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Midwest Mavericks - MGCS 2023

Midwest Mavericks - MGCS 2023

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

Dug Song

May 24, 2023
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  1. Midwest Mavericks 
    Dug Song 
    [email protected]

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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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  5. 2018

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  6. 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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