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# US Reps Bring West Coast VCs To Detroit To Meet New Investment Opportunities

04/19/18 / by [Autobooks](https://blog.autobooks.co/blog-old/author/autobooks)

Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said there’s no perceivable disconnect between what investors want and what the midwest offers.

“I’m listening to what the venture capitalists say and what the entrepreneurs say, and they’re all kind of talking the same lingo,” Ryan told Benzinga. “I think they’re seeing the talent, the sophistication, and they hear people talking like they talk and think ‘OK, we’re talking the same language here. We get the same ideas of how we’re going to do this.’”

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