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Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+
Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+

Founder's early track record and discipline of 'value lens' investing may be generating sustained momentum.

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Fintech: SavvyFi's latest SEC filing draws our attention
Fintech: SavvyFi's latest SEC filing draws our attention

[updated] Such small steps as this often lead somewhere interesting.

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UT-C's Quantum Center awaits chief, as EPB, ORNL, QT partnerships grow
UT-C's Quantum Center awaits chief, as EPB, ORNL, QT partnerships grow

UPDATED 26 Jan 24 - Growing emphasis placed on bringing impactful QT innovations into commercialization.

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Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead
Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

UPDATED 8 March 2024 A myriad of scheduled events lies just ahead and we're pointing you to several dozen in this collection.

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Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders
Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders

Entrepreneurs and change-agents focus on early capital access for founders of color.

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Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership
Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership

Pasta innovator raising first investment as global strategic pasta brands seek innovation at-scale.

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Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship  lead
Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

A fresh look at Nashville innovation-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and specifically EC ties, seems in-the-offing.

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Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga
Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga

Four startups -- including one led by a co-founder of Ancestry.com and one by a Chattanooga entrepreneur -- will appear in person.

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Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances
Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances

[Updated] Entrepreneurship, Engagement, Education add momentum to Fisk and partners' innovation.

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Tom Noser: 'When to broaden product offerings at early-stage companies'
Tom Noser: 'When to broaden product offerings at early-stage companies'

Edtech and healthcare SaaS veteran with stripes in credentialing, training and other businesses offers advice.

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Innova Memphis's $75MM farmtech raise advances to first-close at $40MM
Innova Memphis's $75MM farmtech raise advances to first-close at $40MM

Team is apparently leaning further into its latest raise, with TAUM now over $100MM.

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Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso
Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso

Vanderbilt University pulls the trigger on funding for trio of faculty- and affiliate-led companies.

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OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses
OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses

Nashville HC and technology veterans plan to co-found multiple SaaS businesses in the next few years.

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McWhorter-led TNECD, LaunchTN aim to elevate two entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems
McWhorter-led TNECD, LaunchTN aim to elevate two entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems

Challenges and opportunities statewide, drive to position two new regional entrepreneur centers.

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Launch Tennessee recruiting Director of Commercialization
Launch Tennessee recruiting Director of Commercialization

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee is making a signal hire.

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RFP details for funding TN Fintech, Consumer Products networks
RFP details for funding TN Fintech, Consumer Products networks

Here's the original description of the new programs' funding and expectations.

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CEO: The Company Lab taking fast lane to Sustainable Mobility leadership
CEO: The Company Lab taking fast lane to Sustainable Mobility leadership

[updated] CoLab CEO Tasia Malakasis drives plans for SM leadership from Chattanooga epicenter.

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Venture Notes - Nov. 15, 2022
Venture Notes - Nov. 15, 2022

A baker's-dozen of venture updates, including ClearTrack, TraceFemcare, Writerly, Invergarry, Swingzen and more.

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TNECD-LaunchTN $117MM SSBCI request still under US Treasury's review
TNECD-LaunchTN $117MM SSBCI request still under US Treasury's review

Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.

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Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I
Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I

There are 16 firms aboard now, each starting with a $250K investment and a supportive non-distracting work-life environment.

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Fintech founder-CEO Marcus Cobb raises capital for Mozaic platform
Fintech founder-CEO Marcus Cobb raises capital for Mozaic platform

Updated - Incumbent investor Joe Galante among those paving further runway for split-payments platform.

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Monique Villa Capra holds pivotal role in ECD-LaunchTN $1BN SSBCI vision
Monique Villa Capra holds pivotal role in ECD-LaunchTN $1BN SSBCI vision

U.S. Treasury verdict still out, but more staff being recruited for developing TN ecosystem's capital stack.

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Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption
Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption

UPDATES Memphis-based hub sees diversity, agtech, national ecosystem development and innovation acceleration as vital.

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Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines
Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines

Five TN cities home to 10 Engine candidates seeking to strengthen region's entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystem.

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SaaS: ESG Impact exits beta, seeks capital, opts for VU Wond'ry Founder
SaaS: ESG Impact exits beta, seeks capital, opts for VU Wond'ry Founder

[Updated] Co-founders seek $2MM, as VU OwenGSM, VU The Wond'ry and others seem to recognize startup's promise.

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Memphis's ESO Fund files for $150MM Fund V to back venture option moves
Memphis's ESO Fund files for $150MM Fund V to back venture option moves

Memphians Lackie, Roberts, Sousoulas and San Mateo-backed Chou are among leaders.

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Nashville's Jumpstart Capital files for $120MM Fund II ahead of JSF bets
Nashville's Jumpstart Capital files for $120MM Fund II ahead of JSF bets

[Updated] Jumpstart Capital, Jumpstart Health Investors, Jumpstart Nova, Jumpstart Foundry play complementary roles.

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CEO: Nashville 'center of gravity' for BehaVR's Virtual Reality in HC push
CEO: Nashville 'center of gravity' for BehaVR's Virtual Reality in HC push

[Updated M&A] Backed by Frist, Sumitomo, et al, digital therapeutics startup mulls Series B capital raise.

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Twende: Black execs see entrepreneurship opportunities beyond hurdles
Twende: Black execs see entrepreneurship opportunities beyond hurdles

Marcus Whitney, Victoria Butler, Courtney Hale speak from head and heart about realities.

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EC says Twende event Feb. 15 coincides with 'Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day' proclaimed by Nashville Mayor Cooper
EC says Twende event Feb. 15 coincides with 'Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day' proclaimed by Nashville Mayor Cooper

Updated: VC Marcus Whitney, entrepreneurs Victoria Butler, Courtney Hale are empaneled to share and to judge presentations.

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TN General Assembly urged to de-couple state R&D tax deductions rule
TN General Assembly urged to de-couple state R&D tax deductions rule

Beacon Impact advocates seek to preserve status quo (ante) of Tennessee companies' R&D-cost expensing.

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Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies
Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies

[Updated] Four Black-led companies are already in the portfolio of $55MM fund, with a half-dozen more deals likely in the next 12 months.

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Socialmedia entrant PARLER raises $22MM + CloutHub too eyes Music City
Socialmedia entrant PARLER raises $22MM + CloutHub too eyes Music City

[updated] Nashville-based PARLER and peer platforms rev-up funding and stride line between discourse and mere cacophony.

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Knoxville's Reviewbox sold, Horey eagerly joins PE-backed Talkwalker
Knoxville's Reviewbox sold, Horey eagerly joins PE-backed Talkwalker

Tennessee SaaS entrepreneur sets out on journey that could include IPO by global acquirer.

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Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members
Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members

UPDATED A similar previous national CEO search drew nearly 900 applicants. Results may be known by the beginning of CY22.

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EC CEO Allen seeks state direct-appropriation grant for Twende program
EC CEO Allen seeks state direct-appropriation grant for Twende program

Nashville Entrepreneur Center makes case for $450K in grant to support statewide entrepreneurship inclusion and diversity.

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LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly
LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly

[Updated] Chairman says challenges led board to take 'different direction', national search will be mounted for next in a lengthening line of CEOs.

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Venture Notes - 22 July 2021
Venture Notes - 22 July 2021

Opry Entertainment exec eyes YUDU, Shore Cap, Wellview, Martin Ventures, ProCredEx, NOFs and more.

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Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga
Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga

Healthcare, transportation, mobility among targets of new Chattanooga Regional Catalyst Fund

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Venture Notes - June 1, 2021
Venture Notes - June 1, 2021

Eighteen updates on startups, capital raises, and more from TN, KY, ALA

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LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due
LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due

If Tennessee enlists for SSBCI funding, TTDC investment committee could get pretty busy.

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Tech Commercialization Notes - April 28, 2021
Tech Commercialization Notes - April 28, 2021

Current and future startups being spawned by TTO focused on commercializing innovation.

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Margaret Dolan says TN startup funding lags, state should weigh tax credit
Margaret Dolan says TN startup funding lags, state should weigh tax credit

Former LaunchTN CEO is consulting to Advantage Capital in support of New Markets Tax Credit proposed for TN.

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Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed
Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed

UPDATED: U.S. Treasury program to move economic-development, equity and entrepreneurship needles, soon to be revived.

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Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise
Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise

Impetus for fund has been growing amid rampant awareness of inequities in backing for Black entrepreneurs.

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Venture People - March 19, 2021
Venture People - March 19, 2021

(16+) Ricci | Whitney | Ghorashi | Dolan | Creel | Mann | Dent | Huddleston | Johns | Wilt | Ramkhelawan | Nagarajan | Ward | Eagle | McAdoo | Joseph

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CEO preps $1MM Seed raise, sees Titans package burnishing CPRWrap brand
CEO preps $1MM Seed raise, sees Titans package burnishing CPRWrap brand

UPDATED Advisors in place, early conversations with potential investors underway, founder seeks increased market traction.

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Startup 'Hypersence' seeks $2.5M to advance MemorySPEX + its platform
Startup 'Hypersence' seeks $2.5M to advance MemorySPEX + its platform

Michigan entrepreneur discovering Nashville's robust healthcare venture ecosystem.

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Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly
Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly

Amid pandemic and General Assembly session looming, 'broadest sandbox program in the U.S.' is the goal.

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Venture Notes - Kentucky ventures - December 4, 2020
Venture Notes - Kentucky ventures - December 4, 2020

20 pieces of evidence that startup-, innovation- and deal-oriented folks find plenty to like in Kentucky.

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Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated
Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated

[updated] Entrepreneurial, startup and capital events and activities around Tennessee.

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Venture Notes - October 19, 2020
Venture Notes - October 19, 2020

[updated] Capital raises, executive moves, venture plays, true startups and more.

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Whitney to lead Jumpstart fund investing in Black-owned Health startups
Whitney to lead Jumpstart fund investing in Black-owned Health startups

Jumpstart Health Investors deploys new VC to pursue compelling opportunities among Black-owned firms.

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Exec launches Rocket Propulsion Fund via AngelList rolling-funds platform
Exec launches Rocket Propulsion Fund via AngelList rolling-funds platform

Nashville Founder/GP targets fintech, insurtech, digital-health verticals, affirms cap-table diversity goal

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Menūd, Plankk merge for growth via fitness influencers, pro's, brands, fans
Menūd, Plankk merge for growth via fitness influencers, pro's, brands, fans

Nashville+ Calgary startups partnered more than a year, chose to merge, now raising capital.

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Launch Tennessee 36|86 capital-centric sessions, Pitch finalists listed
Launch Tennessee 36|86 capital-centric sessions, Pitch finalists listed

VNC is here highlighting sessions tied to capital and scale-up. 36|86 also has many other valuable elements.

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LifeFileZ startup seeks $3M Seed-B, maps Series A, eyes key partners
LifeFileZ startup seeks $3M Seed-B, maps Series A, eyes key partners

[updated] CEO Beth Krauklis and Nashville cofounders seek rapid adoption, take blockchain partner, anticipates VC interest.

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Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas
Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas

White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.

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Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items
Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items

Consequential innovation and entrepreneurship issues are overshadowed, but may get visibility in future.

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Venture Notes -- April 13, 2020
Venture Notes -- April 13, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee updates us, plus 17 venture updates and resources on telemed, M&A and more.

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Lee Company among 7 strategics codeveloping technologies with innovators
Lee Company among 7 strategics codeveloping technologies with innovators

Specialized early-stage tech-centric ventures with market-entry challenges have 7 potential new allies.

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Amid volatility, TN entrepreneurs eyeing public-co partners might be more diligent
Amid volatility, TN entrepreneurs eyeing public-co partners might be more diligent

Whether public or privately held, prospective strategic partners' financial durability warrants examination.

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TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville
TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville

[updated] Convenors say tracks are clear for OZ-advantaged real estate and operating business developments.

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COPILOT TRAVEL in Seed raise, eyeing Series A<br>to drive ticketing from any website or device
COPILOT TRAVEL in Seed raise, eyeing Series A
to drive ticketing from any website or device

New technology enables most website owners to get a piece of action in ticket-marketing arena.

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StartupEquity: Shani Dowell on lessons honed during Possip's rise
StartupEquity: Shani Dowell on lessons honed during Possip's rise

Black female CEO shares 'what it takes' and underscores listening and learning, no matter what.

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Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants
Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants

[Updated] EDA has $33MM pot, says previous grant wins no reason to withhold well defined, competitive ideas.

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ISO Capital: LaunchTN expands innovation-capital investment committee
ISO Capital: LaunchTN expands innovation-capital investment committee

[Updated) There's sharpened focus on capital, as well as on entrepreneurial infrastructure and regional strategy.

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Venture Notes -- October 18, 2019
Venture Notes -- October 18, 2019

Launch Tennessee, Electro-Active, Dynamo, CET, EPIcenter, and more updated in today's roundup.

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Oasis Venture entrepreneurship program for 'often marginalized'<br>Nashville teens folds after budget review
Oasis Venture entrepreneurship program for 'often marginalized'
Nashville teens folds after budget review

Realities of youth services and the breeding of entrepreneurs bring abrupt changes in local programs.

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Skoller files for $2MM raise, steps-up pace to expand platform offering
Skoller files for $2MM raise, steps-up pace to expand platform offering

CEO says social-media spend for student assignments, tests, grades users prompts accelerating employer recruitment support.

