# Ann Arbor SPARK: portfolio, investments and team

> Ann Arbor SPARK is an accelerator based in United States. 82 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Ann Arbor SPARK

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A Mobility Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 82 on record

Since the last cheque **2622** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.2M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $250K** Rounds led **0 of 82** Sole investor **74 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Ann Arbor SPARK highlights

- 01 82 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 74 rounds, median $522K
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Ann Arbor SPARK drives smart economic growth in service of prosperity for all. Whether you are launching your first startup... access to funding... startup acceleration. From their own website

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $250K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Mobility Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology
- **Based in:** Ann Arbor, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **82 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Orbion](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbion)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.2M** With 5 others
- **2013** 9 rounds
- **Apr** **[TM3 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tm3-systems)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Seelio](https://millionrounds.com/company/seelio)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$900K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[IROA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/iroa-technologies)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$700K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[AutoBike](https://millionrounds.com/company/autobike)** US · detroit.cbslocal.com **$250K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Eloquence Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/eloquence-communications)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[AlertWatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertwatch)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[BEET Analytics Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/beet-analytics-technology)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Advanced Battery Concepts](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-battery-concepts)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **2012** 22 rounds
- **Dec** **[Fusion Coolant Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-coolant-systems)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$551K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Larky](https://millionrounds.com/company/larky)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$650K** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Algal Scientific](https://millionrounds.com/company/algal-scientific)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[New Eagle Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-eagle-products)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Local Orbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-orbit)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Envy Modular Wall Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/envy-modular-wall-systems)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Mitostem](https://millionrounds.com/company/mitostem)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Atterocor](https://millionrounds.com/company/atterocor)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Seelio](https://millionrounds.com/company/seelio)** Venture · US **$200K** With 9 others
- **May** **[Axonia Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/axonia-medical)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[FreeStride Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/freestride-therapeutics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Blaze Medical Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaze-medical-devices)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[FlockTAG](https://millionrounds.com/company/flocktag)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ventech)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[DeNovo Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/denovo-sciences)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$310K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Empirical Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/empirical-bioscience)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Varsity News Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-news-network)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$522K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Varsity News Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-news-network)** Series A · US **$522K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[First Sense Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-sense-medical)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[ePaySelect](https://millionrounds.com/company/epayselect)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Oxus America](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxus-america)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Powerlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerlet)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Clean Emission Fluids](https://millionrounds.com/company/clean-emission-fluids)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Ix Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/ix-innovations)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Estrakon](https://millionrounds.com/company/estrakon)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Arbor Plastic Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/arbor-plastic-technologies)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[LEID Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/leid-products)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$375K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Practical EHR Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/practical-ehr-solutions)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$250K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Empirical Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/empirical-bioscience)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[ArborWind](https://millionrounds.com/company/arborwind)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **14** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 12 we have independently watched raise

BofAA logo BofAA DTE-Foundation-logo DTE-Foundation- Emich First-Martin-Logo First-Martin- KLA Corporation LakeTrust logo LakeTrust Toyota logo Toyota Trinityhealthmichigan WACKER logo WACKER WCC logo WCC Washtenaw County Michigan a2Tech360

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Zipments](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipments)** Bought by Deliv **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Arbor Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/arbor-photonics)** Bought by nLIGHT Corp. **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Compendia Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/compendia-bioscience)** Bought by [Life Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/life-technologies) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[SensiGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensigen)** Bought by Sequenom **$8.7M** Jan 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$9.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$522K**

Led 0 of 82 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $250K
- **Sole investor:** 74 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *65*
- Debt *4*
- Series A said *4*
- Seed said *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2019

Often in the room with

- [David Fry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fry) 2
- [Invest Detroit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-detroit) 2
- [Lorne Zalesin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorne-zalesin) 2
- [Steve Fireng](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-fireng) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ann Arbor SPARK. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**David Fry** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fry)[**Invest Detroit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-detroit)[**Lorne Zalesin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorne-zalesin)[**Steve Fireng** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-fireng)

## Quick answers about Ann Arbor SPARK

### What does Ann Arbor SPARK invest in?

Ann Arbor SPARK invests most often at Venture and Debt (91% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobility, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology.

### How active is Ann Arbor SPARK?

82 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

### What has Ann Arbor SPARK invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Orbion (Series A, Aug 2019).

### How big are Ann Arbor SPARK's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.2M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $250K.

### Does Ann Arbor SPARK lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 82 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Ann Arbor SPARK invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Ann Arbor SPARK investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

### Who does Ann Arbor SPARK invest alongside?

Most often David Fry (2 rounds together), Invest Detroit (2 rounds together) and Lorne Zalesin (2 rounds together).

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