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Haley Zapolski + Lighthouse ramp Nashville founder support, SPV investments

Aug 04, 2025 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

VERY NEAR THE beginning of our first interview for this story, 29-year-old Haley Patricia Zapolski told VNC that during 2019-2023 she had a lot to prove to herself and others.... Read More

FBT's Bennett: AI Governance is scalable at all startup or venture stages

Aug 12, 2024 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

At some level, every tech-forward entrepreneur, venture portfolio manager and alternative-assets investor knows that -- from "Day One" - governance of artificial intelligence.... Read More

Nashville bitcoin founder David Bailey also seeks growth in Puerto Rico

Jan 20, 2022 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

DAVID BAILEY, the Nashville cryptotech media entrepreneur and advocate, is shepherding his BTC Inc. team in Music City; preparing to convene a huge bitcoin conference in Miami.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Dealflow update: Kentucky and Alabama - April 28, 2021

Apr 28, 2021 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

► PE: Arlington Private Equity Fund V LLC filed with nearly $4MM in on a targeted $100MM raise, with Birmingham-based Ken Polk leading, as CEO of Arlington Family Offic.... Read More

Wearables: Mark Harris-led HeroWear raising Seed, maps Series A round

Mar 05, 2020 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

CEO Mark Harris PhD confirmed for Venture Nashville that HeroWear, the manufacturer of an "exosuit" lift-assistance device that fits like clothing and offloads some energy fro.... Read More

TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville

Feb 26, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: Some registrants to this event received a storm-related cancellation notice, but the event, in fact, merely started late, according to TN ECD staff.-Ed. OPPORTUNITY ZO.... Read More

Venture Notes -- September 30, 2019

Sep 30, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Series A ahead, Tammy Hawes has always seen Virsys12 as scalable venture

Sep 24, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

TAMMY HAWES, CEO of Virsys12, says that from the moment she founded her company eight years ago, she's always seen it as a scalable SaaS business and has never seen it as a li.... Read More

Nashville fintech: Waud-backed SphereCommerce eyes M&A opportunities

Aug 26, 2019 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

SPHERECOMMERCE LLC, the integrated payments technology and security software provider, won't be deterred in its role as M&A consolidator by the frothy valuations it often.... Read More

Venture Notes -- August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019 at 02:42 pm by miltcapps

2018 Launch Tennessee 36|86 conference statistics

Jul 21, 2019 at 01:51 pm by miltcapps

Source: Launch Tennessee, July 18, 2019 - Click here to return to main story.

Crypto-blockchain attorney, ops exec Rosenblatt joins Thesis* studio

Jul 19, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

JOSH ROSENBLATT, previously general counsel and SVP Development of Nashville-based BTC Inc., is now general counsel and head of operations for Card for Coin Inc., which does b.... Read More

CEO: LaunchTN hires tackle Capital requirements, Commercialization

Feb 06, 2019 at 04:47 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee has appointed new staff leads for commercialization and capital formation. Alexandra "Allie" Mikels is now LaunchTN's technology commercialization program man.... Read More

TokenizeTN names exec director to advance blockchain ecosystem

Feb 06, 2019 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

CARI JOHNS ISHAM brings experience in both the public affairs and events-management arenas to her new role as executive director of TokenizeTN, an advocate for making the Tenn.... Read More

Milken Institute Data 2018

Dec 18, 2018 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

► FOR TODAY'S accompanying article on 2018 Milken Science & Technology Index CLICK RIGHT HERE. Selected States+ Rankings 2018 Milken Rank+Score 2016 2014 2012 2010 R&am.... Read More

Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere

Dec 11, 2018 at 09:43 am by miltcapps

Updated 21 Dec 2018: Coko Eason's Milk the Moment has been inducted into the 2019 cohort of Velocity Accelerator in Birmingham, she told VNC today. BBJ coverage. -Ed. COURTNEY.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 6, 2018

Dec 06, 2018 at 01:52 pm by miltcapps

Fintech: Acquisitive startup Celero Commerce<br>picks Nashville for headquarters

Dec 04, 2018 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

Updated 18 June 2019: Celero acquired two payment companies on undisclosed terms: Elmhurst Financial Services and Tandem Innovative Payment Solutions. Release here. Earlier: C.... Read More

BlueSky Medical stands-up NurseBackPack for credentials management

Oct 31, 2018 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based BlueSky Medical Staffing Software has launched NurseBackPack LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary offering an algorithm-driven mobile app for managing, tracking, upd.... Read More

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