# Michigan Capital Network: portfolio, investments and team

> Michigan Capital Network is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Jun 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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.

Quiet New fund $65M, Jul 2026 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Small And Medium Businesses Enterprise Business-to-business

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **512** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **1 of 6** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Michigan Capital Network highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Debt: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Small And Medium Businesses Enterprise Business-to-business
- **Based in:** Grand Rapids, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Akadeum Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/akadeum-life-sciences)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$20M** *Led*
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[RetroSense Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrosense-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[RetroSense Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrosense-therapeutics)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[GreenLancer](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlancer)** Series A · US · pehub.com **$500K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Advanced Battery Concepts](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-battery-concepts)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jul** **[AzulStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/azulstar)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$3.2M** With 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 registration **5 named**

DG **Dale Grogan** Managing Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JV **Jody Vanderwel** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i Filing they signed

JV **Jody Venderwel** Managing Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

MM **Meagan Malm** Managing Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

PD **Paul D'Amato** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**$65M**

raised in Jul 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 6 rounds **17%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Debt *1*
- Growth said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Northern Michigan Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-michigan-angels) 2

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## 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.

[**Northern Michigan Angels** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-michigan-angels)

## 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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