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LaunchTN sets Startup Policy Workshops to boost regional entrepreneurship
LaunchTN sets Startup Policy Workshops to boost regional entrepreneurship

Meetups blend LaunchTN mission, Kauffman funding, Engine advocate, constituents getting to know legislators.

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Venture Notes -- September 30, 2019
Venture Notes -- September 30, 2019

Lackey's latest, Music tech, OZ players, VU Ventures Group, LaunchTN, DRS CMO, Jumpstart Foundry and more.

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Nashville EC tells 2019 NEXT Awards finalists + Hall of Fame inductees
Nashville EC tells 2019 NEXT Awards finalists + Hall of Fame inductees

[Updated] Here is the fullest rundown you'll find on Awards entrants, judges and related matters ahead of this November event.

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Entrepreneur Gold
Entrepreneur Gold

Scott Ewing offers founders or enterprise owners his 'telltales' for both investors and entrepreneurs.

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36|86: Getting tech to market with max partnerships, with or without grants
36|86: Getting tech to market with max partnerships, with or without grants

[updated] Straight-talking commercialization and capital advisors from Austin, Nashville and Lexington converge, Aug. 29.

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Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center<br> search committee chair on EC CEO search
Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center
search committee chair on EC CEO search

VNC asked EC Chair Emeritus and Search Committee chair to share an update on the search process.

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3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants
3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants

$3MM+ will go to new capital formation, entrepreneurship, mentoring and related initiatives. 3 winners in the state. 6 teams submitted compelling ideas.

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Chattanooga's healthcare accelerator entrants enter homestretch
Chattanooga's healthcare accelerator entrants enter homestretch

Eight teams are enrolled in the Erlanger-Unum-CoLab HealthTech Accelerator.

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Nashville EC: 17 local startups report INFLIGHT takeoff efforts
Nashville EC: 17 local startups report INFLIGHT takeoff efforts

Sure, there's some HIT, but also a wide range of products, apps and services in a variety of sectors.

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Nashville EC's 'Twende' event focuses on Black, Brown founders' funding
Nashville EC's 'Twende' event focuses on Black, Brown founders' funding

Unprecedented EC gathering meant to improve minority entrepreneurs' access to contacts, capital and growth.

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Project Music: Musicians Council preps capraise for lead experts platform
Project Music: Musicians Council preps capraise for lead experts platform

Earlier successful exit and relo to homestead in Tennessee helped pave the way for latest gambit.

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Jeff Cohu now leads Center for Entrepreneurship at Lipscomb University
Jeff Cohu now leads Center for Entrepreneurship at Lipscomb University

Entrepreneurship, innovation, social impact, blockchain, networking are threads running in parallel.

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Venture Notes - January 23, 2019
Venture Notes - January 23, 2019

Latest roundup of Tennessee startups, capital raises, economic development and more.

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Briovation drops Festival V, will instead draw on Health:Further<br>as it pursues innovation advisory roles + investor entrée
Briovation drops Festival V, will instead draw on Health:Further
as it pursues innovation advisory roles + investor entrée

Co-founders Gatto & Whitney keep tacking in healthcare's crosswinds, complete 6th capraise of $21MM, its largest to date.

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SaaS M&A: In wake of Initial State sale to Tektronix, founder<br>makes case for non-healthcare SaaS venture push
SaaS M&A: In wake of Initial State sale to Tektronix, founder
makes case for non-healthcare SaaS venture push

Nashville needs more SaaS startups and talent pool is adequate now for those who engage with ecosystem.

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Milken Institute Data 2018
Milken Institute Data 2018

The latest in a series of biannual rankings of the States on science and technology competitiveness.

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Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding
Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Biannual Science & Technology Index shows some TN gains, but weakspots among growth factors

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Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere
Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere

[Updated] Birmingham among alternatives, as some Women, Blacks and other minorities report struggling for traction.

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Mid-TN biometric ID startup 'Global e-dentity' eyes $38MM Series A
Mid-TN biometric ID startup 'Global e-dentity' eyes $38MM Series A

Franklin entrepreneur says eventual IPO is only exit option he's focused on, given global demand for ID assurance.

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NTC-MTSU Tech Workforce Report 2018
NTC-MTSU Tech Workforce Report 2018

Nashville Technology Council and MTSU demonstrate shortage of tech talent in Middle Tennessee

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HealthStream Q3 earnings ahead, with analysts poised on the sidelines
HealthStream Q3 earnings ahead, with analysts poised on the sidelines

[update] A unique Tennessee business makes its way step-by-step through SaaS growth-company terrain.

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Venture Voices: Julie Samuels of TECH:NYC shares views with Nashville
Venture Voices: Julie Samuels of TECH:NYC shares views with Nashville

VU Law alum, Case ally and tech-policy veteran shares views on startup regulation, capital, talent, diversity and more.

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We asked TN Gubernatorial aspirants about State industry incentives, risk-capital formation, tech commercialization and more
We asked TN Gubernatorial aspirants about State industry incentives, risk-capital formation, tech commercialization and more

Many of these issues gained salience during the Haslam and Bredesen years.

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TN startup formation, market entries may rise with SE XOR platform launch
TN startup formation, market entries may rise with SE XOR platform launch

UT, VU, KY officials see hundreds of successfully exited entrepreneurs possibly leading startup teams.

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HC adaptive learning entrant OnSomble targets Nashville, mulls capraise
HC adaptive learning entrant OnSomble targets Nashville, mulls capraise

Healthtech startup signals emergence from customer validation -- and it's ready to tackle Nashville market.

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LaunchTN to ask 5-year, $44MM State support for maturing action plan
LaunchTN to ask 5-year, $44MM State support for maturing action plan

Brock steams ahead, with a successor CEO likely to be tapped before year-end.

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CO.LAB's 17 startups prep for Demo Day July 26 in Chattanooga
CO.LAB's 17 startups prep for Demo Day July 26 in Chattanooga

New ventures in Consumer Goods and in the Gigtank category are to be highlighted.

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Jax is Back: He masters Retail and preps for $2MM capraise for SaaS play
Jax is Back: He masters Retail and preps for $2MM capraise for SaaS play

Serial tech entrepreneur goes deep on Retail, emerges with Vertical SaaS concept.

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Local advisors: Punching Nun's Cecconi has advised 25+ portfolio companies
Local advisors: Punching Nun's Cecconi has advised 25+ portfolio companies

Her competitive spirit was partly honed by being a standout player in competitive sports.

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Porter Road Butcher's new online recipe may call for Series A capital
Porter Road Butcher's new online recipe may call for Series A capital

[updated] Seed raise underway, startup sees e-commerce and fresh capital producing a national footprint.

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Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion<br>to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership
Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion
to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership

CEO Charlie Brock unveils robust plan for LTN advancement, but may be facing budget headwinds.

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NVille startup raises Seed for Solar Site Design, draws strategic interest
NVille startup raises Seed for Solar Site Design, draws strategic interest

Construction services marketplace startup rides cresting economic wave, says founder.

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Noah Rawlings leads startup Exile Global, as David Fox departs as CEO
Noah Rawlings leads startup Exile Global, as David Fox departs as CEO

Rawlings pushes toward private beta, Fox scouts for next entrepreneurial opportunity.

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Founder Mason: Nashville's StudioNow eyes M&A,<br>capital, global markets and $1BN revenue goal
Founder Mason: Nashville's StudioNow eyes M&A,
capital, global markets and $1BN revenue goal

IPO and other options are on the table and a decision is likely to be taken in 2018.

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Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr<br>eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial
Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr
eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

[updated] Veteran of the publishing world see wide application for his new platform and may trigger new breed IPO.

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CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,<br>aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models
CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,
aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models

Resources are proliferating in Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem, so the EC makes strategic shift.

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Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise
Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise

[updated] The challenges are real, but two women entrepreneurs declare their determination.

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emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays
emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays

[updated] Healthcare IT, solutions and consulting provider has apparently passed a revenue milestone.

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Venture Notes - 23 June 2017
Venture Notes - 23 June 2017

Updates on Synchronous Health, Taigan, SkyDropX, Sunset Digital, Integrated Healing Tech and more.

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VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Rad<em><sup>x</sup></em> incubator<br>with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge
VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Radx incubator
with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge

Incubator management plans to keep potential businesses on-pace for development, commercialization.

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Venture Notes - 12 June 2017
Venture Notes - 12 June 2017

Updates on LaunchTN, entrepreneurs once and future, Vanderbilt, ORNL, and more.

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Jumpstart Foundry seeks greater mindshare among U.S. HC entrepreneurs
Jumpstart Foundry seeks greater mindshare among U.S. HC entrepreneurs

'We're not shy about our ambitions' as they eye tips of entrepreneurs' tongues.

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At Satchel Health, Macy to CPO, succeeded as CEO by Lanson Hyde
At Satchel Health, Macy to CPO, succeeded as CEO by Lanson Hyde

Former Surgical Development Partners exec takes reins.

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Venture Notes - 11 April 2017
Venture Notes - 11 April 2017

About two-dozen items ranging from capital raises, bankruptcy to tech transfer.

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Sal Novin: Nashville tech entrepreneur's alternative to startup accelerators
Sal Novin: Nashville tech entrepreneur's alternative to startup accelerators

[updated] Entrepreneur who sold to Trizetto, Cognizant suggests startup traction priority.

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Accelerate Health? With EC & Jumpstart Foundry out of the game,<br>some mull the need for a Healthcare accelerator in Nashville
Accelerate Health? With EC & Jumpstart Foundry out of the game,
some mull the need for a Healthcare accelerator in Nashville

[Updated] The best thinking at EC & JSF led to killing their cohort accelerators. Should we care?

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More LaunchTN commercialization comments and notes
More LaunchTN commercialization comments and notes
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iCitizen eyes $5MM-$10MM Series A, cites increased traction
iCitizen eyes $5MM-$10MM Series A, cites increased traction

[Updated] Founded in 2012, startup said last June it was upgrading site, adding team.

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Venture Notes - 17 January 2017
Venture Notes - 17 January 2017

$40MM raise at Claritas, accelerator and startup news, and more from around the state.

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Outgrowing startup ranks, Confirmation.com keeps pushing its envelope
Outgrowing startup ranks, Confirmation.com keeps pushing its envelope

[Updated] Still-evolving company looks at Medicaid, Big Banks, blockchain technology and international.

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Nashville cryptocurrency founder adopts 'open kimono' for disclosure
Nashville cryptocurrency founder adopts 'open kimono' for disclosure

Promising transparency, startup brings a concept that seems unprecedented among state startups.

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Angel Capital Group eyes creating microfund focused on Nashville HealthIT
Angel Capital Group eyes creating microfund focused on Nashville HealthIT

Persistence drives continued evolution for Seed-oriented group amid Series A crunch.

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Venture Notes - 28 November 2016
Venture Notes - 28 November 2016

A fresh dozen items from around the state of interest to the venture sector.

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Venture Calendar - 2016 - Updated
Venture Calendar - 2016 - Updated

[updated] 2016 rocks with appealing events statewide.

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Ingram Content Group ends 1440 accelerator gambit, keeps innovation focus
Ingram Content Group ends 1440 accelerator gambit, keeps innovation focus

No Cohort 2 planned for now, but ICG keeps all innovation options on table.

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Mayor Barry seeks 'Nashville Vision' for economic inclusion, empowerment
Mayor Barry seeks 'Nashville Vision' for economic inclusion, empowerment

A new platoon of civic-minded influentials picks-up the challenge.

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Grajewski: VU brands <i>the Wond'ry</i> innovation center, ramps-up programs
Grajewski: VU brands the Wond'ry innovation center, ramps-up programs

The new center's portfolio, mission, identity and reach are getting steadily sharper.

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Venture Notes - 23 September 2016
Venture Notes - 23 September 2016

More than a dozen nuggets from around the state.

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Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning
Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning

VTC New accelerator likely to go operational in October.

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Update: Nashville Fintech, Blockchain initiatives
Update: Nashville Fintech, Blockchain initiatives

Maxwell, Bailey comment on technologies' interrelationship ahead of Oct. 3 event

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Venture Notes - 8 September 2016
Venture Notes - 8 September 2016

EVAmore, AgLaunch, Stony Creek Colors, BunkerLabs accelerator for Veterans have news.

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VNC Market Monitor Services
VNC Market Monitor Services

Research and services for VNC Members and prospective Members focused on Nashville and the Mid-South.

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Venture Notes 15 August 2016
Venture Notes 15 August 2016

Frontier Capital, Petra Capital, TextRequest, CEAdvisory raise, Pharos Cap, VU Med Innovators, MDSave.

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CMA-backed, EC-based Project Music accelerator accepting 3.0 applications
CMA-backed, EC-based Project Music accelerator accepting 3.0 applications

The year-round program for developing innovative companies could advance, once again.

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CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup
CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup

(updated) The CellJournalist veterans have brought another startup to the starting-line, this time in marketing software.

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Entrepreneur Center: Sullivan is EIR and startup Alumni Relations lead
Entrepreneur Center: Sullivan is EIR and startup Alumni Relations lead

Woman with international, finance, Angel and other experience to lead next phase of EC alumni network development.

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Gatto exits Selous Venture, doubles-down on Jumpstart, Health:Further
Gatto exits Selous Venture, doubles-down on Jumpstart, Health:Further

[Updated] Shifting burden allows focus on Jumpstart, where his passion lies.

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CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises
CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises

VTC Boomer aging, story-telling and training needs in industry verticals and rising use of social media, help make the case.

