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1.Petra Capital Partners nails fundraising on $270MM Petra Growth Fund V
Nashville team could invest up to $25MM in each attractive B2B Services or Healthcare deal done.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 30, 2025 5:00 pm

2.Petra Capital files for $150 Million Growth Fund IV
Twenty-one-year-old firm could hit $600MM raised since inception.
By Milt Capps Updated 4 June 2020 / Published Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:20 pm

3.Briefly: Petra Capital invests in med transcription company
Today's announcement is further evidence of the attraction of healthcare-savvy investors to health IT, wherever it resides
By Venture Nashville Staff Updated 5:30 p.m. / Published Friday, October 23, 2009 3:18 pm

4.Petra Capital makes $5MM tech investment
Nashville's Petra Capital backs entrepreneur in Boston area, mining the HR/Payroll platform space
By Milt Capps Updated 3:58 P.M. / Published Monday, April 6, 2009 12:22 pm

5.Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'
Waiting for the economy's turn, this VC keeps it real by focusing on performance, processes and pairing-up golfers
By Milt Capps Updated Jan. 28, 2009, 5:15 a.m. / Published Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:00 pm

6.Venture Notes 15 August 2016
Frontier Capital, Petra Capital, TextRequest, CEAdvisory raise, Pharos Cap, VU Med Innovators, MDSave.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 15, 2016 4:53 pm

7.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 / Published Friday, February 10, 2012 2:59 pm

8.VenturePeople: Heritage Group gains Wallace from SVLS
Nashville VC finds his way home and once more into the healthcare arena
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:20 am

9.Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants
Some are shoppers, some are bidders, some are there to keep an eye on others...and some are committed to vying for TNInvestco certification
Last Updated 2:21 p.m., Aug. 14, 2009 / Published Friday, August 14, 2009 9:31 am

10.Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'
There are no 'weathervanes' among these folks. Defining 'institutional', a caution about egos, and a reminder that sounds a lot like 'Dance with the one that brung ya'
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:36 am

11.Venture Notes -- April 20, 2009
Goad reported suing former TVA director, Petra and Innova invest, $20MM the number for startup, tech transfer event, views on IPO climate...
By Milt Capps Last Updated 2:29 p.m. / Published Monday, April 20, 2009 1:47 pm

12.NEWSBITS March 30, 2009
Notes from Northshore Capital Management, TTDC, VCs, wealth-management moves and more...
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 30, 2009 9:44 am

13.McQuigg tweaks management at ConnectivHealth
Facing waves of technologies and possible future M&A deals, this venture-backed organization gets a tuneup
Milt Capps UPDATED Oct. 6, 2008 0749 / Published Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:32 pm

14.Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles
'Venture' in our region has been cookin', with Nashville leading the way in many respects. The Top 25 reads of Summer 2011 are here
Published Saturday, September 3, 2011 8:42 am

15.Sidebar: Opinions on CAPCO vary among VCs
Tennessee executives see both problems and opportunities in proposal for stimulation of early-stage investment
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 1, 2009 8:35 am

16.HealthTeacher reaches venture's 'inflection point';
backer Chrysalis joined by SSM as Petra exits

Strategy and financing now inplace, HealthTeacher may have graduated to growth-company status
By Milt Capps Updated 5:47 p.m. / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:31 am

17.Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has a great gameplan, but the clock is ticking for policymakers, VCs, scientists and entrepreneurs
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 28, 2008 2:50 pm

18.NEWSBITS May 26, 2009
Jacobson's new digs, Universal Robotics' placement, WSJ taps local analysts, Solidus' stake, antitrust cautions and more...
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:22 am

19.Nashville Capital Network prepares twin deals
Sid Chambless says he's hanging on for the ride, as NCN queues-up two more financing deals, leveraging its new Fund with investors from 50-Angel network
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:39 am

20.NewsBits, April 18, 2011
Petra, VU commercialization, HealthStream, Sustainability Summit, Owen GSM honors, Unum CIO, entrepreneurs young and older and more
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 18, 2011 9:38 am

21.Venture Notes - 27 July 2016
Speakers ahead and a Nashville startup joins Louisville healthcare accelerator.
Staff updated 5:56pm / Published Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:23 pm

22.NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011
Milestone events, capital raises, a whiskey resurrected, and local venture news recapped.
By Milt Capps updated 29 Oct. 9:35 a.m. / Published Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am

23.Venture Strategy: HealthTeacher mobilizing community allies to advance contract sales
With schools' funding hammered, Nashville health-education venture sets out to galvanize local alliances nationwide, to support funding for its curricular and instructional materials.
By Milt Capps Last Updated 9:38 a.m. / Published Monday, September 14, 2009 8:03 am

