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TN companies at pivot-points might attract funding via River Associates | River Associates, Mark Jones, private equity, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, investment, venture capital, growth capital, financing, Chattanooga, Mountain Group Capital, economy, succession planning, recapitalization, LBO, MBO, buy-outs, Council Capital
TN companies at pivot-points might attract funding via River Associates
This private-equity firm attracted out-of-state institutionals to its $222MM fund VI
By Milt Capps updated May 19, 2012 6:57 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:05 am
Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round | Venture Incite, INCITE Fund, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, technology, intellectual property, commercialization, economic development, Solidus, TNInvestco, Vic Gatto, Scott Ewing, Cameron Newton, NEST TN, NEST USA, entrepreneurs, Tennessee Center for Research and Development, Fred Tompkins, Stimulus, Relevance Capital, TriStar Technology Fund, CP Investment Partners, Linda Rebrovick, Consensus Point, Golden Seeds Consensus Point, Battelle Ventures, Innova Fund II, Hatteras PTI, Landman Family LP, Legacy Investments, Meritus Ventures, Mike Shmerling, Ninth Avenue South Investments, Nashville Capital Network, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Brentwood Capital Advisors, Petra Capital, Claritas Capital, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, Pharos Capital, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Y-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Jan Bouten, Jeff Landman, John Dayani, Jim Phillips, Richard Molloy, Chase Perry, Tammi Jantzen, Clay Thorp, Jim Phillips, Lauren Kane, Golden Seeds, HCA, Medtronic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, venture capital, Angels, investment, private equity, St. Louis, Raleigh, innovation, Tech2020
Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round
There are some new faces among the 'usual suspects' applying at INCITE Fund
By Milt Capps updated May 15, 2012, 6:22 a.m. - Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:08 am
'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures | NEXT Awards, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, information technology, software, Angel investors, investment, venture capital, biotechnology, life sciences, Internet, startups, Tod Fetherling, Nashville Technology Council, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Chris Sloan, Dennis Cagan, Theresa Beach, Sid Chambless, talent, software development, pharmaceuticals, hardware, computers, social media, programming, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Saurabh Sinha, Tod Fetherling, Bruce Lynskey
'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures
Maybe it's time to focus on something more than our reported shortage of coders
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 10:17 am
Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move | Sid Chambless, Vic Gatto, Solidus, Angels, Jumpstart Foundry, OKDJ.fm, Contigo, e-commerce, startups, SeedHatchery, Solidus Academy, angel networks, The Skillery, Evermind, Wax, social media, pitching, Westcrete, RentalKharma, photorankr, OurVinyl.tv, Talkapolis, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, Rachael Qualls, Andy Pickens, Michael Reuther, Jordan Schneider, Allen Ralph, Andrew Fickas, Sean Brna, David Gilbert, Shane Gaddes, Matt Sniff, Jayme Hoffman, John Bransford, Kickstarter, Jim Sohr, Matthew Dudley, Cullen Canzares
Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move
As entrepreneurial tide keeps rising, accelerators and Angels test their wings
By Milt Capps updated 1:58 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:10 am
A-Round: Frazer's Cicayda tech startup emerging into Nashville sunlight | Thomas Roe Frazer II, Roe Frazer, law, legal services, EDRM, discovery, digital, Jason Cox, Caselogistix, Anacomp, Thomson Reuters, Digome, Jack Tyrrell, Richland Ventures, venture capital, angel investors, Brice Burgess, Samford University, technology, applications, Barrister, Tim Roach
A-Round: Frazer's Cicayda tech startup emerging into Nashville sunlight
Law-tethered entrepreneur thinks e-discovery vein is far from mined-out
By Milt Capps corrected 11:29 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 7:22 am
'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor | Nathan Bedford Forrest Shoaf, Forrest Shoaf, Bruce Dobie, social media, EvieSays, Nashville Scene, Albie Del Favero, Southcomm Communications, Teddy Bart, Bass Berry & Sims, Avondale Partners, Rick Blair, capital raises, Dobie Media, events, Vanderbilt University, Harvard Law School, Webb School, investment banking, advisors, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Cracker Barrel, Marsha Blackburn, politics, law, legal services, Post-Conviction Defender Oversight Commission
'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor
With a capital raise on the horizon, early-stage company adds to advisor ranks
By Milt Capps updated 10:39 a.m. - Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:02 am
Dobie Media adds Rick Blair; A-round to give EvieSays more to talk about | Dobie Media, EvieSays, Rick Blair, Ben Gray, venture capital, Claritas Capital, Philip Anschutz, Regal Entertainment Group, Anschutz Corporation, AOL, Ben Gray, Massey Burch, Southcomm Communications, Village Voice Media, startups, angel investors,
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
By Milt Capps updated 11:41 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:06 am
Cybersecurity startup Optio Labs creates Nashville dev foothold with VUSE grad | John Serafini, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, information technology, ISIS, software development, mobile, computer science, Brian Dougherty, Jules White, Charles Clancy, Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Vanderbilt University, intelligence, commercialization, Allied Minds, technology transfer, information security, GPS, national defense, security
Cybersecurity startup Optio Labs creates Nashville dev foothold with VUSE grad
The Cyber-industrial complex creates a foothold in Music City, as cyber risks proliferate
By Milt Capps updated 2:17 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 10:37 am
Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO | Jim Stefansic, Jim Cloar, Skip Goode, Paul MacDonald, TriStar Technology Ventures, Nashville Capital Network, Limestone Fund, venture capital, Angel investors, healthcare, medicine, medical devices, Explorer, Scout, automation, image-guided systems
Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO
The latest CEO appointment at the helm of Pathfinder has a med-devices background.
