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
Executive Director, Detroit Future City
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, DTE Energy
President & CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services
President and CEO, The Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association
Chief Executive Officer & Fund Manager, Renaissance Venture Capital
Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Transactional Law Clinics Program, Community Enterprise Clinic, and Entrepreneurship Clinic, University of Michigan
Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
System Vice President of Facilities and Support Services, Henry Ford Health System
Executive Director, Southwest Economic Solutions
Partner, Consulting at Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Managing Director, Michigan Market Manager, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Investor, Toyota AI Ventures
President and CEO, NextEnergy
Managing Director, Accenture
President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Vice President, Business Performance & Execution, Blue Care Network
Chair, President, Wayne State University
CEO, New Detroit, Inc.
Ex Officio, President & CEO, TechTown Detroit; Vice President for Economic Development, Wayne State University
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Invest Detroit
Leader of the Minority and Women Owned Business Initiative, TCF Bank
Dean, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University
Middle Market Banker, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Member, Wayne State University Board of Governors
President Sales and Chief Operating Officer – Americas, Tata Technologies
Director, Henry Ford Health System Innovations
Associate Provost for Inclusive Workforce Development and Director of STEM Learning Innovation, Wayne State University
Senior Vice President, Lending, Invest Detroit
Retired Vice President for Finance & Business Operations, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Wayne State University
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
