Detroit startup

Kristin Hope wanted opportunity. “Growing up in Silicon Valley but never really being able to break into the tech industry there, I thought, 'maybe this is my shot,'” Hope, a copywriter and digital marketer at fintech startup Autobooks, said Wednesday during a roundtable...

As part of of the ”Rise of the Rest” road tour, Detroit-based Stik.com received a $100,000 check from former AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Steve Case. “Rise of the Rest” is a four-day, four-city bus tour put on by UP Global, Revolution and Google for Entrepreneurs. It features pitch competitions by local...