Fetchnotes expands team by 7 as it launches note-taking software
A year ago Alex Schiff and Chase Lee started developing software for computer-based sticky notes. Today the duo of University of Michigan students are leading a team of nine launching a cloud-based system for jotting and organizing quick notes to self-called Fetchnotes. "We want to be the simplest and easiest and fastest way to jot down those notes of all that random stuff float around in our brain," Schiff says. "Sort of like Sticky... [Read More...]
Greenview Data rides data encryption wave to 4 more hires
Streamlining the email experience has been the bread and butter of Greenview Data for years. About a decade ago the Ann Arbor-based software firm made a splash with its email spam prevention software called SpamStopsHere. Today it has enjoyed a lot of growth by helping companies encrypt their emails. "A lot of states are requiring that all patient data be encrypted when its emailed," says Theodore Green, president of Greenview Data. "We're... [Read More...]
Toyota Tech Center plans to hire 150 auto and electrical engineers
The Toyota Technical Center campuses in Ann Arbor and Saline expect to hire 150 engineers and technicians this year and another 100 people on top of that over the next five years. "We're aggressively hiring now," says Bruce Brownlee, senior executive administrator for the Toyota Technical Center. "Hopefully we will have these positions filled within the next 12 months. The Toyota Technical Center specializes in engineering, design... [Read More...]
Domino’s workers go independent with flipfrog start-up
Ever try to remember which concert you're supposed to go to but can't remember which digital calendar that information is located? The co-founders of flipfrog not only feel your pain but think they have an answer to the problem. The Ann Arbor-based start-up is creating software that allows users to merge all of the different digital calendars for things like concerts into one single location. It will also provide event discovery so users... [Read More...]
Rubicon Genomics adds 4 after it pivots business plan
Rubicon Genomics spun out of the University of Michigan in 2000, and the life science start-up hit the rocks a little less than a decade later. Jim Koziarz came in at the end of 2008 and decided to pivot the start-up's business plan. He took it from working to be acquired to working as a viable business. The Ann Arbor-based start-up picked up some in vitro fertilization work in 2009 and used it as a launching pad for its new business model.... [Read More...]
Team of 3 launches Arbor Solar Technologies out of U-M
A team of three University of Michigan students are pushing forward with a green-tech start-up that will help spread more natural light into buildings. Arbor Solar Technologies is developing an energy-efficient lighting scheme that uses mirrors to pipe in sunlight as a complement to cutting-edge LED lights. "When it's sunny out we are able to get sunlight further into the building," says James Detlefs, co-founder of Arbor Solar Technologies.... [Read More...]
U-M students launch small engine efficiency start-up
Lihang Nong is fascinated with engines, especially small ones. The University of Michigan student, who is pursuing a masters in mechanical engineering, is turning that passion into a sustainability-oriented start-up, PicoSpray. PicoSpray is developing a super efficient fuel-injection system for the kinds of small engines that drive motorcycles and lawnmowers. The idea is to create a cost-efficient system that is both fuel efficient and cleaner. Nong... [Read More...]
ReCellular hires 25, transitions to tablets
ReCellular is turning a transition in the mobile market (tablet computers) into an opportunity to expand its business in Ann Arbor and Dexter. The mobile-device recycler has added 25 jobs in the last year, including 20 jobs at its Dexter industrial facility and five more at its Ann Arbor headquarters. The 21-year-old company now employs 330 people and it's looking for 4-5 interns. "We're on a bit of a hiring spree and added a few... [Read More...]
Ann Arbor SPARK expands into Livingston County with new partnership
Ann Arbor SPARK's sphere of influence is growing. The economic development accelerator agency has reached an agreement with Livingston County to provide business attraction and retention services for their community. Paul Krutko, CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, describes Livingston County as a "talent shed for the region" that is centrally located between Ann Arbor, Lansing, Flint and Detroit. He points out that such a partnership makes a... [Read More...]
Converge Medical Tech develops new brain function monitor
Converge Medical Technologies is developing one of the latest and greatest technologies coming out of the University of Michigan, a monitor that tracks brain function in real-time for anesthesiologists. The brand-spanking new start-up is composed of six team members, including four co-founders, from U-M. The company recently took the runner-up place (worth $10,000 in cash) at the Michigan Business Challenge at the Ross School of Business. The start-up... [Read More...]