24.Venture Notes - June 25, 2020
New funds, startup capital raises, exec moves, innovation pushes, fintech, and a mayor who supports innovation.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:00 pm

25.Game-changing ideas for Tennessee venture capital
Could new Angel tax credits, grant programs and quasi-debt facilities provide the critical mass of capital Tennessee needs?
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 28, 2008 2:47 pm

26.Dan Hammond whets VCs' appetites
for 'Just A Pinch' media spin-out

The man, the plan, the brand...an energetic entrepreneur with a flair for promotion may typify players who 'leave it all on the field'
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:22 am

27.ConnectivHealth divests unit, focuses on key business
Evolving Brentwood company focuses fresh capital on latest acquisition, divests once flagship business
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 20, 2009 10:15 am

28.Growth-equity firm SSM Partners eyes Nashville investment opportunities
[updated] With dry powder and 60 transactions under its belt, SSM relishes HealthIT, ecommerce, marcom companies.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:30 am

29.General Assembly spotlights venture investing
The state's new private-equity director debuts and a VC panel gets the lowdown on controversial venture-funding proposal
By Milt Capps Last updated 8:55 a.m. April 6, 2009 / Published Monday, April 6, 2009 12:22 am

30.Relevance Ventures Fund IV eyes $75MM target, Native founders pipeline
Relevance, Skoden eye targets, lean into NACIA push to close capital gap facing Native entrepreneurs
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 28, 2024 3:59 pm

31.Urgent Team may turn to large PE house if $100MM M&A target looms
[updated] Chairman/CEO says company can be in Top 10 ranks nationally by EOY16.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:30 pm

32.NewsBits, May 3, 2011
Speaker Harwell's tech agenda.. Schulz on ECD strategy.. new TN tech jobs.. Chattanooga Ventures.. Dream CS, DigiChart and more..
By Milt Capps Updated 9:14 a.m. / Published Tuesday, May 3, 2011 8:06 am

33.Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus
TTDC presses ahead on numerous fronts, with a deadline looming just over the horizon, amid a rough economy, and political changes
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 7, 2008 10:56 am

34.BIGR Media to raise capital for hyperlocal media and marketing group
Co-founders work to de-risk deal, now must decide how aggressive to be.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:45 pm

35.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 / Published Monday, May 14, 2012 10:08 am

36.Nashville EC tells 2019 NEXT Awards finalists + Hall of Fame inductees
[Updated] Here is the fullest rundown you'll find on Awards entrants, judges and related matters ahead of this November event.
By Milt Capps Updated 7 Nov 2019 / Published Friday, September 6, 2019 5:00 pm

37.Nashville startups, market movers due for fresh look at NEXT Awards
Startups, market-movers and cities, themselves, often seek 'network effects', reputation and visibility -- which makes an inclusive Award program vital.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 5, 2019 3:30 pm

38.NVille's GoNoodle gets strategic investment from Children's Health of Texas
[updated] CEO McQuigg has had quite a journey. Now, he sees a global opportunity.
Milt Capps updated 31 Jan 2019 0827 / Published Tuesday, December 8, 2015 4:45 pm

39.Partnership 2010/Chamber call for 'Virtual Entrepreneur Center'
With an eye toward the long haul, and against a backdrop of economic crisis, Co-Chairs Frist and Shmerling (L-R) release Entrepreneur Project recommendations
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:34 pm

40.Venture Notes - July 18, 2023
[updated] Raises by Rubicon, Pharos Capital, Medaxion, Yoshi, Whisper Aero, EDA Tech Hubs, SSM pipeline signal
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 17, 2023 4:58 pm

41.Venture Notes - October 19, 2018
Another batch of entrepreneurial and investment movers, shakers and TBDs.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 19, 2018 1:30 pm

42.Venture Notes -- March 13, 2020
Nearly 30 items of extraordinary range, from capital raises, to exec appointments, uncertainty and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 13, 2020 5:00 pm

43.Venture Notes - May 7, 2022
Venture updates on new Funds, raises in Fintech, Music-Ent, Wealth, LifeSci, HCare, Media, HRtech, blockchain and other arenas.
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, May 7, 2022 10:00 am

44.VNC's May 2025 Venture Calendar
'Still not time to decelerate for Summer, this calendar shows.
By Milt Capps Updated 30 April 2025 / Published Tuesday, April 29, 2025 5:00 pm

