Detroit Meetup

Ford Motor Company knows that Smartphones are becoming the connected device of choice, and growing numbers of owners use their devices while in the car. Therefore, Ford is embracing this union between the app-loaded smartphone and car with SYNC AppLink, the voice-activated software application that makes controlling apps easier and safer by simply using your voice.

Bizdom is a startup accelerator that helps entrepreneurs launch, fund and grow innovative, web and tech-based startups. Our startups receive seed funding, intense mentoring and access to expertise from our extensive network, a dynamic workspace, potential introductions to outside investors and more. We are a nonprofit that was founded by Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and general partner of Detroit Venture Partners.  Bizdom is located in the cities of Detroit and Cleveland.

We’re a Detroit-based Venture Capital firm on a crazed mission. We back seed and early-stage technology companies, while helping to revitalize the city we call “home.”

New Relic is on a mission to create a better web and mobile experience for everyone by making apps faster and more reliable. With over 35,000 customers and 90 billion metrics captured each day, they help make the web a faster place.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. is the nation’s largest online lender. Dedicated to strengthening the city’s urban core, Quicken Loans and its family of companies have moved more than 6,500 team members to the downtown area, creating a high-tech corridor located at the intersection of muscle and brains. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.quickenloans.com, on Twitter at @quickenloans, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/QuickenLoans.