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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Seed investors for Financial Services startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ludlow Ventures | Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America | ||
Fontinalis Partners | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed | Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America | ||
Wakestream Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America | ||
Michigan Angel Fund | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America | ||
Huron River Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America |
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We’ve ranked the top Financial Services Seed investors in Michigan. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Financial Services Investors & Funds (Michigan)
Ludlow Ventures
Ludlow operates differently because we’re a different kind of VC. We believe in VC without ego. We wear our hearts on our sleeves, avoiding the puffery and posturing that has given venture capital a bad name. We fund the dreams of entrepreneurs and startups, becoming close friends with all of the teams we invest in. Truly great companies are built on trust and friendship (and rainbows and luck). VC is a customer service business. Whether it’s testing product, leveraging our network, or forcing people to download your app, we’re here to help. You make our dream jobs possible and we’re forever thankful for that. Check out some of our other projects – www.carpool.vc and www.computer.show
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Fontinalis Partners
Fontinalis Partners, with offices in Detroit and Boston, is a venture capital firm strategically focused on next generation mobility. Fontinalis’ mission is to leverage the team’s considerable management experience, market access, strategic relationships, international expertise, and background in transportation innovation to scale companies providing next-generation mobility solutions. Fontinalis invests as a strategic partner across all facets of the world’s mobility systems on a stage- and size-agnostic basis. Fontinalis is not affiliated with Ford Motor Company.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Wakestream Ventures
Wakestream Ventures is an early stage fund that backs founders working with physical products converging with the internet. Their region has a rich history in innovation, industrial design and manufacturing giving them a unique advantage in the IoT / technical physical product space. They consider themselves an early stage fund with deal sizes ranging from $100K–300K in initial investment size with follow-on commitments for 2nd and 3rd rounds up to $1.5M cumulative.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Internet of Things, Venture Capital
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Michigan Angel Fund
Michigan Angel Fund specializes in investments in angel deals. The fund does not invest in gaming or real estate related ventures. It prefers investing in early-stage start-ups that are at or near revenue. The fund seeks to invest in IT, CleanTech, advanced manufacturing, and health care. The fund invests between $0.2 million to $2 million in its companies. It prefers investing in companies requiring less than $2 million to reach break-even or sustainability. Founded in 2011, Michigan Angel Fund is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Huron River Ventures
Huron River Ventures invests in early-stage technologies for antiquated industries including Energy, Agriculture, and Transportation.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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North Coast Technology Investors
North Coast’s capitalization allows them to see a promising venture through all stages of their private funding needs. Although they co-invest with other venture capital firms, and corporate partners, they are often the first or sole venture investor in the companies they back.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Information Technology
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Coolhouse Labs
About Coolhouse Labs Build Something Awesome. Early stage tech venture fund + accelerator. Kinda like summer camp for startups, but with less bug bites. We run two programs each year – Summer Camp for Startups in Northern Michigan, and Winters in Ann Arbor. Spend the summer lakeside focusing on nothing but building a great product and launching your company. $50k in funding for 6% + Free Housing, 70+ mentors, 12 weeks in the Lab, design + product development resources, and over $200k in perks + the opportunity for follow-on funding.
Stages: Seed
Location: Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Invest Michigan
Invest Michigan is a non-profit funded by the Michigan Strategic Fund. As fund manager for both the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and the University Commercialization Fund, Invest Michigan invests in early-stage high tech businesses located in Michigan. The Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 is an investment fund aimed at supporting pre-seed and seed stage technology companies located in Michigan. The MPSF 2.0 offers equity or convertible debt initial investments ranging from $50,000 – $150,000 with the goal of supporting our portfolio companies with additional follow-on investments. The University Commercialization Fund provides funding of up to $100,000 for the commercialization of technologies originating from any of the 15 Michigan public universities. A signed option or license agreement from the Technology Transfer Offices is required.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Asset Management, Business Development, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Non Profit
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CKM Capital Partners
CKM manages and invests in a diverse portfolio of alternative assets. As an investor, CKM seeks opportunities where our industry experience and strong network of partnerships will add meaningful value to the projects we undertake.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Gamification, Venture Capital
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MINTS
MINTS initiative is a $25m venture fund for the University of Michigan to leverage commercialization efforts by the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) for investment purposes while demonstrating support for U-M start-ups. The program will be managed by the University’s Investment office, with the support of OTT and the General Counsel’s Office, as part of the University’s long-term portfolio of investments.
Stages: Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services
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Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund
The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund (ZLCF) is a pre-seed investment fund established to identify and accelerate the commercialization of ideas generated within the South-East Michigan area.
Stages: Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
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Windquest Group
Windquest Group is a private equity investment firm. The firm prefers to invest in technology, manufacturing, clean-tech, hospitality, and nonprofit solutions. The company was founded by Richard DeVos, Jr. in 1988 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Stages: Seed
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Asset Management, Financial Services, Manufacturing
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Momentum
Momentum is a project of Pomegranate Studios, a business incubator focusing on web-enabled business, social entrepreneurship and empowering individual voices through technology. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it is the brainchild of Rick DeVos and the source of other successful projects including ArtPrize and Spout.com.
Stages: Seed
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Incubators, Infrastructure
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SeedtoScale Capital
SeedtoScale Capital is a venture capital investment firm that provides seed funding and scalability solutions. The firm was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Stages: Seed
Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Marketing, Venture Capital
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Rampling Investments LLC
Rampling Investments focuses on businesses, investment purchases, and management. Rampling Investments was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in Wyoming, United States.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Wyoming, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Lending, Retail
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I4.0 Accelerator
I4.0 Accelerator is an accelerator program that focuses on early-stage or established firms with a unique Industry 4.0 technology. I4.0 Accelerator is powered by Automation Alley, Lean Rocket Lab, and Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator.
Stages: Seed
Location: Troy, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Advice, Business Development, Consulting, Financial Services, Industrial Automation
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Gingras Global Inc.
We serve entrepreneurs and investors who are committed to achieving both positive social impact and financial success. We’ve got the experience and expertise to make sure impact enterprises and investors have gold-standard tools and information they can trust. We offer three service lines to a global clientele: Impact Assessment & Reporting, Impact Investment Fund Administration, Design & Oversight Services.
Stages: Seed
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Software
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