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LaunchTN Southland signals aggressiveTennessee entrepreneurial campaign | LaunchTn, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, economic development, Populr, Blank Slate Ventures, Bullpen Ventures, Stephen Culp, George Yu, NODE, Banyan, Southland, Variable, Quickcue, Splitsecnd, Charlie Brock, Bill Hagerty, Mike Tatum, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Solidus, Jumpstart Foundry, Stephen Culp, economic development, Silicon Valley, American Songspace, Distil Networks, Do 5 Things, Evermind, Gatske, NextGxDx, Kufikia, Work for Pie, Ridepost, The Royalty Exchange, Verdeeco, accelerator, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, World Housing Solution, Viacycle, Patient Focus, Beam Technologies, GigTank
LaunchTN Southland signals aggressive
Tennessee entrepreneurial campaign
The Fourth is a long way off, but the fireworks begin in 3 weeks
By Milt Capps updated 7:57 a.m. 23 May - Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013 9:36 am
Nashville Business Incubation Center closer to Executive Director? | NBIC, Nashville Business Incubation Center, Mildred Walters, Angela Crane Jones, Valerie Smith Hayes, Deloitte, Tennessee State University
Nashville Business Incubation Center closer to Executive Director?
A TSU appointment may signal NBIC is closer to leadership choice
By Milt Capps May 13, 2013 7:45 a.m. - Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 8:02 am
TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs | TCRS, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, investment, private equity, venture capital, Lamar Villere, Villere & Co., real estate, natural resources, pension, funds, Daniel Crews, Bain & Co., Bain Capital IX, KPS IV, KPS Capital Partners, Carol Womack, Diversified Trust Co., Chuck Webb, Barksdale, George Stadler, HMS Capital Management, Henry Delicata, Park Street Capital, Frederick Crown, Strategic Investment Solutions, Cambridge Associates, Townsend Group, Morgan Keegan, Raymond James, Middle Tennessee State University, Washington & Lee, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Andy Palmer, Michael Brakebill, Denham VI, Bain Capital Ventures 2012, Canaan IX, Draper Fisher Jurvetson X, General Catalyst VI, Institutional Venture Partners XIV, Khosla Seed B, Khosla Ventures III, Khosla Ventures IV, Lightspeed IX, TrueBridge-BVPVIII-TN Special Purpose, Venrock Associates VI, Advent VPE VII, Bain Capital XI, Berkshire VIII, Hellman & Friedman VII, KPS IV, TA Associates XI, Oaktree Opportunities, David Lillard, Beachpoint Capital Management, Brigade Capital Management
TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs
Five years after getting green light, a leader returns to private sector
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:44 am
No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain | Lamar Villere, TCRS, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Jim Phillips, Pharos Capital Group, private equity, venture capital, TNInvestco, investment, Michael Brakebill, Ed Hennessey, economic development, pension, government, General Assembly, INCITE, Clayton Associates, Bullpen Ventures, Vic Gatto, Solidus, Venture INCITE, Jumpstart Foundry, startups, early stage, Seed Hatchery, SouthernAlpha.com, Mountain Group Capital, Joe Cook III, Limestone Fund, Stuart McWhorter, Stimulus, Eric Cromwell, Andrew Seamons, Pittco Management, Sid Chambless, Nashville Capital Network, Frank Williams, FourBridges Capital Advisors, legislation, Tennessee Capital Formation Board
No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain
Chief Investment Officer Michael Brakebill reiterates his open-door policy
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:44 am
Entrepreneur Center: AdvanceNashville seeks 16 leaders | AdvanceNashville, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Michael Burcham, volunteers, Rolling Mill Hill, Trolley Barns, investment, leadership
Entrepreneur Center: AdvanceNashville seeks 16 leaders
The EC revs its engine to create a platoon of change agents
VNC Staff updated 23 May 2013 4:18 p.m. - Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:43 am
Mind2Marketplace seeks its own nonprofit charter,will offer Tech-sector content and meetings | Bondware, M2M, Mind2Marketplace, Renderosity, Sandy Ponder, Andrea Loughry, University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Rep. Bart Gordon, Rep. Zach Wamp, Bricke Murfree, Murfree & Murfree, MidSouth Bank, Dempsey Vantrease & Folis, economic development, accelerators, entrepreneurs, nonprofit, IRS, Murfreesboro, intellectual property, commercialization, technology transfer, government
