Lauren Zyber

By Lauren Zyber
Amazon is buying 400 acres for $116M near Intel site in central Ohio
According to Licking County Auditor records, Amazon has purchased nearly 400 acres of land just outside of Columbus, Ohio. The transaction from Janua[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Dynatrace supports employee wellbeing with global Wellness Days in 2023
Ever go on PTO and return to 500 emails? You spend the next day playing catch up and somehow feel more behind than before your day off. While taking t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Trustpage by Vanta: Detroit startup acquired by San Francisco company
Yesterday, Detroit-founded startup, Trustpage, announced it has been acquired by Vanta. Vanta, based in San Francisco, is the leading trust managemen[...]

By Lauren Zyber
11 Reasons You’ll Love Working and Living in Detroit
We love Detroit. We love living in Detroit. Detroit is our people. It’s where we’re headquartered, and it’s where we’re helping the local startup and [...]

By Lauren Zyber
LeanTaaS Acquires Hospital IQ, reaches combined valuation of over $1B
LeanTaaS, a leading provider of AI-powered and SaaS-based healthcare technology, announced it has acquired Hospital IQ, a leading provider of intellig[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Top Ann Arbor Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2023
Ann Arbor is home to some of the brightest startups in the Midwest, and in the country. With a world-class university feeding talent and funding into [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2023
Detroit is a rapidly growing tech hub and despite economic layoffs in 2022, the tech industry in the Motor City continues to grow. Detroit was recentl[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Top Pittsburgh Startups to Watch in 2023
As a Midwest border city, Pittsburgh is one of the top emerging startup hubs in the country. From May 2021 to April 2022, Pittsburgh’s tech workforce [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit Fintech Startup Raises $2.6M to Boost Financial Wellness
Pocketnest, the Detroit-based fintech startup founded by Jessica Willis, announced today that it raised $2.6 million is a funding round led by Reseda [...]

By Lauren Zyber
One Rocket, One Crew: RocketReach Bringing Curious Engineers on Board
When RocketReach was launched in 2016, founders Amit Shanbhag and Andrew Tso knew first hand how annoying it can be to spend hours of your job looking[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The 2022 Midwest Startup Gift Guide
It’s always a great time to shop local and shop small, but the holidays are an especially great time to show your support. If you’re thinking that sh[...]

By Lauren Zyber
After $4M fundraise, Nickels to double its team, gear up for growth
Last month, Ann Arbor fintech startup, Nickels, raised $4 million in seed funding to help fuel its mission to help banks and credit unions take on thi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Meet Cincinnati’s Gearsupply: “There’s really no ceiling here.”
There’s nothing like live music, right? Seeing your favorite band on stage, singing along, feeling the beat banging in your chest. It’s the best. But[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Ann Arbor in 2023
Ann Arbor is a growing hub for startup and tech companies. With a top university growing and supporting entrepreneurs, major tech companies like Googl[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Columbus in 2023
Columbus, Ohio has one of the fastest growing startup and tech ecosystems, not just in the Midwest but in the country. Why? Because it’s home to some [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Detroit in 2023
Detroit is a growing hub for startups and tech companies. From Fortune 500 companies to rising startups, Detroit is also home to some of the best plac[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in the Midwest 2023
The Midwest is home to 7 of the top 10 most affordable states, 45% of Fortune 500 companies, 19% of all U.S. patents, and 60% of all U.S. manufacturin[...]

By Lauren Zyber
This Detroit MarTech Company Is Recreating Brand Promotions
If you’ve ever had FOMO (the fear of missing out) after hearing about a trip you can’t go on, or a concert you didn’t get tickets to, you know that FO[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Why Is Tech Still Choosing the Midwest?
It’s been two and a half years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic drove millions of people to move away from the coasts and closer to family in [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Ann Arbor's Keebo Raises $10.5M to Shape Future of Cloud Data Analytics
Keebo, a data learning platform, has announced that it raised $10.5 million in Series A funding. The company is building a cloud solution that automat[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Michigan’s top tech leaders on building a great startup ecosystem
And more insights from Michigan Tech Week From all across the state of Michigan, startup founders, tech leaders, students, job seekers and technolog[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Want to grow your career? AdAdapted supports employees every step of the way
Data is a powerful tool for brands, and there’s a tech company out there helping brands harness meaningful data in what might seem like a mundane part[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Rising Fintech Startup Nickels Raises $4M to Take On Credit Card Debt
There’s a rising startup joining the ranks of top fintech startups in Southeast Michigan: Nickels announced today that it has raised $4 million in see[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Duolingo Acquires Detroit Design Studio, Opening Office in Detroit
Duolingo, the language learning app famous for its angry mascot, announced that it's completed the acquisition of Gunner, a Detroit design and animati[...]