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mSIGNIA nears end of Series A raise, sees Nashville as its techdev center
mSIGNIA nears end of Series A raise, sees Nashville as its techdev center

User-authentication startup pledges to grow Nashville headquarters.

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Dart Music pivots to deeper water as Dart Data, pursues $2MM Series A
Dart Music pivots to deeper water as Dart Data, pursues $2MM Series A

[updated] Native Nashville entrepreneur presses forward after classic rethink.

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Music Startup resource? Insights into Music Consumers
Music Startup resource? Insights into Music Consumers

Music is awash in data, but this product of a partnership shows value-add potential.

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Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still'
Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still'

Racing toward the future, Nashville and TN innovators and businesses must be prepared.

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HealthQRS current investors can fund ramp-up,<br>but strategic money + marketshare attractive
HealthQRS current investors can fund ramp-up,
but strategic money + marketshare attractive

HealthIT entrepreneur Eric Winter signs-on for another startup rodeo.

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Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward
Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward

VTC Long-term capital strategy and exit options await gaining further traction.

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Musictech: Jammber, LANDR could raise capital in Music City
Musictech: Jammber, LANDR could raise capital in Music City

Nashville gradually moving toward becoming true Music innovation-investment nexus?

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Oasis Venture's PitchDay is June 30 in Nashville
Oasis Venture's PitchDay is June 30 in Nashville

Pitches with social enterprise at their hearts will be made Thursday at free event.

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Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative<br>anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia
Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative
anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia

A cohort of healthcare startups will visit each city and ultimately peer-rate investment winners.

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Startup capital raises reported for HoneyCo indie-living + Ampersand Health
Startup capital raises reported for HoneyCo indie-living + Ampersand Health

While talk of industry consolidation and impediments continues, entrepreneurs keep innovating.

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EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare
EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare

[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.

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Winners announced from Statewide University Pitch Competition
Winners announced from Statewide University Pitch Competition

[Updated] Effort intended to engage student-led startup teams statewide.

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AeroWALL Dynamics: NVille startup to leverage TN's transportation sector
AeroWALL Dynamics: NVille startup to leverage TN's transportation sector

Healthcare veteran finding more 'fun' in Transportation startup.

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AegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in Chattanooga
AegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in Chattanooga

VTC Germ-fighting fabric ready for market in September.

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AegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in Chattanooga
AegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in Chattanooga

VTC Germ-fighting fabric ready for market in September.

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Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership
Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership

VTC A new Music accelerator program in Memphis has awarded its first money.

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20 Days: Launch Tennessee bets heavily on impact of 36|86 conference
20 Days: Launch Tennessee bets heavily on impact of 36|86 conference

LTN aims to draw 900, including perhaps 100 investors to its 4th annual conclave in Nashville.

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SCHERMERLAND: 36:86 Speakers, celebration draw entrepreneurs, investors
SCHERMERLAND: 36:86 Speakers, celebration draw entrepreneurs, investors

LaunchTN has upped the ante, producing a cohesive package of certain fun and likely wisdom.

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36|86 startups: BrewFund ready to blow the head off craft beer market
36|86 startups: BrewFund ready to blow the head off craft beer market

Johnson City duo is way down the road with their techdev, ahead of investor pitch.

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TeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise
TeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise

VTC Founder and investors express strong confidence in market headway.

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Their Take on Capital: Grant Jackson, Council Capital managing partner
Their Take on Capital: Grant Jackson, Council Capital managing partner

Managing General Partners gives fresh view of region's Healthcare sector.

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Anquiro market-intel startup in Nashville acknowledges Angel conversations
Anquiro market-intel startup in Nashville acknowledges Angel conversations

Helping incumbent retailers adjust to signals of new entrants in their markets.

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Deadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville's<br>Scripps Networks Interactive investment
Deadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville's
Scripps Networks Interactive investment

VTC Whether you're a Coder or you've had a brainstorm about better living, check it out.

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14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in Chattanooga
14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in Chattanooga

VTC Chattanooga's ramping-up for a feverish startup season.

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Nashville's Trinocity raises $1.2MM for educational marketplace platform
Nashville's Trinocity raises $1.2MM for educational marketplace platform

Continuing-education content monetization is the mission for this startup.

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Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day
Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day

Three-year-old company sees mainstream publishing industry with fresh eyes.

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EC Project Music cohort members in dress rehearsal for Demo Day
EC Project Music cohort members in dress rehearsal for Demo Day

Presentations augur well for latest Project Music cohort.

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Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor
Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor

VTC Grady Vanderhoofven is likely to lead the repurposed nonprofit and some allies.

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Baker Donelson programs advance Atlanta Cybersec accelerator + HealthIT
Baker Donelson programs advance Atlanta Cybersec accelerator + HealthIT

[Updated] Deadline for SE Regional Capital Connections event is April 29.

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Diversity: Nashville Entrepreneur Center to add Entrepreneur in Residence
Diversity: Nashville Entrepreneur Center to add Entrepreneur in Residence

[Updated] In alliance with Code2040, Kauffman Foundation and others, the EC pushes forward.

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Venture Notes - March 1, 2016
Venture Notes - March 1, 2016

VU event, Fintech startup, Randy Boyd on ECD priorities, INCITE and accelerator cos.

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Forming priorities, Mayor Barry engages Nashville entrepreneurs, creatives
Forming priorities, Mayor Barry engages Nashville entrepreneurs, creatives

[updated] Nashville's first woman as Mayor eyes opportunities, five months into her term.

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The Company Lab to accelerate dozens of startups each year
The Company Lab to accelerate dozens of startups each year

VTC Chattanooga nonprofit behind GigTank365 and CoLab Accelerator pushes ahead.

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Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask
Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask

[updated] Treading carefully to 'get program right', industry aims for step-by-step progress.

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Venture Notes - February 8, 2016
Venture Notes - February 8, 2016

[updated] Raises by SertintyONE, Lincor, MedPass and others updated here.

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EO Nashville board of directors for 2016-17 announced
EO Nashville board of directors for 2016-17 announced

Prominent business group announces next cohort of leaders.

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Tech-talented VU School of Engineering alumni quickly spread afar
Tech-talented VU School of Engineering alumni quickly spread afar

The local shortage of computer science, other engineering talent oft-cited, while recruiters swarm.

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Video-content monetizer GameWisp raised $843K, has runway to Series A
Video-content monetizer GameWisp raised $843K, has runway to Series A

[updated] Two Vanderbilt alumni target celeb-streamers who seek shares in 200MM fan universe.

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Feb. 25: Design for America Co-founder Chung at VU School of Engineering
Feb. 25: Design for America Co-founder Chung at VU School of Engineering

[updated] Trained as Engineer, school by Life in empathy as a key design ingredient for social good.

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Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016
Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016

Year-round push involves Google for Entrepreneurs and Village Capital.

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Vanderbilt University Innovation Center's first chief to be Robert Grajewski
Vanderbilt University Innovation Center's first chief to be Robert Grajewski

[updated] North Carolina-based entrepreneur and scholar begins work April 1.

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FinTech Nashville: Bitcoin, Blockchain at center of BTCMedia event plans
FinTech Nashville: Bitcoin, Blockchain at center of BTCMedia event plans

[updated] Advocates believe Healthcare could be linchpin in new cyberindustrial role for Nashville.

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VESTA Technology seeks TORCH brand lead in Internet parental controls
VESTA Technology seeks TORCH brand lead in Internet parental controls

VTC Raising capital to support deploying TORCH router, as sector entrants multiply.

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Media: NVille's Ayumi Bennett preps launch of regional Startup Southerner
Media: NVille's Ayumi Bennett preps launch of regional Startup Southerner

[updated] New entrant may vie with techno-culture chronicler Hark and maybe Southern Alpha

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Update: Oasis Venture youth social-enterprise program nears launch
Update: Oasis Venture youth social-enterprise program nears launch

Nearly 50 Metro students applied for the new program, which is in pilot.

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After 22 years, Tech2020 at OakRidge to cease pro-entrepreneurial efforts
After 22 years, Tech2020 at OakRidge to cease pro-entrepreneurial efforts

VTC The nonprofit will seek to shift program assets and staff to other organizations.

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CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity
CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity

[updated] Prepared for change, EC CEO has already sketched-out 2016 strategy.

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Accelerators: Boring, Rip-roaring or somewhere in between?
Accelerators: Boring, Rip-roaring or somewhere in between?

Tennessee execs comment on Jumpstart Foundry founders' criticism of accelerator model.

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Jumpstart Foundry creates Healthcare fund, knocks accelerator model
Jumpstart Foundry creates Healthcare fund, knocks accelerator model

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney are creating an important fund, and exit accelerator universe.

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Nashville EC's BunkerLabs, Veteran Entrepreneur Society gather Jan. 21
Nashville EC's BunkerLabs, Veteran Entrepreneur Society gather Jan. 21

[updated] Current and former military personnel are invited to form-up Thursday at the EC.

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People: Charleson Bell, Ph.D., innovator at Vanderbilt University
People: Charleson Bell, Ph.D., innovator at Vanderbilt University

Still fully engaged Postdoc Fellow has entrepreneurial vision.

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Eyeing Owen MBA, Vrion founder may apply Sohr Grant to Tech needs
Eyeing Owen MBA, Vrion founder may apply Sohr Grant to Tech needs

This entrepreneur says she knows major Travel operators needs well.

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March 16: Tech sector Execs focus on Software growth + finance in Nashville
March 16: Tech sector Execs focus on Software growth + finance in Nashville

Complimentary and paid registrations for this unprecedented event are being taken now.

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Joe Maxwell & partners launch Cultivation Capital Fintech Growth Fund
Joe Maxwell & partners launch Cultivation Capital Fintech Growth Fund

Serial entrepreneur shifts to lead VC fund stressing operator experience and regional focus.

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ECD's Boyd prepping ideas for stimulating TN entrepreneurship, investment
ECD's Boyd prepping ideas for stimulating TN entrepreneurship, investment

Within Haslam Cabinet, ECD Commissioner shapes policy-program options for Chief.

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First startup taking TN for-profit benefit option is Style-oriented
First startup taking TN for-profit benefit option is Style-oriented

A stream of for-profit benefit corp filings may flow toward State window that opened earlier today.

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Automotive supplier Dana Corp. has tech scout and liaison in Nashville
Automotive supplier Dana Corp. has tech scout and liaison in Nashville

For those hoping companies will leverage TN assets, Eve Steigerwalt is among key contacts.

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Update: Artiphon is likely to pursue a Series A capraise in 2016
Update: Artiphon is likely to pursue a Series A capraise in 2016

Now is a great time to 'shake-up' the Music Instrument marketplace, says CEO.

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BTC Inc. expanding Digital Currency publishing group in Nashville
BTC Inc. expanding Digital Currency publishing group in Nashville

CEO plants flag in Music City for expanding content category.

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VentureNotes 17 December 2015
VentureNotes 17 December 2015

TNInvestco, Bill Frist, Accolade, eClinic, Clayton Associates, Pharos Capital, Infusense, Celgentek and more.

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VP-Ag Innovation named for Memphis Bioworks Foundation
VP-Ag Innovation named for Memphis Bioworks Foundation

VTC State's AgLaunch initiative should get a boost, along with allies.

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VU Innovation Center chief selection nears, VUSE Maker outreach expands
VU Innovation Center chief selection nears, VUSE Maker outreach expands

Handful of IC candidates remain in-the-running, VUSE plants flag in Maker territory

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Headsup: Governor's budget hearing spotlights Captive Insurance startups
Headsup: Governor's budget hearing spotlights Captive Insurance startups

[Updated] Refurbished laws strengthen companies, spur professionals, build State repute.

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Aegis Health Security, Global Action eye impact-investment partnership
Aegis Health Security, Global Action eye impact-investment partnership

[Updated] Partnership would support a network of investors and entrepreneurs.

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Capital on-tap, REZLI software platform serves<br>career needs of interactive gamers and others
Capital on-tap, REZLI software platform serves
career needs of interactive gamers and others

VTC A Series B raise and full market entry are in prospect in 2016.

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Nashville healthcare services, HealthIT players<br>urged to innovate and engage policy-rulemakers
Nashville healthcare services, HealthIT players
urged to innovate and engage policy-rulemakers

[Update] A panel focuses on the need for value-adding innovation and public-policy advocacy.

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SouthernAlpha changes afoot, as Ayumi Bennett charts new course
SouthernAlpha changes afoot, as Ayumi Bennett charts new course

CEO Chris Ferrell says plans not firm yet for SA.

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People: Phil Gibbs' Disruption Lab hits the road to Chattanooga
People: Phil Gibbs' Disruption Lab hits the road to Chattanooga

[updated] Veteran entrepreneur and exec educator proves his story has wheels.

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TuLook Exchange eyes $1MM Seedcap for hyperlocal sharing platform
TuLook Exchange eyes $1MM Seedcap for hyperlocal sharing platform

Nashville startup has scenario for Seed and for a series of letter-rounds.

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Dan Hogan's Medalogix files to pursue $1.5MM capraise
Dan Hogan's Medalogix files to pursue $1.5MM capraise

Healthcare analytics player follows $5MM raise with a smaller, possible bridge move.

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$20MM raise: Former Chattem execs, Entrepreneur team for Focus Consumer Health launch
$20MM raise: Former Chattem execs, Entrepreneur team for Focus Consumer Health launch

VTC By year-end, this Chattanooga group could be buying personal-care brands.