By VNC Staff updated March 6, 2012 8:36 a.m. - Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 2:24 pm
Noted: Former Frist staffer Ketchel files for MDSave launch | MDSave, Paul Ketchel, Marsha Blackburn, healthcare, insurance, Bill Frist, Kline Preston, Angel investors, physicians
Noted: Former Frist staffer Ketchel files for MDSave launch
High-deductible healthcare consumers might get a break via this startup
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 10:18 am
Davidson: IPO's or not, TN's 'capital-starved' venture sector has fresh energy | Page Davidson, Bass Berry & Sims, IPO, SEC, initial public offering, regulation, finance, venture capital, commercial lending, international business, Facebook, YELP, New Atlantic Ventures, John Backus, Biomimetic Therapeutics, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Standard Parking, ExactTarget, HCA, Steven Collins, Juris
Davidson: IPO's or not, TN's 'capital-starved' venture sector has fresh energy
A little realism about the burdens and advantages of IPO go a long way at decision time
By Milt Capps updated March 6, 2012 6:40 a.m. - Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:16 am
Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach | TNInvestco, Sen. Jim Kyle, Joe Cook III, Mountain Group Capital
Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach
TNInvestco's network effect is just one source of encouragement, but there remain issues to ponder
By Milt Capps and Ed Arnold - Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:15 am
VenturePeople: LeShane Greenhill and Sagents | LeShane Greenhill, Raj Menon, Brian Fox, Capital Confirmation, Holly Rooks Grenvicz, sales, Cloud, SaaS, Angel investors, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Evan Owens, Jason Denenberg, Angel Capital Group, CentreSource, Marc Fortune, Sagents, e-commerce, Internet, ForceFive
VenturePeople: LeShane Greenhill and Sagents
With sales-revenue at a premium, this startup could prove smartly timed.
By Milt Capps updated 4:58 p.m. - Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:10 am
Kodiak tech venture is latest from Engineering grads making Nashville home | Ben Gotow, education, K-12, applications, software development, Duck Duck Moose Design, John Horstman, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Illinois, computer science, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, computer science, Foundry376, 3M
Kodiak tech venture is latest from Engineering grads making Nashville home
A Virginian and a Chicagoan set up shop in Nashville to pursue their ed-tech startup
By Milt Capps updated 1:58 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:51 am
IDEAS: Helping Tennessee's growth companiesdevelop leadership capacity and secure capital | Council Capital, Council Ventures, Katie Gambill, venture capital, private equity, growth-stage, seed stage, TNInvestco, management
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
Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:59 pm
Music Council co-chair Randy Goodman adds Lipscomb Univ. Business EIR role | RCA, Lyric Street Records, Metro, Karl Dean, Music City Music Council, Randy Goodman, Country Music Association, postsecondary, Lipscomb University, Belmont University, economic development, entrepreneurship, Joe Ivey, Phil Pfeffer
Music Council co-chair Randy Goodman adds Lipscomb Univ. Business EIR role
Goodman addition adds heft to ambitious Lipcomb plans for its business, entrepreneurial offerings
By VNC Staff updated 10:21 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:00 am
The Raise: Split|Secnd helps save lives, tests local investors' tech-readiness | Cyber Physical Systems, Split|Secnd, Chris Thompson, Will Green, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Michael Burcham, Doug Schmidt, Vic Gatto, Jumpstart Foundry, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, FCC, RF, bandwidth, VMAT, TechVentures Challenge, Eric Satz, Tennessee Community Ventures, TNInvestco, automotive, safety, information technology, computer science, research and development, Product Creation Studio, Roddy Bailey
The Raise: Split|Secnd helps save lives, tests local investors' tech-readiness
Two Vanderbilt grads prepare to raise more capital for their crash-notification system
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:51 am
Chattanooga's 'Gig City' aims for explosion of techventures and investment | John Wilson, Lamp Post Group, INCITE, accelerators, incubators, Gig City, Geek Hunt, Geek Tank, pitching, venture capital, angel investors, talent, Chattanooga, Charlie Brock, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Lyndhurst Foundation, Michael Burcham, Sid Chambless, Nashville Capital Network, Paladdin Capital, Murphee Venture Partners, Glen Ricart, US Ignite, First Ignition, Google Fiber, gigabit, competitiveness, broadband, David Cummings, Jason Collins, Jason Collins, Paul Conley, Steve Dauphin, Jonathan Taplin, Annenberg Innovation Lab, Whiskey Media
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
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:51 am
Feb. 22nd: Mind2Marketplace spotlights Tennesseeregional accelerators for entrepreneurs | Mind2Marketplace, state government, economic development, technology transfer, commercialization, Sandy Ponder, Brac Thoma, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, John Murdock, Jobs4TN, INCITE, accelerators, incubators, Candace Turnham, Brad Fox, Roane State Community College
Feb. 22nd: Mind2Marketplace spotlights Tennessee
regional accelerators for entrepreneurs
Briefings on the state's new regional business accelerators' mission and how to work with them.
VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 1:28 pm
AirStrip attracted HCA strategic capital and expanded operational ties | Alan Portela, AirStrip, Qualcomm, mobile, healthcare, telemedicine, Milton Johnson, HCA, Qualcomm Life Fund, Qualcomm Ventures, Hospital Corporation of America, Sequoia Capital, Medtronic, meaningful use, EHR, EMR, HITECH, medicine, physicians
AirStrip attracted HCA strategic capital and expanded operational ties
An alliance with HCA leads to Nashville presence for this ambitious San Antonio company
By VNC Staff Updated March 5, 2012 - Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 5:15 pm
Jason Kyle's Pro Player Connect has TNCV backing-- plus a $3MM C-round in its playbook | startups, Eric Satz, Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, TNCV, TNInvestco, sports, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, echo, echomusic, Rivals.com, e-commerce, entertainment, TeraCode, software development, Avenue Bank, 247 Sports, Moontoast, Rob Bironas, Eddie George, Coastwise Capital Group, Scott Kyle, the Active Network, Active.com, Outdoor Central, Dave Graham, Arizona Bay, OpenAuto.com, Echo, Echomusic, National Football League, NFL Players Association
Jason Kyle's Pro Player Connect has TNCV backing
-- plus a $3MM C-round in its playbook
An NFL player adds to his squad and pursues venture that began as a fun way to help fellow players
By Milt Capps Updated 8:18 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:19 am
Gov. Haslam's performance Dashboard is mostly welcomed, but some want a deeper view of results | Gov. Bill Haslam, state government, dashboards, metrics, analytics, economy
Gov. Haslam's performance Dashboard is mostly welcomed, but some want a deeper view of results
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:42 am
VentureTools: Moonlighting while Starting-Up | startups, funding, Jeff Cornwall, entrepreneurs, law, employment, workers, dayjobs, VentureTools, capital
VentureTools: Moonlighting while Starting-Up
Darkside: Someone's dayjob on your team could imperil your venture.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:34 am
ERM Legal Solutions startup is thinking big beyond its $1.25MM A round | Cheryl Mason, HCA, Susan Lambreth, Larry Bridgesmith, enterprise resources management, ERM Legal Solutions, healthcare, sustainability, engineering, Lipscomb University, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Intuit, Ed Williams, Jerry Walters, Thomson Reuters, IntApp, Onit Apps, SixSigma, First Tennessee
ERM Legal Solutions startup is thinking big beyond its $1.25MM A round
If VC's embrace this startup, there could soon be 100 new tech-centric jobs in Music City
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:08 am
IDEAS: Time to step-up local university-industrycollaboration in Information Technologies | Vanderbilt University School of engineering, Douglas C. Schmidt, ISIS, Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt Mobile Applications Team, VMAT, Cloud, security, information technology, IT, software development, research and development, startups, venture, investment, technology transfer, commercialization, business, mentors, postsecondary, education, science, computer science, electrical engineering, academe
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
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:07 am
Noted: WellNow Urgent Care reports $7.7MM capital raise | Petra Capital, David Fitzgerald, Petra Capital, River Cities Capital
Noted: WellNow Urgent Care reports $7.7MM capital raise
WellNow says it's actually gotten $35MM in commitments - out-of-hospital is a PE magnet.
