Alison Todak
Navigating capital: working with VCs in the pursuit of high-growth
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@alison-todak
Alison joined Plymouth Growth in 2021 as Director of Platform. In this role, she focuses on sourcing new investments, providing support for Plymouth’s portfolio companies, and leading efforts across marketing, communications, and overall community building. Prior to Plymouth, Alison was the Managing Director at Cahoots, where she focused on building bridges between entrepreneurs and the greater technology community. She also co-founded and serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Shine & Rise, a support network for women in tech. Previously, Alison worked with seed-stage companies through the University of Michigan’s Desai Accelerator, where she helped build the program and invest in early-stage technology startups. She also worked in public policy for former U.S. Senator Carl Levin. Alison has a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy & Economics from Western Michigan University.

Sessions
Catch the speaker at these sessions
What does it mean to pursue “high-growth” business? How do you begin to navigate the venture capital funding landscape to realize these dreams? Hear directly from five venture capitalists with operations in the US, Europe and Asia, on navigating the VC landscape in today’s market and what they look for in prospective portfolio companies.
Sessions
Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Dean Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Melissa Butler, Jenn Onwenu
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Etrit Demaj, Kevin Heras
Matt Burns, Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter, Margarita Hernandez, Tom Stewart, Joe Thiel
Mayor Mike Duggan, Mayor Christopher Taylor
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend
Austin Yarger
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff
Nia Batts, Sophia Bush
Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Joe Kaiser Chris Thomas
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4!