About Michigan Partners

Michigan Partners is a new venture creation firm that shortlists successful businesses around the world and migrates them to the Indian market through Joint Ventures, Technology Transfers or Strategic Alliances. We work with entrepreneurs and leading companies to co-create an enduring Indian platform for commercializing products and services based on promising processes, inventions and patents.

Our expertise lies in the ability to identify and co-promote nascent and growth phase ventures by fostering collaboration between international managements and qualified Indian businesses. We supervise every step of the business investment to ensure that the organizations and companies in our portfolio are fully equipped and strategically positioned to operate successfully in India.

Our Process

Michigan Partners undertakes the transfer of know-how and capital to India via industrial partnerships between parties qualified by our experts. Our participation ensures planning and execution strategy, financing, infrastructure, staffing and interim management. In the case of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) projects the control is given back to the client CEO. Michigan Partners works on a retainer and takes a stake in the new venture to ensure our commitment.

Why Michigan?

Gaurav Sikka (Founder, Michigan Partners) was inspired by the inventions coming out of The University of Michigan (his alma mater) and aspired to participate in the globalization of India by creating a seamless transfer of such cutting edge technologies to his home country. Over time this has evolved into a practice that enables existing businesses in the US and Europe to expand their footprint into India.

The Michigan Partners Edge

  • We provide India-centric strategic planning, licensing and joint venture partnerships, regulatory fulfillments and operations management.
  • We rapidly advance the development cycle of new businesses by accessing capital and talent in India’s booming market.
  • We are able to create an “Innovation Tunnel” by providing a route for the exchange of technologies between savvy players located across the globe.
  • We help companies maximize commercial applications for their innovations.
  • We convert intellectual capital—ideas, knowledge, and experience—to long-term growth.