UpRound's mission is to support and enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Michigan and across the region. UpRound's primary activities are designed to source, accelerate, and write checks out our fund to startups that are founded by students. UpRound recruits and provides rich education to new members every semester, while providing a space for students passionate about entrepreneurship to bond, develop, and innovate. We partner with Plug and Play, Detroit Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and others to create exclusive career pathways and opportunities for our analysts within the venture capital space. We host open events with prominent VC figures to provide learning opportunities for the Michigan community, and work with university partners to make strategic mentorship available to our analysts and the community at large. Our goal is to increase the prevalence of impactful innovation at Michigan while simultaneously increasing the potency and effectiveness of startups in our shared campus community.