45.Venture Notes - April 25, 2025
ExpressWages | Raise Financial | MyVFO | FCV | Totem | Basa Futura | Somavac | CareEco | Ten31 | UTC | AgylAI | Yarbrough | Topbins | Novestus | Comma | EvidenceCare | HeroWear | Fleetio | DoGS |
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, April 25, 2025 5:00 pm

46.AngelEye Health has $9MM Series C, rising adoption and M&A discipline
Venture-backed healthtech provider focuses on NICU patients, families, caregivers and a seasoned team.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:41 am

47.Venture Notes - April 14, 2025
Fourteen venture signals from Tennessee, end-to-end and from healthcare, nuclear reactors and kombucha to Angel groups-a-forming.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 14, 2025 11:56 am

48.NVL's Highland Rim Capital issuers file for $200M raise for PE deals
Partners seek businesses that meet deal criteria that are familiar in good times and bad.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:12 pm

49.Venture Notes - April 9, 2025
Featuring Claritas Capital | Heritage Group | Lasso Software | digiCare | Canary Capital | Dynamo Ventures
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 9, 2025 1:55 pm

50.Region's Angel-VC-PE-FW execs head to GNPCA 'State of the Market' event
Industry association GNPCA (fka GNVCA) repositions to ramp growth among private-capital segments.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 8, 2025 6:30 am

51.VNC's April 2025 Venture Calendar
Missing meetings and falling-short on attendance? This list of highlights may help.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 31, 2025 10:55 am

52.Nashville + the World eye Music-Entertainment innovation + impact
While Nashville EC Project Music's evolution is considered, German overtures for Creatives lend global perspective.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:15 pm

53.VNC's March 2025 Venture Calendar
Our curated list of 40-and-growing noteworthy events for Tennessee entrepreneurs and investors.
By Milt Capps / Published Sunday, March 2, 2025 5:32 pm

54.Global-minded Nashville execs bound for West Yorkshire Innovation Festival
Building cross-border bridges requires human connections, often facilitated by galvanizing events.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 26, 2025 6:00 pm

55.Brief: Valor Ventures eyes Census-South region's B2B AI, SaaS startups
GP Gary Peat says lead-Seed firm aims to complete six or more deals this calendar year.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:39 pm

56.Might TN General Assembly rebrand Capitol Hill as Innovation LaunchPad?
Governor's focus on Innovation, President's focus on the Gulf left us mulling options concrete + symbolic.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:15 pm

57.ETSU Research, Sync Space ally to 'Accelerate Appalachia' startups + SMEs
Years of building toward Highlands collaboration seem to be paying-off in significant new steps.
Staff adapted from submitted release / Published Thursday, February 13, 2025 4:00 pm

58.Passing of academic, founder, investor + veteran David Furse lamented
An extraordinary fellow moves on, and family, friends and peers remember him.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 10, 2025 6:00 pm

59.Pointing growth-oriented Founders to NVL's 6th Dealmakers Conference
Producers tap 50-person Nashville host committee, founders, investors, advisors -- and we just added a perk.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 7, 2025 8:58 am

60.NEC Project Healthcare amps focus on digital-health plays
'Massive lucky bounce' led entrepreneurs to a successful exit, then Project Healthcare leadership.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:09 pm

61.VNC's February 2025 Venture Calendar
Scratching the surface, we get 24+ interesting events from around the state of Tennessee.
By Milt Capps UPDATED 10 Feb 25 / Published Monday, February 3, 2025 1:59 pm

62.NEC's Malone-led Project Fintech, RevTech Labs at NY Fintech Week
Looks like the FINTECH program has grown legs and may keep an interesting travel agenda.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:01 am

63.NHCC Council Fellows 2025 Class seeks insights amid times still turbulent
Council Fellows 2025 may weigh healthcare fortunes & flaws
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 29, 2025 5:00 pm

64.VU Convoy 2025 event elevates entrepreneurship, ecosystem innovation
Keynoters include Mark Cuban, speaker/attendee ranks include VU Alumni + VU allies seeking innovation connections.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 28, 2025 2:30 pm

65.Nashville healthtechie leader Thrailkill now directs ECHAlliance US ops
Digital health flywheel named executive director overseeing expanding UK-anchored global ecosystems in the US
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 28, 2025 3:59 pm

66.Rockmont Partners, Nashville Capital Network move on RepScrubs
Nashville investors expand interest in healthtech growth company's prospects in perioperational vendor management.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 27, 2025 3:59 pm

67.LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties
[updated] Startups in Nashville Cluster may need to adjust funding plans during region's opportunity bulge.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, January 23, 2025 11:18 am