Mind2Marketplace seeks its own nonprofit charter,
will offer Tech-sector content and meetings
Murfreesboro group seeks to regain traction by serving others
By Milt Capps updated 14 May 2013 - Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:41 am
SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives | Judson Kauffman, SEAL, U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Academy, special operations, military, defense, security, talent, ExBellum, Smashed Titan Enterprises, Joe Wolfel, McKenzie Laird, Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, LBMC, Wells Fargo
SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives
Warriors suit-up to place special operations personnel in crucial business roles
By Milt Capps updated 10:12 p.m. - Posted: Monday, May 6, 2013 9:59 am
Consultant PYA doubles-down with U.S. healthcare data startup | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Solidus, Tom Ballard, Brian Worley, Ed Pershing, Venture Incite, Solidus, Scott Ewing, Tom Berg, Y12, University of Tennessee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, analytics, healthcare, informatics, economic development, technology transfer, commercialization, Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran Administration, consulting, social security, CMS, HHS, policy, reform, Affordable Care Act, Edmon Begoli, information technology, software, Big Data, Stratasan, Emdeon, Healthcare Horizons, Blue Gill Creative, First Tennessee, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, UT-Battelle
Consultant PYA doubles-down with U.S. healthcare data startup
Brentwood sister company is among allies for Oak Ridge-linked startup
By Milt Capps updated 9:01 p.m. - Posted: Monday, May 6, 2013 9:59 am
Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department | information technology, government, IT, Richard McKinney, aviation, transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Tim Schmidt, Ray LaHood, Anthony Foxx, President Barack Obama, innovation, Tennessee, General Assembly, Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, Center for Digital Government, e.Republic, consulting, Tennessee State University, Nitin Pradhan, federal
Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department
Veteran chief information officer now 'champion' for IT advance
By Milt Capps updated 4:04 p.m. - Posted: Sunday, May 5, 2013 1:34 pm
Mentor Capitalist: Gary Peat reboots after Council Capital | Gary Peat, Council Capital, Denny Bottorff, Dennis Bottorff, Katie Gambill, Grant Jackson, John Davis, Rick Apple, TNInvestco, venture capital, private equity, Joe Maxwell, eDoc4U, ConduIT Corporation, Shareholder InSite, Council Ventures
Mentor Capitalist: Gary Peat reboots after Council Capital
VC opens new chapter amid a climate of lingering dread and anticipation
By Milt Capps Originally published 10:51 a.m. 9 April 2013 - Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:10 pm
LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks | Jim Stefansic, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Pathfinder Technologies, Charlie Brock, Bill Hagerty, Gov. Bill Haslam, government, economic development, commercialization, technology transfer, intellectual property, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, SBIR, Candace "Candy" Stefansic, Children's Hospital, healthcare, medicine, venture, startups, TNInvestco, INCITE, taxes, capital, investment, funding, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, James Stover, Belmont University, Massey Graduate School of Business, The Johns Hopkins University, biomedical engineering, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, Jason Denenberg, Angel Capital Group
LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks
TTDC now seems to be fully staffed to further pro-venture programs
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 9:54 am
New LaunchTN CEO Brock cites innovation 'momentum', surveys challenges | Brad Smith, LaunchTN, Company Lab, Mike Bradshaw, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Bill Hagerty, Charlie Brock, FourBridges Capital Advisors, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Sheldon Grizzle, Stuart McWhorter, Gov. Bill Haslam, A.J. Bahou, Eric Cromwell, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Frank Williamson
New LaunchTN CEO Brock cites innovation 'momentum', surveys challenges
First permanent CEO in three years begins a stem-stern review as he wades-in
By Milt Capps updated 11:17 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:11 am
