# Michigan Rise: portfolio, investments and team

> Michigan Rise is a vc firm based in United States. 81 investments on record, 15 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-rise (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Michigan Rise

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 81 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Venture Seed Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now

**83%** of best year **15** **cheques in 12 months**, 81 on record

Since the last cheque **56** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.7M** Rounds led **0 of 81** Sole investor **25 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 98%**

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## Michigan Rise highlights

- 01 15 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 73% of its rounds
- 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 first **81 appearances**

- **2026** 12 rounds
- **Sept** **[Marel Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/marel-power-solutions)** Grant · US **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Great Lakes Crystal Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/great-lakes-crystal-technologies)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Woodchuck.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/woodchuck-ai)** Venture · US **$834K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Grounded](https://millionrounds.com/company/grounded)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Akadeum Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/akadeum-life-sciences)** Venture · US **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Bloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Genomenon](https://millionrounds.com/company/genomenon)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Culturewell](https://millionrounds.com/company/culturewell)** Venture · US **$750K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Maka Kids](https://millionrounds.com/company/maka-kids)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[CubeWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubeworks)** Venture · US **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Entirety Biomedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/entirety-biomedical)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Wedge](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedge)** Venture · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **2025** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Woodchuck.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/woodchuck-ai)** Growth · US · Michigan Rise **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Orbion Space Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbion-space-technology)** Series C · US **$27M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[GreenMark Biomedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenmark-biomedical)** Grant · US **$300K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[pocketnest](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocketnest)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Kall Morris Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/kall-morris-inc)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Swish Brand Experiences](https://millionrounds.com/company/swish-brand-experiences)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Reportwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/reportwell)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[HOLO Footwear](https://millionrounds.com/company/holo-footwear)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Thermavance](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermavance)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Rivet Work](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivet-work)** Venture · US **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Akadeum Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/akadeum-life-sciences)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$20M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Church Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/church-space)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Blueflite](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueflite)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[86 Repairs](https://millionrounds.com/company/86-repairs)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[CircNova](https://millionrounds.com/company/circnova)** Seed · US **$3.3M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Great Lakes Crystal Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/great-lakes-crystal-technologies)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[PassiveBolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/passivebolt)** Venture · US **$6.2M** Sole investor
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Marel Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/marel-power-solutions)** Grant · US **$50K** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Carvis.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/carvis-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[RedoxBlox](https://millionrounds.com/company/redoxblox)** Series A · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Grounded](https://millionrounds.com/company/grounded)** Pre-seed · US **$3.5M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Sniffer Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sniffer-robotics)** Venture · US **$535K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Electric Outdoors](https://millionrounds.com/company/electric-outdoors)** Seed · US **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[ATLAS Space Operations](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-space-operations)** Venture · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Virtus Solis](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtus-solis)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Alerje](https://millionrounds.com/company/alerje)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Tandem](https://millionrounds.com/company/tandem)** Seed · FR **$3.7M** With 4 others
- **2023** 32 rounds
- **Dec** **[Functional Fluidics](https://millionrounds.com/company/functional-fluidics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** 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 cheque

Venture Seed Series A

Median round joined **$2.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.4M**

Led 0 of 81 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 25 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *40*
- Seed *18*
- Series A *7*
- Grant *7*
- Pre-seed *5*
- Growth *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Red Cedar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-cedar-ventures) 22
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 10
- [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) 5
- [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) 5
- [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) 3
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) 2

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-cedar-ventures)[**National Science Foundation** Government **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Beringea** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea)[**US Department of Energy** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy)[**M25** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25)[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**Everywhere Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**SpringTime Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springtime-ventures)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Michigan Rise put money into.

[**Marel Power Solutions** $1.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/marel-power-solutions)[**Great Lakes Crystal Technologies** $2.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/great-lakes-crystal-technologies)[**Woodchuck.AI** $834K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/woodchuck-ai)[**Grounded** $5.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/grounded)[**Bloom** $3.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)[**Culturewell** $750K · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/culturewell)

## 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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