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Michigan Capital Network

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026, closing $65M. Last cheque observed Jun 2025.

QuietNew fund $65M, Jul 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSmall And Medium BusinessesEnterpriseBusiness-to-business

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque512days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led1 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Michigan Capital Network

Michigan Capital Network highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Debt: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Small And Medium BusinessesEnterpriseBusiness-to-business
Based in
Grand Rapids, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Jun
  3. 2015

    2 rounds

  4. Nov
    RetroSense TherapeuticsSeries B · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  5. Jan
    RetroSense TherapeuticsSeries A · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  6. 2013

    2 rounds

  7. Jul
    GreenLancerSeries A · US · pehub.com$500KWith 3 others
  8. Jan
    Advanced Battery ConceptsDebt · US · sec.gov$1.2MWith 3 others
  9. 2011

    1 round

  10. Jul
    AzulStarVenture · US · sec.gov$3.2MWith 1 other

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

DGDale GroganManaging Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JVJody VanderwelExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed
JVJody VenderwelManaging Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MMMeagan MalmManaging Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PDPaul D'AmatoManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Michigan Capital Network

What does Michigan Capital Network invest in?

Michigan Capital Network invests most often at Series A and Debt (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Small And Medium Businesses, Enterprise and Business-to-business.

How active is Michigan Capital Network?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2025.

What has Michigan Capital Network invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Akadeum Life Sciences (Growth, Jun 2025).

How big are Michigan Capital Network's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Michigan Capital Network lead rounds?

Yes: it led 1 of its 6 investments on record (17%).

Where does Michigan Capital Network invest?

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

Is Michigan Capital Network investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2025.

Who does Michigan Capital Network invest alongside?

Most often Northern Michigan Angels (2 rounds together).

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