By Milt Capps Updated 5:52 p.m. 15 February 2012 - Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:59 pm
TCRS: Retirement fund commits $40MM total to Bain Capital VF12, Canaan IX | Lamar Villere, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, private equity, TCRS, investment, pension funds, Phil Bredesen, Canaan Partners, Bain Capital, David Lillard, state government
TCRS: Retirement fund commits $40MM total to Bain Capital VF12, Canaan IX
The state's retirement system advances toward the half-billion dollar level in private-equity commitments
By Milt Capps updated 5:37 p.m., Feb. 11, 2012 - Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30 pm
TechVenture Challenge spurs entrepreneurismamong Vanderbilt University students | TechVenture Challenge, Vanderbilt University, technology transfer, commercialization, Mark Harris, Jim Stefansic, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Mallori Burse, Andy Rigby, Alfred George
TechVenture Challenge spurs entrepreneurism
among Vanderbilt University students
Students have decided they can't wait on the rest of the world to create the great jobs they want
By Milt Capps updated 10:35 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:34 am
NextGxDx A-round aids launch of genetic-testing marketplace for physicians | NextGxDx, Mark Harris, Vanderbilt University, healthcare, medicine, genetics, analytics, informatics, data, search, physicians, education, clinical, Owen Graduate School of Management, angel investors, Abstraction Ventures, Amith Nagarajan, Jumpstart Foundry, Lifescience Tennessee, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, Michael Burcham, Shawn Glinter, Tod Fetherling, Stratasan, TechVentures, technology transfer, commercialization, Bass Berry & Sims, Pinnacle Financial, Price CPAs, E|Spaces
NextGxDx A-round aids launch of genetic-testing marketplace for physicians
Helping doc's pick the right genetic tests is the mission of this Web-based marketplace
By Milt Capps updated March 5, 2012 - Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:03 am
Nashville's SeniorMetrix sells to stealthy NaviHealth,backed by Welsh Carson, Select Medical, Universal American | Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, Universal American, Select Medical, Rick Glanz, health IT, analytics, informatics, mergers and acquisitions, Brentwood Capital Advisors, M&A, investment, private equity, Tom Scully, Sean Traynor, David Caluori, Matthew Etheridge, Reg Warren
Nashville's SeniorMetrix sells to stealthy NaviHealth,
backed by Welsh Carson, Select Medical, Universal American
Rick Glanz exits in a big way, via a stealthily formed buyer backed by biggies
By VNC Staff updated 6:21 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:40 pm
BIGnashville: Nashville Chamber aims to double its membership by June 30 | Alex Hughes, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, McNeely Pigott & Fox, David Fox, Andrew Maraniss, DK Brand Strategy, Allen Hovious, Dan Stevenson, marketing, promotion, public relations, economic development, employment, income, population, Mike Delevante, Delevante Creative, advertising, boomtown, Forbes
BIGnashville: Nashville Chamber aims to double its membership by June 30
Awakened to an opportunity of surprising magnitude, the Chamber sets out to tell its story, anew.
By Milt Capps updated 11:28 with Chamber dues - Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:54 am
Voices Heard Media CEO wishes he'd known 'Customer' priority sooner | Voices Heard Media, Will Overstreet, Chris Van Beke, startups, entrepreneurs
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
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:51 am
Tennessee-based Green Ballast registered IPO, now waits for daylight | Green Ballast, energy, lighting, LEED, Kevin Adams, IPO, SEC, FINRA, investment
Tennessee-based Green Ballast registered IPO, now waits for daylight
It's not Facebook, but this would-be OTC stock affords a clear look at startup options
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:34 am
Noted: Gibson Guitar $3.8MM SEC filing notes Tek Group | Henry Juszkiewicz, Gibson Guitar, David Berryman, digital entertainment, manufacturing, Bruce Mitchell, Mike Cheles, SEC, capital, finance, The Tek Group, Onkyo, Stanton Group, TC Group, Dan Krawcyzk, Evangelos Antypas, music
Noted: Gibson Guitar $3.8MM SEC filing notes Tek Group
The big-brand Nashville manufacturer may be picking-up its M&A tempo
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:37 am
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation at another inflection point | Bill Hagerty, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, economic development, Leslie Wisner-Lynch, intellectual property, commercialization, state government, Gov. Bill Haslam, Cumberland Center
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation at another inflection point
Tech-driven economic development will eventually learn what priority it gets in the Haslam Administration
By Milt Capps updated 9:46 p.m. - Posted: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:36 am
App-deadline April 2nd: Jumpstart Foundry will forge up to 10 new ventures | Jumpstart Foundry, Vic Gatto, accelerators, incubators, venture capital, Solidus, seed-stage, fundraising, business plans, mentors, entrepreneurs
App-deadline April 2nd: Jumpstart Foundry will forge up to 10 new ventures
JSF's second cohort class will experience some new wrinkles in the tech-biz accelerator program
VNC Staff - Posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:08 pm
VenturePeople: Highly interactive Dave Delaney makes a move | Dave Delaney, Barcamp, Podcamp, interactive, digital media, social media, marketing, Griffin Technology, Geek Breakfast, Nashcocktail, unconferences, meetups, Emma
VenturePeople: Highly interactive Dave Delaney makes a move
For all his talents, there's one thing social-marketer Delaney is not: A buzzkill.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012 5:14 pm
Wealth Access SaaS startup targets high net-worth clients and their advisors | David Benskin, Wealth Access, SaaS, software development, startups, entrepreneurs, Merrill Lynch, Thomson Reuters, Lipper, Reuters, Mint.com, Advent Software, Sid Chambless, JJ Rosen, Bruce Meyers, Ron Samuels, Jay E. Toole, Paul Spence, CapGemini, Dearborn Advisors, Rob Seichter, Systems Evolution, Nashville Capital Network, Tennessee Angel Fund, investors, investment, data, performance, Avenue Bank, Alix Partners
Wealth Access SaaS startup targets high net-worth clients and their advisors
High Net Worth (HNW) individuals and their data-buried advisors are targeted
By Milt Capps updated 11:25 p.m. - Posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:38 pm
Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database | StartupTN, Startup Tennessee, startups, Michael Burcham, Jean Case, Stephen Case, Case Foundation, Kauffman Foundation, Plumgood Food, DigiScript, investment, database, Startup America, Galen Partners, David Jahns, private equitiy, Bill Hagerty, Ingrid Vanderveldt, Pam Contag, women, entrepreneurs
Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database
Case Foundation CEO Jean Case joined StartupTN CEO Michael Burcham and others for anniversary observances
By VNC Staff updated 7:57 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:53 am
Briefly: ECD Innovation Director post vacated, Will Alexander picks-up duties | economic development, Bill Hagerty, Ryan Gooch, Henry Gindt, Will Alexander, Gov. Bill Haslam, energy, innovation, investment, capital, accelerators, incubators, state government
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
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:12 am
Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances | Mildred Walters, Nashville Business Incubation Center, state government, TVA, Tennessee State University, economic development, startups, small business, Zycron, Transcender, Beacon Technologies, Christie Cookie, postsecondary, Growth Enterprises Nashville, Valerie Smith Hays, Deloitte, Mendy Mazzo, Skanska, incubators, Greenwood Consulting Group, Jim Greenwood, Trackpoint Systems, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Terriance Moody, Blessing Oququam, Perri duGard Owens, Karen Thompson, Diane Wynne, Tilden Curry, Dale Jones, Ken Looney, Rachel Qualls, Carol Soloman, Dream Systems, Lee Molette, Angel Capital Group, Blenda Williamson
Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances
The NBIC is seriously considering creating a new facility and/or relocating from its 10th Ave spot
By Milt Capps updated 3:55 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:12 am
Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris | Tech2020, John Morris, Mike Cuddy, UTRF, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, startups, Center for Entrepreurial Development, Geoff Robson, Fred Tompkins, Venture INCITE, 3 Degrees Business Development, technology transfer, commercialization, Chris Mainini, Jill Van Beke, Radio Systems
Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris
Tennessee's 17-year-old growth advocate transits to new leadership
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:11 am
HCA search for successor to retiring CIO Noel Williams underway | HCA, Hospital Corporation of America, Noel Williams, CIO, information technology, talent
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
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:35 pm
Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund LP pursues $200MM raise | Heritage Group, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, venture capital, private equity, Vanguard Health Systems, David McClellan, Precedent Health, Shareable Ink, OnFocus Healthcare, Vanguard Health Systems, LifePoint Hospitals, Trinity Health, Iowa Health System, Community Health Systems
Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund LP pursues $200MM raise
Rock Morphis and David McClellan are adding tons of dry powder to their healthcare venture arsenal.
VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:47 am
Education Networks of America vets launch $6MM raise for Vid-Teller venture | Al Ganier III, Paul Van Hoesen, ENA, Education Networks of America, David Pierce, Jan Bramlet, Richard Chambers, Bruce Campbell, John Gillmor, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, call centers, ATMs, networks, video, wide-area networks, customer service, banking, startups, entrepreneurs, AT&T, bandwidth, Internet, voice, data
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
By Milt Capps updated 7:32 a.m. 24 January - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
VenturePeople, January 23, 2012 | William Griggs, Startup Slingshot, Suineg, GiveYear, bootstrap, entrepreneurs, Hunter Mize, Lindsey Thompson, Digome, Tasha Ross, Marcus Whitney, Stephen Shapiro, innovation, Bernard Health, Trinisys, WAP Sustainability, William Paddock
VenturePeople, January 23, 2012
Paddock, Box, Griggs, Tolbert: entrepreneurs bootstrapping their way, and worthy of note.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
Cortac, Hubble Telemed and venture follow-ons get TNInvestco nods | TNInvestco, Innova Fund, iScreen Vision, Edward Chaum, Hubble Telemedical, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, Solicus, Vision INCITE, venture capital, MB Innovation, MB Biomed Ventures Tennessee, CORTAC, Mike Letterman, Cagenix, JS Software Solutions, American Geothermal, Opti-Logic, Tennessee Angel Fund, Nashville Capital Network, NeighborMD, American Hometown Media, Parental Health, Anthem Healthcare Intelligence
Cortac, Hubble Telemed and venture follow-ons get TNInvestco nods
Seven portfolio companies get new or follow-on commitments, plus other updates.
By Milt Capps updated 7:15 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment | Clayton Associates, venture capital, angel investors, Fred Goad, Aubrey Harwell, John Ingram, Clayton McWhorter, Stuart McWhorter, Council Ventures, Council Capital, Bullpen Ventures, Triple Play Ventures, private equity, capital formation, TNInvestco, Larry Kloess, Harry Jacobson, Newco Holdings, Cumberland Consulting Group, Robert Yeager, John Williams, Sam Bartholomew, Medical Reimbursements of America, Entrada Health, PharmMD, Primocare, Tennessee Venture Council, David Ingram, Linwood 'Chip' Lacy, Ingram Entertainment, Ingram Industries, John Burch, Nancy Allen, Andrew Bouldin
King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment
Scrutiny of entrepreneurs has increased mightily and this Clayton Associates affiliate presses onward raising capital
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am
Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis | Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Alex Hughes, EmergeMemphis, Gwin Scott, Amy Howell, Howell Marketing Strategies, human resources, executive recruitment, Wendy Stoneberger, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis
Growth businesses and startups may get new representation within two cities' influential nonprofits
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am
Cardiovascular Care Group seeks $40MM capital infusion | Sam Brooks, HCA, Renal Care Group, John Dayani Sr., healthcare, Cardiovascular Care Group, Thomas Lyles, MedCare Investment Funds, Epiphany Health Ventures, TriStar Technology Ventures, Duncan Dashiff, Cardiovascular Care Associates
Cardiovascular Care Group seeks $40MM capital infusion
Long-time allies go to the well once more for one of their many healthcare businesses.
