Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Final Call for Early to Mid-Stage Midwest Companies Seeking Funding
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) issued its final call for applications from Midwest startups seeking early through mid-stage investments for the opportunity to pitch to its audience of national investors. The 37th MGCS will be held at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti, Mich. on May 15-16, where 400 investors, founders and tech transfer professionals are expected to attend.
Companies applying to present will be preferably from the Midwest and seeking seed, series A or B rounds of funding. Each application is reviewed and evaluated by a team of venture capitalists. Selected companies will be given a 15 minute presentation slot and will have access to presentation coaching prior to the symposium. Companies are also offered table-top exhibit space for the duration of the two-day event. Selected companies will be notified on March 27.
Year after year, the MGCS provides important visibility to companies and connections with top investment firms throughout the United States. David Grandin, president and CEO of Kiio in Madison, Wisconsin made a presentation to investors at the 2017 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in an effort to raise a $5 million Series B round of financing. "I met multiple potential investors," he reports. "Our story was appealing to them, and we've kept in touch." Grandin hopes to close on the B round in the first half of 2018.
Applications are due before 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 6. Apply online at www.michigan-gcs.com under the "Presenting Company" tab.
About the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) is the original university-based venture investment fair, which was first held in 1981. This decades-old nationally attended event is the largest Midwest fair of its kind that brings together venture capital investors, business angels, start-up companies, university tech transfer officers and research faculty. MGCS provides an opportunity for participants from the venture capital community to connect with Midwest start-ups seeking funding and to learn about emerging innovations that span tech and the life sciences. MGCS is presented by the Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance and the Zell Lurie Institute at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, with support from the Michigan Venture Capital Association.
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