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TN companies at pivot-points might attract funding via River Associates | River Associates, Mark Jones, private equity, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, investment, venture capital, growth capital, financing, Chattanooga, Mountain Group Capital, economy, succession planning, recapitalization, LBO, MBO, buy-outs, Council Capital
TN companies at pivot-points might attract funding via River Associates
This private-equity firm attracted out-of-state institutionals to its $222MM fund VI
By Milt Capps

Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round | Venture Incite, INCITE Fund, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, technology, intellectual property, commercialization, economic development, Solidus, TNInvestco, Vic Gatto, Scott Ewing, Cameron Newton, NEST TN, NEST USA, entrepreneurs, Tennessee Center for Research and Development, Fred Tompkins, Stimulus, Relevance Capital, TriStar Technology Fund, CP Investment Partners, Linda Rebrovick, Consensus Point, Golden Seeds Consensus Point, Battelle Ventures, Innova Fund II, Hatteras PTI, Landman Family LP, Legacy Investments, Meritus Ventures, Mike Shmerling, Ninth Avenue South Investments, Nashville Capital Network, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Brentwood Capital Advisors, Petra Capital, Claritas Capital, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, Pharos Capital, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Y-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Jan Bouten, Jeff Landman, John Dayani, Jim Phillips, Richard Molloy, Chase Perry, Tammi Jantzen, Clay Thorp, Jim Phillips, Lauren Kane, Golden Seeds, HCA, Medtronic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, venture capital, Angels, investment, private equity, St. Louis, Raleigh, innovation, Tech2020
Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round
There are some new faces among the 'usual suspects' applying at INCITE Fund
By Milt Capps updated May 15, 2012, 6:22 a.m.

'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures | NEXT Awards, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, information technology, software, Angel investors, investment, venture capital, biotechnology, life sciences, Internet, startups, Tod Fetherling, Nashville Technology Council, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Chris Sloan, Dennis Cagan, Theresa Beach, Sid Chambless, talent, software development, pharmaceuticals, hardware, computers, social media, programming, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Saurabh Sinha, Tod Fetherling, Bruce Lynskey
'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures
Maybe it's time to focus on something more than our reported shortage of coders
By Milt Capps

Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move | Sid Chambless, Vic Gatto, Solidus, Angels, Jumpstart Foundry, OKDJ.fm, Contigo, e-commerce, startups, SeedHatchery, Solidus Academy, angel networks, The Skillery, Evermind, Wax, social media, pitching, Westcrete, RentalKharma, photorankr, OurVinyl.tv, Talkapolis, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, Rachael Qualls, Andy Pickens, Michael Reuther, Jordan Schneider, Allen Ralph, Andrew Fickas, Sean Brna, David Gilbert, Shane Gaddes, Matt Sniff, Jayme Hoffman, John Bransford, Kickstarter, Jim Sohr, Matthew Dudley, Cullen Canzares
Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move
As entrepreneurial tide keeps rising, accelerators and Angels test their wings
By Milt Capps updated 1:58 p.m.

A-Round: Frazer's Cicayda tech startup emerging into Nashville sunlight | Thomas Roe Frazer II, Roe Frazer, law, legal services, EDRM, discovery, digital, Jason Cox, Caselogistix, Anacomp, Thomson Reuters, Digome, Jack Tyrrell, Richland Ventures, venture capital, angel investors, Brice Burgess, Samford University, technology, applications, Barrister, Tim Roach
A-Round: Frazer's Cicayda tech startup emerging into Nashville sunlight
Law-tethered entrepreneur thinks e-discovery vein is far from mined-out
By Milt Capps corrected 11:29 a.m.

'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor | Nathan Bedford Forrest Shoaf, Forrest Shoaf, Bruce Dobie, social media, EvieSays, Nashville Scene, Albie Del Favero, Southcomm Communications, Teddy Bart, Bass Berry & Sims, Avondale Partners, Rick Blair, capital raises, Dobie Media, events, Vanderbilt University, Harvard Law School, Webb School, investment banking, advisors, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Cracker Barrel, Marsha Blackburn, politics, law, legal services, Post-Conviction Defender Oversight Commission
'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor
With a capital raise on the horizon, early-stage company adds to advisor ranks
By Milt Capps updated 10:39 a.m.

Cybersecurity startup Optio Labs creates Nashville dev foothold with VUSE grad | John Serafini, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, information technology, ISIS, software development, mobile, computer science, Brian Dougherty, Jules White, Charles Clancy, Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Vanderbilt University, intelligence, commercialization, Allied Minds, technology transfer, information security, GPS, national defense, security
Cybersecurity startup Optio Labs creates Nashville dev foothold with VUSE grad
The Cyber-industrial complex creates a foothold in Music City, as cyber risks proliferate
By Milt Capps updated 2:17 p.m.

Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO | Jim Stefansic, Jim Cloar, Skip Goode, Paul MacDonald, TriStar Technology Ventures, Nashville Capital Network, Limestone Fund, venture capital, Angel investors, healthcare, medicine, medical devices, Explorer, Scout, automation, image-guided systems
Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO
The latest CEO appointment at the helm of Pathfinder has a med-devices background.
By VNC Staff updated March 6, 2012 8:36 a.m.

Noted: Former Frist staffer Ketchel files for MDSave launch | MDSave, Paul Ketchel, Marsha Blackburn, healthcare, insurance, Bill Frist, Kline Preston, Angel investors, physicians
Noted: Former Frist staffer Ketchel files for MDSave launch
High-deductible healthcare consumers might get a break via this startup
By VNC Staff

Davidson: IPO's or not, TN's 'capital-starved' venture sector has fresh energy | Page Davidson, Bass Berry & Sims, IPO, SEC, initial public offering, regulation, finance, venture capital, commercial lending, international business, Facebook, YELP, New Atlantic Ventures, John Backus, Biomimetic Therapeutics, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Standard Parking, ExactTarget, HCA, Steven Collins, Juris
Davidson: IPO's or not, TN's 'capital-starved' venture sector has fresh energy
A little realism about the burdens and advantages of IPO go a long way at decision time
By Milt Capps updated March 6, 2012 6:40 a.m.

Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach | TNInvestco, Sen. Jim Kyle, Joe Cook III, Mountain Group Capital
Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach
TNInvestco's network effect is just one source of encouragement, but there remain issues to ponder
By Milt Capps and Ed Arnold

Kodiak tech venture is latest from Engineering grads making Nashville home | Ben Gotow, education, K-12, applications, software development, Duck Duck Moose Design, John Horstman, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Illinois, computer science, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, computer science, Foundry376, 3M
Kodiak tech venture is latest from Engineering grads making Nashville home
A Virginian and a Chicagoan set up shop in Nashville to pursue their ed-tech startup
By Milt Capps updated 1:58 p.m.

App-deadline April 2nd: Jumpstart Foundry will forge up to 10 new ventures | Jumpstart Foundry, Vic Gatto, accelerators, incubators, venture capital, Solidus, seed-stage, fundraising, business plans, mentors, entrepreneurs
App-deadline April 2nd: Jumpstart Foundry will forge up to 10 new ventures
JSF's second cohort class will experience some new wrinkles in the tech-biz accelerator program
VNC Staff

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