Jeff Wesley

Executive Director Michigan Rise,Red Cedar Ventures, and Spartan Innovations. Former CEO Two Men International

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz reverses course, plans to stay in East Lansing https://t.co/k9IPfeW8Tt

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Startup funding bills aim to make Michigan more competitive with its Midwest peers https://t.co/1hnJsay45L

[Lansing State Journal @LSJNews]

MSU Research Foundation plans $20M headquarters in East Lansing https://t.co/Xa7qAL9SQ1

[Jeff Wesley @wesley_jeff]

Moving #innovation in Michigan forward together. #startups #research #venture #commercialization

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Michigan business leaders launch statewide alliance to boost startup ecosystem https://t.co/23PDwg420r

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Ann Arbor company wins $1M in state’s largest pitch competition https://t.co/GiAybWko3c

[Robert Herjavec @robertherjavec]

I wish I knew these when I was starting out.

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

Michigan State merger of med schools could deepen Grand Rapids ties https://t.co/lxq51LAD07

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Meet the 4 Michigan founders vying for $1M in the state’s largest pitch competition https://t.co/X6mJNLtfso

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“All children deserve to feel like they have a future and the future is possible,” says author Mitch Albom, who runs the Have Faith Haiti orphanage.

Albom is the author of 19 books, including “Tuesdays with Morrie,” “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” and his most recent bestseller, “Twice.” https://t.co/GaahXoEsp1

[Jeff Wesley @wesley_jeff]

Enjoying Women of #Innovation Summit 2026 in East Lansing. #venture

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

Grand Rapids startup MoveFactorX eyes $1M raise to prevent elderly falls https://t.co/DxyV2pgtK6

[Kevin Guskiewicz @KevinGuskiewicz]

Proud of MSU student entrepreneurs Madhav Aggarwal and Tanvi Gadamsetti, co-founders of BRCĒ, for securing a $300,000 investment during their appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” — taking their student-built venture from campus to one of entrepreneurship’s largest stages!

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

MSU students turn failed project into $1.6M startup with NFL deal https://t.co/veU9BYu78U

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

East Coast startup raises $2M after moving its HQ to Detroit https://t.co/H6fbguTpuu

[Lansing State Journal @LSJNews]

Michigan State students to pitch a better shoelace on ABC’s 'Shark Tank' https://t.co/LXHqGFM1jp

[MSU @michiganstateu]

MSU’s @FRIBLab has opened a new chip testing facility, expanding the nation's ability to test microchips used in space, defense and advanced technologies. https://t.co/kusrb54qLn

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

Traverse City AI startup FirstIgnite sells to Chicago software investor https://t.co/9LFhbyZzJA

[Rise of the Rest @RiseOfRest]

For more than a decade, we’ve tracked how venture capital flows across the U.S. and how those flows influence where innovation takes hold. A central premise: local investors help spark and sustain startup ecosystems. So how is that dynamic showing up across the country?

In our 2026 report we take a look: https://t.co/VIHhRtBwjm

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Is Michigan's VC funding staying in-state? https://t.co/Exy7755zpc