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Kimberlin: Nashville EC's UAV/Drones event may be pivotal for TN industry
Kimberlin: Nashville EC's UAV/Drones event may be pivotal for TN industry

Nashville Entrepreneur Center panel comes at key juncture for new industry.

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CEO: MyPro platform breaks stealth, eyes capraise + future IPO
CEO: MyPro platform breaks stealth, eyes capraise + future IPO

Relocated Michigander rips-off startup's stealth cloak to seek growth fuel.

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Team at Bredesen-backed Silicon Ranch<br>believes they've caught the Solar wave
Team at Bredesen-backed Silicon Ranch
believes they've caught the Solar wave

[updated] Strategic buys, if any, would follow organic growth and await sector consolidation.

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LaunchTN calibrates its Tech Transfer, Commercialization roles
LaunchTN calibrates its Tech Transfer, Commercialization roles

Step by step, ECD agent LaunchTN charts a fresh path forward on knotty issue.

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SMTEC accelerator's Marcum retires, LaunchTN Rural plans nears debut
SMTEC accelerator's Marcum retires, LaunchTN Rural plans nears debut

The state's accelerator-linked ecosystem continues to evolve, it seems.

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Incoming leader: L-3 ForceX disciplined growth still priority for new parent
Incoming leader: L-3 ForceX disciplined growth still priority for new parent

Growth prospects are TBD, but there's be an old hand locally at the tiller.

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LaunchTN announces 2015-2016 Class of The TENN
LaunchTN announces 2015-2016 Class of The TENN

Third Cohort of Master Accelerator Program Kicks Off Oct. 21

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iCitizen gets Sen. Corker visit; iCitizen app nears V2.0 launch
iCitizen gets Sen. Corker visit; iCitizen app nears V2.0 launch

Rapid, but selective hiring, while software development runs apace toward V2 debut.

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VentureNotes: McWhorter, Ingram, Bredesen touch on venture investment
VentureNotes: McWhorter, Ingram, Bredesen touch on venture investment

Three leaders' separate comments illuminate a common thread of concern.

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Axial Healthcare sees Series B, tech buys, deeper-risk role within 24 months
Axial Healthcare sees Series B, tech buys, deeper-risk role within 24 months

[updated] CEO sees 'land-rush' underway in healthcare data for pain-care management.

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Governor, ECD Commissioner announce rural development task force
Governor, ECD Commissioner announce rural development task force

[Updated] Too many Rural communities are not sharing in Tennessee's economic momentum, they say.

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Belmont bootstrapping advocate Jeff Cornwall unveils family business
Belmont bootstrapping advocate Jeff Cornwall unveils family business

Advocate of organic growth and taut planning follows his North Star.

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Jumpstart Foundry's Health:Further - presenting companies
Jumpstart Foundry's Health:Further - presenting companies

Here's the up-to-date listing of presenting companies.

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Vanderbilt University seeks ExecDirector for new VU Innovation Center
Vanderbilt University seeks ExecDirector for new VU Innovation Center

[update] There'll be plenty of interest on-campus and off- for this job.

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Update: LaunchTN continues to refine strategy and priorities
Update: LaunchTN continues to refine strategy and priorities

Charlie Brock shares his topmost objectives, and we review a bit of the agenda.

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LaunchTN Staffing update
LaunchTN Staffing update

[updated] Expanding portfolios, going into CEO Charlie Brock's third year onboard.

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Tennessee VCs and institutional partners ask opinions on ecosystem
Tennessee VCs and institutional partners ask opinions on ecosystem

Two VCs and allied institutions seek your opinions on state's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Escape velocity for Watershed LRS spin-out calls for $3MM-$5MM capraise
Escape velocity for Watershed LRS spin-out calls for $3MM-$5MM capraise

[updated] Local bootstrapped startup is on high-growth trajectory.

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LeanKit's $16MM raise shows resolve to grow local techco 'that matters'
LeanKit's $16MM raise shows resolve to grow local techco 'that matters'

[updated] Having raised $10.5MM in Angel capital, CEO says the company had room negotiate with VC

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Ingram Content's 1440 Accelerator may drive 10 startups
Ingram Content's 1440 Accelerator may drive 10 startups

Entrepreneur Center collaborates with publishing group to enter new accelerator vertical

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Grants: Kauffman Foundation scouting Nashville/VU entrepreneur scene?
Grants: Kauffman Foundation scouting Nashville/VU entrepreneur scene?

[Updated] Who knows, such relatively stealthy encounters may be underway, daily.

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LaunchTN 36:86: Partpic eyes Series A in 2016, focuses on growth after wins
LaunchTN 36:86: Partpic eyes Series A in 2016, focuses on growth after wins

[updated] This Nashville-grown woman is tearing-up Southeast pitch-offs.

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Innertainment Delivery Systems broadens footprint, mulls capital needs
Innertainment Delivery Systems broadens footprint, mulls capital needs

[Updated with IDS sale] California Corrections confirms major edtech contract for early-stage company.

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Center for Entrepreneurship preps 2015-16 programs at Belmont University
Center for Entrepreneurship preps 2015-16 programs at Belmont University

[Updated] Two years after Jeff Cornwall stepped-away from CE, it has a lengthy agenda.

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Charlotte's Frontier Capital eyes Nashville market for investments
Charlotte's Frontier Capital eyes Nashville market for investments

With the closing of its Fund IV, Frontier activity here may rise.

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'War' ahead? Startup Initial State Technologies preps for capital raises
'War' ahead? Startup Initial State Technologies preps for capital raises

Founder views new entrants to Internet of Things market as validation.

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Pandoland June 15-17: Tennessee startups among festival's $100K seekers
Pandoland June 15-17: Tennessee startups among festival's $100K seekers

Still under wraps, but a startup team you know may be about to get great exposure.

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36|86: Village 36 startup presenters
36|86: Village 36 startup presenters

LaunchTN has described each of the startup's presenting during 36|86, reprinted here.

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CEO McWhorter names Julia Polk program officer at Entrepreneur Center
CEO McWhorter names Julia Polk program officer at Entrepreneur Center

Much sought-after advisor joins team at linchpin accelerator and training hub.

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Venture fusion: LaunchTN's 36|86 attracts People, Ideas, Capital
Venture fusion: LaunchTN's 36|86 attracts People, Ideas, Capital

Actionable business opportunities, plus a discount code right here.

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NuSirt BioPharma has $6MM commitment from Hatteras, other investors
NuSirt BioPharma has $6MM commitment from Hatteras, other investors

[updated] Financing spurs Type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver programs

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Venture Notes, May 11, 2015
Venture Notes, May 11, 2015

Steve Case, Jim Lackey, Sal Novin, Marc Guthrie, PE gig -- and the late Dave Chapman.

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Update: Nashville BLEON IoT startup names Interim CEO
Update: Nashville BLEON IoT startup names Interim CEO

Focus on revenue generation leads to shifting founder into full sales mode.

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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, experts sought for LSTN statewide network
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, experts sought for LSTN statewide network

Bio veteran Jim Monsor leads pilot effort to deepen TN's startup resources

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Citizengine eyes capital raise, sees 2016 election cycle as inflection point
Citizengine eyes capital raise, sees 2016 election cycle as inflection point

New CEO and founding chairman are apparently planning an aggressive push.

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Local investors said acquiring Nashville exec-search business<br>as Salt Lake firm drops Nashville from Tech-city list
Local investors said acquiring Nashville exec-search business
as Salt Lake firm drops Nashville from Tech-city list

[Updated] Veteran Nashville search entrepreneur said to be among new owners.

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Feds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphis to pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented funds
Feds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphis to pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented funds

VTC Seed, Early- and Growth-stage startups may all benefit from USDA RBIC effort.

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Noted: Bootstrap Nashville 2015 plans under review
Noted: Bootstrap Nashville 2015 plans under review

Bootstrapping event may be about to get a reboot.

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Indigo Woman: CEO says Stony Creek Colors' capraise awaits pilot results
Indigo Woman: CEO says Stony Creek Colors' capraise awaits pilot results

'Unique' startup takes on major chemical companies with natural dyes for fashion.

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CEO: Edgenet doubles-down on NVille as Tech 'beehive', but has concerns
CEO: Edgenet doubles-down on NVille as Tech 'beehive', but has concerns

Exec sees new digs, job growth, sales - plus cultural + media challenges.

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Everly, the mix and beverages startup, preps for Series A raise this spring
Everly, the mix and beverages startup, preps for Series A raise this spring

This Nashville startup is having an impact felt as far away as Zambia.

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For the record:<br>Nashville and other TN cities gain roles in workforce, innovation initiatives
For the record:
Nashville and other TN cities gain roles in workforce, innovation initiatives

National and State workforce- and innovation-oriented initiatives link TN cities.

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Marcum confirms Tennessee's AutoXLR8R moving to Tech2020 at Oak Ridge
Marcum confirms Tennessee's AutoXLR8R moving to Tech2020 at Oak Ridge

VTC Accelerator's regional mission to be continued after 3 years at Tullahoma.

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FinTech: New Constructs CEO says accelerator leverage,<br>regulatory initiatives contribute to 'huge tailwind'
FinTech: New Constructs CEO says accelerator leverage,
regulatory initiatives contribute to 'huge tailwind'

David Trainer says distortions in financial reporting are often overlooked, to investors' detriment.

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Nashville's longer-term role as StartupBus destination not guaranteed
Nashville's longer-term role as StartupBus destination not guaranteed

If Music City turns on charm, it could get a longer run as landing-spot for unique program.

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U.S. health Tech startup challenge has Jumpstart tie-in, 3/27 deadline
U.S. health Tech startup challenge has Jumpstart tie-in, 3/27 deadline

Round Two pilot of a tech startup competition could be just beginning of League of Cities effort.

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FinTech: Seed-stage BancList pops-up in Nashville, eyes capital raise
FinTech: Seed-stage BancList pops-up in Nashville, eyes capital raise

Sector veteran Pete Scully leads the reconstituted company, which aims for rapid growth.

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Leslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in Memphis
Leslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in Memphis

Memphis Bioworks CEO Steve Bares makes the announcement

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LaunchTN: McWhorter board resignation adds to agency's to-do's
LaunchTN: McWhorter board resignation adds to agency's to-do's

[updated] Litigation, uncertainty over INCITE funding, turnover and more.

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Nashville-tied Ipreo buys ClearMomentum to expand alt-assets vertical
Nashville-tied Ipreo buys ClearMomentum to expand alt-assets vertical

Ipreo Holdings continues acquisitions following its buy of Nashville-based ShareholderInsite

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Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing
Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing

VTC In the red-hot mobile payments space, this startup has Master Mentors.

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Nashville's Project Music music+tech accelerator names 2015 startup cohort
Nashville's Project Music music+tech accelerator names 2015 startup cohort

Drum Roll - newest program unveils its eight class members.

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PEOPLE: Anand Sanwal's CB Insights has eyes on Nashville + Tennessee
PEOPLE: Anand Sanwal's CB Insights has eyes on Nashville + Tennessee

A keen observer of America's startup and Venture landscape took a few minutes with VNC.

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Mid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businesses
Mid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businesses

VTC Universities in Cookeville, Murfreesboro, Nashville plan to partner to serve industry, entrepreneurs

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WaffleMe.com: Startup eyes capital raise, keeps customers' <br> social-media from being scattered, smothered
WaffleMe.com: Startup eyes capital raise, keeps customers'
social-media from being scattered, smothered

$300K Seed raise could target Angels in Cincinnati, as well as Tennessee

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CEO: Essex Technology growth has its eyes on Execution, Tech and Capital
CEO: Essex Technology growth has its eyes on Execution, Tech and Capital

[Update recap] This company may be just hitting its stride, and 2015 could see strategic moves.

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Council Capital launches Fund III with $125MM target, exits Ingenious Med
Council Capital launches Fund III with $125MM target, exits Ingenious Med

[Updated] Private equity firm with $200MM capital managed, seeks to increase its opportunities

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Startup Garage Coffee enters E. Nashville,<br> Garage Leathers widens accessories line
Startup Garage Coffee enters E. Nashville,
Garage Leathers widens accessories line

GC's new location choice seems to suggest a preference for Creatives

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LaunchTN's Gindt departs to lead LinkdCare healthcare startup
LaunchTN's Gindt departs to lead LinkdCare healthcare startup

[updated] Stefansic and Hogin among those departing, with interest in private-sector jobs.

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Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital
Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital

AGC could be active in a dozen or more states by mid-2015, CEO says

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Morris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL region
Morris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL region

Partners plan to invest mainly human capital in promising startups

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Digital Reasoning Systems secures $24MM GS + Credit Suisse NEXT capital
Digital Reasoning Systems secures $24MM GS + Credit Suisse NEXT capital

DRS's passage via the New York City Fintech accelerator was apparently right step.

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Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group,<br> Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum
Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group,
Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum

Updates on Endorsee, Sagents, Tandum, EO Nashville, PBM365, Back Porch Group, Exile.

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CEO: TuneCore keeps eye on Nashville Music innovation, partners, capital
CEO: TuneCore keeps eye on Nashville Music innovation, partners, capital

[updated] A capital raise might lie ahead for company that looks to enrich its platform, expand globally.

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Reporter's notebook: TNInvestco 2.0
Reporter's notebook: TNInvestco 2.0

Sharing our perspective on the challenges associated with covering the next potential TNInvestco debate.