By Lauren Zyber
13 Tech Companies Great For Flexible Working
How and where we work have changed so much over the last two years, it’s having a lasting impact on company structure. Job seekers demand flexibility [...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Grand Circus Empowers and Transforms Tech Careers
The path to a tech career isn’t always the straightest or easiest. For some, the traditional four-year college degree in computer science leads to an [...]

By Lauren Zyber
How KLA’s Center for AI in Ann Arbor is Addressing the Chip Shortage
How is one company a part of every technological advancement? Semiconductors are in virtually every piece of technology. Even a lightbulb can have a c[...]

By Lauren Zyber
BrandXR, Electrifly Launch 2nd Annual Augmented Reality Mural Festival
Back for its second year, the Electrifly Detroit Augmented Reality Mural Festival is in full swing with new artists and cities. The festival, which i[...]

By Lauren Zyber
17 Tech Companies with Learning and Development Benefits
My dad always says, "If you're not learning at your job anymore, it's time to move on." Professional growth and development are huge factors for takin[...]

By Lauren Zyber
PAXAFE Leverages Innovation, Inclusion to Fix Supply Chain Woes
By now, we’re all familiar with today’s supply chain woes. If you’ve tried to buy a car this year (or just driven past a dealership with an empty lot)[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Behind The Scenes With Detroit Unicorn StockX
At StockX, culture is everything. Sure, its current culture marketplace hinges on it, but culture goes way beyond the product. It’s the technology, th[...]

By Lauren Zyber
After $50M Fundraise, Autobooks Looks To Next Stage of Growth
“Small-business obsessed.” It’s at the heart of everything Autobooks does. Since its founding in 2015, Detroit fintech startup Autobooks has been rapi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
At Aware, Humans and Empathy Come First in Product, People and Purpose
The Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, the Great Reflection . . . whatever you call it, one thing is clear: what’s happening at the workplace mat[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Rocket Companies And Their Radically Simple Future Of Fintech
If you’ve bought a house, you know the process is complicated, tedious and often difficult. And in today’s market, it’s even worse. From determining [...]

By Lauren Zyber
6 Tech Companies with Summer Fridays and Other Summer Benefits
We love our Summer Fridays at Purpose Jobs. After putting in our four hours, we head to the beach, the park, the gym, our backyards . . . wherever the[...]

By Lauren Zyber
9 Purpose-Driven Tech Companies That Give Back to the Community
At Purpose Jobs, we believe that businesses can be a force of good. Whether that’s through the products or services they offer, or the way they intera[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How GM is Leading the Charge to a More Accessible Future
There are many new EV and AV startups trying to make a name for themselves in the tech industry, but there’s one in particular that’s rising above the[...]

By Lauren Zyber
29 Company Retreat Ideas to Help your Remote Startup Team Connect
One of the biggest challenges for remote teams is finding the time and space to genuinely connect. In between all the startup hiring, there's of cours[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Blueflite is Using Drones to Create a City of the Future, Today
It was a four-year-old’s birthday party that sparked a revolutionary startup. James McClearen, founder of Blueflite, wanted to deliver a birthday pre[...]

By Lauren Zyber
10 Companies with Great Paid Parental Leave Benefits
The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world without any form of paid parental leave on the national level. Nine states and the District of Col[...]

By Lauren Zyber
On the heels of $2M funding, Wedge looks to transform talent screening, hiring
Hiring is one of the biggest challenges companies face, no matter the climate. With new challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the shiftin[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit Fintech Startup Autobooks Raises $50M Series C
Today, Detroit-based startup Autobooks announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. The round also inclu[...]