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Michigan Rise

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 81 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

VentureSeedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
83%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 81 on record
Since the last cheque56days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.7MRounds led0 of 81Sole investor25 roundsMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch Michigan Rise

Michigan Rise highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 25 rounds, median $1.4M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
East Lansing, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first81 appearances

  1. 2026

    12 rounds

  2. Sept
    Marel Power SolutionsGrant · US$1.9MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    Great Lakes Crystal TechnologiesGrant · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    Woodchuck.AIVenture · US$834KSole investor
  5. Aug
    GroundedSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 4 others
  6. Jul
    Akadeum Life SciencesVenture · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    BloomSeed · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    GenomenonVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  9. May
    CulturewellVenture · US$750KSole investor
  10. May
    Maka KidsPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  11. Mar
    CubeWorksVenture · US$4.1MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    Entirety BiomedicalSeed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  13. Jan
    WedgeVenture · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  14. 2025

    17 rounds

  15. Dec
    Woodchuck.AIGrowth · US · Michigan RiseUndisclosedSole investor
  16. Dec
    Orbion Space TechnologySeries C · US$27MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    GreenMark BiomedicalGrant · US$300KWith 2 others
  18. Oct
    pocketnestVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    Kall Morris IncSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  20. Sept
    Swish Brand ExperiencesVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  21. Jul
    ReportwellSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  22. Jul
    HOLO FootwearVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Jul
    ThermavanceVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Jun
    Rivet WorkVenture · US$4.6MWith 1 other
  25. Jun
    Akadeum Life SciencesGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$20MWith 4 others
  26. May
    Church SpaceSeed · US$1.2MWith 3 others
  27. Apr
    BluefliteVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Feb
    86 RepairsVenture · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  29. Feb
    CircNovaSeed · US$3.3MSole investor
  30. Jan
    Great Lakes Crystal TechnologiesGrant · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    PassiveBoltVenture · US$6.2MSole investor
  32. 2024

    10 rounds

  33. Dec
    Marel Power SolutionsGrant · US$50KWith 2 others
  34. Nov
    Carvis.AIPre-seed · US$1.2MSole investor
  35. Oct
    RedoxBloxSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  36. Oct
    GroundedPre-seed · US$3.5MSole investor
  37. Sept
    Sniffer RoboticsVenture · US$535KSole investor
  38. Sept
    Electric OutdoorsSeed · US$1.3MSole investor
  39. Sept
    ATLAS Space OperationsVenture · US$15MWith 3 others
  40. Mar
    Virtus SolisVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    AlerjeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  42. Jan
    TandemSeed · FR$3.7MWith 4 others
  43. 2023

    32 rounds

  44. Dec
    Functional FluidicsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Red Cedar VenturesVC firm22rounds togetherNational Science FoundationGovernment10rounds togetherBeringeaPrivate equity5rounds togetherUS Department of EnergyGovernment5rounds togetherM25VC firm3rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator2rounds togetherEverywhere VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherGoogle for StartupsAccelerator2rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC2rounds togetherSpringTime VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Michigan Rise put money into.

Marel Power Solutions$1.9M · Sept 2026Great Lakes Crystal Technologies$2.7M · Sept 2026Woodchuck.AI$834K · Sept 2026Grounded$5.0M · Aug 2026Bloom$3.5M · Jul 2026Culturewell$750K · May 2026

Quick answers about Michigan Rise

What does Michigan Rise invest in?

Michigan Rise invests most often at Venture and Seed (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Michigan Rise?

81 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Michigan Rise invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Marel Power Solutions (Grant, Sept 2026), Great Lakes Crystal Technologies (Grant, Sept 2026) and Woodchuck.AI (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are Michigan Rise's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.7M.

Does Michigan Rise lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 81 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Michigan Rise invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is Michigan Rise investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Michigan Rise invest alongside?

Most often Red Cedar Ventures (22 rounds together), National Science Foundation (10 rounds together) and Beringea (5 rounds together).

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