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VentureNotes: Jumpstart Foundry, TNovation initiative
VentureNotes: Jumpstart Foundry, TNovation initiative

[Yes is answer] Might JSF become a single-vertical startup accelerator? TN HiMSS unveils new program identity.

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Startup: Arcivr finds Nashville Tech talent issue manageable, sets 2.0 launch
Startup: Arcivr finds Nashville Tech talent issue manageable, sets 2.0 launch

Founder doesn't need a lot of help with staff or funding, but seems to know where to find both.

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Crews Center for Entrepreneurship focus on startup talent development
Crews Center for Entrepreneurship focus on startup talent development

VTC CCE director brings lessons learned from his own startups, adjusted for the academic setting.

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Technology Entrepreneurship Task Force<br>  advances at VU School of Engineering
Technology Entrepreneurship Task Force
advances at VU School of Engineering

Doug Schmidt is but one of the sparkplugs firing the school's innovation and commercialization push.

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SeedHatchery: eDivv eyes Big Apple for beauty-barter startup
SeedHatchery: eDivv eyes Big Apple for beauty-barter startup

VTC Casey Casterline and Jon Katz keep in touch with Memphis, but focus on Manhattan

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ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed<br> by Charlotte-SanFran accelerators ahead of Seed raise
ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed
by Charlotte-SanFran accelerators ahead of Seed raise

Venture Tennessee reports on an Oak Ridge financial play within the 3D-advanced manufacturing sector

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ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed<br> by Charlotte-SanFran acce
ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed
by Charlotte-SanFran acce

VTC Dough Speight seems headed toward the QC FinTech Accelerator

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Khosla-backed Brentwood youth takes Strut to SiValley,<br> yet thinks Nashville could become a true 'startup hub'
Khosla-backed Brentwood youth takes Strut to SiValley,
yet thinks Nashville could become a true 'startup hub'

[updated] 20-year-old entrepreneur surrounded by quite a roster of investors, advisors

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MedCenterDisplay advances Series B raise, sharpens digital-comm role
MedCenterDisplay advances Series B raise, sharpens digital-comm role

[Updated] President Aylward said he believes the market is now coming more in MedCenterDisplay's direction

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2014 Jumpstart Foundry cohort directory
2014 Jumpstart Foundry cohort directory

Here are the nine 2014 Jumpstart Foundry graduates and their capital goals.

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Roy Dano: Sports & Entertainment focus for NVille entrepreneur-investor
Roy Dano: Sports & Entertainment focus for NVille entrepreneur-investor

Relocated New Yorker says Nashville and SEC territory are prime sector launchpads

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'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls<br>plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy
'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls
plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.

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'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls<br>plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy
'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls
plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.

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Skuidify, aligned with Salesforce.com, pursues $4MM Series A capital raise
Skuidify, aligned with Salesforce.com, pursues $4MM Series A capital raise

VTC Updated: PE buys Skuid. Earlier: Salesforce.com investment. CEO says a San Francisco or Atlanta lead investor with SaaS savvy is likely preferred.

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Digital Nashville seeks leader to succeed Founder Elin Mulron
Digital Nashville seeks leader to succeed Founder Elin Mulron

Nonprofit seeks passionate leader for sponsored civic, professional programs

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Nashville's women-owned Collegiate Sports Data considers partnerships
Nashville's women-owned Collegiate Sports Data considers partnerships

ISTS is not likely to sell, but CSD is open to entrepreneurial partnership or stake sale

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Jumpstart: Healthcare MarketMaker bridges toward Seed capital raise
Jumpstart: Healthcare MarketMaker bridges toward Seed capital raise

Despite deep financial experience, CEO has taken deliberate steps to ensure startup success

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Quotable: Quick-takes on key issues from Böer, Jahns, Yaeger
Quotable: Quick-takes on key issues from Böer, Jahns, Yaeger

A few of many observations we hear that seem to merit further consideration.

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Startups, Buyouts: TNCRS nears $2BN PE mark<br>with Charlesbank, Khosla commitments
Startups, Buyouts: TNCRS nears $2BN PE mark
with Charlesbank, Khosla commitments

TCRS PE program seems to be maintaining its investment pace.

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CEO says Medalogix's Series A journey<br>brings Nashville investment issues into focus
CEO says Medalogix's Series A journey
brings Nashville investment issues into focus

[updated] Dan Hogan earned his stripes in healthcare delivery, aims to win stars in predictive analytics

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Burcham 'virtually certain' he will resume his entrepreneurial path,<br>now drives Nashville Entrepreneur Center toward inflection point
Burcham 'virtually certain' he will resume his entrepreneurial path,
now drives Nashville Entrepreneur Center toward inflection point

Programming, international outreach, finances are among the metrics CEO watches.

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LogoGarden says $2MM B-raise underway,<br>Brentwood firm vamps as strategic target
LogoGarden says $2MM B-raise underway,
Brentwood firm vamps as strategic target

Founder sees slew of logical future bidders from ranks of strategic corporates

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Nashville's Axios LLC builds platform for Tech, Logistics companies
Nashville's Axios LLC builds platform for Tech, Logistics companies

Capital raise considered, and a fifth venture may tackle custom IT talent development

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Tech entrepreneur: Nashville Healthcare IT talent can spur other industries
Tech entrepreneur: Nashville Healthcare IT talent can spur other industries

[updated] Sal Novin suggests recruiting hyper-talented individuals takes authenticity, not slogans

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Southland Update: Pitch winner Sr.Pago in Bay Area this week
Southland Update: Pitch winner Sr.Pago in Bay Area this week

Nashville was just this startup's first U.S. stop, now they're after real money

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People: LaunchTN's Denenberg preps NourishWise startup
People: LaunchTN's Denenberg preps NourishWise startup

Agency's entrepreneurship director seems to have caught the bug.

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Nashville Angels bless Kindful, as it eyes<br>tech acquisition and Blackbaud market share
Nashville Angels bless Kindful, as it eyes
tech acquisition and Blackbaud market share

Series A Updated - Jeremy Bolls' startup goes after one of the biggest players' share, but not 'just to make a buck'

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Revolution Ventures' Case seeks to light fire under Nashville entrepreneurs
Revolution Ventures' Case seeks to light fire under Nashville entrepreneurs

John Ingram asks the founder of AOL about ways to 'disrupt' politics-as-usual.

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Nashville loyalty-rewards startup textLIVING says $1MM raise wrapping-up
Nashville loyalty-rewards startup textLIVING says $1MM raise wrapping-up

Brannon, Jarratt team to scale-up their proven business model.

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Angels on Safari: Gatto, Burcham target startups via Selous Venture Society
Angels on Safari: Gatto, Burcham target startups via Selous Venture Society

Collaboration leverages VC Solidus, Jumpstart, CapitalTN and other allies

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Media exec Tori Hughes setting-up Events Hatched in Nashville?
Media exec Tori Hughes setting-up Events Hatched in Nashville?

With events proliferating in Nashville, NashvillePost exec seems poised to fly.

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High on Nashville, tech startups 24/7 Sports,<br>Comicbook.com mull growth strategies
High on Nashville, tech startups 24/7 Sports,
Comicbook.com mull growth strategies

[updated] CBS Sports Digital buys 24/7 Sports, led by Shannon Terry.

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CEO: Angel Capital Group ready to strengthen Nashville ties, U.S. footprint
CEO: Angel Capital Group ready to strengthen Nashville ties, U.S. footprint

Eric Dobson plans to recapitalize, scale-up the Angel network born in Music City

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Angel Capital Group criteria and deal flow
Angel Capital Group criteria and deal flow

ACG shares its criteria and recent portfolio additions

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Southland names Startup Village residents for 2014 conference
Southland names Startup Village residents for 2014 conference

The startup village residents are announced.

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Greater Louisville courts talented International professionals
Greater Louisville courts talented International professionals

A its forthcoming Dec. 11 event shows, the Kentucky city sees value in cultivating ties between its ex-pat and immigrant community and corporations

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Nashville's investor-backed YouScience startup charts paths to marketplace
Nashville's investor-backed YouScience startup charts paths to marketplace

[updated] Smart money and a long-standing interest in matching natural ability and career paths produce an edventure.

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Vanderbilt's Lutz kicks-off 'One Vanderbilt IT' cultural-change initiative
Vanderbilt's Lutz kicks-off 'One Vanderbilt IT' cultural-change initiative

Former IBM Canada prez says VU's 'institutional will' gives him confidence

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Shareable Ink names McGraw CEO, succeeding Founder Steve Hau
Shareable Ink names McGraw CEO, succeeding Founder Steve Hau

[update 15 May 2015] Hal Andrews new CEO. A company drawn here by the healthcare magnet gets a new leader.

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Aquation hopes Angels bless bottled water for competitive beverage sector
Aquation hopes Angels bless bottled water for competitive beverage sector

Competition is fierce, but that has yet to douse these entrepreneurs' plans.

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LeanKit: Tech-savvy NVille VCs harder to find than Software talent
LeanKit: Tech-savvy NVille VCs harder to find than Software talent

The real test may be a $10MM capital round not so far away.

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No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain
No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain
Chief Investment Officer Michael Brakebill reiterates his open-door policy
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SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives
SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives

[updated] Warriors suit-up to place special operations personnel in crucial business roles

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Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department
Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department
Veteran chief information officer now 'champion' for IT advance
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LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks
LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks

TTDC now seems to be fully staffed to further pro-venture programs

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Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience
Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience
Founder Ross stepping-aside; a trusted advisor helped make strategic merger happen
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LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event
LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event
Drug-discovery, partnerships and commercialization among conference highlights
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Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,<br>sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues
Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,
sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues

A true startup leader, investment pros and others are aboard for the continuing relaunch

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Startup POPVOX could double as case study for LaunchTN tech-venture push
Startup POPVOX could double as case study for LaunchTN tech-venture push
Tech-driven civics venture could mean high-growth jobs for Tennessee, or not
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VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work
VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work

Council doubles-down on mail-order institutional pharmacy startup

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Gradspring startup gains Carmichael, ConduIT backing<br>for college-grad employment search platform
Gradspring startup gains Carmichael, ConduIT backing
for college-grad employment search platform

In a down economy, this startup aims to serve underemployed recent grads and their parents

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INCITE program announces more grant winners
INCITE program announces more grant winners
Gov. Bill Haslam's INCITE funding program announces more beneficiaries
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VentureNotes
VentureNotes

Fred Goad, Eric Satz, Beth Seigenthaler: entrepreneurs older and newer are hard at-work

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Council Capital: Rick Apple spreads TNInvestco seeds for Nashville moneytree
Council Capital: Rick Apple spreads TNInvestco seeds for Nashville moneytree
One of 10 TNInvestco's is now being led by a VU/Princeton product
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TTDC-as-LaunchTN gets vital runway extension from Haslam Administration
TTDC-as-LaunchTN gets vital runway extension from Haslam Administration

With fingers crossed and funds in-hand, the tech-centric nonprofit forges ahead

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Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round
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

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'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures
'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures

[EMIDS update Dec. 5, 2013] Maybe it's time to focus on something more than our reported shortage of coders

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Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move
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

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'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor
'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor
With a capital raise on the horizon, early-stage company adds to advisor ranks
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Dobie Media adds Rick Blair; A-round to give EvieSays more to talk about
Dobie Media adds Rick Blair; A-round to give EvieSays more to talk about
He may not yet be a 'media wild-catter', but he's got real startup chops
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Davidson: IPO's or not, TN's 'capital-starved' venture sector has fresh energy
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

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Chattanooga's 'Gig City' aims for explosion of techventures and investment
Chattanooga's 'Gig City' aims for explosion of techventures and investment
Initiative aims to draw Angels, techies and job-openings from across state and region
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<center>IDEAS: Helping Tennessee's growth companies<br>develop leadership capacity and secure capital</center>
IDEAS: Helping Tennessee's growth companies
develop leadership capacity and secure capital
A leading private-equity executive puts the Ideas spotlight on an overlooked group
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Jason Kyle's Pro Player Connect has TNCV backing<br>-- plus a $3MM C-round in its playbook
Jason Kyle's Pro Player Connect has TNCV backing
-- plus a $3MM C-round in its playbook

[Updated] Young company already has a lot of history behind it, in celebrity gaming niche.

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<center>IDEAS: Time to step-up local university-industry<br>collaboration in Information Technologies</center>
IDEAS: Time to step-up local university-industry
collaboration in Information Technologies

IDEAS begins with straight talk from the VU campus about Nashville's IT challenges and opportunities

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VentureTools: Moonlighting while Starting-Up
VentureTools: Moonlighting while Starting-Up
Darkside: Someone's dayjob on your team could imperil your venture.
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Voices Heard Media CEO wishes he'd known 'Customer' priority sooner
Voices Heard Media CEO wishes he'd known 'Customer' priority sooner
Knoxville-based Will Overstreet is five years into his game-plan and still learning vital lessons
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Noted: Gibson Guitar $3.8MM SEC filing notes Tek Group
Noted: Gibson Guitar $3.8MM SEC filing notes Tek Group
The big-brand Nashville manufacturer may be picking-up its M&A tempo
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Wealth Access SaaS startup targets high net-worth clients and their advisors
Wealth Access SaaS startup targets high net-worth clients and their advisors

[updated] High Net Worth (HNW) individuals and their data-buried advisors are targeted

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VenturePeople: Highly interactive Dave Delaney makes a move
VenturePeople: Highly interactive Dave Delaney makes a move
For all his talents, there's one thing social-marketer Delaney is not: A buzzkill.
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Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database
Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database

Case Foundation CEO Jean Case joined StartupTN CEO Michael Burcham and others for anniversary observances

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Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances
Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances
The NBIC is seriously considering creating a new facility and/or relocating from its 10th Ave spot
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Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris
Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris

[Updated: Morris departing, 30 Aug 14] Tennessee's 19-year-old growth advocate transits to new leadership

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Briefly: ECD Innovation Director post vacated, Will Alexander picks-up duties
Briefly: ECD Innovation Director post vacated, Will Alexander picks-up duties
Ryan Gooch moves on to EnerNOC, and the Senator's son and others pick-up added duties
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VenturePeople, January 23, 2012
VenturePeople, January 23, 2012

Paddock, Box, Griggs, Tolbert: entrepreneurs bootstrapping their way, and worthy of note.

