Ann Arbor SPARK

Ann Arbor SPARK is a venture capital and accelerator firm that is interested in being the economic development engine for Ann Arbor. The firm was founded by Rick Snyder in 2005, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

The firm is interested in investing in seed-stage and early-stage venture opportunities, and offers programs, resources, and support to businesses in Ann Arbor. The firm also provides online business planning, marketing, research, development of business model strategies, and sales initiatives to their clients.

Michigan Pre-Seed Capital fund is an Ann Arbor, Michigan venture capital fund managed by Ann Arbor Spark. The fund supports technological startups based in Michigan. The companies they invest in must have less than $1 million raised or in sales, if anything. These companies must also have a committed match to apply to the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. Their investment range is $50,000 to $250,000.

Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund has invested in Arborlight, RetroSense Therapeutics, Larky, NextCAT, CureLauncher, Tetra Discovery, AlertWatch, InPore Technologies, RealBio Technology, Support Intelligence, ePaySelect, Fusion Coolant Systems, Atterocor, DeNovo Sciences, Kontextual, NextGen Metabolomics, Covaron Advanced Materials and Clean Emission Fluids.

Ann Arbor SPARK is a Michigan based non-profit organization offering entrepreneurial and business development services in the Ann Arbor region. Founded by Rick Snyder on May 1, 2005, it aims to help generate growth and prosperity for Ann Arbor communities through economic development. Its services include events, programs and resources to help incubation and acceleration of startups and connect job seekers with employers. It focuses its services on companies in the automotive and mobility, life sciences and healthcare, data and information, and technology sector.