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Farm Bureau to Invest in AI Technology to Support Agents through LEAP’s PROTO InsurTech Program

Genesis Lodise August 28, 2019 No Comments

Farm Bureau Seeks to Transform Customer Experience with New Chatbot Technology LANSING, Mich. – The future has arrived at Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan in the form of chatbot technology…

LEAP PROTO Accelerator Graduate Black Pine Scores Again

Genesis Lodise August 22, 2019 No Comments

High-Tech Manufacturing Startup Launched in Lansing Places at Statewide Pitch Competition LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing region and Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem was well represented at the Aug. 13 Manu-Tech Night…

Innovating in Insurance with PROTO Accelerator

Genesis Lodise July 11, 2019 No Comments

On June 4, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) board of directors heard from members of PROTO Accelerator’s inaugural PROTO InsurTech cohort, Ron Shalit of Israel’s Supportomate, Declan Trumble of…

PROTO Accelerator Celebrates First Month

Genesis Lodise May 20, 2019 No Comments

PROTO Accelerator is proud to reflect on the first month of its inaugural insurtech cohort. The accelerator program, which welcomed companies from Ireland, Israel and the UK at a kickoff…

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Joins the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Insurance Industry Leaders to Announce a New Statewide Economic Development Initiative

Genesis Lodise April 8, 2019 No Comments

PROTO InsurTech Initiative to Enhance Competitiveness of State’s Business Startup Programming Through Recruitment of High-tech International Companies LANSING, Mich. – Three new international high-tech startups set up shop in LEAP’s…

LEAP Subsidiary PROTO Accelerator InsurTech Now Selecting First Startup Cohort Among Strong International Competition

Genesis Lodise December 21, 2018 No Comments

LANSING, Mich. – Following an October 2018 program launch, PROTO Accelerator InsurTech has just closed the 2019 application process. Notably, international interest in the program is high, with two-thirds of…

MSU High-tech Turbine Startup Accelerates with LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator

Genesis Lodise October 26, 2018 No Comments

LANSING, Mich. – Black Pine Engineering, a manufacturer of cutting-edge compressor engines, has been accepted into the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) PROTO Accelerator physical product program. Poised to continue…

LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator Launches InsurTech Platform

Genesis Lodise October 2, 2018 No Comments

Applications open for insurance technology business startups to receive investment, mentorship and resources during 2019 program LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), together with key industry leaders Delta…

Lansing PROTO Business Accelerator Seeking Applicants for 2017 Program

Genesis Lodise January 24, 2017 No Comments

Investment Opportunity Provides Resources, Support, and Funding for Entrepreneurs LANSING, Mich. – Lansing PROTO, Michigan’s first and only physical product business accelerator program, is seeking applicants for the 2017 program. Lansing…

Lansing PROTO received a $50,000 grant from the United States Small Business Administration

Genesis Lodise September 1, 2016 No Comments

LANSING, Mich. – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Lansing PROTO, a subsidiary of LEAP, is the only accelerator in Michigan to receive a $50,000 grant from the SBA’s…

Category: PROTO Accelerator

Farm Bureau to Invest in AI Technology to Support Agents through LEAP’s PROTO InsurTech Program

LEAP PROTO Accelerator Graduate Black Pine Scores Again

Innovating in Insurance with PROTO Accelerator

PROTO Accelerator Celebrates First Month

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Joins the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Insurance Industry Leaders to Announce a New Statewide Economic Development Initiative

LEAP Subsidiary PROTO Accelerator InsurTech Now Selecting First Startup Cohort Among Strong International Competition

MSU High-tech Turbine Startup Accelerates with LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator

LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator Launches InsurTech Platform

Lansing PROTO Business Accelerator Seeking Applicants for 2017 Program

Lansing PROTO received a $50,000 grant from the United States Small Business Administration

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