MBN On The Road: PitchMI Awards Event - Parker Boundy, co-founder & CEO of General Orbit, Ann Arbor

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Parker Boundy, co-founder and CEO of General Orbit, prior to the PitchMI Awards event where startups pitch for investment.

Originally uploaded April 14, reloaded May 5, 2026. MBN was on the road to cover PitchMI's Finals competition on Tuesday, April 7. The MSU Research Foundation hosted the event at Grewal Hall in Lansing from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PitchMI brought together four founders from Michigan-built startups spanning healthcare, AI, navigation technology, and sustainable tech. These finalists were selected last autumn and were competing for a $1 million investment. More than 300 Michigan-based startups applied. Now, just four finalists remained. This interview was one of four right before they took the stage, each pitching with the goal of the Million. This year’s finalists included: Lindsay Joseph, co-founder and CEO of BedConnect, Ann Arbor Max Albert, CEO of Adrenaline Interactive, Ann Arbor (This Interview) Parker Boundy, co-founder and CEO of General Orbit, Ann Arbor Josef Hjelmaker, founder and CEO of Electric Outdoors, Detroit What can happen in seven minutes? On Tuesday, April 7, four Michigan startups stepped on stage in Lansing and pitched for a $1 million investment. Hosted by the MSU Research Foundation, PitchMI is one of the nation’s largest founder-focused startup…

People in this episode

Guest: Parker Boundy

Topics covered

• startup competition
• investment
• entrepreneurship
• Michigan startups
• pitching

Keywords

• PitchMI
• General Orbit
• startup competition
• investment
• Michigan startups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: General Orbit, MSU Research Foundation

Places: Lansing, Ann Arbor, Detroit

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