TechTown

Southeast Technology-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

440 BURROUGHS STREET • DETROIT, MI 48202 • 313.879.5250 • techtowndetroit.org TECHNOLOGY-BASED ROUTE TO READY

The true value of engaging with any one of our region's accelerators is Through our services, we reduce the time it takes for an entrepreneur to assess viability; connect to resources or form a team; secure essential ENTREPRENEURIAL funding; and ultimately enter the market.

ECOSYSTEM time.

Regional business accelerators function as a fully integrated, geographically dispersed ecosystem. to avoid duplication; best practices are shared to improve outcomes; and referrals are handled with ease. Our mission: to guide tech startups through an often Strategies treacherous are set path together to market via access to essential support services.

Macomb-OU INCubator SERVICES OFFERED

TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING & PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT Blackstone LaunchPad STARTUP SUPPORT SPACE Walsh College TALENT CHOOSE CAPITAL A PATH MI-SBDTC DESIGN Macomb County

Ann Arbor SPARK Automation MI-SBDTC TROY Alley TechArb Schoolcraft College UM

MI-SBDTC Greater Washtenaw Region O ce

ANN ARBOR TechTown Detroit Blackstone MI-SBDTC Detroit Creative LaunchPad Downtown Detroit Corridor Center Wayne State Univ. Business Center

NextEnergy Bizdom

DETROIT

Design By: SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY-BASED

ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICES KEY

ECOSYSTEM Technology Consulting & Pipeline Development A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REACH & FUNCTIONS Startup OF THE REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM Advanced Automotive, Support Manufacturing, Materials Space Advanced Computing, Talent Electronic Devices Biotech Capital Clean Technologies, Design Alternative Energy Engineering

THE PIPELINE SERVICES TIMELINE Information Medical Devices Technology

Beaumont Health System Detroit Medical Center Ann Arbor SPARK Industries Served Henry Ford Innovation Institute Automation Alley Pre-Company Kettering University Blackstone LaunchPad (WSU) Lawrence Technological University Michigan Technological University Startup Michigan State University Detroit Creative Corridor Center In-Market Oakland University Bizdom Tech Transfer Offices Mature University of Detroit Mercy Macomb-OU INCubator University of Michigan University of Michigan–Dearborn Wayne State University NextEnergy

MI-SBTDC

TechArb (UM) TechTown Detroit Pre-Company

Friends, Founders, Startup Family Angels, In-Market Grants Venture Capital

Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund Mature FINDING THE FUNDS Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund Equity Markets, Banks (Microloan) Michigan DARPA Matching Funds Program

Business AcceleratorDetroit Fund Innovate

First Step Fund Design By:

Detroit Venture Partners