Midwest Mavericks - MGCS 2023

Keynote for the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium on multiplying startup success by supporting founder culture, connection, & community: michiganfoundersfund.org

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1. Midwest Mavericks 
   Dug Song 
   dug@minor.capital 
   

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2. About Me
   ● Skateboarding, punk rock,
   graffiti, hacking
   ● Entrepreneur: Cybersecurity
   ○ Anzen Computing
   ○ Arbor Networks
   ○ Duo Security
   ● Investing: Minor Capital
   ● Giving: Song Foundation
   ● Serving: National Advisory
   Council on Innovation &
   Entrepreneurship (US EDA)
   

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3. 70+
   NPS
   The Most-Loved Company in Security
   2018
   

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4. Duo: Best-In-Class SaaS Company
   2018
   

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7. Apr 2021
   $3.8B
   Apr 2021
   $6B
   Feb 2023
   $1.2B
   Sept 2018
   $2.4B
   Nov 2020
   $1.4B
   Jan 2021
   $6B
   

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8. How to Multiply
   Founder Success?
   

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10. Culture, Community, Connection
    Trista Van Tine
    Exec Director
    Sarah Craft
    Head of Community
    Pete Martin
    Head of Connection
    

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11. Mission
    Grow the presence of high-growth ventures and advance civic leadership in
    Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by
    1. Creating an inclusive, diverse, and active founder-to-founder support
    network to help high-growth company leaders succeed in their ventures
    2. Driving a purposeful, founders-for-founders culture
    3. Providing founders with a simple platform for philanthropic giving, and
    opportunities to become community leaders as well as business leaders
    

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14. 95 companies
    $175m raised
    15+ industry verticals
    

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24. ● Michigan Tech Week
    Oct 9 – 12
    ● Black Tech Weekend
    Oct 13 – 14
    ● More at:
    Michigan
    Founders
    Fund.org
    Join Us!
    

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25. Some Angel Deals This Month
    Ex-
    

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26. Other Big Moves
    

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27. Michigan Central: Detroit
    

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28. UM Robotics, AI Lab, Innovation Partnerships
    

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29. Semiconductor Talent &
    Automotive Research
    (STAR) Center: Ann Arbor
    

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30. Thank you!
    

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