V1 @ Michigan

Introducing Project North Star: V1's First Accelerator 🌟

For founders ready to go all-in.

Nov 13 • 

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October 2025

A Very V1 October 🎃

Even midterms couldn’t stop Michigan’s builders from shipping.

Oct 27 • 

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September 2025

The Semester is Just Getting Started... ✏️

The last few weeks have been packed with energy across the V1 community. Here’s what we’ve been up to.

Sep 22 • 

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August 2025

Welcome back, V1! 📬

We're Michigan's premier building community.

Aug 28 • 

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Introducing V1 Startup Week 🚀

Where the fastest-growing startups hire the best builders.

Aug 12 • 

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July 2025

Building momentum: V1's June in Review ☀️

June brought our biggest in-person meetup yet, two community projects off to YC, and a fast-approaching NYC event. Here's a quick recap.

Jul 18 • 

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June 2025

Here's Where To Find V1 This Summer ⛱️

Summer doesn’t mean slowing down.

Jun 11

May 2025

How we helped raise $50k for these UMich students' startup: Demo Day Recap!

V1's W25 semester ended on a high! Check out our Demo Day speakers, pitches, and prizes -- and find out how we got $50k pledged for one of the Product…

May 20 • 

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April 2025

🥁 Demo Day is TOMORROW: here's our complete roster of pitches!

T-1 day to DEMO DAY! Meet the pitches coming out of our Product Studio cohort – they've been grinding the past 8 weeks on these projects. How did they…

Apr 16 • 

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$187M and 10 pitches – Here's who you'll meet at Demo Day this Thursday

Demo Day is THIS THURSDAY! Meet a keynote speaker who exited for $187M and the best builders in the Michigan community!

Apr 14 • 

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Our grand finale: Demo Day, Ship-It, & YC!

Join us in Build Blue's final sprint: three back-to-back events in one week! Meet someone building a $50M company, YC partners, and 200+ like-minded…

Apr 9 • 

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Y Combinator is visiting Michigan next week!

Meet Y Combinator Group Partners Jared Friedman, Brad Flora, and Ankit Gupta alongside UMich alum Danny Sheridan'18, founder of Fern (YC W23)

Apr 7 • 

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