Michigan Business Beat | EntryPoint's 2021 Ann Arbor Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report.

Chris Holman caught up with EntryPoint's Founder and Managing Director Emily Heintz to discuss the findings from their latest report. On Monday, August 16, EntryPoint announced the release of our 2021 Ann Arbor Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report. This annual report provides a comprehensive analysis of Washtenaw’s growing startup community. Key findings from the 2021 Ann Arbor Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report include: 69 active venture-backed startup companies in Washtenaw County have raised over $1 billion in venture capital funding. In the last year, 43 startup companies in the Ann Arbor area attracted more than $215 million from venture capital firms, a record for the region. 46% of the startup companies in Michigan are located in the Ann Arbor area. There are 69 venture-backed startups in Washtenaw County, a 64% increase in the number of startup companies over the last seven years. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX… » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/