Funding Amount

$20,000 - $358,021 total (2024 round)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Fund Your Acceleration Program

Overview: Bold initiative fueling startup growth and high-tech entrepreneurship across the greater Lansing region. Program focuses on high-tech, high-growth startups.

Geographic Scope: Greater Lansing region (tri-county area)

Program Focus:

  • Support for high-tech startups

  • High-growth business acceleration

  • Technology-focused entrepreneurship

  • Innovation in emerging sectors (AgTech, CreativeTech, InsurTech, MedTech, Mobility)
  • 2024 Program Results:

  • Total deployed: $358,021

  • Supported high-tech companies including Ubivis ($20,000 award)

  • Participants poised to accelerate investment and job creation
  • Funding Partners:

  • LEAP (Lansing Economic Area Partnership)

  • Lansing Regional SmartZone

  • Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

  • Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

  • MSU Research Foundation
  • Key Leadership:

  • Abbie Tykocki, Chair of the Local Development Finance Authority (Lansing Regional SmartZone board)
  • Contact:

  • LEAP: (517) 702-3387 or info@purelansing.com

  • Website: www.purelansing.com
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Details not fully specified in available materials

    For application details, contact:

  • Phone: (517) 702-3387

  • Email: info@purelansing.com

  • Website: www.purelansing.com
  • Program is administered through partnership with Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and MSU Research Foundation.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    startupstechnology

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