By VNC Staff updated 5:16 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:23 pm
SOPA: Mashable's Heald parses the controversial legislation | Internet, SOPA, piracy, copyright
SOPA: Mashable's Heald parses the controversial legislation
You decide: Mashable's Chris Heald assays the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and this link takes you straight there.
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:17 am
'Artist Growth' tech for Music industry is first of 'action alignment' series | Matt Urmy, Harry Jacobson, Jon Sexton, music, digital entertainment, Artist Growth, Action Alignment, startups, entrepreneurs, investment, Mike Muhney, Quotient Solutions, John Curtis, Cowboy Jack Clement, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, BMI, performing rights, iPhone, Mobile, Android, Norman Urmy, Joe Galante, Mark Montgomery, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Jack Musgrove, Shore Fire Media, Vanderbilt University, Nick Hollansbe
'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
By Milt Capps updated 11:09 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:35 am
Atiba adds Cabedge Design team led by Chris Blanz | Chris Blanz, John M. 'JJ' Rosen, Atiba, networks, software, entrepreneurs, Cabedge.com, Cabedge Design, SLK Digital, information technology, mobile, AtibaMobile, Jumpstart Foundry, Scott Rouse, David Gales, Weberize, EdgeNet Media, Good Job, iAgree, Buntin Group, HotFaucet, advertising, marketing, Paul Hickey, Columbia State Community College, Janet Walls, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Atiba adds Cabedge Design team led by Chris Blanz
Award-winning Blanz brings added depth to Atiba's user-experience portfolio
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:35 am
VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score | VentureNotes, DAIO, Pearescope, Crom Carmichael, iOS, Android, software development, mobile, social media, Angel investors, Rachael Qualls, Angel Capital Group
VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score
Mobile and Social are popular criteria these days, and these seed-stage operations have lured investment.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:28 am
Noted: Joe Galante is Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur Center | Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Joe Galante, Michael Burcham, entrepreneurs, digital entertainment, music, mentors, incubator, accelerator, Bullpen Ventures, Angel investing, Sony Music
Noted: Joe Galante is Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur Center
The many who spent nearly 40 years in the same label family has a new gig, atop his Angel investing.
By VNC Staff updated 9:20 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:10 pm
Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal | Joe Maxwell, Punching Nun Group, ONefocus Marketing, CapControls, Shareholder InSite, Quist Valuation, software, SaaS, AnalytX, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Brett Suchor, Qval
Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal
Joe Maxwell is having way too much fun in growing another tech venture in the finance sector
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:40 am
TNInvestco-backed startup 'Krush' raises $4.5MM for predictive-network entry | Krush, Gina Ashe, Eric Satz, TNInvestco, venture capital, e-commerce, marketing, fashion, analytics, Plumgood Food, Tennessee Community Ventures, Gibson, marketing, Alexis Kopikis, Alan Osman
TNInvestco-backed startup 'Krush' raises $4.5MM for predictive-network entry
The Gina Ashe-Eric Satz team presses ahead in a potentially disruptive offering for the retail sector.
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 11, 2012 3:54 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:00 am
NeighborMD's $2.5MM raise attracts Nashville Capital Network | NeighborMD, Sid Chambless, Les Coble, NeighborMD, healthcare, Nashville Capital Network, Philip Hertik, Peter Rosell, Jim Baker, Barry Yarbrough, healthcare, outpatient, Angel investors, TNInvestco
NeighborMD's $2.5MM raise attracts Nashville Capital Network
Healthcare gets another boost from local investors, successfully closes round.
By VNC staff updated Feb. 7, 2012 11:57 a.m. - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:00 am
Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting | Tailwind Capital, Stuart McWhorter, Clayton McWhorter, health IT, healthcare, Cumberland Consulting Group, EMR, Jim Lewis, private equity, venture capital, Clayton Associates, Bullpen Ventures
Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting
Now a Delaware company, CCG looks to diversify offerings and targets platform growth, including M&A
VNC Staff updated 7:09 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012 6:58 am
TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments | TriStar Technology Fund, NEST-TN, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Molecular Sensing, Border Jump, Bobby Franks, Innova Memphis, Innova Fund, Council Ventures, Council Capital, Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, TNInvestco, CAPCO, Traklok, Limestone Fund, Mountain Group Capital, American Hometown Media, Tennessee Community Ventures, Tennessee Angel Fund, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, MB Ventures, Solidus TNInvestco, Jumpstart Foundry, Seedhatchery, Venture INCITE, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, StartupTN, Jobs4TN, Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, SBIR, STTR, maturation grants, investment, Angel investors
TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments
A steady stream of commitments, often made to familiar names, continues, with results not yet due
By Milt Capps updated 8:46 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:35 am
Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise | Fivestone Partners, Goba, John Dayani Jr., Brad Edmonson, Raymond Pirtle, venture capital, consulting, technology, bootstrapping, Fivestone [Launch], startups, early-stage, growth-stage, investment, investors, Luma Brite Technologies, G Squared Wireless, Zuzsa, Bullpen Capital, Duncan Davidson, lean finance, The Castle, Jeff Landman, Scott Harmel, Bob Barone, Claridge Company, Incident Control Systems, ICS, TRL9, Enconcert, Technology Readiness Level 9, TriStar Technology Fund, Brian Laden, RentStuff, CollectiveIQ, Mark Rockefeller, Rockefeller Consulting|Insight Capitalists, Bullpen Capital, Duncan Davidson, Stacked Stones, Solidus, Jumpstart Foundry, Auburn Angel Network, Angel Investment Management Group, NARAS, BMI, GRAMMY, ASCAP, PassAlong Networks, Speakerheart, digital entertainment, music, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, capital, fundraising
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
By Milt Capps updated 5:45 a.m. January 4, 2012 - Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 7:06 pm
TrueStartup: 'SourceYourCity' will beta in Frisco waters, then raise capital | SourceYourCity, Neely Burks, media, marketing, public relations, Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations, KVBPR, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, University of Tennessee, advertising, Jumpstart Foundry, Vic Gatto, Solidus, Nick Yaeger, CheckedIn, David Ross, Music Row, Chris McIntyre, change:healthcare, Drew Fassett, Peak10, Williamson County, Matt Largen, economic development, John Mark Jansen, Pinky Gonzales, Vocus, Help A Reporter Out, ProfNet, PRNewswire, Vanderbilt University, University of Texas, University of California, beta, Angel investors, Sullivan Branding, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, SYC
TrueStartup: 'SourceYourCity' will beta in Frisco waters, then raise capital
Still pre-revenue and facing competitors, Neely Burks continues to execute
By Milt Capps updated 11:37 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 9:26 am
HIV among targets: Jericho Sciences bio-startup chooses Nashville as home | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotechnology, Life Science Tennessee, Joe Rolwing, Heidi Kay, commercialization, technology transfer, collaboration, Jericho Sciences, University of South Florida, CET, CET Life Sciences Center, economic development, postsecondary, science
