UniversityGreater Detroit

University of Michigan

University · Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor MI. Flagship Big Ten research university. $17.3B endowment (largest public university endowment). $1.8B+ annual research. College of Engineering — top-ranked. Medical School — Michigan Medicine. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Mcity — autonomous vehicle test facility (first in US). ARL co-located presence. Multiple automotive/mobility CVCs co-invest with UM spinouts. Arboretum Ventures (Ann Arbor) is primary healthcare VC partner.

Founded

Region

Greater Detroit

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People

About Detroit

Detroit sits on the river separating Michigan from Canada, and was the automotive capital of the world for most of the 20th century — a fact that shapes its mobility and advanced-manufacturing companies more directly than most cities' industrial pasts do. The University of Michigan, just west in Ann Arbor, and Wayne State in the city itself both feed that same engineering base.

Region Stats

Total firms 43

VC / investors 10

Companies 28

Universities 5

Known For

Mobility

Manufacturing

Venture