'City on Fire': Nashville.com licensed to local entrepreneurs for relaunch | The Nashville Exchange, CCIN, Castello Cities Internet Network, Sherman Mohr, Peter Marcum, WV Fiber, WV Magic, Wilhagen Ventures, Internet, e-commerce, David Castello, Mitch Ballard, marketing, The Nashville Exchange, Ben Cunningham, Nashville.com, licensing, content, Phil Pfeffer, Ingram Industries, Phil Pfeffer, Tom Lunn, Trey Copeland
'City on Fire': Nashville.com licensed to local entrepreneurs for relaunch
As its 20th draws near, local techies aim to breathe new life into flagship site
By Milt Capps latest edits 4:35 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:22 pm
Bizplans: Churchill asks no equity from Young Entrepreneur Contest entrants | Mike Hardwick, L.H. Hardwick III, L.H. Hardwick Jr., entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, business plan competition, Churchill Mortgage, Lampo Group, Dave Ramsey, Hutton Hotel, E|Spaces, mentoring, Megan Hardwick, William Mills Agency, Bone McAllester Norton, Steve Hardwick, CJ Blankenship, Claude Blankenship, Trace Blankenship, Linda Hilliard, Christ Church Nashville, Judy Williams, Chris Thomas, Cecil Kemp, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, George H. Armistead III, Answers by Armistead
Bizplans: Churchill asks no equity from Young Entrepreneur Contest entrants
Winners - Mortgage company's anniversary may fund a birthday for a startup
By Milt Capps Updated 12 March 2013 - Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:22 pm
Chattanooga's Charlie Brock rumored likely to become LaunchTN CEO | Charlie Brock, Bill Hagerty, Hagerty Peterson, LaunchTN, economic development, Jim Frierson, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, FourBridges Capital Advisors, TNInvestco, Chattanooga, Company Lab, Sheldon Grizzle, Tennessee Venture Council, Brock Candy, Sen. Bill Brock, GigTank, GigCity, Andy Stockett, Frank Williamson, Brock Candy, Brach and Brock, Sewanee, Foxmark Media, Unum, Brad Smith
Chattanooga's Charlie Brock rumored likely to become LaunchTN CEO
The deal may not yet be done, but CEO search may be nearing its end
By Milt Capps updated 2:32 p.m. 13 December - Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:44 am
Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience | Jim Cumbee, Tennessee Valley Group, mergers, acquisitions, M&A, brokers, advisors, advisers, consulting, startups, exits, valuation, entrepreneurs, Andy Bailey, planning, small business, Metova, Kevin Ross, Mutual Mobile, David McAllister, A4 Solutions, John Adams, Russ Farrar, Farrar & Bates, Snapshot Interactive, Tom Bates, Rayburn Bates Fitzgerald, INC. 5000, software development, The Walt Disney Company, Trammell Crow, real estate, Disney Institute, Disney Development Company, Williamson County, Franklin
Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience
Founder Ross stepping-aside; a trusted advisor helped make strategic merger happen
By Milt Capps Updated 10:35 a.m. 13 December - Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:16 am
Series A: Holland hopes Populr shows Nashville techies can be 'global players' | Populr, Bullpen Ventures, Solidus, Solidus-TNInvestco, Nick Holland, Centresource, investment, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Stratasan, Sagents, ESA Education, NEC, Project10K, international, software, SaaS, enterprise, technology, Internet, e-commerce, Beacon Technologies, Yammer, Evernote, About.me, Bondware, SiteMason, Emma, Evan Owens, Avenue Bank, SunTrust, KraftCPAs, Sherrard & Roe, Waddey & Patterson, TNInvestco, advisors, Daniel Nelson, Jared Scheel
Series A: Holland hopes Populr shows Nashville techies can be 'global players'
A January market launch is expected from this Bullpen & Solidus-backed venture
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, December 3, 2012 11:18 am
Wink! Vanderbilt Owen grad's Georgie Beauty venture is NY-LA-focused | Owen Graduate School of Management, Germain Böer, Owen Entrepreneurship Center, Megan Allen, Abbey Allen Watt, retailing, e-commerce, fashion, women, Jim Sohr, Leah Sohr, Vanderbilt University, entrepreneurs, Shawn Glinter, Georgie Beauty, Winks
Wink! Vanderbilt Owen grad's Georgie Beauty venture is NY-LA-focused
Megan Allen is assaulting the Left Coast, boosted by ties to Music City
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:42 am
Tennessee Comptroller reports flaws in TNInvestco | TNInvestco, Bill Hagerty, Matt Kisber, Reagan Farr
Tennessee Comptroller reports flaws in TNInvestco
The State's Comptroller today issued a report citing elevated risk of fraud and inadequate administration.