HIV among targets: Jericho Sciences bio-startup chooses Nashville as home
Entrepreneur says she's found more than a good lease in Nashville
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 4, 2012 - Posted: Monday, January 2, 2012 11:37 am
Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals | Bill Hagerty, Gov. Bill Haslam, David Warren, Michael Burcham, economic development, Jobs4TN, accelerators, INCITE, co-investment, seed-stage, Angel investors, Angels, early-stage, startups, Memphis Research Consortium, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Bill Hagerty, Russell Ingram, Startup Tennessee, StartupTN, Startup America, Justin Wilson
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
By Milt Capps Updated 6:43 a.m. Dec. 29, 2011 - Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:50 am
Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham | TCRS, Lamar Villere, Denham Capital Management, oil & gas, energy, investment, private equity, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, state government, gold, platinum, metals, Pangaea Exploration, Blackstone Group, Park Hill Group
Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham
Rising interest in metals, natural gas and other energy assets is the driver in Denham's current multi-billion dollar fundraise
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:05 am
Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise | Blair Heavey, Marcus Whitney, The Martin Companies, venture capital, Angel investors, private equity, e-commerce, social media, Moontoast, software development, information technology, platforms, Erroll Apostolopoulos, Geoff Smith, Tim Putnam
Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise
Martin Companies leads round, Boston-based CEO says startup is getting traction
By Milt Capps updated 6:02 p.m. 5 January 2012 - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am
Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-accessprogram moves stepwise toward launch | Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Leslie Wisner-Lynch, economic development, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Lance Bridgesmith, Miller & Martin, Bruce Doeg, Ted Nelson, Jim Phillips, Tom Ballard
Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-access
program moves stepwise toward launch
ECD and TTDC chiefs and their colleagues seem to be 'aligned' toward getting INCITE launched
By Milt Capps Updated 28 December 2011 at 4:14 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am
Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development | MB Venture Partners, MB Innovations, Spine Wave, medical devices, healthcare, venture capital, debt equity, private equity, Mike Sherman, Gary Stevenson, Troy Drewry, Medtronic Sofamore Danek, TriStar Technology Ventures, Brian Laden, Device Innovation Group, Medical Device Innovations,TNInvestco
Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development
VC and industry veteran Mike Sherman will leave work, starting with Spine Wave
By Milt Capps updated 9:31 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:58 am
Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI | Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, TCRS, private equity, Lamar Villere, State government, investment, General Catalyst Partners, General Catalyst Group VI, information technology, Internet, games, digital entertainment, General Assembly, legislation, Joel Cutler, TrueBridge, Bessemer Venture Partners, VenRock, Oak Tree Opportunities Fund, Hellman & Friedman, Khosla Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lamar Villere, Michael Brakebill, Cambridge Associates, Strategic Investment Solutions
Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI
This Massachusetts fund is partial to Internet plays and other technologies.
By Milt Capps Upudated 9:25 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake | Rob Solberg, John Williams, LogoYes, LogoGarden, Web.com, interactive games, Franktown Rocks, Whoosh Interactive, friends and family, venture capital, software development, entrepreneurs, information technology, talent, Creatives, small business, startups, Debra Solberg
LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake
A time-tested business model and transplanted tech talent bode well for this startup
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software | Gary Ferguson, health IT, EMR, analytics, TIBCO Software, Vivek Ranadive, infrastructure, information technology, software development, healthcare, clinical IT, mergers, acquisitions, M&A, NotifyMD, NASDAQ, real-time computing, computer sciences, Stericycle
Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software
Former NotifyMD joins a major player in the
By Milt Capps Updated 12:04 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD' | Sharecare, Mehmet Oz, Jeff Arnold, Discovery Communications, HowStuffWorks.com, healthcare, consumers, search, Harpo Productions, Zoco, Sony Pictures Television, Thinklink Learning, Discovery Education, Vanderbilt University, Sirrom Capital, J.C. Bradford, HealthLine, WCG, advertising, content, e-commerce, wellness, Owen Graduate School of Management
Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;
one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD'
This startup has ties to Discovery Communications, which bought a Nashville tech venture in 2006
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland | CentreSource, Bullpen Ventures, Stuart McWhorter, Clayton Associates, Triple Play Ventures, seed capital, Populr, published one-pagers, Internet, e-commerce, Web, interactive agency, John Ingram, Joe Galante, Mark Montgomery, Michael Burcham, Steve Turner, Claritas Capital, Education Networks of America, Reliant Resources, Nashville Technology Council, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Holland Medical Equipment, Tulane University, entrepreneurs, Brandi Holland, Sherrard & Roe, Bass Berry Sims, KraftCPA, Jared Scheel, Evan Owens, Chip Hayner, Chris Wage, Daniel Nelson
'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland
The first young bull into the chute is driving a venture that could benefit a startup, an accelerator and the EC
By Milt Capps updated 10:55 a.m. - Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:05 am
Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales | social enterprise, e-commerce, packaged goods, Thistle Farms, nonprofits, Magdalene, addiction, violence, women, St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel, Bass Berry & Sims, Frasier Dean Howard, Whole Foods, retailing, consumers, personal care
Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales
The Magdalene program's operations needs consumer following to expand its services
VNC Staff updated 10:38 a.m. - Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:03 am
Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy | John M. "JJ" Rosen Jr., Claritas Capital, John Chadwick, Peter Clifton, Michael Shatzkin, publishing, Ingram, digital media, SLK LLC, Will Daly, Chase Pattison, Entrada, e-commerce, creatives, mergers and acquisitions, M&A, Scott Smith, Chip Gallent, Joe Baltimore, Skypeak, information technology, software development, networks, Industrial Data Systems, Plumgood Food, Fantasy Brand Marketing, GiveAGift, BlueJar, GoodJob
Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy
An entrepreneur and sometime Angel eases into the Web-media acquisitions mode
By Milt Capps Updated 1:17 p.m. 19 December 2011 - Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 6:52 pm
Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A | Hal Andrews, Data Advantage, The Martin Companies, startups, entrepreneurs, Univesity of Tennessee, Ron Styers, Atiba, RenTech, Peak10, Cottonwood Technologies, information technology, software development, talent, Cloud, healthcare, applications, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, venture capital, Cogent Healthcare, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Nashville Technology Council
Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A
Healthcare, data and IT veterans Andrews and Styers plan to ride the healthtech wave.
