Mike Psarouthakis
Founder at Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/
Profile
Mike leads the Innovation Partnerships Ventures team supporting U-M faculty, staff and students on new company formation based on intellectual property discovered and developed at the University of Michigan’s 19 schools and three campuses.
He also manages the Accelerate Blue Fund, a venture fund focused on U-M licensed startups.
Mike has over 30 years of entrepreneurial, senior management and venture fund experience in both the public and private sectors.
Before joining the University of Michigan, Mike was the Vice President of Business Acceleration at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation where he oversaw a $250 million portfolio of investments in over 150 early stage technology companies.
Prior to the MEDC he was an Assistant Vice President at Forest Health Services where he managed a $50 million corporate venture fund that focused on life sciences, IT and manufacturing opportunities.
Mike has directed several successful company exits and is the founder of four companies.
He has served on numerous profit and non-profit boards and advisory boards including; eBay, PayPal, Compendia Biosciences, Online Technologies, the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, and the Ann Arbor Local Development Financial Authority.
He remains very active in the Michigan startup community working with Invest Michigan, Ann Arbor SPARK, Invest Detroit, Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest, TechArb, DTE Energy Business Plan Competition and many others.
Mike earned his MBA with concentrations in corporate strategy and marketing and MS in natural resource management from the University of Michigan.
He also holds a BS in history and political science from Eastern Michigan University.
Mike Psarouthakis active positions
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Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/
Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/(University of Michigan) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900 by Mike Psarouthakis. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US. | Founder | 2015-03-31 |
Former positions of Mike Psarouthakis
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Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Michigan Economic Development Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Michigan Economic Development Corp. provides economic development efforts and policy development and technology development. Its services include business retention and attraction, financial assistance, employee recruitment and training, assistance for providing permits, and site development services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI. | President | 2012-07-31 |
Forest Health Services LLC
Forest Health Services LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Forest Health Services LLC is a private company based in Ypsilanti, MI. The 'description' field appears to be an error message related to the company's website, which is currently experiencing technical difficulties. | President | 2004-03-31 |
Genesys Capital Partners, Inc.
Genesys Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Genesys Capital Partners Inc (Genesys Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Damian Lamb, Plumley and Kelly Holman. The firm is headquartered in Toronto. | Director/Board Member | 2000-07-31 |
Training of Mike Psarouthakis
Eastern Michigan University | Undergraduate Degree |
University of Michigan | Graduate Degree |
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Genesys Capital Partners, Inc.
Genesys Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Genesys Capital Partners Inc (Genesys Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Damian Lamb, Plumley and Kelly Holman. The firm is headquartered in Toronto. | Finance |
Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Michigan Economic Development Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Michigan Economic Development Corp. provides economic development efforts and policy development and technology development. Its services include business retention and attraction, financial assistance, employee recruitment and training, assistance for providing permits, and site development services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI. | Commercial Services |
Forest Health Services LLC
Forest Health Services LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Forest Health Services LLC is a private company based in Ypsilanti, MI. The 'description' field appears to be an error message related to the company's website, which is currently experiencing technical difficulties. | Health Services |
Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/
Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/(University of Michigan) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900 by Mike Psarouthakis. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US. | Finance |
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