part III — Michigan Investor Encyclopedia
Investor Atlas
Source-extracted target records. A ~ prefix means the fit score is estimated from the manual's qualitative language and still needs a rubric pass. Partner names, mandates, fund status and check ranges must be verified before live outreach.
| Target | Ring | Capital type | Stage | Vertical | Strategic | Warmth | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TruStage Ventures / CMFG Ventures Madison, WI | R6 | Strategic corporate VC fintech / insurtech | Pre-seed, seed, Series A | 35 | 99 | Mapped | 86.6 |
| Grand Ventures Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Institutional Venture Capital | Pre-seed, seed, Series A | 32 | 92 | Mapped | 85.4 |
| Drive Capital Columbus, OH | R6 | Institutional venture capital | Seed through IPO | 33 | 95 | Mapped | 78.7 |
| Red Cedar Ventures East Lansing, MI | R2 | University subsidiary venture fund | Pre-seed, seed, Series A | 27 | 82 | Mapped | 75.7 |
| Detroit Venture Partners Detroit, MI | R5 | Institutional VC / Rock family ecosystem | Seed, Series A | 28 | 84 | Mapped | 73.6 |
| Michigan Capital Network / Grand Angels Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Angel network / micro-VC coordination | Pre-seed, seed | 24 | 78 | Mapped | 70.6 |
| eLab Ventures Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Early-stage technology venture capital | Seed, Series A | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 60 |
| Canapi Ventures National / Wilmington, NC strategic relevance | R7 | Bank-backed specialist venture capital | Pre-seed through growth, round-dependent | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 59 |
| Michigan Rise Fund East Lansing, MI | R2 | State / MSU-linked early-stage fund | Pre-seed, seed, Series A | ~23 | ~75 | Research | 58.3 |
| Beringea Birmingham, MI / London | R5 | Growth-stage venture / private equity | Series A, Series B, expansion growth | 22 | 70 | Mapped | 58.1 |
| Nyca Partners National fintech | R7 | Specialized fintech VC | Seed to growth | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 55 |
| Commerce Ventures National fintech / insurtech | R7 | Enterprise fintech and insurtech fund | Seed to growth | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 55 |
| Side Door Ventures Michigan Fund Detroit, MI | R5 | Venture fund | Seed to Series A | ~28 | ~62 | Research | 54.8 |
| ID Ventures / Invest Detroit Ventures Detroit, MI | R5 | Venture arm / regional seed capital | Seed to Series A | ~23 | ~75 | Research | 54.3 |
| Bank of Ann Arbor startup fund / CVC reference Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Bank / community-bank fintech investment reference | Early to growth, verify | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 54 |
| Union Heritage Venture Capital Detroit, MI | R5 | Credit-union-backed VC | Growth equity fintech / alternative banking | ~28 | ~75 | Research | 54 |
| High Alpha Indianapolis, IN | R6 | Venture studio / institutional fund | Seed, Series A | ~28 | ~62 | Research | 49.8 |
| Augment Ventures Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Seed venture fund | Seed | ~23 | ~62 | Research | 49.1 |
| Tappan Hill Ventures Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Venture capital | Seed, Series A | ~23 | ~62 | Research | 49.1 |
| Oak HC/FT National growth specialist | R7 | Healthcare and fintech venture / growth equity | Growth, selective earlier | ~28 | ~62 | Research | 43.8 |
| Start Garden Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Incubator / early-stage fund | Concept, pre-seed, very early validation | ~10 | ~75 | Research | 43.4 |
| New Community Transformation Fund Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Social impact fund | Seed / community-oriented capital | ~10 | ~75 | Research | 39.4 |
| Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids / MSU-linked | R0 | Accelerator | Pre-seed cohort | ~10 | ~62 | Research | 38.2 |
| Henry Ford Health + MSU Innovation Fund Lansing / Detroit, MI | R2 | Health-system / university innovation fund | Seed to Series A | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 36.6 |
| SensCy Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Cybersecurity sector fund / company-adjacent ecosystem reference | Seed to growth cybersecurity | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 36.6 |
| Renaissance Venture Capital Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Fund-of-funds / venture ecosystem / life sciences reference in source | Seed/early medtech in concise source; verify actual mandate | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 36.6 |
| Fontinalis Partners Detroit, MI / Boston | R5 | Mobility-focused VC | Seed to Series B | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 36.6 |
| Corewell Health Ventures Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Corporate venture capital | Series A and later, healthcare IT / medtech | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 33.6 |
| WAVE Ventures Detroit, MI | R5 | Independent VC | Series A/B | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 33.6 |
| KzFV VC Fund Kalamazoo, MI | R2 | Regional early-stage VC | Early-stage | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 30.6 |
| EDF Ventures Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Early-stage venture fund | Early-stage | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 30.6 |
| Straylight Capital Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Venture firm | Early-stage | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 30.6 |
| Assembly Ventures Detroit, MI | R5 | Venture capital | Early-stage | ~17 | ~48 | Research | 30.6 |
| UFP Ventures Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Corporate venture capital | Seed, Series A, strategic growth | — | ~75 | Research | 28 |
| The Right Place Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Economic development organization | Connector, ecosystem support, possible programmatic support | ~4 | ~75 | Research | 26.6 |
| Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Lansing, MI | R2 | State economic development | Grants, incentives, co-investment support | ~4 | ~75 | Research | 26.6 |
| Arboretum Ventures Ann Arbor, MI (Ring 3/4 corridor) | R4 | Institutional healthcare venture capital | Series A/B and early-to-mid healthcare | ~8 | ~48 | Research | 23.3 |
| Wakestream Ventures Grand Rapids, MI | R0 | Regional venture fund | Seed to Series A | — | ~62 | Research | 22.8 |
| WMU Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center Kalamazoo, MI | R2 | University commercialization / incubator | Early grants and venture formation | ~10 | ~48 | Research | 22.6 |