By Milt Capps updated 11:06 a.m. - Posted: Friday, December 16, 2011 9:23 am
ISO Capital: American Hometown Media, OnFocus Healthcare sally forth | OnFocus Healthcare, American Hometown Media, Dan Hammond, Management21, Charles Galbraith, Sid Chambless, Nashville Capital Network, fundraising, venture capital, Angel investors, Tennessee Angel Fund, Solidus, Limestone Fund, TNInvestco
ISO Capital: American Hometown Media, OnFocus Healthcare sally forth
Hammond and Mason are leading these growth companies' capital raises
By Milt Capps Updated 10:46 a.m. - Posted: Friday, December 16, 2011 9:23 am
Fauchet to succeed Ken Galloway as Deanof Vanderbilt University School of Engineering | Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Kenneth Galloway, Philippe Fauchet, nanotechnology, computer sciences, postsecondary, healthcare, Nicholas Zeppos,
Fauchet to succeed Ken Galloway as Dean
of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Vanderbilt University's 34-ranked Engineering Schools bows recognition of one Dean's contributions, announces his successor
VNC Staff updated 1:47 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011 11:30 am
Proponents of 'OneC1ty' techbiz campus may need a bigger Bandwagon | economic development, Nashville Medical Trade Cener, OneC1ty, healthcare, health IT, JRG Ventures, Earl Swensson Associates, 505Design, James Lakes, Microsoft, Caroline Young, Liza Massey, Michael Burcham, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville Technology Council, Pantheon Park, Tom Baldridge, McIntyre Ventures, real estate, research
Proponents of 'OneC1ty' techbiz campus may need a bigger Bandwagon
Life sciences, healthcare services and technology and more could cluster in a redeveloping area of Metro Nashville
By Milt Capps updated 10:48 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 9:50 am
Franklin-based PureSafety sells to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) | Underwriters Laboratories, UL, Bill Grana, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Thompson Machinery Commerce Co., safety, healthcare, performance, workforce, worker's compensation
Franklin-based PureSafety sells to Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Performance, occupational safety and other fields are supported by PureSafety software and services
VNC Staff updated 1:58 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 1:49 pm
TriStar Technology Ventures files for $40MM capital raise for Tech Fund II | Harry Jacobson, TriStar Technology Ventures, technology transfer, Christopher Rand, Brian Laden, Duncan Dashiff, venture capital, private equity, Epiphany Health Ventures, Medcare Investment Funds, James Leininger
TriStar Technology Ventures files for $40MM capital raise for Tech Fund II
Just days after parent HIG added to its management team, Tri-Star reports it has begun one of Tennessee's larger recent fund raises
By Milt Capps updated 10:01 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 8:57 am
HCA Parallon unit taps O'Boyle as president | Michael O'Boyle, HCA, R. Milton Johnson, healthcare, United Healthcare Networks, Parallon Business Solutions
HCA Parallon unit taps O'Boyle as president
HCA's business-solutions unit is diversifying and names successor to retiring president
VNC Staff updated 9:54 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 8:53 am
Emma's Smith preps for 2012 push; Weaver focuses on RoundingWell startup | Clint Smith, entrepreneurs, Will Weaver, Emma, Cold Feet Creative, ExactTarget, Salesforce.com, RoundingWell, startups, NEXT Awards, Rolling Mill Hill, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Constant Contact, ExactTarget, MailChimp, marketing, e-mail
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
By Milt Capps updated 12:23 p.m. - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 11:54 am
Health online: Big City Docs plans to target Nashville consumers in 2012 | Scott Kubiszyn, Big City Docs, CAPCO, Digital Media Holdings, New Capital Partners - Waveland, Cybera, Harbert Management, venture capital, Angel investors, Innovation Depot, University of Alabama - Birmingham, technology transfer, commercialization, economic development, healthcare, health IT, e-commerce, Internet, physicians, marketing, practice development, lead generation, advertising, Auburn University, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management
Health online: Big City Docs plans to target Nashville consumers in 2012
An Owen grad and former Cybera exec puts his venture skills to work for an Alabama startup that's eying Nashville
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 11:19 am
Mundie, Harwell VC startup anchored by Elizabeth Turner Campbell Estate | Don Mundie, Family Venture Management, Delta Capital Management, LBMC, Joey Harwell, Arthur Young, Ernst & Whinney, venture capital, family offices, TNInvestco, early stage, investment, HCA Management, Advantage Capital Partners
Mundie, Harwell VC startup anchored by Elizabeth Turner Campbell Estate
Veterans of private equity and operations offer new access to venture assets to families with capital to manage for potential greater returns
By Milt Capps Updated 1:50 p.m. - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 9:41 am
Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital | NavigatorMD, Crom Carmichael, Bill Brennan, Angel investors, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Startup Tennessee, Dataium, American Hometown Publishing, Publishing Group of America, Dan Hammond, American Hometown Media, Just A Pinch Recipe Club, economic development, Nashville Technology Council, talent, information technology, XMi High Growth Development Fund, TNInvestco, Shamrock Growth Capital Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, East Tennessee State University, Data Marketing Network, DNI, Mailnet, Conclusive Marketing, Morgan Keegan Mezzanine, Massey Burch, Mellon Ventures
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
By Milt Capps Updated 5:57 p.m. - Posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011 4:04 pm
Healthcare disruptors: Jacobson's Healthcare Investment Groupadds MK-ShattuckHammond's Dashiff to create innovative businesses | Harry Jacobson, Duncan Dashiff, healthcare, Healthcare Investment Group, Informatics Corporation of America, ICA, Morgan Keegan, Shattuck Hammond, investment banking
Healthcare disruptors: Jacobson's Healthcare Investment Group
adds MK-ShattuckHammond's Dashiff to create innovative businesses
It seems that as promised, this portfolio of private equity and venture capital assets will be deployed for innovation
VNC Staff updated 5:47 p.m. - Posted: Friday, December 2, 2011 5:32 pm
Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise | Parental Health, Scotte Hudsmith, Jim Lackey, Clayton McWhorter, Clayton Associates, Craig Leipold, Joe Casia, Michael Burcham, Jan Bouten, Innova Fund II, Innova Memphis, NEST-TN, Cameron Newton, seed stage, venture capital, investment, telemedicine, health IT, HP, Hewlett-Packard, MISTY, Relevance Capital, ExtraOrtho
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
By Milt Capps updated January 4, 2012 - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:16 am
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard | healthcare, Anthem Healthcare Intelligence, Cameron Newton, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, venture capital, TNInvestco, Roy Matthews, Walter Olgilvie, John Kopke, Cameron Newton, Kevin McNamara, Cameron Newton
