Akadeum's microbubbles are a new alternative for cell isolation
  • Detroit
  • Tech

Fizzy Ann Arbor biotech startup gets $1.5 million in funding

Ann Arbor-based Akadeum Life Sciences has secured $1.5 million in funding this month from venture capital…

St. Paul police using app to better serve the disabled.
  • Minnesota
  • Startups
  • Tech

How technology can teach police to de-escalate encounters with the disabled

After a nine-month pilot program, the police department in St. Paul, Minnesota, has signed a…

cleveland biomedical
  • Ohio
  • Tech

Cleveland leading the way in biomedical technology

Cleveland continues to be at the forefront of biomedical technology in the country without any…

ford driverless
  • Detroit

Ford throws $5M into Detroit’s Willow Run driverless car test site

Ford Motor Co. has announced it will be investing $5 million into the American Center for…

Devmountain: Making learning code for everyone
  • Startups

Devmountain: Making learning to code for everyone

As Napoleon (Dynamite) famously once said, “Girls only like guys who have great skills.” Regardless…

startup accelerator applications
  • Startups

SkyDeck looks worldwide for new accelerator program participants

UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck has announced that is it now accepting applications for its 2018 Spring…

DOT releases new safety guidelines for driverless vehicles at City
  • Michigan

DOT releases new safety guidelines for driverless vehicles at MCity

U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, visited Ann Arbor’s MCity on September 12 to announce…

Nebraska startup CompanyCam shows huskers some love with free app
  • Nebraska
  • Startups
  • Tech

Nebraska startup CompanyCam shows huskers some love with free app

In a show of gratitude and support for its local community, Lincoln-based CompanyCam has announced…

Indiana biotech entrepreneurship
  • Indiana

Indiana companies team up to foster biotech entrepreneurship

Pearl Pathways - a company dedicated to providing support and IRB services for regulatory compliance…

  • Illinois

Illinois’ blockchain efforts gain traction

Building on the state’s earlier blockchain-based innovations towards creating an entrepreneurship-friendly ecosystem and encouraging collaboration…

  • Iowa
  • Startups
  • Tech

Iowa VR startup is helping police and military in training scenarios

A virtual reality startup from Cedar Rapids, Iowa is working with military and law enforcement…

  • St. Louis

St. Louis Startups Roadshow: 19 startups heading to New York, Chicago and TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco

As St. Louis and the Midwest area become ever more important to the US tech…

  • Chicago
  • Startups
  • Tech

Chicago startup is using apprenticeships to create job opportunities in tech

As many of us could attest, finding a job is no easy task. Even for…

  • Startups
  • Wisconsin

The best entrepreneur summits close to home and around the world

While we might be over halfway through the year there are still plenty of great…

  • Editor Picks
  • Politics
  • Tech

If big tech CEOs ran for president, the Midwest would be their battleground: perspective

There has been ample speculation about whether Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook might run for…