ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 11, 2023 - Renaissance Venture Capital, a fund of funds that supports the growth of venture capital investment in the Midwest, has published its semi-annual "Hotlist," a listing of top early-stage Michigan startups that are seeking venture capital investment. The first Hotlist was published by Renaissance in 2018.
"Michigan has become one of the fastest growing states for venture capital, and our Hotlist spotlights some of the state's most interesting up-and-coming startups, helping venture capitalists from around the country find their next investment here," said Chris Rizik, CEO and founder of Renaissance Venture Capital. "This list is part of Renaissance's work to connect the country's venture capital community to Michigan's burgeoning startup community."
This group of around 50 high potential startups is curated from hundreds of recommendations made by Renaissance local partners of universities, incubators, accelerators, seed funds, angel networks, etc.
The Renaissance Hotlist anticipates the semiannual Renaissance UnDemo Day® event, scheduled for October 10-11, 2023 at Ford Field in Detroit. UnDemo Day® is a unique event bringing together high-potential startups seeking funding, venture capitalists from around the U.S., and Michigan corporations. The event has received national acclaim for its attraction of venture capital to the state. At each UnDemo Day®, Renaissance curates more than 500 one-on-one meetings between venture capitalists and startups. Dozens of local startups have received venture funding from UnDemo Day® introductions.
Current Hotlist startups are shown below, and can be found with more detail at https://renvcf.com/hotlist/.
17 Ways
AdAdapted, INC
Akeila Bio
AleloPharma, Inc.
Alpha-Otto Technologies
AngioInsight, Inc.
Arborsense, Inc.
Aries
Atterx Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Automation Workz
Bedestrian LLC
blueflite inc
BrandXR
Claira
CrossBraining
Culturebie
Diet ID
DonateStock, Inc
DroneView Technologies
EagleView Imaging, Inc.
Elroi Enterprise Inc
Every Two Minutes, Inc.
EVOQ Therapeutics, Inc.
EXOForce
Feedless
FirstIgnite
FreightRoll
Giggso Inc
Grapefruit Health
Hush
Iaso Therapeutics, Inc.
INHERET
Inpathy
iReprogram Inc.
JAYDA (Joining Adults & Youth With Disabilities Through Access)
Jottful
JustAir Solutions Inc.
KindKatch
Lerch
Life Magnetics, Inc.
Liiv
LiveRoad Analytics, Inc.
LivNow Relocation
Locus Mobility
Magsorbeo Biomedical
MagWerks Vision Inc.
MAREL Power Solutions
Money Pickle
Mood LIfters
Motorcity Systems LLC
Partum Health
PassiveBolt
Peptinovo Biopharma
Pluck.eco
Plug Zen
Pocketnest
REVEL Moments
Rex Academy, Inc.
Rivet Work
SCnewton Inc.
Socian Technologies
Stack Medical
Tandem
TelezecareMD LLC
Thread Medical
Throdle Inc.
Ulendo Technologies, Inc.
UnicuStar Therapeutics Inc (USTAR)
Vayoom
Vetr Health
VMX International LLC
Waldo Solutions, Inc.
WorkTorch
Zakuro, Inc.
About Renaissance Venture Capital
Renaissance Venture Capital (Renaissance) is a fund of funds that supports the growth of venture capital in Michigan while serving as a bridge between the state's emerging innovation company community and its strong industrial and commercial base. For more information, visit www.renvcf.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: Colleen Robar, 313-207-5960, crobar@robarpr.com
SOURCE Renaissance Venture Capital
