Kenneth H. Klopp

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Arsenal Venture Partners Inc (Arsenal Venture Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John Trbovich, Rottenberg Jason and Fountas Christopher. The firm is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/ (Zell Lurie Institute) is a venture capital subsidiary of Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Studies founded in 1997 by Samuel Zell, Ann Lurie and Robert H. Lurie. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Halo Diagnostics LLC provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Aclaria Partners, Inc. (Aclaria Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Gautam G. Barua and Alex Shivananda. The firm is headquartered in California.

NextEnergy Centre accelerates advanced energy, mobility and built environment technologies. It drives technology commercialization, develops new market applications, and grows the innovation pipeline to transform how we use energy to live and move. The firm also offers access to funding, business consulting, initial company assessment, market research, promotional support, R&D demonstration programs, technology acceleration space, technology vetting, and testing and validation services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Cowboy Clean Fuels LLC is an emerging renewable energy technology company based in Wyoming. Cowboy Clean Fuels utilizes non-producing coal bed methane wells and infrastructure to produce renewable natural gas from agricultural byproducts through a naturally-occurring biogenic process. This process also results in permanent sequestration of CO2 in deep, geologic formations. The American company's proprietary and patented technology was developed by Dr. Michael Urynowicz, who is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the company. The leadership team of Cowboy Clean Fuels has over 100 years of experience in clean energy technology commercialization, upstream gas operations, and large-scale energy project development. The company was founded in 2020 by Noah Yates, Michael Urynowicz, Rob Garland, Douglas Bottrell, and Ryan Waddington, with Ryan Waddington serving as the CEO since then.

DTE Energy Ventures Inc (DTE Energy Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

HRV Arbormetrix 2022 LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI.

Huron River Ventures LLC is a venture capital fund. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Ryan Waddington.

Novaphos, Inc. develops Improved Hard Process (IHP) technology for the production of phosphate products. Its Improved Hard Process technology uses phosphate bearing material, petroleum coke, silica and other proprietary compounds as its raw materials. The company was founded by Joseph A. Megy in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Meade, FL.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

OnPoint Technologies, Inc. seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of mobile power and energy enabling technologies such as microturbines, batteries & capacitors, semiconductors & software, control circuits & voltage sensors, conducting polymers and superconductors, and low power logic & components. It invests at all stages of the company's life cycle with an investment size of $0.05 - $2 million. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow on investments. It also make co-investments.

1901 Partners Management LP (1901 Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Neil Wallack. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Wolverine Venture Fund, an evergreen fund, invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of Saas, Biotech, Health tech, biomedicine, advanced materials and other emerging technologies. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.05 - 0.10 million. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.

Huron River Venture Partners LLC (Huron River Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ryan Waddington and Tim Streit. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Peachworks, Inc. provides cloud-based restaurant and specialty retail operating systems and mobile applications. It products include inventory, recipes and nutrition, schedule, forecast, POS hub and analytics. Its services include POS intelligence, inventory management, and employee scheduling. The company was founded by Jeffrey T. Schacher in 2005 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Cleveland Capital Management LLC (Cleveland Capital) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Rocky River, Ohio. The firm was founded by Wade Massad abd John Shiry in 1996. Cleveland Capital provides investment and advisory services to qualified investors.

Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of technology, healthcare, cleantech and consumer sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.025 - 0.1 million.

GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J Weber, Robert J Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

BlackTorch Capital LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Excelsior, MN. The company was founded by Rick Ehrman.

Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc. is a consumer-centered business strategy company that delivers innovative ideas to improve human experiences. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company has been in business since 1957 and have worked with thousands of local and international brands in over 40 countries. Magid is a fourth-generation and family-owned company that leads the safety industry with revolutionary innovations in PPE. The company provides personalized service and expertise to answer questions, conduct onsite assessments, and tackle the toughest safety challenges. Brent M. Magid has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

JobDig, Inc. provides recruitment services. It delivers weekly job opportunities through print, radio, television, and online channels to help local employers connect with active and passive jobseekers. The company was founded in February 2000 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PharmaPoint LLC provides pharmacy management and technology services. It offers pharmacy services, health systems, physician consultation, Xchangepoint software, and consulting services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Part of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. is a multi-platform media company with offices and studios in various locations. The company is based in New York, NY. The company has a significant ownership interest in Pursuit Channel, one of the top outdoor channels. Anthem's portfolio includes AXS TV, Gravitas Ventures, Fight Network, Impact Wrestling, Invicta Fighting Championships, Game+, GameTV, and HDNet Movies. The CEO of the company is Leonard J. Asper.

Part of 2080 Media, Inc., Distributed Website Corp. (Florida) is an American 23-year-old company that provides an integrated suite of 25 cloud-hosted software and mobile app solutions to the k–12 and college education market. The company currently serves over 8,700 schools and 15 state athletic associations. The company's sports management platform includes the most widely adopted athletic scheduler on the market. The company was founded in 1993 by Mark Kevitt. Rick Ehrman has been the CEO of the company since 2019. On May 8, 2023, Distributed Website Corp.(Florida) was acquired by PlayOn Sports.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Green Schools Initiative, Inc. provides educational services.

Integration Partners Corp. provides voice and data network engineering services. It offers secure network infrastructure, unified communications and video, business enabled applications, security and wireless and mobility solutions. The firm also offers consulting and technical services. The company was founded by David C. Nahabedian and Barton F. Graf Jr., in 1999 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

ThinkLite LLC designs, manufactures, distributes, and installs light-emitting diode products. Its solutions include datacenters, parking garage, tennis, industrial, office, public lighting, fitness, and retail. The firm offers driverless, tube heat sink, staycool system, and dimming technologies. The company was founded by Dinesh Wadhwani and Danny Wadhwani in 2009 and is headquartered in Natick, MA.