Case studies, real-world applications, and innovative approaches to launching a new data-based startup venture.
David Bloom
Executive Director
Pointe Angels
David Bloom is an engineer and entrepreneur, educator and investor in innovative technology ventures.
Since leaving the corporate world in 1987, David has been a founder or principal in 13 startups - 4 exits, 5 wind-downs, 4 going-concerns - no unicorns, but no big craters, either.
As Executive Director of Pointe Angels, David leads Michigan's most active early-stage investment club.
Dunrie Greiling
Chief Operating Officer
ProbeTruth, Inc.
Dunrie Greiling, Ph.D., serves as COO of ProbeTruth, where she leads go to market strategy and growth for Spellbreaker, a platform designed to detect AI-generated and manipulated audio, video, and images. Her work focuses on supporting courts, public safety agencies, insurers, and other high-trust institutions confronting the growing challenge of synthetic media in evidentiary and investigative contexts. She oversees go-to-market strategy, partner engagement, and operational systems to enable responsible and scalable deployment.
She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is based in Ann Arbor.
Michael Moceri
Founder, CEO
MimoLabs
A Detroit-area native serial entrepreneur who has spent the last 16 years building contract manufacturing and venture-backed software companies to exit. A technical founder building agentic systems so anyone can make anything.
Elliot Smith, PE
CEO
Motmot
Elliot Smith is the CEO of Motmot, a Detroit-based company developing underwater robots that investigate drinking water infrastructure. A licensed professional engineer, Elliot previously served more than 30 Michigan communities as a municipal engineer and serves as Trustee for Michigan's American Water Works board. He holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a civil engineering degree from Wayne State University.