BY Jason Bussa and Joe Boomgaard
Ryan Vaughn can count many accomplishments over the last decade after co-founding and scaling VNN Inc.,
originally known as Varsity News Network.
That includes raising around $21 million in investor capital for the company, a Grand Rapids-based information
technology startup that offers schools a platform to post content about sports programs. “I’m blown away when I think
about that number,” Vaughn told MiBiz.
Vaughn and Matt Anderson launched VNN in 2010, initially as a blog. As the duo continued to develop more complex
and effective ways to help high school sports programs operate, Vaughn became the face of the company,
successfully convincing groups such as Grand Angels, Start Garden (now Wakestream Ventures), Northern
Michigan Angels, Muskegon Angels, Capital Community Angel Investors and the Michigan Angel Fund to
invest in the model.
Read the full article on MiBiz’s website.