Podcasts by Michigan VCtalk
Michigan VCtalk is a podcast series (launched in 2020) developed by the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA). Each episode will focus on guests such as investors, entrepreneurs, and other thoughtful leaders that are making a difference in the Michigan ecosystem. Hosted by Ara Topouzian, Executive Director of MVCA.
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Raffaele Mautone, CEO, Judy Security from 2023-11-01T04:00
Ara Topouzian, Executive Director of Michigan Venture Capital Association talks with Raffaele Mautone, former CIO of Duo Security and current Founder and CEO of Detroit-based Judy Security (form...
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2023 MVCA Research Report from 2023-09-07T13:00
Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), the nonprofit trade association that advocates for more capital and talent for Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community, released its 2023...
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Andy Fowler, CEO & Co-Founder, Nutshell from 2023-05-20T12:00:38
Podcast host and Executive Director of Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), Ara Topouzian talks with Andy Fowler, CEO & Co-Founder of Nutshell, a user-friendly customer relationship ...
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Dr. Dawn Batts, Co-Founder of Commune Angels & Capital Strategist at TechTown Detroit from 2023-04-17T12:52:38
Podcast host and Executive Director of MVCA, Ara Topouzian talked with Dr. Dawn Batts. She has over two decades of experience, analyzing business opportunities, developing and implementing strat...
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Johnnie Turnage, Founder, EvenScore from 2023-02-23T12:00:25
This marks Michigan VCtalk's 30th episode! Podcast host Ara Topouzian has a dynamic conversation with Johnnie Turnage, Founder of Listen
Ryan Landau, CEO, Purpose Jobs from 2023-02-17T12:00:12
Ara talks with Ryan Landau, Founder of Purpose Jobs. Ryan set out to create a platform that empowers people to find jobs they will love; a platform that is centered around people, community, edu...
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Brandon Marken, CEO, Lean Rocket Lab from 2023-01-13T13:00:12
Brandon Marken is President and CEO of Lean Rocket Lab: a manufacturing-technology focused business incubator and accelerator. They are currently running an Industry 4.0 Accelerator, powered by ...
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Brandee Cooke-Brown, Executive Director, 100K Ideas from 2022-12-12T13:00:06
Since joining 100K Ideas shortly after its 2017 launch and becoming executive director in 2020, Brandee Cooke-Brown has helped focus the organization’s purpose, work and ability to engage with t...
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Quentin L. Messer, Jr, CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation from 2022-11-06T20:43:50
Quentin L. Messer, Jr., is Michigan Economic Development Corporation's (MEDC) CEO and President and Chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund. Quentin is charged with implementing and executing MEDC’...
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History of VC in Michigan & MVCA Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Part 2 from 2022-10-13T12:37:23
Part two of a special two part series with Ara Topouzian, Executive Director of Michigan Venture Capital Association Listen
History of VC in Michigan & MVCA Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Part 1 from 2022-09-07T13:41:22
In this special two part podcast episode, Ara Topouzian, Executive Director of Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA)...
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Michael Cole, President of The Technology Industry Group, Bank of Ann Arbor from 2022-08-08T17:06:17
Ara talks with Michael Cole, President of the Technology Industry Group with Bank of Ann Arbor. Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group provides a full range of banking products to emergin...
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Steve Tobocman & Ernestine Lyons, Global Detroit & Ayush Agarwal, Pencil Learning Technologies (Part 2) from 2022-06-28T20:06:40
Ara talks with Steve Tobocman and Ernestine Lyons of Global Detroit about the work their organization is doing to support the immigrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. The second half of the podcast ...
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Steve Tobocman & Ernestine Lyons Global Detroit and Ashok Seetharam, PAXAFE (Part 1) from 2022-06-16T15:00:45
Ara talks with Steve Tobocman and Ernestine Lyons of Global Detroit about the work their organization is doing to support the immigrant entrepr...
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Jeff Wesley, Executive Director at Michigan Rise, Red Cedar Ventures and Spartan Innovations from 2022-05-02T10:54:10
Ara talks with Jeff Wesley, Executive Director of Red Cedar Ventures, the venture investment subsidiary of the MSU Foundation. In his role, he actively manages and grows the company’s venture in...
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Jeff Ponders, Principal & Portfolio Success, Invest Detroit from 2022-04-01T12:00:15
Ara talks with Jeff Ponders II who joined the ID Ventures team in April 2021 as Principal, Portfolio Success. In this role Jeff works closely with portfolio company founders as they scale toward...
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DEI UnDemo Day 2022, Vince Nystrom, Renaissance Venture Capital from 2022-03-14T20:41:34
Ara had a chance to talk to Vince Nystrom, Partner at Renaissance Venture Capital. Renaissance Venture Capital is organizing the April, 2022 DEI UnDemo Day® which will bring together some of the...