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Education Networks of America vets launch $6MM raise for Vid-Teller venture
Education Networks of America vets launch $6MM raise for Vid-Teller venture
Al Ganier, Paul Van Hoesen are co-founders of startup that seeks to help banks and other verticals reach customers, including the unbanked
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HCA search for successor to retiring CIO Noel Williams underway
HCA search for successor to retiring CIO Noel Williams underway
The woman who has seen health IT through several decades of dramatic change is taking retirement
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'Artist Growth' tech for Music industry is first of 'action alignment' series
'Artist Growth' tech for Music industry is first of 'action alignment' series

Technology that 'puts the music business in a box' is the opening entry from this startup

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VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score
VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score
Mobile and Social are popular criteria these days, and these seed-stage operations have lured investment.
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Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise
Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise

Jozef Nuyens and partners plant a venture flag in Tennessee, and demonstrate broader reach

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Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals
Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals
Michael Burcham-led StartupTN may cut a broad swath through the state'e entrepreneurial ecosystem
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Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise
Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise

[Updated] Martin Companies leads round, Boston-based CEO says startup is getting traction

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LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake
LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake
A time-tested business model and transplanted tech talent bode well for this startup
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Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A
Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A
UPDATE Andrews move on to revenue-cycle venture, leaving Healthbox behind.
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Emma's Smith preps for 2012 push; Weaver focuses on RoundingWell startup
Emma's Smith preps for 2012 push; Weaver focuses on RoundingWell startup

Veterans of one of Nashville's earliest digital startups set higher goals, and one sets-off for a new challenge

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Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help<br>  prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital
Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help
prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital

There are more Angels among us that most of us realize; one of his holdings is preparing for a C Round

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Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise
Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise

Hudsmith's HP-allied startup executes on its telemedicine strategy for seniors aging-in-place

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TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans
TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans
State ECD issued draft guidelines for Gov. Haslam's INCITE Co-Investment Fund managed by TTDC
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Lifestyle startups are focus for Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship;<br>Joe Ivey prepares to recruit leaders, mentors and internships
Lifestyle startups are focus for Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship;
Joe Ivey prepares to recruit leaders, mentors and internships
University aims to allow all interested students access to business and social entrepreneurship curricula 
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ReTickr: Day 104 could bring the stress some entrepreneurs pray for
ReTickr: Day 104 could bring the stress some entrepreneurs pray for

The gut-wrenching ups and downs of a tech startup haven't quelled this startup's drive

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Ideas: Vandy student's sly EYES|ONLY service re-mixes upscale experience
Ideas: Vandy student's sly EYES|ONLY service re-mixes upscale experience
Vanderbilt undergrad aims to conjur 'magical' customer experience from blend of behavioral science and design
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BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011
BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011
Gleanings from Tennessee media touching upon life-sciences issues and opportunities
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Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011
Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011

Streamweaver 'stealth' no more...Unconference events... ECD budget comments... much more in this regional roundup

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Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,<br>leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization
Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,
leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization

Joe Cook Jr. seems to be executing with precision a gameplan to establish momentum for a still-small sector

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NewsBits, Oct. 31, 2011
NewsBits, Oct. 31, 2011

Startup Tennessee gets operations staff, a tech exec volunteers in Uganda, $ for GOBA and more

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NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011
NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011

Milestone events, capital raises, a whiskey resurrected, and local venture news recapped.

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Regional Roundup, Oct. 26, 2011
Regional Roundup, Oct. 26, 2011

With relatively little fanfare, one TNInvestco fund is rebranding and entrepreneurial activity heats-up statewide.

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VenturePeople: Kate O'Neill of Metamarketer
VenturePeople: Kate O'Neill of Metamarketer
A well-traveled transplant shares her mission and her views of Nashville potential as crossroads
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IP imperative: MyWerx, Cumberland Center<br>and Universities ally for iExchange
IP imperative: MyWerx, Cumberland Center
and Universities ally for iExchange

Alliance push to help protect and commercialize intellectual property could become a global movement

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Angel Capital Group chapter fate uncertain in Memphis
Angel Capital Group chapter fate uncertain in Memphis

ACG plans to open five new city chapters soon; for now, its Memphis outpost is semi-shuttered

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VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011
VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011
Investors are busily putting capital into ventures young and older, in Chattanooga, Oak Ridge and elsewhere
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'Pantheon Park' idea concentrates Music City techies, entrepreneurs, Creatives
'Pantheon Park' idea concentrates Music City techies, entrepreneurs, Creatives
Dortch Oldham Jr. is one of the mainstays of a stealthy coalition that seeks to create a focalpoint for creative entrepreneurism
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TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's
TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's

Scholar and entrepreneur will co-found molecular diagnostics startup in Nashville

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A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture
A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture
It's more mature than many EC-linked ventures and its techie team is getting traction, eyeing new sectors
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Economy: Music City Music Council moves from rehearsal to live performance
Economy: Music City Music Council moves from rehearsal to live performance
MC2 is moving forward aggressively with planning and action to recruit jobs, spawn startups, build visitors and educate generations
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NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011
NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011

Executive transitions, capital raises, alliances and innovations.

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VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011
VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011

Luke Simons of Council Capital, Les Wilkinson of The Martin Companies and Si Deane's new sidebiz

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Angels: Crom Carmichael will 'restock pond' after some 2012 venture exits
Angels: Crom Carmichael will 'restock pond' after some 2012 venture exits

[Updated 7 December 2013] Angel sees numerous exits ahead from among more on the 25 companies already in his portfolio

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Newsbits, August 29, 2011
Newsbits, August 29, 2011

McWhorter shepherds EC, JumpStarters wait verdict, a rash of local SEC filings, Collins rides an IPO and more

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Gov. Haslam announces $29.7MM Fed funding for INCITE push
Gov. Haslam announces $29.7MM Fed funding for INCITE push

As widely anticipated, the Feds came through with $29.7MM in funding for Gov. Bill Haslam's innovation-breeding program

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Bottorff: TNInvestco shows 'creativity' in TN capital-formation;<br>entrepreneurial sector is an American source of strength
Bottorff: TNInvestco shows 'creativity' in TN capital-formation;
entrepreneurial sector is an American source of strength

Nashville leader says the sometimes controversial program is 'worthwhile experiment' in jobs creation.

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NewsBits, August 1, 2011
NewsBits, August 1, 2011

Watching a TNInvestco watcher, Scripps Interactive, Harbert, Solidus, Fresenius, key hires and more.

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Kahootzz eyes capital raise to fuel 'opportunity engine'
Kahootzz eyes capital raise to fuel 'opportunity engine'

[Updated capraise] Nashville will be testbed for service matching users with opps to 'work, play, do good'

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TNInvestco-backed VenX vein-treatment device gets FDA nod
TNInvestco-backed VenX vein-treatment device gets FDA nod
Venture persists within the regulatory system to advance its product
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Liverpool's Ditto Music has Nashville foothold, mulls taking outside capital
Liverpool's Ditto Music has Nashville foothold, mulls taking outside capital

Now there's a cap-raise ahead - the accelerating shift to digital media drive this multinational startup

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Eyes on TNInvestco: New funds commit an estimated $30MM+ for TN startups
Eyes on TNInvestco: New funds commit an estimated $30MM+ for TN startups
There's now a small army of TNInvestco portfolio companies loose in the State of Tennessee.
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At 16, Technology 2020 takes innovation challenges in stride
At 16, Technology 2020 takes innovation challenges in stride
Tech2020 embraces state initiatives, keeps its own counsel in pressing ahead with regional initiatives
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Apple Inc.'s Herbold joins HealthTeacher drive<br>to make U.S. youth health 'cool & aspirational'
Apple Inc.'s Herbold joins HealthTeacher drive
to make U.S. youth health 'cool & aspirational'
HealthTeacher suddenly looks pretty 'cool and aspirational' as it drives to improve youth health
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Solidus' Venture Incite options ORNL technology<br>to bring its start-up 'assembly line' to life
Solidus' Venture Incite options ORNL technology
to bring its start-up 'assembly line' to life

Nashville VC's Oak Ridge affiliate has focused one of its startups on commercializing 'the Moses effect'

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Angels gas-up Iridium's SmartFuel,<br>but the venture's trip has just begun
Angels gas-up Iridium's SmartFuel,
but the venture's trip has just begun
Will Sibble's new venture have the gas to go the distance, launching additional content and social services?
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NewsBits, June 6, 2011
NewsBits, June 6, 2011

East TN developments... Entrepreneur Center rebrands Future 50, Nashville 'on the edge' and news roundup.

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Fetherling eyes HealthDataSource role, resigns NTC;<br>Tech Council sets CEO search and strategic review
Fetherling eyes HealthDataSource role, resigns NTC;
Tech Council sets CEO search and strategic review
No one's surprised to see Fetherling back in venture garb; he earlier invested in Jason Moore's startup
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Bandbox, RedRovor founders sell to Social Chutes
Bandbox, RedRovor founders sell to Social Chutes

Digital-music entrepreneurs exit a crowded field; new owners plan a 'bigger umbrella'

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NewsBits, May 11, 2011
NewsBits, May 11, 2011

A Brailer exec joins regional VC, Nutraceuticals' Grindstaff, Investor Days ahead for incubators, Amazon thing gets awkward and more

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NEXT TN: Research-industry-capital links are key<br>to state's intellectual-property commercialization
NEXT TN: Research-industry-capital links are key
to state's intellectual-property commercialization
An overhaul of Tennessee connections, communications and capital is prerequisite to strong gains in commercialization
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Gov. Haslam: TN to co-invest via INCITE<br>innovation and jobs-formation campaign
Gov. Haslam: TN to co-invest via INCITE
innovation and jobs-formation campaign

Governor addresses fast-growth sector; details of venture funding, entrepreneur award and tech-transfer still unfolding

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NewsBits, May 3, 2011
NewsBits, May 3, 2011

Speaker Harwell's tech agenda.. Schulz on ECD strategy.. new TN tech jobs.. Chattanooga Ventures.. Dream CS, DigiChart and more..

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Pathway Lending, UT Research Foundation have intersecting commercialization interests
Pathway Lending, UT Research Foundation have intersecting commercialization interests
This economic-development lender is deepening its footprint statewide
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Vanderbilt University picks Cleveland Clinic exec<br>to drive transfer and commercialization of IP
Vanderbilt University picks Cleveland Clinic exec
to drive transfer and commercialization of IP

' Overhaul and investment ' could lead to accelerated enterprise development from VU research and development

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Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga
Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga
With EPB, Renaissance Fund and other alliles, River City takes another step toward its 'Smart City' closeup
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Link: Briggs named to lead BMI technology innovation
Link: Briggs named to lead BMI technology innovation
Darren Briggs, formerly of Landmark Digital, has returned to BMI to lead platform innovation.
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Launch Like it Counts: LifeKraze eyeing $5MM B-round
Launch Like it Counts: LifeKraze eyeing $5MM B-round

[name change] Chattanooga entrepreneurs are looking to score in the social media, lifestyle space

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Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match
Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

In Nashville's highly charged entrepreneurial atmosphere, this partnership aims to create both heat and light

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Bullpen Ventures preps for pitches, aims for the fence
Bullpen Ventures preps for pitches, aims for the fence
McWhorter's team will field up to a dozen startups per year, once the season begins
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NewsBits, April 4, 2011
NewsBits, April 4, 2011

Jacobs' latest, TripRaiser traction, Delegator does it all, Pfeffer's sage advice, touching base with Applied Health and more here.

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N³: NashvilleCubed April-May Venture events
N³: NashvilleCubed April-May Venture events
At north of 500 square miles, Metro/Nashville, aka Music City, is creative hub and economic flywheel
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Nashville Angel joins Austin e-social venture as CFO
Nashville Angel joins Austin e-social venture as CFO
Nashvillian lured by later-stage social-commerce company in the Austin tech hub
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NewsBits, March 28, 2011
NewsBits, March 28, 2011

Get that extra cup o' coffee, you'll need it for news from McWhorter, Council Ventures, Vaden Landers and more.

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NewsBits, March 21, 2011
NewsBits, March 21, 2011

Legislators make an energy-tech 'grab', plus venture events and training and more statewide.

