Showcase Presentation and Fireside Chat: Pre-Seed Fundraising

Join us for 20 minutes of valuable input you can use to immediately up your presentation game and take your entrepreneurial journey to the next level. Join our members and celebrate the accomplishments of the outstanding startup entrepreneurs being recognized by New Enterprise Forum. At the party, Gemma discovers Cole has joined Alton’s company and uses his keycard to enter the server room. M3GAN hacks into the server and finds that AMELIA murdered Alton after copying his biometrics to gain access to his company’s systems.

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• SpellBound, an Ann Arbor-based augmented reality company, has received an $1.8 million fast track grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study opioid use in pediatric cancer patients.
• Noah Bar with StreetMeet, a bluetooth-based social networking app that facilitates real-world connections.
• His professional experience includes working at the Boston Consulting Group, General Motors, and Michigan Capital Network (MCN).

New Enterprise Forum has many partner sponsors, who are dedicated, along with us, in helping entrepreneurs and their startup companies. Please visit our Sponsor Directory to learn more about how these organizations can help you. M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Gerard Johnstone from a story he co-wrote with Akela Cooper. Jason Blum and James Wan return as producers under their respective Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster companies.

June 2024 Expert Panel: Getting Angel Deals Done

David is the Executive Director of the Pointe Angels investment club, where he is responsible for scouting, screening, due diligence, and coordinating deal flow with Angel investors across the state. David organizes monthly investor meetings to showcase qualified startups, preview rising stars, and update investors on portfolio companies. David holds a BSE in Electrical Engineering, and an MSE in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. PakItGreen is a sustainable packaging company, offering effective food safe barrier and functional coatings that are recyclable, compostable, biodegradable and PFAS-free.

VIDEO – “DO YOU EVEN NEED TO IMPRESS INVESTORS IN TODAY’S FUNDRAISING WORLD?”

Escaping back to Gemma’s house, M3GAN leads Gemma, Cady, Cole, and Tess into an underground bunker she built and stocked with supplies to hide once AMELIA completes an AI takeover. Cady encourages M3GAN to help them, not because of her programming, but because it is the right thing to do. Noah Bar with StreetMeet, a bluetooth-based social networking app that facilitates real-world connections.

NEF is proud to congratulate Jason Yaeger, CEO of Tenacity and graduate of NEF’s entrepreneur coaching process on a successful raise. Tenacity, a SaaS platform that empowers businesses to thrive in a secure public cloud, announced that it has raised $3 million. The round was led by Hyde Park Angels, with participation from Sandalphon Capital, Base Investments UK, and others. This funding will enable Tenacity to drive its go-to-market strategy further and enhance product roadmap development. Our panel will explore the different kinds of startup accelerator and incubator partners, and how founders and entrepreneurs can identify the right one for their business.

• The goal of the Showcase Presentation is to allow entrepreneurs to present their business plan and connect with potential investors.
• Our moderator, Luke Donahue, a seasoned startup founder with extensive experience in new business development, will lead a conversation with local entrepreneurs and ecosystem providers.
• Depending upon the business plan, growth focus and the founder’s wishes, companies of all types can find different ways to fund their growth.
• Selected entrepreneurs will each give a four-minute pitch of their business plan, an “elevator speech”, to a panel of investor judges in a “Shark Tank” format.
• EarthMetric Innovations is a cutting-edge AI technology company dedicated to revolutionizing sustainable agriculture.
• Below are links to both online resources and other primarily Michigan-based resources.

SpellBound, an Ann Arbor-based augmented reality company, has received an $1.8 million fast track grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study opioid use in pediatric cancer patients. Details of the award were covered in a recent story published online by WDIV. This exciting news signals the next phase of Tenacity’s journey, following an impressive 30% month-over-month growth rate since January 2021 and the integration of Microsoft Azure into the platform. New Enterprise Forum is proud to have the September forum meeting be part of a2Tech360, Ann Arbor’s week-long celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship!

Krishnan is a licensed Property & Casualty (P&C) and Surplus Lines insurance producer in Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Krishnan is also the founder of Ann Arbor FinTech – A meetup group that has grown to 650+ members interested in learning about the latest developments in the Finance + Technology space. Come join us in person to enjoy food and drink and conversation with members of the local startup community.

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As former Navy SEAL officer, Doron applies high-performance leadership principles to business, and as dedicated Michigander for 32 years, he is committed to making Michigan a global tech hub. Black Tech Saturdays (BTS) is an inclusive movement that is not just reshaping tech, but fundamentally shifting the trajectory of Black, Brown, and underestimated founders in America. In November 2021, a panel of experts explored ways to fund growth without using outside investors or alternative equity sources. Depending upon the business plan, growth focus and the founder’s wishes, companies of all types can find different ways to fund their growth. Not all businesses require angel or venture capital funding to be successful. Matt is serves as outside general counsel to enterprise a wide range of emerging and middle market companies.

His portfolio is concentrated in Life Sciences, Technology and Manufacturing and he’s experienced both wins and losses. His angel investing experience has been augmented by over three decades working with global and local manufacturers in the automotive supply chain and small business. He holds a BS in Agricultural Engineering from South Dakota State University, an MSME from Purdue University, and an MBA from University of Michigan. Jeffrey Dwoskin with Stampede Social, the next-gen social selling platform that makes it easier, faster, and smarter to sell on social media.

Charlie is driven by a mission to reduce reliance on animal testing and bringing safer drugs to patients in need. Michael Koziara, Chair, Angel Investment Review Committee, Michigan Capital Network Association. Michael is an early-stage investor and board member born and raised in Metro Detroit.

Expert Panel: Scaling Marketing with your Startup

Ben Chutz offers 15 yrs in growth-centric leadership roles across sales, marketing, customer, operations, and data analytics, including co-founding 2 SaaS companies (B2C and B2B) that were acquired. Now at Impact Initiatives, Ben partners with impact-driven founders and leadership teams at early-stage SaaS companies and tech-forward nonprofits to accelerate growth and minimize risk. A Tel Aviv-born entrepreneur, Doron York has been building and scaling tech companies since his early 20s, achieving multiple successful exits. With deep expertise in turning vision into business reality, he has coached Fortune 100 executives and worked with over 200 startups worldwide. His intrapreneurship systems have driven breakthrough growth, with clients reporting significant revenue and market share increases.

It follows M3GAN being rebuilt to combat a humanoid military robot built using M3GAN’s technology that is attempting an AI takeover. She has a BS in Bioengineering from Santa Clara University and will be defending her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan this fall. Prior to her PhD, she worked at a start-up company taking a cell-based product to market. Madeline is passionate about making clinical trials live up to their promise to patients through better preclinical models. Don has been a member of the Woodward Angels since 2019 where he has invested as an individual and as a member of SPEs (Special Purpose Entity).