Investors backing Michigan startups
702 investors have backed a company based in Michigan: 575 funds and 127 angels. Red Cedar Ventures, Michigan Rise and Detroit Venture Partners lead by local deal count, and most of them sit outside Michigan.
The most active investors in Michigan
What the numbers say about Michigan
702 investors have backed a Michigan company. 575 funds and 127 angels
Seed and Series A are neck and neck. 639 and 639 active investors
Only 385 of the 575 funds are classic VC firms. The rest are syndicates, family offices and private equity
Red Cedar Ventures leads by deal count. 164 investments in Michigan
How a founder raised from investors like these
Frequently asked
Are there venture funds based in Michigan?
A handful, which is why this page counts investors by portfolio instead. The 702 investors here have already written a cheque into a Michigan company from wherever they sit, and that is the list that matters for outreach.
How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?
Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. in2ition.ai closed $1M from 4 investors. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.
How do I get a warm intro to these investors?
Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.
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