Michigan Tech Week heads to Ann Arbor’s Big House

Entrepreneurs can win some of more than $260,000 in total funding

By Lee DeVito

Oct 2, 2023 at 11:19 am

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A scene from Michigan Tech Week 2022.

Now in its second year, Michigan Tech Week will be held in Ann Arbor from Monday, Oct. 9 through Thursday, Oct. 12. This celebration of Michigan’s tech industry is geared toward those interested in starting their own tech startups, and includes speaking panels and networking opportunities with a “founder-first” lens. Featured topics include mobility, AI, software as a service, and more, with speakers tapped including Greg Schwartz, president, COO, and co-founder of StockX, and Melissa Butler, founder and CEO of the Lip Bar. The programming also includes pitch competitions where entrepreneurs can win some of more than $260,000 in total funding, plus free legal services and a $5,0000 MiSpringboard grant from Varnum Law. Rise and grind: Breakfast will also be served each day of the convention from 8 to 9 a.m.

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City. He once asked porn star Stormy Daniels to spank him with an issue of Metro Times. She obliged.

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