What if one email could change the path of your venture? For Julia Zislis, a recent University of Michigan graduate…
When Mira Kaufman arrived at the University of Michigan, she didn’t know venture capital existed. Today, she’s a venture leader…
To celebrate a decade of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (ELP), we sat down with Clay Spaulding, a robotics innovator and…
Maxwell Feldman isn’t your typical student founder. He’s a senior majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), minoring in Creative…
When University of Michigan alum Kaylin Eighmey (B.A. Cognitive Science, 2025) reflects on her entrepreneurial journey, she traces it back…
Emma Kirst and Daniil Blyum didn’t meet on a dating app or in a lecture hall. Their story began with…
Some founders have one “aha” moment. Everest Guerra had a bunch—most of them happening right here on campus. Everest (BS…
Written by Donna Harris, Founder & CEO of Builders + Backers. It’s my birthday this week and, as we often…
On March 21, 2025, Brad King, a three-time University of Michigan Aerospace alum and professor at Michigan Tech, took the…