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard
Business intelligence in the health sector is getting more and more attention, as these dollars show
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:14 am
Rabbit Hole Creative projects disruptive video, with more to be revealed | Rabbit Hole Creative, Jake Jorgovan, Kevin Fulda, entertainment, music, Belmont University, bootstrapping, 3D, Monster Media, V Squared Labs, NuFormer, ON Media Group, Mark Montgomery, Ken Gay, Jeff Cornwell, George Flanigen
Rabbit Hole Creative projects disruptive video, with more to be revealed
Recent grads Jorgovan and Fulda may have stolen a march on part of the entertainment industry
By Milt Capps updated 1:55 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:11 am
Council Capital and its TNInvestco affiliate invest in Payment America Systems | Council Capital, Payment America Systems, Grant Jackson, Charles F. Miller, Erik Miller, Elizabeth Trinkler, Barry Becker, revenue cycle management, healthcare IT, insurance
Council Capital and its TNInvestco affiliate invest in Payment America Systems
Revenue-cycle management, a hot sector, attracts more venture capital and TNInvestco-spawned resources
By VNC Staff Updated Jan. 4, 2012 - Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:21 pm
VentureNote: Digital Reasoning Systems $7MM raise reported | Digital Reasoning Systems, Tim Estes, data analytics, intelligence, Rob Metcalf, Unetworks, Healthia Systems, healthcare, healthcare IT, analytics, natural language processing
VentureNote: Digital Reasoning Systems $7MM raise reported
Stealthy Tim Estes and his stealthy company are making another move of some kind
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:05 am
TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans | Jobs4TN, TNInvestco, INCITE, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Ryan Gooch, innovation, early stage, state government, federal government, capital formation, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, economic development
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
At VentureTennessee - Posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:41 pm
Fortune's Force Five supports startups' crucial early sales efforts | Force Five, Marc Fortune, Rodgers Construction, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Marquette University, sales, marketing, LeShane Greenhill, Vic Gatto, TRLC, The Restaurant List Company, Royal Oaks Rewards, Jeff Gould, CapControls, Solidus, Sagents, Contract Sales Management, Fortune Industries, Compass Executives, Rodgers Construction, Aladdin Synergistics Industries, Mycor, Holden & Co., Telco Research, Nashville Sailing Foundation, Leadership Nashville, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, de Tocqueville Society, United Way, Vistage, The Alternative Board, Joe White
Fortune's Force Five supports startups' crucial early sales efforts
This serial entrepreneur offers sage advice we might have missed if he hadn't tried Rotier's
By Milt Capps updated 9:12 a.m. 28 November - Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2011 8:59 pm
'Bama-based Angel Investor Management Group may seek Tennessee dealflow | Angels, Angel investors, Clay Corman, Auburn Angel Network, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, technology, life sciences, Life Science Angels, Dick Reeves, Jim Corman, Angel Investment Management Group, AIMG, TNInvestco, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, eSpaces, RentStuff, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Atlanta Technology Angels, Shoals Angel Network
'Bama-based Angel Investor Management Group may seek Tennessee dealflow
The rising Tide in Alabama may lift some small Tennessee ventures along with it.
By Milt Capps updated 4:52 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 12:34 pm
ReTickr: Day 104 could bring the stress some entrepreneurs pray for | Brian Trautschold, Travis Truett, Lamp Post Group, Jack Studer, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, retickr, seed capital, venture capital, Y Combinator, Reddit, startups, entrepreneurs, Adam Haney, Josh Marlow, Micah Hausler, Dustin Cannon
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
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 9:43 am
Lifestyle startups are focus for Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship;Joe Ivey prepares to recruit leaders, mentors and internships | Lipscomb University, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Startups, entrepreneurs, Center for Entrepreneurship, postsecondary, lifestyle businesses, venture capital, angel investors, Jeff Cornwall, Joe Ivey, Freed-Hardeman University, Texas A&M, Yellow Ribbon Program, veterans, incubators, mentors, angels, investment, Angel Capital Group, Nashville Capital Network
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 
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:45 am
Ideas: Vandy student's sly EYES|ONLY service re-mixes upscale experience | Eyes|Only, Blend LLC, Patrick Widen, startups, entrepreneurs, bootstrapping, Vanderbilt University, Michael Burcham, customer experience, consumer behavior, design, marketing, social media, Facebook, Owen Graduate School of Management, Accelerator, Vanderbilt University, David Furse, Internet, NEXT awards, Creatives
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
By Milt Capps Updated 19 November 2011 - Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:21 am
Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization | Joe Cook Jr., postsecondary, innovation, TNInvestco, Limestone Fund, TriStar Technology Ventures, Tom Ballard, technology transfer, commercialization, Abby Trotter, Hall Strategies, Life Science Tennessee, Tennessee Biotechnology Association, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Sam Lynch, Biomimetic Therapeutics, workforce, proof of concept, entrepreneurs, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Memphis Research Consortium, Startup Tennessee, Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
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
By Milt Capps updated 12:19 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:49 am
BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011 | Fedex, biologistics, Vaxent, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Biomimetic Therapeutics, Sam Lynch, University of Tennessee, research and development, biotechnology, Ernst & Young, venture capital, private investment, partnerships, pharmaceuticals, Richard Smith, Fred Smith, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Jerome Jourquin, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Bing Zang, Dexter Duncan, National Center for Biotechnology Information, technology transfer, commercialization, Georgia Health Sciences University, Proton Power, Sam Weaver, Chris McKinney, LifeScience Alley, Shaye Mandle, Fedex Institute, Pitt Hyde, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, Discgenics, Terry Hazen, sustainability, environment, energy, One City, real estate, healthcare IT, talent, One-C1ty, JRG Ventures, Health Care REIT, Eastman Chemical, Speaker Beth Harwell, Beth Harwell, General Assembly, legislation
BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011
Gleanings from Tennessee media touching upon life-sciences issues and opportunities
By VNC Staff Updated 6:27 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:29 am
 
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