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TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism
TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism

Airing of issues simmering beneath TNInvestco's surface has prompted a reprise of comments pro and con the program

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JumpStart Foundry wants tech-enabled startups by Friday
JumpStart Foundry wants tech-enabled startups by Friday
March 18th is the fish-or-cut-bait date for teams of would-be entrepreneurs who want 90 days worth of rations to tide them over during a push toward launch
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TriStar, Limestone TNINvestco funds<br>form Device Innovation Group
TriStar, Limestone TNINvestco funds
form Device Innovation Group

Medical devices may get a boost from the collaboration of two life-science weighted funds and an innovation driver

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Law + Leverage: Baker Donelson adds Sloan<br>for technology & emerging companies
Law + Leverage: Baker Donelson adds Sloan
for technology & emerging companies

Law firm broadens its already sizeable footprint, plants flag in dealing with early-stage ventures

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Solidus-SeedHatchery mentees named
Solidus-SeedHatchery mentees named
Reflecting further momentum spawned by the TNInvestco program and JumpStart Foundry, Solidus and Seed Hatchery announced six new micro-fund mentees in Memphis
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Google exec who launched Earth, Moon & Mars<br> returns to Vanderbilt School of Engineering
Google exec who launched Earth, Moon & Mars
returns to Vanderbilt School of Engineering
Chikai Ohazama, a Vanderbilt Engineering alum, drops-in later this week to share his Google adventure with students
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UTRF: Genera Energy launches Innovation venture fund
UTRF: Genera Energy launches Innovation venture fund

The first of several potential new funds will soon test the waters for venture investment

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Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center<g> for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program
Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program

More luminaries are getting onboard the Entrepreneur Ecosystem bandwagon, this time rolling-out a proven startup breeding concept

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NewsBits, Feb. 14, 2011
NewsBits, Feb. 14, 2011

New chair at lifesciences association..Parental Health update.. Bredesen aide moves.. Silicon Ranch and Venture Incite add staff.. PE investors disappear after liquidation.. bio-entrepreneurs..more

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CEO: CellJournalist helps news media 'win the big story'
CEO: CellJournalist helps news media 'win the big story'

Word of CellJournalist's sale UPDATED. Bidders come sniffing, now that this startup's footprint reaches 40 states

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CEO says Moontoast considers A-round capital raise
CEO says Moontoast considers A-round capital raise
Boston-based Blair Heavey says profits are likely in 2012; meanwhile, he's creating alliances and raising awareness
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Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund launches in N'ville
Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund launches in N'ville

Vanguard's Martin, Community Health's Smith among those signing-on to to drive outcomes, drive down costs.

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'Pinky Gonzales' meets the digital Age of Fanatics
'Pinky Gonzales' meets the digital Age of Fanatics
Operating under a brand name for a decade or more, this Nashville marketing and innovation guru seems to have earned his spurs
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NewsBits, January 10, 2011
NewsBits, January 10, 2011

Lots of stuff bubbling-up from Genera, Skoodat, Satz (at left), plus the Cable and Broadcast folks, and more.

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VNC's Top 25 Reads for 2010
VNC's Top 25 Reads for 2010
For Calendar Year 2010, here are VentureNashville's twenty-five most-opened offerings.
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Nashville, Memphis may have edge over Silicon Valley
Nashville, Memphis may have edge over Silicon Valley
A TechCrunch editor says Tennessee entrepreneurs don't need Silicon Valley's 'approval' to launch important companies
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Cumberland Center: New University-Business alliance plans to foster 'innovation hubs' in Mid-TN and State
Cumberland Center: New University-Business alliance plans to foster 'innovation hubs' in Mid-TN and State
Scott Massey to connect leaders, knowledge, culture and commerce to advance the region and its people.
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In Burcham's mind, Entrepreneur Center is in Trolley Barn creating 'Wow!' companies to serve state and nation
In Burcham's mind, Entrepreneur Center is in Trolley Barn creating 'Wow!' companies to serve state and nation
Educator, consultant and serial entrepreneur is determined to demonstrate EC value quickly, to win further support
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Deep Cuts: <i>Songness</i> discovers 'invisible' performers
Deep Cuts: Songness discovers 'invisible' performers
The man who briefly shared the reins at United Press International presses ahead with confidence in a very crowded field.
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SecureWaters: TN VC's could take ORNL technology global
SecureWaters: TN VC's could take ORNL technology global
Entrepreneurs are commercializing sensor technology that leverages the ecosystem.
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HealthDataSource unveils advisors for health data startup
HealthDataSource unveils advisors for health data startup
Latest health data entry aims to help providers determine demand for services and facilities.
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E-Commerce: StyleNet allies help Franklin firm advance
E-Commerce: StyleNet allies help Franklin firm advance
The Reader-Cherry e-commerce startup serving salons may not have every hair in-place, but it survived the recession.
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NewsBits, December 7, 2010
NewsBits, December 7, 2010

News and notes from around Tennessee on science, technology, innovation and related policy.

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Human Capital sees tech-centric consultants' departures
Human Capital sees tech-centric consultants' departures
Veteran recruiters in life sciences, engineering and telecom have started their own consultancies in Franklin.
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Doerr and KPCB:  Tennessee ties may be growing
Doerr and KPCB: Tennessee ties may be growing
Visionary who's been called 'center of gravity of the Internet' is also creating a stir in Tennessee
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Venture Nashville Calendar Update
Venture Nashville Calendar Update
Nashville and Tennessee are quickly becoming year-round innovation venues, as this sampling of events makes clear
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NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010
NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010

Education Networks..StudioNow..Biotechies...Scripps Interactive..Aegis Health... VU's science reports, and more..

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'One Vanderbilt':  VU retains recruiters for leadership searches
'One Vanderbilt': VU retains recruiters for leadership searches
Headhunters dispatched to find executives to breathe further life into Chancellor Zeppos vision of unity
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Angel Capital Group, RightSide fund confirm collaboration
Angel Capital Group, RightSide fund confirm collaboration
ACG uses its ability to network to extend its reach into another high-profile fund, in hope of gaining investment traction
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DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era
DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era
Local executive recruiter gets high-profile challenge to secure leader for major trade association serving half the Fortune 100
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Solidus, Co-Founders launch JumpStart Foundry for seed-stage investing
Solidus, Co-Founders launch JumpStart Foundry for seed-stage investing
Organizer of micro-fund says group will review dozens of deals yearly and make an investment each month
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Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership
Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership
Tech-marketing veteran Linda Rebrovick looks to create a crowd around SaaS predictive marketing provider
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Quick Take: New Seed fund may be on RightSide
Quick Take: New Seed fund may be on RightSide
Nashville and Tennessee VCs sound-off on new seed-stage investment model, with concerns and some things they like
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Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation'
Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation'

Spawning a more robust entrepreneurial culture calls for more give-and-take, not more 'control' in the eyes of this veteran of ventures and IPOs

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ISO Capital: Hudsmith prepares Parental Health cap raise
ISO Capital: Hudsmith prepares Parental Health cap raise
From reminding patients of meds and signaling for homehealth help, to recording oral histories and health data, this startup aims to become your parents' next big screen
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NEWSBITS, Feb. 11, 2010
NEWSBITS, Feb. 11, 2010

Carried-interest threat to VCs' takehome..VU on entrepreneurship..Microloans in the Boro..Solar investment and more...

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VC Coleman demands access to TNInvestco records
VC Coleman demands access to TNInvestco records
[Updated] Bill to expand TNInvestco on its way... Meanwhile, dissatisfied investor goes public with grievance against Bredesen commissioners
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Nashville mobilizes for U.S. Health technology leadership
Nashville mobilizes for U.S. Health technology leadership

New healthcare technology push rumored, start-up said relocating to Nashville, as activity heats up

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FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens
FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens
Some believe the General Assembly should next move to increase the TNInvestco pot to $200 million
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FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens
FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens

Some believe the General Assembly should next move to increase the TNInvestco pot to $200 million

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Clayton McWhorter to chair Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Clayton McWhorter to chair Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Four business leaders formed the core of group that picked the NEC's inaugural board

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Digital Reasoning Systems names new president
Digital Reasoning Systems names new president

Information services exec joins mostly shrouded local firm still seeking to leverage its IP and its government-contracting origins

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2010 Economy:  Kisber, Cromwell both face reckoning
2010 Economy: Kisber, Cromwell both face reckoning

For perhaps the next six months, the pace of development of Tennessee's emerging New Economy will be largely in the hands of elected officials

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Nashville Techies continually monitored by investors
Nashville Techies continually monitored by investors

Developers may think they're only toiling in obscurity, but they may well be under the observant eye of local VCs and Angels

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VU's Conn advocates new models for drug discovery
VU's Conn advocates new models for drug discovery

Vanderbilt pharma program inches cautiously toward tech transfer, while key faculty member keeps firm hand on the tiller

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'Voodoo venture valuations', other truths told at Forum
'Voodoo venture valuations', other truths told at Forum
Hopes fired, worst fears confirmed in latest iteration of the art form known as venture panels
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Life-sciences startup aims to leverage Vanderbilt technology
Life-sciences startup aims to leverage Vanderbilt technology
UPDATED 12:40 p.m. -- Suddenly, there are two groups targeting VU technology to improvement treatment of degenerative eye diseases
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'Mobile' startups targeted by incubator in Chattanooga
'Mobile' startups targeted by incubator in Chattanooga
Pace of startup's investments will be determined by success of FFA round now underway
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Brainwave Studios seeks $3MM jolt for Franktown Rocks
Brainwave Studios seeks $3MM jolt for Franktown Rocks

Online startup previously won $1.2MM from friends and family to marry kids, music and education

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Waddey & Patterson adds IP lawyer in Nashville
Waddey & Patterson adds IP lawyer in Nashville
Nashville's largest pure IP and patents law firm continues to add attorneys
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Skoodat raising $3MM for assault on ed-tech sector leader
Skoodat raising $3MM for assault on ed-tech sector leader

Nashville Angels and TNInvestco winner among targets of much-touted Nooga startup

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TNInvestco:  Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures
TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures
$120MM program should inject more than $80MM into seed- and early-stage companies in Tennessee over next few years
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Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture
Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture

Vanderbilt institute gets a key role with ORNL and UT, in scenario for improving university collaboration and state's entrepreneurism

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Nashville Tech Council wants more to 'Feel the Beat'
Nashville Tech Council wants more to 'Feel the Beat'
Last night's awards bash at the Schermerhorn drew nearly 400, but NTC CEO says it's a launch to build upon
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Digital Nashville launches innovation mentorship service
Digital Nashville launches innovation mentorship service
DN's new service is aimed at corporate innovators and freelancers, as well as entrepreneurs, and leaves the capital-raising to others
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State's TechDevCorp adapting to threats and opportunities
State's TechDevCorp adapting to threats and opportunities

Warning TNInvestco's not enough, TTDC hopes to keep its mission alive, maybe by spinning-off new ventures

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Whitney:  NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'
Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Entrepreneur says local tech community has 'a lot to prove', before access to venture capital improves

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TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass
TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass
Tennessee Technology Development Corp. faces the proverbial 'Valley of Death' in its own funding, and looks to the Bredesen Administration for a liferope
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CEO:  Healthcare Management Systems passing $75MM mark
CEO: Healthcare Management Systems passing $75MM mark
PE-backed HMS acquires technology from undisclosed company, aims to leverage Stimulus funding for further momentum
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Recruiters target Nashville's life-sciences sector
Recruiters target Nashville's life-sciences sector

[updated] Though their faith in the future may vary, retained executive-search professionals are investing energy in Bio and related fields.

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Legal-services entrepreneur Freedman tackles more startups
Legal-services entrepreneur Freedman tackles more startups

A serial entrepreneur continues to embrace Nashville, even tho its investors are 'too damn nice'

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Venture Notebook:  Change:Healthcare update
Venture Notebook: Change:Healthcare update

Innovative healthcare technology company has completed an Angel round, and looking ahead to valuation and B-raise

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TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams
TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams
TTDC gets its second wind, releases funding for technology and commercialization grants, looks toward future
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With NEC running, Echomusic execs launch Rockhouse
With NEC running, Echomusic execs launch Rockhouse
[Updated] With the Nashville Entrepreneur Center unveiled this morning, this entrepreneur is turning his sights to a venture in entertainment
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Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities
Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities
TBA is apparently regrouping, and still dealing with basic organizational and strategy issues as it confront a crisis of opportunity, because of the growing importance of the life sciences
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Mulron: Digital Nashville loves its independence, diversity
Mulron: Digital Nashville loves its independence, diversity

This progressive digital-media community aims to do well, by doing good, it seems, and it has a couple thousand members to prove it.