Milt Capps updated 14 November 12:51 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:03 am
This week's LifeScienceTN program lineup is likely to spark venture ideas | Life Science Tennessee, Warren Ratliff, Nashville Technology Council, Harry Jacobson, Duncan Dashiff, Joe Cook Jr., Mountain Group Capital, TriStar Technology Ventures, Healthcare Investment Group, MedCare, Vanderbilt University, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, InnovaMemphis, Genera, Kelly Tiller, IPE,Urova Medical, NextGxDx, Randall Surgical Corporation, Ecosurg, NanOpthalmics, REDCap, Sight Innovations, technology transfer, commercialization, eSpin, BioNanovations, Duke Vascular, CirQuest Labs, iScreen Vision, 490 Biotech, Lisa Jennings
This week's LifeScienceTN program lineup is likely to spark venture ideas
Here's a rundown on this week's venture pitches during LST's annual meeting
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:10 am
LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event | Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Johns Hopkins University, Brain Science Institute, Barbara Slusher, Jeff Conn, Life Science Tennessee, LifeScienceTN, venture, investors, pitches, science, government, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Bristol Meyers Squibb, BMS, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Seaside Therapeutics, James Dalton, GTx, Mary Kosinski, technology transfer, commercialization, UTRF, Richard Magid, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Duane Miller, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, ADDC, Academic Drug Discovery Consortium, Christopher Austin, National Center for Translational Sciences, NCATS, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Johnson & Johnson, JNJ, research, postsecondary education, startups
LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event
Drug-discovery, partnerships and commercialization among conference highlights
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:36 am
VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks? | Landon Gibbs, Clayton Associates, Tennessee Venture Council, TVC, Bullpen Ventures, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, venture capital, TCRS, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, private equity, nonprofits, legislation, government, taxes, alternative assets, Clayton McWhorter, Stuart McWhorter
VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?
Key investment and legislative issues could get a new advocate, after simmering years
By Milt Capps updated 12:30 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:14 pm
Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues | LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, economic development, technology transfer, Vanderbilt University, East Tennessee State University, Fedex, Federal Express, Richard Smith, healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, David Owens, Owen Graduate School of Management, Andrew Seamons, Pittco Management, Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Marci Harris, Popvox, startups, entrepreneurs, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Jeff Balser, Ken Holroyd, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Tom Ballard, Pershing Yoakley, University of Tennessee, Brian DeBusk, DeRoyal Industries, medical devices, Smith & Nephew, Thom Mason, ORNL, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Stuart McWhorter, Clayton McWhorter, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Bullpen Ventures, Clayton Associates, Medical Reimbursements of America, Gregory Nelson, Brian Noland, Eastman Chemical, Jim Frierson, Laura Whitsitt, Frank Williamson, UNUM, FourBridges Capital, Company Lab, Compass Innovation, Ron Feinbaum, HGTC, Scripps Networks, Mike Niederhauser, MN Rentals, Ted Nelson, ThermaMasters, accelerators, Entrepreneur Development Center of Southwest Tennessee, ECD, economic and community development, leadership, recruitment, talent, commercialization, David Milhorn, research and development, R&D, Alex Miller, A.J. Bahou, Tom Beehan, Bill Evans, Craig Fitzhugh, Mark Norris, Jim Phillips, Andrew Seamons, Mark White
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
By Milt Capps updated Nov. 21, 2012 6:26 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:09 pm
Startup POPVOX could double as case study for LaunchTN tech-venture push | Marci Harris, POPVOX, LaunchTN, TTDC, talent, technology, politics, public affairs, civics, Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media, Angels, investment, venture capital, TNInvestco, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Entrepreneur Development Center of Southwest Tennessee, Orick Herrington Sutcliffe, Silicon Valley Bank, William Donnell
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
By Milt Capps updated 4:34 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:02 pm
BarcampNashville 6.0: TechVenture is Saturday at Tequila Cowboy | media, technology, venture, investment, Bruce Dobie, Walker Duncan, Milt Capps, Annie Johnson, Ryan Underwood, Nashville Scene, EvieSays, SouthernAlpha, The Tennessean, journalism, Nashville Business Journal
BarcampNashville 6.0: TechVenture is Saturday at Tequila Cowboy
Don't regret it later, hit Barcamp Nashville tomorrow, first thing
By Milt Capps update 5:01 p.m. - Posted: Friday, October 19, 2012 3:55 pm
INCITE's latest co-investments announced | Joel Lee, Duncan Dashiff, Harry Jacobson, TNInvestco, INCITE, investment
INCITE's latest co-investments announced
A former Jacobson associate, TNInvestco's and others in social media, healthcare and transport secxtors
by VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, October 8, 2012 11:49 am
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard | Anthem Healthcare Intelligence, Agilum, Roy Matthews, Ron Marston, Debby Lyro, Mike Caskey, healthcare, information technology, IT, informatics, analytics, Form D, capital raise, angels, investment, Digital Reasoning Systems, DRS, Cameron Newton, NEST TN, TNInvestco, HCCA International, HCA
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard
[Updated] Agilum, fka Anthem Health Intelligence, updated its $5.5MM capital raise.
By Milt Capps updated 7:53 a.m. 21 Sept. 2012 - Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2012 6:46 pm
Former HMS chief Stephenson now Condra's president/COOat Dalcon Communications, says Linkedin entry | Dalcon Communications Systems, David Condra, Tom Stephenson, John Doss, healthcare, information technology, Health IT, HMS, Healthcare Management Services, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, HealthTech Holdings
Former HMS chief Stephenson now Condra's president/COO
at Dalcon Communications, says Linkedin entry
[Confirmed] Dalcon now sports a gathering of Tech eagles.
By Milt Capps updated Sept. 12, 2012 - Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:27 pm
BootstrapsX2: At BRS, Reed's plans for Idezi Group reflects IndieBiz realities | Business Resource Solutions, BRS, Idezi Group, Idezi ID, Idezi Design, logistics, printing, labeling, supply chain, marketing, promotion, Tom Tucker, Harry Hoover, Paul Reedk, Atiba, Cabedge, MOBLS, Chris Blanz
BootstrapsX2: At BRS, Reed's plans for Idezi Group reflects IndieBiz realities
After more than a decade as sole proprietor, an owner seeks a partner
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:53 am
VentureNotes, September 10, 2012 | David Jahns, Galen Partners, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corp., TTDC, healthcare, cycle of care, venture capital, private equity, Brad Smith, Bill Hagerty, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Pinnacle Medical Solutions, Don Mundie, Joey Harwell, Randall Cole, Grady Vanderhoofven, Meritus Ventures, Dobie Media, David Mason, AOL, StudioNow, Rick Blair, Forrest Shoaf, Music City Music Council, Randy Goodman, economic development, entertainment, Scott Ewing, Jason Denenberg, Eric Dobson, TrakLok, Gerald Carlson, Venture Incite, Solidus, Form D, Covenant Surgical Partners
VentureNotes, September 10, 2012
Galen, VentureIncite, LaunchTN, Dobie Media, FamilyVenture Management and more
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:53 am
Not Invented Here:HealthPrize 'engagement engine' increases medication compliance | online, Internet, healthcare, medicine, pharmaceutical, HealthPrize, marketing, compliance, aherence, pharmacy, insurance, Mindbloom, CareVerge, ShapeUp, analytics, Tom Kotler,
Not Invented Here:
HealthPrize 'engagement engine' increases medication compliance
A serial entrepreneur and a physician draw on behavioral economics and other fields
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:52 am
Franklin-based Metova mobile-appmaker sells control to Arkansas' A4Solutions | combat, Metova Mobile, A4 Solutions, John Adams, Kevin Ross, government, military, Department of Defense, information technology, applications, software development, Kevin Hanner, Bobby McKinnon, Dave McAllister, employment, contracting, U.S. Army, National Guard
Franklin-based Metova mobile-appmaker sells control to Arkansas' A4Solutions
Franklin-based mobile-app leader announces control sale to firm created by Army veteran
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 10:57 am
Care Technology Systems says Healthcare venture veteran Hertik joins board | healthcare, Phil Hertik, Jim Anderson, Robert Hendrick, Harry Jacobson, Duncan Dashiff, Ephiphany Health, Coventry, Windsor Health, managed care, health IT, information technology, ParentalHealth, iKare, Navihealth, venture capital, private equity, Amith Nagarajan, Abstract Ventures, Nashville Health Care Council, NeighborMD, Phil Bredesen, Vanderbilt University,Vanderbilt Health Services, Pharos Capital, Qualcomm, PERS, aging in place, monitoring, telemedicine, biometrics, meaningful use, CompBenefits, Tandem Healthcare, Athena Diagnostics, HealthAmerica, Preferred Care, Solidus
Care Technology Systems says Healthcare venture veteran Hertik joins board
There are other shoes to drop at Care Technology, but today's is a good start
By Milt Capps edits 11:54 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 11:29 am
VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work | Council Capital, NuScriptRx, Marcus Whitney, Vic Gatto, Townes Duncan, Solidus, media, SouthernAlpha, technology, entrepreneurship, journalism, Jumpstart Foundry, Don Taylor, Envest, Tennessee Angel Fund, Rick Apple, New Day Pharmacy, venture capital, Clayton Associates, NEST-TN, Relevance Capital, Innova Memphis, Ken Woody
VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work
Council doubles-down on mail-order institutional pharmacy startup
By Milt Capps updated 31 August 0719 - Posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:54 pm
From Cicero to Church Street:Startup Contigo Financial challenges payday lending | Mario Avila, Steve Buhrman, Jim Sohr, Leah Sohr, Jumpstart Foundry, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Contingo, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Dartmouth University, Carlos Campos, Ian Cotton, Ulu Falana, Doug Hudson, Simplex, Internet, Cal Turn Program on Moral Leadership, Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank, Nobel Prize, Owen Center for Entrepreneurship, Fifth Third, LBMC, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Vic Gatto, Julia Polk, Brian Shore, Doug Hudson, Simplex, Kevin Ross, Metova, Genaro Bugarin, Petco, Michael Ansel, PharmMD, Wannado, Steve Buhrman, Wyatt Tarrant Combs, David Lewis, David Frederickson, PatientCredit, Jose Gonzalez, Belmont University, microlending, Don Leyrer, Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance, Luis Parodi
From Cicero to Church Street:Startup Contigo Financial challenges payday lending | Mario Avila, Steve Buhrman, Jim Sohr, Leah Sohr, Jumpstart Foundry, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Contingo, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Dartmouth University, Carlos Campos, Ian Cotton, Ulu Falana, Doug Hudson, Simplex, Internet, Cal Turn Program on Moral Leadership, Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank, Nobel Prize, Owen Center for Entrepreneurship, Fifth Third, LBMC, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Vic Gatto, Julia Polk, Brian Shore, Doug Hudson, Simplex, Kevin Ross, Metova, Genaro Bugarin, Petco, Michael Ansel, PharmMD, Wannado, Steve Buhrman, Wyatt Tarrant Combs, David Lewis, David Frederickson, PatientCredit, Jose Gonzalez, Belmont University, microlending, Don Leyrer, Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance, Luis Parodi
Mario Avila, CEO
From Cicero to Church Street:
Startup Contigo Financial challenges payday lending
Payday lenders have created high-profile painpoints that this startup aims to disrupt
By Milt Capps updated 2:18 p.m. - Posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:53 pm
TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says | TNInvestco, INCITE, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, capital formation, investment, venture capital, economic development, employment, jobs, Council and Enhanced Tennessee Fund, Innova Fund II, Limestone Fund, Memphis Biomed Ventures Tennessee I, NEST-TN, Solidus-TNInvestco, Tennessee Angel Fund, Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, Tri-Star Technology Fund, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Enhanced Capital Partners, Advantage Capital
TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says
ECD's more robust reporting site provides easier access to TNInvestco filings
By Milt Capps updated 10:02 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:11 am
INCITE program announces more grant winners | INCITE, TNINvestco, Gov. Bill Haslam, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, startups
INCITE program announces more grant winners
Gov. Bill Haslam's INCITE funding program announces more beneficiaries
Press Release - Posted: Monday, August 20, 2012 2:33 pm
Gradspring startup gains Carmichael, ConduIT backingfor college-grad employment search platform | Gradspring, Crom Carmichael, venture capital, Angels, angel investors, startups, Sean Clem, Middle Tennessee State University, Lovell Communications, iDesign, online, Internet, Mike Hassell, ConduIT Corporation, Clayton "Brown" Rollins, entrepreneurs, Arthur Laffer
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
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:51 am
Noted: NuScriptRx's Taylor succeeds Mercadante as CEO | Council Capital, Dennis Bottorff, Denny Bottorff, Clayton Associates, venture capital, New Day Pharmacy, Don Taylor, James Beaumariage, CEO, Ed Mercadante, Huron Capital
Noted: NuScriptRx's Taylor succeeds Mercadante as CEO
Mercadante departs, and former Healthways exec steps in
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:47 am
Nashville's Education Networks of America now owned by Atlanta PE firm | Albert F. "Al" Ganier III, Al Ganier, Education Networks of America, Don Sundquist, David Pierce, MSouth Equity Partners, technology, Internet, K-12, schools, education, wide-area networks, government, Gov. Don Sundquist, Gov. Phil Bredesen, private equity, venture capital, Paul van Hoesen, E-Rate, Vastera, Mark Feidler, Barry Bonaface, NXT Capital, RBC Capital Markets, investment banking, VTM LLC, Cumberland Farm
Nashville's Education Networks of America now owned by Atlanta PE firm
Long-rumored 'for sale', ENA and CEO of 10 years open new chapter
By Milt Capps edits 12:29 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:37 am
VentureNotes, August 16, 2012 | Eric Satz, Chris Thompson, Split:Secnd, Cyber Physicial Systems, software, information technology, venture capital, Angels, investment, Local Shares, Elizabeth "Beth" Seigenthaler Courtney, Bill Decker, wealth management, ETF, exchange-traded fund, BrightWhistle, heatlhcare, startups, Mike Shmerling, Cam Newton, Jim Phillips, Greg Foster, Emerson Fann, Southeast Technology Fund, Chrysalis Ventures, Streamweaver, Pro Player Connect, Trippe Fried, InHouse Legal, IHL, Overdog, Steve Berneman
VentureNotes, August 16, 2012
Fred Goad, Eric Satz, Beth Seigenthaler: entrepreneurs older and newer are hard at-work
By Milt Capps updated 22 August 6:51 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:36 am
NCN-NHCC reports Startup surge and growing venture-capital gap for Nashville | Nashville Capital Network, Nashville Health Care Council, venture capital, Tennessee Angel Fund, data, Caroline Young, Sid Chambless, Chris McGanity, Devin Devrai, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Jumpstart Foundry
NCN-NHCC reports Startup surge and growing venture-capital gap for Nashville
Sparkling report illustrates startup boom, healthcare appetite
By Milt Capps updated 8:54 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:31 am
Council Capital: Rick Apple spreads TNInvestco seeds for Nashville moneytree | Council Capital, Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, TNInvestco, venture capital, private equity, Rick Apple, Princeton University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University School of Law, investment, startups, early stage, Denny Bottorff
Council Capital: Rick Apple spreads TNInvestco seeds for Nashville moneytree
One of 10 TNInvestco's is now being led by a VU/Princeton product
By Milt Capps updated 9:22 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:28 am
LaunchTN seeks traction on many fronts as it seeks to close deal for a CEO | LaunchTN, Bill Hagerty, Brad Smith, Tom Ballard, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, economic development, Jason Denenberg, Angel Capital Group, accelerators, INCITE, Jobs4TN, Gov. Bill Haslam, recruitment, investors, technology transfer, commercialization, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, entrepreneurs, Michael Burcham, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Henry Gindt, Jill van Beke
LaunchTN seeks traction on many fronts as it seeks to close deal for a CEO
Re-launch puzzle coming into focus; filling the CEO chair is priority
By Milt Capps corrected 3:24 p.m. - Posted: Monday, August 6, 2012 11:25 am
TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says | private equity, venture capital, TCRS, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, legislation, General Assembly, Lamar Villere, pension funds, state government, Todd Chaffee, David Lillard, Khosla Ventures Seed B, Institutional Venture Partners IV, Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX, Advent International GPE VII, Oaktree Capital Group, Bain Capital Venture Fund 2012 LP, Canaan IX, Denham Capital Fund, General Catalyst Group VI, Khosla Ventures III, Oak Tree Opportunities Fund VIII, VenRock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund X LP, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII LP, TrueBridge/TCRS-BVP VIII Special Purpose LLC
TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says
A pension-fund program underway three years takes another step forward
By Milt Capps edits 4:14 p.m. - Posted: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:14 pm
VentureNotes: June 25, 2011 | Lead Capital Partners, Eric Clifford, Pryor Smartt, venture capital, family offices, private equity, Harbert Mezzanine, Well Coffeehouse, social venture, Oz, Tim Ozgener, CAO International, arts, entrepreneurs, Julia Polk, Solidus, Jason Denenberg, Centresource, Angel Capital Group
VentureNotes: June 25, 2011
Family-backed VC gets traction, Nashville's OZ, kaffee-powered social venture
By Milt Capps edit 10:35 a.m. June 26, 2011 - Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 11:12 am
Smithwick-Weaver prep RoundingWell for provider-patient engagement market | Emma, Will Weaver, John Smithwick, Healthways, healthcare, HCAHPS, CAHPS, hospitals, diabetes, cardiology, readmissions, Mark Ott, Kim Hatcher, Emma, Clint Smith, Rex Hammock, SmallBusiness.com, Hammock Publishing, healthcare, SaaS, software, analytics, informatics, Wharton School, Sewanee, University of the South, University of Pennsylvania
