Accelerate Blue Fund

Accelerate Blue Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that focuses on investing in startups licensed by the University of Michigan. Co-managed by Accelerate Blue Fund and Innovation Partnerships at the University, the fund targets a diverse range of sectors including information technology, materials and resources, healthcare, financial services, energy, consumer products and services, business products and services, commercial products, and commercial transportation. By concentrating on U-M licensed technologies, the fund aims to support the growth of innovative companies that emerge from the university's research and development efforts.

Don Manfredi

Associate Director

Michael Psarouthakis

Executive Director of Impact Investments and Strategic Alliances

Dave Repp

Director of Ventures and Managing Director, Accelerate Blue Fund

1 past transactions

Movellus

Convertible Note in 2021
Movellus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and manufacturing mixed-signal semiconductors tailored for the semiconductor market. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Silicon Valley, Ann Arbor, and Toronto, Movellus offers a range of products including clock generators, phase-locked loops (PLLs), delay-locked loops (DLLs), programmable oscillators, and low-dropout regulators (LDOs). The company focuses on developing ultra-low power analog intellectual properties that are process portable and optimized for specific designs. Movellus aims to address clock distribution challenges in high-performance and energy-efficient chips, providing solutions that enhance system-on-chip (SoC) performance while minimizing power consumption. Its products cater to semiconductor and systems companies across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, networking, and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
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