For media inquiries, contact Kimberly Palter, kimberlypalter@wayne.edu. See TechTown’s press releases.
Between 2007 and 2020, TechTown served more than 4,500 companies at our Midtown hub and in neighborhoods across Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. These businesses created 1,600 jobs and leveraged more than $172 million in start-up capital.
Our work is made possible through the generous support of these funders:
Accenture
Ally Financial
Bank of America
Bosch
Chemical Bank
Comcast Business
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Peter Cummings
Gretchen and Ethan Davidson
Detroit Vs Everybody
DTE Energy Foundation
Esther Gordy Bullock Edwards Foundation
EY
General Motors
Gilbert Family Foundation
Google
Henry Ford Health System
Invest Detroit
ITC Holdings
JPMorgan Chase
Hank Meijer
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
New Economy Initiative
North End Assistance
Quicken Loans
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Ned and Annie Staebler
Mike Staebler
The Children’s Foundation
The Desai Sethi Foundation
The Skillman Foundation
Vectorform
Walker-Miller Energy Services
Walters Family Foundation
Wells Fargo
William Davidson Foundation
President, Wayne State University
Partner, PwC
System Vice President of Facilities & Support Services, Henry Ford Health System
President and CEO, The War Memorial
Interim Vice President for Finance & Business Operations, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Wayne State University
Principal, Toyota AI Ventures
Dean, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Invest Detroit
Executive Director, Detroit Future City
Vice President, Business Performance & Execution, Blue Care Network
Executive Director, Southwest Economic Solutions
President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Board of Governors, Wayne State University
President and Chief Executive Officer, International African American Museum
Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Vice President, Leader of the Minority & Women Owned Business Initiative, TCF Bank
Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Ford Health System Innovations
President and CEO, New Detroit, Inc.
President – Sales and Chief Operating Officer – Americas, Tata Technologies
Chief Executive Officer and Fund Manager,
Renaissance Venture Capital
Managing Director, Accenture
President and CEO, NextEnergy
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, DTE Energy
Vice President, Siebert Williams Shank
Ex Officio
President and CEO, TechTown Detroit; Vice President for Economic Development, Wayne State University
Social Investment Officer, The Kresge Foundation
Clinical Professor of Law and
Director, Entrepreneurship Clinic, University of Michigan Law School; Board of Governors,
Wayne State University
Partner, Consulting at EY
Michigan Market Manager and Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
President and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services
Below is a select list of the numerous partners who help us deepen our impact:
ACCESS Growth Center, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Bank of America, Beaumont Health, Brightmoor Alliance, BUILD Institute, Challenge Detroit, City of Detroit, Comcast, Detroit Creative Corridor Center, Detroit Development Fund, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit Future City, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Detroit USPTO, DukeEngage, Eastside Community Network, FedEx, General Electric, General Motors, Global Detroit, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Grand Circus, Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation, Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, Henry Ford Innovation Institute, IBM, Invest Detroit, Invest Michigan, Jefferson East, Inc., KYBBA, LEAR Corporation, Lifeline Consulting, Live6 Alliance, Macomb-OU INC, Michigan Small Business Development Center, Michigan Women’s Foundation, Microsoft, Midtown Detroit, Inc., Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, New Enterprise Forum, Oakland County Medical Mainstreet, Osborn Business Association, ProsperUS Detroit, Public Sector Consultants, SCORE Detroit, Southwest Detroit Business Association, TiE Detroit, University of Detroit-Mercy, University of Windsor, University Research Corridor, US Commercial Export Assistance Center, US Consulate General of Canada, US Small Business Administration, Venture For America, Village Capital, Wayne County Community College District, Wayne State University, WETech Alliance, Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation
