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🚦2026 Startup Accelerator and Student Intern Applications are OPEN!
- Deadline Feb 8
Alumni Startup Accelerator

Join a legacy of builders who transform industries

Mentors, network, rigor, speed–we give you everything Michigan's ecosystem has to offer to scale from concept to market leader.

The Desai Accelerator program is open to startups with at least one U-M alum founder.

Program dates: June 1, 2026 –September 30, 2026

Information: https://www.desaiaccelerator.com/startup-accelerator

Application deadline: February 8, 2026

Apply Here: Alumni Startup Accelerator Program — Desai Accelerator

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Lunch is on Us!
- Deadline Feb 16
You’re invited to Lunch, on Us!

Join the Ann Arbor SPARK Staff, and your fellow entrepreneurs, as we share a meal together, and get to know each other better, in the Main Event Space, here at the SPARK Central Innovation Center, 330 E. Liberty Street, Lower Level.

Please RSVP here asap!

Please share this communication with your whole team, and your networks. RSVP asap, so we know how many guests to expect.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, February 18th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

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Startup Career Fair
- Deadline Mar 14
CONNECT WITH TOP TALENT!
Join the 2026 Startup Career Fair and connect with talented, driven University of Michigan students ready to innovate. This is your opportunity to recruit future leaders who can make an immediate impact and help grow your venture.

READY TO BUILD YOUR DREAM TEAM?
Let us know if you can attend by filling out the form today.

Register here!

Date: 3/19/26

Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Location: University of Michigan Campus

QUESTIONS: MPOWERED-DIRECTORS@UMICH.EDU

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