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In case you missed it, the video of this talk is below. Jonathon Triest from Ludlow Ventures and Patti Glaza from Invest Detroit Ventures spoke extensively on the wide-ranging types of startups that call Detroit home. They point to Bloomscape (houseplants) to StockX (sneakers) to the numerous medical and security startups in Detroit, nearby Ann Arbor, and the surrounding metro area. Both firms invest in early stage startups, but do so in radically different ways. The 20-minute conversation cove...

Diet ID wins TechCrunch’s Detroit City Spotlight pitch-off — Watch the event here TechCrunch just hosted its first pitch-off in Detroit and we’re pleased to announce Diet ID won the event. The company, based in Detroit and founded in 2016 by Dr. David Katz, gives users a clinically tested approach to dietary assessment and management. Diet ID competed against other Detroit-area startups including Rivet Work, Plain Sight and FixMyCar. Local investors acted as judges: Jim Tenzillo, VP at In...

,” by director Tomer Shushan, was nominated yesterday for the Academy Award for live action short film. Sacha Baron-Cohen picked up two nominations, for his role in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and for the adapted screenplay for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” The Academy Awards ceremony is slated for April 25. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters yesterday that he is still undecided on Colin Kahl’s nomination to be the top Pentagon policy official. The lobbying group Christians Uni...

New software firm Onboard raises $1.25 million Onboard Software is based in Birmingham Birmingham-based software company Onboard Software Inc. has completed a $1.25 million seed-funding round, according to a news release. The companys business-to-business software is aimed at solving challenges for customer onboarding teams. The funding was led by Detroit-based Ludlow Ventures and included money from Zelkova Ventures in New York City and Detroit Venture Partners, the Dan Gilbert-backed venture...