# Northern Michigan Angels

> Northern Michigan Angels is a VC fund backing Information Technology. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Traverse City, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9470402?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2CclickedEntityId%3A9470402%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1441406822166%2Ctas%3ANorthern%20Michigan%20Angels
- Website: http://northernmichiganangels.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Michigan-Angels/329483053734598?fref=ts

Northern Michigan Angels is an organization of local volunteers that focuses on the economic development of the private sector in Michigan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Legal | 1 | 11% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Summers | Board Member and Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-summers |
| Tom Sebold | Private Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-sebold |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ATLAS Space Operations | ATLAS Space Operations is the Satellite Communications as a Service Getting Your Data, Faster | $26M | Series B | Aug 25, 2022 |  |
| Claira | Claira is an AI powered competency analytics engine that helps organizations understand their talent and hire better. Founded in 2020, Claira is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. | $3.5M | Seed | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Native Traits | Naitive Traits develops native genetic traits that makes corn higher-yielding, resistant to drought, and tolerant of temperature extremes.Native traits have many advantages compared to genetically-engineered (GMO) traits. EaSY is the flagship product of our proprietary NT RECOVERY technology. The Company is currently negotiating licensingagreements with prominent seed companies.It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2020 |  |
| Thermavance | Thermavance is a provider of human-scaled climate control systems for innovation that brings Human Scaled Climate Control to everyday life. The company also provides graphene-based electrical heat pumping solutions which can be embedded in automotive seats and furniture. It utilizes heat from a person to provide heating and cooling as per therequirement.Thermavance's intellectual property uses a thermo-electric module coupled with Graphene to 'pump'​ heat in or out of a human. Graphene is a material described academically in 2004 and is comprised entirely of carbon. It is extremely strong, lightweight, flexible, and is an excellent conductor of heat. A thermoelectric module is a semi-conductor-based device that pumps heat. Changing the polarity of the supply voltage reverses the direction of the heat flow. |  | Angel | Jan 30, 2018 |  |
| Matterhorn | Court Innovations, a Software-as-a-Service company, develops an online case resolution platform. It offers Matterhorn, an online platform that enables users to select their court, search for case, check the status, get updates, and resolve it online. Court Innovations' platform also allows courts to handle many high-volume infractions onlinethat save citizens and courts time and money, enables decision-makers to resolve cases equitably, and empowers defendants to work with the court to resolve minor violations informally and at a convenient time. It serves customers in Michigan and Ohio. J.J. Prescott founded Court Innovations in 2014. It has its headquarters in Ann Arbor in Michigan. | $1.8M | Series A | Jun 06, 2017 |  |
| VNN | VNN is the largest and fastest growing high school sports marketing platform in America. As the exclusive web/mobile platform for over 7million passionate fans across 40+ states (adding 8,000 fans daily), VNN is rapidly aggregating the fragmented, multi-billion dollar high school sports market onto an intelligent platform that transforms theconsumer experience of high school sports. | $3.7M |  | Sep 03, 2015 |  |
| VNN | VNN is the largest and fastest growing high school sports marketing platform in America. As the exclusive web/mobile platform for over 7million passionate fans across 40+ states (adding 8,000 fans daily), VNN is rapidly aggregating the fragmented, multi-billion dollar high school sports market onto an intelligent platform that transforms theconsumer experience of high school sports. | $3M | Series A | Feb 17, 2014 |  |
| GreenLancer | GreenLancer is the only online marketplace to get standardized, quality design and engineering solutions with speed, scale and reliability.The platform allows for batch project management, in-app communication, and a team of support specialists to help businesses save time and money on solar, EV charging, and telecom solutions. Since 2013,GreenLancer has served more than 5,000 solar installers on over 150,000 projects, and deployed $1.8 billion (and counting) in commercial and residential solar nationwide. | $500K | Series A | Jul 11, 2013 |  |
| Advanced Battery Concepts | Advanced Battery Concepts is a battery technology development company focused on making better batteries. The company designs and develops bipolar lead-acid batteries. It serves military, industrial, stationary, renewable, automotive, and motive markets.Advanced Battery Concepts was formerly known as Advanced Battery Concepts Michigan and changedits name to Advanced Battery Concepts in March 2011. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Clare, Michigan. | $1.2M | Debt Financing | Jan 08, 2013 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wakestream Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wakestream-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Michigan Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michigan-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Arsenal Growth Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arsenal-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Water Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-water-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capital Community Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-community-angels-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [North Coast Technology Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-coast-technology-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Northern Michigan Angels invest in?

Northern Michigan Angels invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Northern Michigan Angels?

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### Who are the partners at Northern Michigan Angels?

The team at Northern Michigan Angels includes David Summers (Board Member and Investor) and Tom Sebold (Private Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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