News from Northern Michigan’s startup and tech community

A break-out session at the 2023 Rural Innovation Summit

May 3, 2023

Traverse City and 20Fathoms Host Rural Innovation Network Summit

From May 1-3, leaders in rural innovation and entrepreneurship from around the country will gather in Traverse City for the 2023 Rural Innovation Network Summit. The Summit is organized by the Center on Rural Innovation...

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April 14, 2023

Join the 20Fathoms Mug Club

Show your love for 20Fathoms by joining our brand new Mug Club! You’ll receive a limited-edition, numbered 20Fathoms mug, hand thrown by local artist Clay Maas. This is a great way for you to support...

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Scholarships for Business Essential Course 2023

February 24, 2023

Scholarships available for Business Essentials Course

20Fathoms is now accepting applications for the spring 2023 cohort of the Business Essentials Course and scholarships are available for qualified individuals. Scholarships for those underrepresented in tech entrepreneurship 20Fathoms is encouraging those typically underrepresented...

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Business Essential Course 2023

February 23, 2023

20Fathoms’ new Business Essentials course will help launch tech-based businesses

The Traverse City-based tech startup incubator 20Fathoms is pleased to announce that application is open for the all new Business Essentials course developed in partnership with Northwestern Michigan College. Designed especially for tech-based businesses, participants...

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Freshwater research and innovation center

January 9, 2023

$1.6 million in funding for Freshwater Research & Innovation Center

The Discovery Center & Pier, will receive $1.6 million for the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center project in Traverse City as part of the federal government funding bill recently passed by Congress. Once complete, the...

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December 7, 2022

2022: A Year of Growth at 20Fathoms

Over the past year, 20Fathoms has grown in many directions as we’ve worked hard to further our mission: to accelerate the growth of tech startups, entrepreneurs, and scalable businesses in the Grand Traverse Region. As...

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