Healthcare company-building profile
Ann Arbor SPARK
Ann Arbor SPARK (regional economic development organization)
AcceleratorGovernment or nonprofit acceleratorNonprofitActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Organization
- Ann Arbor SPARK (regional economic development organization)
- Organization type
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Company stage served
- Research or idea stage to Pre-seed to Seed
- Cohort or participation model
- Rolling startup acceleration services rather than fixed cohorts
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- Pre-seed funding through SPARK-managed funds; specific terms Not found
- Equity or fee model
- Not publicly documented
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
- Founded
- 2005
Public description
About the program
Ann Arbor SPARK is the economic development organization for the Ann Arbor region and runs startup acceleration services, business incubation and pre-seed funding for Michigan companies. Biotechnology and life sciences are named priority industries given the University of Michigan's research output. SPARK partnered with U-M on a life science incubator supporting startups in the region.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
Life sciencesBiotechnologyMedical devicesStartup accelerationIncubation
- Category: Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Program structure: Rolling startup acceleration services rather than fixed cohorts
- Published terms: Pre-seed funding through SPARK-managed funds; specific terms Not found
Sources
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