Although it’s been a while since the Techarb blog has been updated, it’s certainly not for lack of progress. The successful completion of the four-month summer experiment has lead to the Techarb becoming a permanent fixture at the University of Michigan. Through the hard work and dedicated assistance of the U-M Center for Entreprenurship, RPM [...]
The TechArb is proud to announce that three of our ventures have been getting some much-deserved attention from the media in the past few days. Mobil33t’s new product DoGood, which uses crowdsourcing to assemble an army of people performing random acts of kindness, has hit the front page of cnet.com. The article can be found here. Additonaly, another [...]
Thanks for the AA Chronicle for showcasing TechArb! Below is the news article.
http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/06/24/subterranean-start-ups/
Subterranean Start-ups
At TechArb, UM student entrepreneurs get free office space
By Shannon Riffe
June 24, 2009
graffiti on a door
The TechArb offices are accessible via a graffiti covered door in the alley next to the Michigan Theater. (Photo by the writer.)
Behind a graffiti-covered door, at the [...]
The TechArb is picking up traction in the local media this week. Articles describing the incubator space hit both the front page of the University of Michigan’s website and the technology section of WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit. Needless to say, we’re very excited to see that the community is beginning to take an interest in the TechArb [...]
TechArb \ˈtek-ˈärb\
-noun
: A place where friends, technology and ventures are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.
In less than a month, the TechArb has seen many exciting developments. What started as an empty office complex has already grown into a vibrant community of developers, engineers, designers and business people – all working together as [...]
The TechArb is a coworking space for University of Michigan students. Humbly enough, it began with a few students looking for a shared office to work on their start-ups. Through assistance from RPM Ventures and Maize Ventures, the TechArb was born in May 09 as a 4-month experiment to support 30 students as they run nine distinct start-ups.
Our objectives are [...]