Venture Funds

We provide early-stage venture funding to high-tech startups built around Michigan innovation, including technologies emerging from Michigan State University. Our investments help startups form, scale, and succeed — fueling entrepreneurship and economic growth across the state.

Red Cedar Ventures

Early capital, follow-on funding, and additional seed-stage investments to help startups form, gain traction, and scale their technologies, teams, and market reach.

Funds:

Pre-Seed Fund
Opportunity Fund I
Opportunity Fund II

Michigan Rise

Early-stage capital and grant support for Michigan-based technology startups, offered in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

Funds:

Pre-Seed Fund III
Evergreen Fund

Henry Ford Health + MSU

Early capital, follow-on support, and seed-stage investments to advance medical technologies that improve care, expand access, and grow Michigan’s health innovation economy.

Funds:

Innovation Fund

Explore our Portfolio

The MSU Research Foundation’s startup portfolio includes more than 220 companies, some of which have successfully exited through acquisitions or public offerings. Use the industry tabs below to explore our portfolio companies by sector.