Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund provides early-stage funding, seed investment, and gap funding to technology startups to help commercialize innovative technologies.

Pre-Seed Investment Fund Criteria

Our Thesis for Investment in Early Stage Michigan Technology Startups

 

ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS


Investment Requirements

  • For-profit LLC, C-Corp or S-Corp

  • Founded less than 7 years ago

  • Majority of full-time employees based in Michigan

  • Investment match

Investment Size

  • $50,000 to $150,000 per transaction

  • $250,000 total per portfolio company

INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS

  • Convertible Debt

  • Equity

  • SAFE