Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Skip Simms, President And CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK — Ann Arbor, Michigan (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many investments has your pre-seed fund made in the past 12 months? Skip: In the past 12 months, we’ve made 12 investments. In the life of the fund, we’ve made 52 investments.

Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Skip Simms, President And CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK — Ann Arbor, Michigan (Part 5)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Can you name some success stories? Skip: Compendia Bioscience is one company that literally took full advantage every program that SPARK offers. It’s a cancer diagnostic. It’s a software product that helps drug manufacturers and developers identify the best course of action in trying to cure

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