Red Cedar Ventures Pre-Seed Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Early-stage funding from Red Cedar Ventures to help startups launch and secure additional investment.
Geographic Scope: Michigan, US
Award Type: Equity investment (Pre-seed stage)
Portfolio Support: Supports over 200 high-growth startups
Focus Areas:
- Healthcare and medical technologies
- FinTech
- Education
- Mobility
- AgTech
- Consumer products
- Fashion tech
- Medical devices and therapeutics
Recent Investment Activity (Q1 2025): 24 new investments closed across Red Cedar Ventures Pre-Seed Fund, Opportunity Fund, and Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III
Funder: Michigan State University Research Foundation (through Red Cedar Ventures subsidiary)
Contact Information:
- East Lansing: 325 E. Grand River Ave. Suite 275, East Lansing, MI 48823
- Grand Rapids: 109 Michigan St NW Suite 414, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Detroit: 2050 15th St., Detroit, MI 48216
- Website: msufoundation.org
What Michigan State University Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 23
- Total given
- $12.69M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $8,695–$12.16M
- By dollars: Michigan >99%, Ohio <1%. Top recipient cities: Grand Rapids, MI; East Lansing, MI; Columbus, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Michigan State University Board of Trustees · East Lansing, MI
Support university
$12.16M
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH
Nsf engines subrecipient
$53K
Reel Free LLC · Lowell, MI
Startup support
$50K
Vetr Health LLC · Grand Rapids, MI
Startup support
$44K
Carbon Stealth Design LLC · Ada, MI
Startup support
$42K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Startups
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