Swept AI raises $1.4M pre-seed to bolster AI safety. Michigan-based platform supervises autonomous AI, ensuring trustworthiness for high-stakes applications.

2025 event includes investor match-making, AI focus, and chance of a $1M prize.

Shifty's Beth Hussey, a restaurant veteran, launched a training app for training staff. Her journey: hustle, learn to code, and secure $2M funding.

iXplore Co-Founder Heather Jackson wants to make career discovery as immersive - and as local - as a county-fair ride

City leads Inc. 5000 list as the fastest-growing U.S. metro. Midwest shows strength, with healthcare & medical surging.

Where do Midwest VC firms place on TIME's Top 350 list of America’s Top Venture Capital Firms of 2025?

MSU launches the first FMVSS & ADA-certified Level-4 autonomous electric bus in the US, enhancing campus mobility & advancing research.

The state passes key crypto consumer protection laws to combat $272M fraud, regulating digital assets to safeguard residents.

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Phil Vella is a Fractional CMO and co-founder of Start Midwest, who works with early-stage startups on traction and growth strategy.