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InvestTennessee: State launching biz-development site
InvestTennessee: State launching biz-development site
The State and its public-private partners are launching a website to advance economic-development objectives
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Resource:  TNInvestco briefing registrants
Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants

Some are shoppers, some are bidders, some are there to keep an eye on others...and some are committed to vying for TNInvestco certification

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'Smart' tech ventures spawned by VU student-entrepreneurs
'Smart' tech ventures spawned by VU student-entrepreneurs

The Vanderbilt School of Engineering and VU's Owen GMS' Entrepreneurship Center are spawning a new generation of Nashville-based entrepreneurs

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Cumberland IPO now active: 10-year journey with Vanderbilt reaches milestone
Cumberland IPO now active: 10-year journey with Vanderbilt reaches milestone
[UPDATED Aug. 11, 6:53 a.m.] Cumberland Pharmaceuticals' IPO filing became effective yesterday and trades today as CPIX, 27 months after the shelf registration and 20 subsequent amendments
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Tech Startup:  O'Connell launches SearchViz
Tech Startup: O'Connell launches SearchViz

Tech guru, civic activist and talkshow host, this Nashvillian sets out on a new quest

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VCs form industry consortium, as TNInvestco nears kickoff
VCs form industry consortium, as TNInvestco nears kickoff
Those who would be fund managers in the state's new program are taking a close look at the groundrules and the competition
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TTDC predicts venture-cap program will be 'over-subscribed'
TTDC predicts venture-cap program will be 'over-subscribed'

There may be fences to mend, but now it's time for the state's VCs to Cowboy Up and make a move

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Medical Trade Center rivalry simmering twixt Nashville and New York
Medical Trade Center rivalry simmering twixt Nashville and New York
Against a backdrop of prolonged economic uncertainty, three cities' advocates race to plant their flag atop Health
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Health IT exec to chair Nashville Technology Council
Health IT exec to chair Nashville Technology Council
New leader says NTC will undertake a strategic review of its mission and programs, later this summer
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Tech commerce: Leadership shakeup reported at UT Research Foundation
Tech commerce: Leadership shakeup reported at UT Research Foundation

[Updated] As the stakes get higher for tech transfer and R&D, UT makes far-reaching changes in governance of its research, licensing and venture arm

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New 'Green energy' venture revealed in wake of Vencap legislation
New 'Green energy' venture revealed in wake of Vencap legislation
The governor's signature will soon be affixed to the State's new venture law, but already there are hundreds of new jobs on the horizon
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Update:  Moontoast's cap round closes, CEO named
Update: Moontoast's cap round closes, CEO named
[Updated and corrected 3:20 p.m.] Techventure veteran becomes CEO, while star performers back knowledge-net startup
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Judges like 'Nashville: Where Innovation Sings' for city branding
Judges like 'Nashville: Where Innovation Sings' for city branding

The annual Accelerator endurance and innovation test produces much food for thought.

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Airplay Direct chooses Nashville, attracts investors
Airplay Direct chooses Nashville, attracts investors
A native Music veteran and a tech-savvy investor have prevailed on early-stage digitainment company to call Music City home
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Apple Inc. approves Nashville techies' iPhone game
Apple Inc. approves Nashville techies' iPhone game
Serial entrepreneurs, age 30 and 31, have succeeded in getting the nod from the iPhone App Store for a game they'd like to think could be a 'Big Win' for Nashville
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Startup:  Network Contract Solutions leverages legal experience
Startup: Network Contract Solutions leverages legal experience

[updated] Former Goldleaf counsel turns Angel money and admin frustrations into what's now Ncontracts

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CredenceHealth leverages Angel money and Feds' pressure
CredenceHealth leverages Angel money and Feds' pressure

With $17.2 billion soon under the scalpel, startup feels it has a better mousetrap for improving quality and financial returns

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General Assembly spotlights venture investing
General Assembly spotlights venture investing

The state's new private-equity director debuts and a VC panel gets the lowdown on controversial venture-funding proposal

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Star-backed Nashville startup toasts global knowledge
Star-backed Nashville startup toasts global knowledge
Fresh from its debut at South by Southwest, Moontoast aims to unite world's learners and problem-solvers
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Homeward bound: NV tech company moves to The Boro
Homeward bound: NV tech company moves to The Boro
Led by tim Choate, 10-year-old tech company opts to be near hometown talent, eliminate commuting
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NEWSBITS Feb. 18, 2009
NEWSBITS Feb. 18, 2009

NCN's latest investment... Luminetx startup possibly touched by SEC-accused Stanford Financial...Consensus Point and NHI get new officers... ORNL exec goes corporate... Stimulus roundup...

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TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative
TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative

With former VC hired to lead program, grant for entrepreneurship helps flesh-out tech-development ecosystem

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Kisber:  VC says 'Tennessee on map' for Green investment
Kisber: VC says 'Tennessee on map' for Green investment
State official offers tantalizing hints of impending cap-investment announcements, and mentions direct talks with a VC
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AT&T innovation chief will keynote Nashville event
AT&T innovation chief will keynote Nashville event
Middle Tennessee's regional tech-commercialization advocacy group will convene in April
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Opening gambit:  DisastersNet partners with HealthStream
Opening gambit: DisastersNet partners with HealthStream

The stakes for hospitals are high and rising, amid disasters and other incidents, and two tech-driven Nashville companies respond

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Some owners wary as Revenue's Farr argues for equity and 'true VCs'
Some owners wary as Revenue's Farr argues for equity and 'true VCs'
Amid an awful economy and with the dust from their last scrape still in the air, the State and some business interests may be squaring-off, once again
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Mercury Tech and allies incubate entrepreneurial city
Mercury Tech and allies incubate entrepreneurial city
In Memphis, Eric Mathews is helping generate more material for Nashville tech advocates' best-practices file
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Boon, not gloom?  MB Ventures chief looks forward to '09
Boon, not gloom? MB Ventures chief looks forward to '09
With a nod to Nashville VCs, this Memphis fund manager sees plenty of targets of opportunity
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HealthStream 'Constitution' sharpens focus
HealthStream 'Constitution' sharpens focus

CEO-driven initiative aims to heighten employee engagement in the company's success

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Tennesseans push Industry-Scitech partnering in D.C.
Tennesseans push Industry-Scitech partnering in D.C.
VU, Bart Gordon, ORNL among partners: Meeting in D.C. seeks better ways to link business, science and national labs
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Scientist asks Nashville help, VU institutes move to Music Row
Scientist asks Nashville help, VU institutes move to Music Row

Prominent technology groups need more than better real estate to compete in 'brutally' competitive funding environment

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Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change
Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has a great gameplan, but the clock is ticking for policymakers, VCs, scientists and entrepreneurs

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Vanderbilt steps-up effort to help faculty create ventures, market products
Vanderbilt steps-up effort to help faculty create ventures, market products
Hundreds of discoveries and patents on-hand, Vanderbilt expands its efforts to commercialize intellectual property
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Emma 'always hungry' for talent, sails past $8MM
Emma 'always hungry' for talent, sails past $8MM

No cold feet at Emma, as company embraces higher-touch services and continues growing its workforce in Davidson County

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Survey:  Local Tech confidence poll yields points to ponder
Survey: Local Tech confidence poll yields points to ponder
Beyond intensive concern about the U.S. economy and healthcare insurance, IT execs seem ready to attempt to manage their ways toward Recovery
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TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville
TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville
Atlanta interim C-level staffing and consulting firm is entering Nashville and Knoxville, leveraging its Chattanooga presence
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'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups
'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups
Nashville's creative roots are strong and the juices are flowing. Now, the 'sustainability' theme is due a hearing.
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Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region
Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region
With regional ambitions and a foundation restored, Fetherling assumes NTC command from Costantine
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Nashville VC:  'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply
Nashville VC: 'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply

While waiting for chaos to subside, entrepreneurs should be careful not to overplay their hands, but they should come to bargain hard

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Startup:  ArtistOne aims to unseat Nielsen for download data services
Startup: ArtistOne aims to unseat Nielsen for download data services
Nashville's converging entertainment and technology continues to draw entrepreneurs who don't know it 'can't be done'
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Startup Weekend Nashville: Passions, Programmers and Products
Startup Weekend Nashville: Passions, Programmers and Products

Techies, marketers, inventors and lawyers are expected among the throng gathering tomorrow on the Vanderbilt campus

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$5MM E-Dough:  Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs
$5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs
Fresh capital and guerrilla marketing help Nashville firm catch the Gen Y wave, as bigger players wade into the space
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Leadership succession at Tennessee Technology Development Corporation
Leadership succession at Tennessee Technology Development Corporation

TTDC lands prominent healthcare CEO, scientist and policy influential to help navigate the shores of business, academe and government

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VU's Owen: Lynskey takes startup helm, OEC successor named
VU's Owen: Lynskey takes startup helm, OEC successor named
Entrepreneurship program aims for smooth transition, as the man who connected Owen to the 'startup world' returns to the tech ventures he loves
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Griffin Technology founder again CEO as exec returns to campus
Griffin Technology founder again CEO as exec returns to campus

A year after joining the innovative company, a creative Owen faculty member is back in academe

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Bionic Woman:  Exec perseveres, while biotech struggles for momentum
Bionic Woman: Exec perseveres, while biotech struggles for momentum

While critics sound off and Biotech targets General Assembly, an economy-shaping executive keeps pushing education and innovations

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The Raise: Nashville startup lands in TechCrunch 'DemoPit'
The Raise: Nashville startup lands in TechCrunch 'DemoPit'

Beating-out more than 800 competitors, a confident Statzen hopes a few minutes elevator-pitching West Coast investors will shorten the fund-raising cycle for this emerging company.

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Gordon-Wamp give fresh push to Mid-TN Tech consortium
Gordon-Wamp give fresh push to Mid-TN Tech consortium
Although slow to crystallize, the Mind2Marketplace technology initiative has won support from a growing number of participants, as it attempts to become a formal organization
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VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group
VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group
He'll keep his hand in deal flow, but now he's jazzed about finding talent to reinforce venture-backed companies or breathe life into technology players
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Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'
Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'

There are no 'weathervanes' among these folks. Defining 'institutional', a caution about egos, and a reminder that sounds a lot like 'Dance with the one that brung ya'

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Will Nashville technology community 'mushroom'?
Will Nashville technology community 'mushroom'?

Digital Nashville initiative believes it can make a difference in breeding community for folks in interactive media, streaming, design, other fields.

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Nashville Q could lure Cisco innovation exec to tell all
Nashville Q could lure Cisco innovation exec to tell all
Company's I-Prize competition leader says Nashville could probably replicate the global innovation initiative. He'll tell what he knows -- but, there may be a price...
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Nashville 49th among 60 cities in creating Tech jobs
Nashville 49th among 60 cities in creating Tech jobs
UPDATED June 27 - Recent reports suggest Nashville's foothold in the world's Tech economy is real, but tenuous
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Apple Computer Co-Founder Wozniak joins Nashville's Leadership Music
Apple Computer Co-Founder Wozniak joins Nashville's Leadership Music
Computer scientist, philanthropist, entrepreneur Wozniak has committed to participating in a demanding 9-month program in Nashville. The program may afford Woz a look inside Music that will benefit a new venture he helps guide.
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Gov. Bredesen OK's fight-game overseers; Incubator CEO aims for martial-arts debut this fall
Gov. Bredesen OK's fight-game overseers; Incubator CEO aims for martial-arts debut this fall
This high-achieving former homeless person and tech manager may end-up in the Third World -- but, first, it's mixed martial arts, earning a couple of degrees, selling athletic apparel...and carving-out time to be a father.
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'Creative Nashville' may lure high-growth ventures
'Creative Nashville' may lure high-growth ventures

Tonight, NBC provides another test of Nashville's brand-image -- while the Entrepreneur Project confronts 'lagging innovative capacity', inadequate capital and slow tech commercialization.

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Nashville 'Startup Weekend' for tech ventures is still a long shot
Nashville 'Startup Weekend' for tech ventures is still a long shot
Could Nashville 'capture lightning' in a bottle with a Startup Weekend? In other cities, this technology-oriented endurance test has produced stronger venture communities, new businesses -- but, thus far, no one seems to have claimed the lead to win one for Nashville.
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Bouncing Ideas: VU prof takes 'non-trivial' science to Microsoft
Bouncing Ideas: VU prof takes 'non-trivial' science to Microsoft
Preparing for a visit to Mount Microsoft, this VU Engineering scientist shares his thoughts about his low-profile work in an area some others think could provide further energy for the Big Bang in video-on-demand. Given a glimpse of the findings, one local entrepreneur doesn't find it 'trivial', at all.
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Tech strategist joins Tennessee economic advocate
Tech strategist joins Tennessee economic advocate
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation continues to assemble its team to drive tech-centered economic development.
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Survivors: Nashville Business Plan winners unveiled after 18-month trek
Survivors: Nashville Business Plan winners unveiled after 18-month trek

These Nashville entrepreneurs are celebrating this morning, but we won't see another batch of innovators til 2010. Other competitions at UT and FedEx Institute are about all there are in the state, at the moment.

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Alexander and Gordon keep pressure on Bush White House
Alexander and Gordon keep pressure on Bush White House

Strange Days: A sitting President signs a bill funding science, technology and education and simultaneously vows to gut funding. The federal budget has been held up, ever since.

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BioMimetic shakes-off FDA bruise,<Br> carves-out Biotechnology niche
BioMimetic shakes-off FDA bruise,
carves-out Biotechnology niche

Now, after selling its first FDA-approved product to a close ally, BioMimetic is flush with cash and experience -- and committed to developing biotechnologies in Middle Tennessee.

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KravTek Media prepares pitch to Nashville investors
KravTek Media prepares pitch to Nashville investors
Will Nashville investors greenlight this developing company? KravTek may help catapult Nashville's digital-media sector to stardom -- but first the spotlight's on raising money to make it happen.
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Nashville 'venture creed' could be powerful
Nashville 'venture creed' could be powerful
Declaring Nashville's strengths could help startups like Bravato Music, and help entrepreneurs and investors create common ground
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Amid the recession, Gazelles, Geezers and LifeStyle Businesses
Amid the recession, Gazelles, Geezers and LifeStyle Businesses

Reflections on lifestyle and venture-backed businesses, amid the Great Recession.

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Tennessee Angels investors expanding U.S. reach
Tennessee Angels investors expanding U.S. reach

Budding U.S. network aims to increase deal flow and investment

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