Patrick Pylypuik

Founded in 2012, Detroit City FC has established itself as one of the most talked about soccer teams in North America. Our club motto, Passion for Our City, Passion for the Game, evokes the three ideas the grassroots organization was built upon: to satisfy the demand for soccer in downtown Detroit, represent the city in a positive light, and build community through “the beautiful game.”

Symbio Robotics develops artificial intelligence software to improve the real-time control of industrial robots. By adding off-the-shelf industrial cameras and force-torque sensors to existing robots, Symbio can reduce downtime and automate tasks that in the past would have been impossible. Symbio is currently hiring for multiple positions at https://symb.io/careers The Symbio team is made up of leading experts in Deep Learning, Distributed Systems and Robotics. Our technology enables manufacturing engineers to quickly build and deploy advanced robotics systems onto manufacturing lines. Symbio Robotics is dedicated to building a diverse team that is as complex and creative as the solutions we find for industrial automation applications. We are actively committed to engaging all voices and experiences in building the future of automation.

Founded in 2012, Detroit City FC has established itself as one of the most talked about soccer teams in North America. Our club motto, Passion for Our City, Passion for the Game, evokes the three ideas the grassroots organization was built upon: to satisfy the demand for soccer in downtown Detroit, represent the city in a positive light, and build community through “the beautiful game.”

Kibo Commerce is a composable digital commerce platform for retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers who want to simplify the complexity in their businesses and deliver modern customer experiences. We are the only modular commerce platform supporting experiences that span Order Management, eCommerce, and Subscriptions. Companies like Zwilling, Ace Hardware, and Coastal Construction trust Kibo to bring simplicity and sophistication to commerce operations and exceed customer expectations.

Blackmore Partners works with backable executives to build and monetize their background into an acquisition-based deal thesis. We assist the executives through our various databases to build out proprietary deal flow that matches those niches. Then we bring those deal thesis to private equity partners as an independent sponsor or broker.

The Waterloo Black Hawks are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League. They play in Waterloo, Iowa at Young Arena. The Waterloo Black Hawks were founded as a semi-professional “senior” team in 1962. The Hawks were successful with local fans immediately, and the team won its first league championship in just their second year together. In fact, from 1963/64 through 1967/68, Waterloo won five consecutive USHL titles. in 1977, the USHL merged with the Midwest Junior Hockey League and began the conversion to an all-junior format. The Black Hawks lifted two more playoff trophies in the springs of 1978 and 1979 during the league’s transitional years. In 2002, the United States Hockey League, became the nation’s only Tier I junior circuit. Tier I junior status attracts the top college-bound players, because it provides the broadest on-ice, academic, and social support while still allowing elite players to maintain NCAA eligibility. Professional hockey has also taken notice of Waterloo as quality place for talent to develop; since 2003, 32 Black Hawks have been selected by National Hockey League teams.