Smithwick-Weaver prep RoundingWell for provider-patient engagement market
Tech entrepreneurs tackle the healthcare engagement knot from a different angle
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:25 am
Briefly: TriStar Technology Ventures invests in Cerebrotech | Mitch Levinson, Brian Laden, Christopher Rand, Harry Jacobson, TriStar Technology Ventures, TNinvesto, medical devices, venture capital, private equity, University of California-Berkeley, healthcare
Briefly: TriStar Technology Ventures invests in Cerebrotech
Another bet in medical devices is m ade by Jacobson-led venture firm
By VNC Staff edits 4:42 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:03 pm
TTDC-as-LaunchTN gets vital runway extension from Haslam Administration | TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Leslie Wisner Lynch, BioTN, technology, commercialization, Byron Smith, Joe Cook Jr., Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Mountain Group Capital, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, James Stover, Diagnovus, Steve Wonsiewicz, Courtney Corlew, Laura Braden, Braden Strategies, Sam Lingo, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Eric Cromwell, Dan Schmisseur, Gov. Don Sundquist, Gov. Phil Bredesen, economic development, innovation, Andrew Seamons, Dan Marcum, TNInvestco, Relevance Capital
TTDC-as-LaunchTN gets vital runway extension from Haslam Administration
With fingers crossed and funds in-hand, the tech-centric nonprofit forges ahead
By Milt Capps edits June 9, 2012 8:50 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:55 pm
NBIC: Nashville incubator seeks next executive director, while strategy unfolds | NBIC, Mildred Walters, Valerie Smith Hayes, Jumpstart Foundry, Bullpen Ventures, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Valerie Smith Hayes, Tilden Curry, Tennessee State University, economic development, accelerators, National Business Incubation Association, NBIA, incubators, Greenwood Consulting, fundraising, strategy, TSU, postsecondary, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, Jennie Lemon, Zycron, Beacon Technologies, Dream Systems, Christie Cookies, Transcender, Launch Tennessee
NBIC: Nashville incubator seeks next executive director, while strategy unfolds
With seeds planted and a new strategy coming, NBIC chief steps down
By Milt Capps updated 1:35 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 11:43 am
Diabetes Care Group adds Cook's MGC/Limestone via $5MM round | Joe Cook Jr., Joe Cook III, Austin Triggs, Limestone Fund, Mountain Group Capital, Charlie Martin, e+Cancer Care, Frontenac Venture Capital, Jeff Tornow, Autumn Douglas, Marshall Bouldin, Allen Moseley, Harry Jacobson, AmerisourceBergen, Renal Care Group, healthcare, venture capital, TriStar Technology Ventures, diabetes, wellness, MedCare Investment Funds
Diabetes Care Group adds Cook's MGC/Limestone via $5MM round
The rising tide of diabetes attracts investment to companies with convincing models
By Milt Capps updated 11:15 a.m. - Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:15 am
INVESTTennessee convenes June 21, registration offered VNC readers | INVEST Tennessee, investment, equities, Tractor Supply, AmSurg, Regal Entertainment, Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Miller Energy, AutoZone, FedEx, Healthways, Noranda Aluminum, International Paper, Terry McWilliams, Crowe Horwath, PNC Bank, Mergermarket, MergerID, Financial Times Group, The Wall Street Transcript, Creative Financial Staffing, NASDAQ, Frost Brown Todd, Hilliard Lyons, Ingrid Design, O'Neill Arnold Photography, Optimum Print Solutions, Financial Executives International, CFA Institute, Financial Executives International
INVESTTennessee convenes June 21, registration offered VNC readers
Tractor Supply, AmSurg, Regal Entertainment and 7 other TN companies will present
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 7:46 am
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, SIGNix, Molecular Sensing, Pro Player Connect, Pathfinder Therapeutics
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 26, 2012 - 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, Kiwi
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, Pathfinder Therapeutics
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, Pro Player Connect, Hunter Hillenmyer, Overdog, Steven Berneman
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 Aug. 22, 2012 - 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, Agilum
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
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