Red Cedar Ventures
Red Cedar Ventures is the venture investment subsidiary of the Michigan State University (MSU) Research Foundation, providing early-stage capital and follow-on funding to high-tech startups commercializing technologies emerging from MSU and the broader Michigan innovation ecosystem. The firm invests across sectors including life sciences, healthcare, agriculture, energy, mobility, and advanced materials.
Average disclosed round size is $11.7M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
15
Fund Size
$5M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Anum Mughal
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Brad Fingland, PhD
Director, Venture Creation
Frank Urban
Director, Venture Creation
Jeff Smith
Executive Director, Research Parks
Jeff Wesley
Executive Director, Ventures
Mike Taylor
Director, Venture Creation
Pete Martin
Director of Portfolio Management
Tom Stewart
Director, Venture Programming
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PProtein Pints | Unknown | $2.0M | Jan 2025 |
 Atlas Space Operations | Growth | $15M | Sep 2024 |
 ATLAS Space | Growth | $15M | Sep 2024 |
 Ubiquitous Energy | Unknown | $30M | Jan 2024 |
 IASO Therapeutics | Seed | $1.3M | Jan 2023 |
 EeroQ | Seed | $7.3M | Aug 2022 |
 Titan Bioplastics | Unknown | — | Jul 2022 |
 Retia Medical | Series B | $15M | Jul 2022 |
 Genomenon | Series B | $20M | Jan 2022 |
 Ripple Science | Seed | $2.5M | Jan 2020 |
 Dynamo Metrics | Seed | $1M | Jan 2019 |
 GreenMark Biomedical | Series A | $1.7M | Jun 2018 |
 ShareThis | Series C | $23M | Mar 2013 |
 Cytohub | Pre-Seed | $50K | — |
 Ubiquitous | Series B | $30M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026