Client Services Benefits

A partnership with the University of Michigan connecting students to start-ups in gaming and extended reality (XR).

A robotics and advanced manufacturing technology education collaborative to align talent with employers and economic development needs.

Offered twice a year, SPARK's boot camp program helps startups learn skills to advance their business. The boot camp includes guidance on fundraising, expanding your team, customer discovery, market validation, and more. Let your account manager know if you are interested in participating.

Offers account options for early-stage companies through a kickstart account, essentially a small business check. To open an account, you need:

• The company's tax ID
• The company's articles of incorporation
• The ID and SSN of any person with over 25% ownership
• The ID, SSN and contact information of any signers on the account.

Michigan's mobility initiative representing the collective mobility efforts across the state. The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) connects you to Michigan’s mobility ecosystem — the people, places and resources dedicated to the evolution of transportation mobility.

A secure cloud services platform offering computer power, database storage, content delivery, and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. SPARK offers include:
• $5,000 in AWS Credits

Click  'Apply Now' on aws.amazon.com/startups/credits and contact your SPARK account manager for the organization ID to get started.

Credits are eligible to only seated clients in our incubator (not virtual).

The Ann Arbor region offers a variety of coworking spaces to choose from - including SPARK's Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti locations.

Clients located within the LDFA SmartZone are eligible to hire one intern annually with a 50% wage match from SPARK of up to $6,000 with a minimum of 2 interns and maximum of 4 interns. SPARK handles administrative tasks like payroll and taxes. Contact your account manager to learn more.