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Michigan Rise
Venture capital · East Lansing, MI, United States · North America
Michigan Rise is a subsidiary of the Michigan State University Research Foundation and administers the Pre-Seed Fund III in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. It provides early-stage venture funding and purchase order financing to Michigan-based technology startups, along with coaching, grant assistance and connections to its network.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsadvanced manufacturingenergysustainabilityhealthcaresoftwaremobility
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Or find every investor that fitsMichigan Rise lists 122 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 75% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (25%), Industrial & Manufacturing (14%) and AI & Machine Learning (13%). 89% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside ID Ventures, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund and Invest Michigan.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Michigan Rise, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Michigan Rise's whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 122. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 75% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 25% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 1 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 122 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 82th | 75% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 55th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 33th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 25% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 14% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 5% | 1% |
| Food & Agriculture | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| ID Ventures | 38 |
| Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund | 11 |
| Invest Michigan | 8 |
| Michigan Capital Network | 8 |
| Accelerate Blue Fund | 7 |
| Union Heritage Capital | 6 |
| Wakestream Ventures | 6 |
| Beringea | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11695%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company65%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Michigan Rise head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Michigan Rise| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Series C+ Led | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | Seed | |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Seed |
Round details for Michigan Rise
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Michigan Rise's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
122 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company empowers enterprises to improve trust with individuals through an ethical data exchange that goes beyond routine compliance. | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides restaurant equipment repair and maintenance solutions | Food & AgricultureIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Acel provides industrial water filtration systems for high total suspended solids variability | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| ADHD Online provides mental health care services, including diagnostic evaluations and treatment options for various mental health conditions. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Adrenaline Interactive provides in-game product placement services for brands to reach customers within video games. | GamingMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Advertent Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company advancing new therapies to help people maintain strength and mobility when muscle is damaged by genetic diseases, injury, or aging. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Airspace Link provides drone operations management services, including airspace security, operations management, and air traffic coordination. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Akadeum Life Sciences develops and provides cell separation technology for therapeutic applications | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Alerje guides families and clinics through food allergy early intervention with personalized tracking, predictive insights, and seamless care coordination. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Arborsense, Inc monitors biomarkers in sweat and offers accurate measurement and timely detection to enable proactive interventions for better health and improved outcomes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Arcpath Automation provides services and products related to automation, inspection, and quality control | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Aries is a US brokerage for stocks, ETFs, options and index options. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company connects people and places with original art and design | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| ATLAS provides Ground Software as a Service solutions on a federated global ground network for spacecraft operators | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Atterx Biotherapeutics is introducing novel solutions to prevent and treat antibiotic-resistant infections. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Authsnap uses Clinical AI to automatically appeal denied medical claims and recoup lost medical revenue | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| BitLyft provides cybersecurity solutions, including Autonomous Security Operation Center (SOC) and security automation services | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| BlueConduit delivers predictive modeling tools that empower water systems to manage risk and make data-driven decisions for water distribution assets. | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blueflite offers a drone-based logistics platform for faster and more cost-effective deliveries. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- michiganrise.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Aug 2024
- Companies checked
- 122
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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