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Varnum LLP Attorneys Discuss MiSpringboard Program from 2022-03-03T14:22:13
Ara had the opportunity to talk to both Matt Bower and Zach Meyer, attorneys for Varnum LLP. The discussion centered on their program Listen
2021 Year End Review of Michigan Venture Community from 2022-02-09T12:31:05
MVCA Executive Director, Ara Topouzian is joined by former MVCA Chair, Michael Gross (Beringea) for a recap on activities that transpired in Michigan during 2021. They discussed talent, deal flo...
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Jeff Farrah, National Venture Capital Association - 2022 Policy Priorities from 2022-02-02T18:13:34
Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) Executive Director spoke with Jeff Farrah, General Counsel of National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Jeff discusses NVCA's policy priorities for...
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Brad King, CEO, Orbion Space Technology from 2022-01-12T20:26:14
Brad’s two decades in the space field and many professional awards recognize his research contributions in propulsion. He holds a Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, h...
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Steve Robert, Co-Founder & CEO, Autobook from 2021-12-14T01:27:09
Steve Robert is the co-founder and CEO of Autobooks, the first fully integrated payments and accounting platform for Small Business - delivered through financial institutions. Autobooks provides...
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Jan Garfinkle, Founder & Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures from 2021-11-03T21:39:44
Jan Garfinkle founded Arboretum Ventures on the premise that innovation is key to delivering value in healthcare, a principle she developed working in the medic...
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Skot Welch, Managing Partner, New Community Transformation Fund from 2021-10-08T11:37:12
Skot Welch is the Founder/President of Global Bridgebuilders (GBB). The firm is a results-focused organization with extensive experience in the development and implementation of...
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Kelly Sexton, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research - Technology Transfer and Innovation, University of Michigan from 2021-08-13T12:00
As associate vice president for research – technology transfer and innovation partnerships, Kelly works closely with the vice president for research as well as other leaders across the universit...
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Jim Tenzillo, Vice President, Invest Michigan from 2021-07-09T12:00
Jim is a Chicago native who joined Invest Michigan in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience in finance, entrepreneurship and business development. At Invest Michigan, Jim sources and leads ne...
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Wayne Embree, Executive Vice President, Rev1 Ventures from 2021-06-01T12:43:48
Wayne Embree, Executive Vice President at Rev1 Ventures (Columbus, OH) is an experienced seed-stage investor with a track record of fueling startups with guidance and venture capital. He’s been ...
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2021 MVCA Annual Research Report from 2021-05-07T12:32:13
MVCA recently presented a webinar focused on an analysis of the venture and entrepreneurial community in Michigan through the release of the 2021 MVCA Research Report. This event features Michae...
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Chris Rizik, CEO & Managing Partner, Renaissance Venture Capital from 2021-04-06T13:00
Chris Rizik is the founder, managing partner, and Chief Executive Officer of the Renaissance Venture Capital, a first-of-its-kind network fund formed by a consortium of Fortune ...
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Adrian Fortino, Managing Director, Mercury Fund from 2021-03-04T16:04:27
Ara talks with Adrian Fortino, an experienced founder, operator, engineer and investor in the industrial technology sector. He is a Managing Director and leads the Intelligent Manufacturing prac...
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Jeff Farah & Justin Field, NVCA - Reflections on 2020 US Presidential election for venture investing from 2021-02-02T15:54:55
MVCA hosted a recent virtual webinar with Jeff Farrah and Justin Field from the National Venture Capital Association to discuss venture investing in the year ahead, including the impacts related...
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Razat Gaurav, CEO, LLamasoft from 2021-01-13T16:00:57
Ara talks with Razat Gaurav, CEO of LLamasoft, an artificial intelligence supply chain management company. Located in Ann Arbor, MI, LLamasoft was acquired by Coupa for $1.5B, marking a signific...
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David Ollila, Entrepreneur / Founder of 100k Ideas from 2020-11-30T13:52:33
Ara talks with David Ollila, whose pivotal work for improving and growing local economies has captured the attention of leaders at all levels and earned him multiple invites to the White House. ...
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Jennifer Baird, Founder/CEO, Fifth Eye from 2020-10-20T14:06:11
This episode features Jennifer Baird, Founder & CEO of Fifth Eye. She is a serial entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience founding and leading high potential startups as CEO. Her ...
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Michigan VCtalks Promo from 2020-09-17T14:29:25
Have you ever been interested to listen from individuals that make up the great strength of Michigan’s investment and innovation community? Their strategies, insights, philosophies have had a ma...
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