U-M Support for Startups

Beyond our best-in-class licensing approach, Innovation Partnerships offers the following support for U-M startups:

Investment funds
U-M has three investment funds to invest early-stage capital exclusively into U-M-licensed startups.

Startup Incubator
Innovation Partnerships offers flexible leases for world-class lab and office space adjacent to Innovation Partnerships within the U-M North Campus Research Complex. Tenants are provided with concierge services and networking opportunities to accelerate their programs guided by the Innovation Partnerships Ventures team.

Mentors-in-Residence
Innovation Partnerships provides seasoned entrepreneurs to bring a wealth of entrepreneurial experiences and connections to startup projects and licensed U-M startups.

Talent/Networking
The Innovation Partnerships Ventures team is available to help connect U-M startups to talent and to market open positions.

Marketing
Innovation Partnerships has dedicated marketing support to help market the achievements of U-M startups and to make U-M’s central marketing resources and media external to U-M aware of marketing opportunities related to U-M startups.

Connections
We will proactively connect our startups to external resources (e.g., SBIR grant support, investors, industry experts), internal U-M resources (e.g., school-specific entrepreneurial support, experienced faculty, grad students), and internal resources (e.g., mentors-in-residence, our venture team, other licensing professionals with market expertise). Innovation Partnerships Ventures publishes a Pipeline Report that is received by over 800 seasoned investors around the world.