68.TNECD's LaunchTN reports gains, spotlights startups Whisper Aero + Shappi
TTDC-LaunchTN board gets earful on importance of prepping + retaining vital talent in TN.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 16, 2025 3:00 pm

69.Venture Notes - January 11, 2025
Updates on new SSM fund, Mobius AI, Ulys Holdings, Azra AI, Lone Oaks' next SPAC, NashvilleSC shifts
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, January 11, 2025 4:15 pm

70.Caduceus Capital's LAUNCH accelerator eyes pre-Seed digital health startups
With applications deadline in 78 days, VC execs prep for first 'AcceleratorPlus' cohort, to be followed this fall by a second.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 9, 2025 3:16 pm

71.LaunchTN CIO Kelliher says LaunchTN investment bench full after hires
[Updated] Senior Capital Associate Lasawni Reynolds among recruits tackling SSBCI and related opportunities.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Wednesday, January 8, 2025 9:25 am

72.Venture Notes - Jan. 8, 2025
Updates on RepScrubs, fintech SPIDR, Market Square raise, Capacity Capital, Remote Care, RAAPID medtech, and Belle.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 8, 2025 4:51 pm

73.Heinz Ventures Fund I eyes medtech targets, adds venture partners
Solo GP files to raise $10MM, builds-out investment committee and platform.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 6, 2025 1:45 pm

74.Epicenter Memphis's ZeroTo510 accelerator builds on fresh momentum
[Updated] Applications window to open in June 2025 and close in July. Four to six seats to be filled.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Wednesday, January 1, 2025 4:14 pm

75.Shore Capital plants flag for new Agentis Longevity platform in Nashville
CEO Jimmy St Louis leverages PE firm's platform model and growing Nashville presence.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 30, 2024 12:10 pm

76.2025 TN venture calendar is bubbling, not yet boiling
Our key events list shows Tennessee's 2025 Venture + Innovation calendar is bubbling-up, not yet at full boil.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 26, 2024 2:55 pm

77.Fabbri's Brim Analytics has VUHealth, Brock Family Center, ARPA-H support
Serial entrepreneur's Brim Analytics helps accelerate and advance research, pharma-clinical trials, medical student preparation and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 24, 2024 8:42 am

78.CEO: Nashville EC to 'expand impact, empower more entrepreneurs'
Announcement occurs amid rising allies, assets and challenges for Metro Nashville entrepreneurship and innovation.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 19, 2024 10:35 am

79.Lead Capital Partners advances on $125MM LCP II goal for healthcare deals
LCP has acquired control of eight companies since its inception in 2011.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 12, 2024 5:15 pm

80.Mid-state's GNVCA ramps-up onboarding venture execs, investors, sponsors
[updated] Entering Year 2 of backing by Vanderbilt University, nonprofit seeks sustained momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 10, 2024 4:07 pm

81.SportsMedia, Lifestyle player Shannon Terry's On3 Media raises $36.M+
The offering attracted 27 investors, according to this week's SEC filing.
By Milt Capps last updated 30 April 2025 / Published Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:27 pm

82.CEO: Express Wages signs corporate beta, readies Next Big Thing pitch
Founder exits EC Project Fintech, completes F&F round, maps $3MM round
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 18, 2024 10:45 am

83.New $100MM Jumpstart Nova Fund II now JS Health Investors flagship
Seeking more institutional standing for JHI funds, with reduced potential for political-regulatory risk.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 18, 2024 3:20 pm

84.NEXT Awards 2024 Winners chosen by Nashville Entrepreneur Center
UPDATED Winners announced among dozens of young companies
By Milt Capps updated Oct. 23-24, 2024 / Published Tuesday, October 22, 2024 7:00 am

85.BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD
Industry could reach favorable inflection, particularly if supply of domain's sophisticated capital grows.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 16, 2024 4:00 pm

86.Nashville, UK's West Yorkshire CA team for MedTech-innovation & trade
Cross-border trade, entrepreneurship and investment likely to flow from this week's step forward.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 11, 2024 7:45 am

87.TCRS: Tennessee Consolidated report includes PE-Alt Assets angle
Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled in Nashville to address the NABE.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 30, 2024 7:45 am

88.Haslam Family Capital, Ara Partners detail $725MM decarbonization scenario
PE seeks leadership in industry transformation, no interest in being 'zeitgeist'-driven fund with 'impact' label affixed.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:27 pm

89.Acquisitive techcos i3 Verticals, Payroc WorldAccess wrap $438MM M&A deal
Nashville seller of non-core line focuses on Edtech, Regtech, Healthcare software markets
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 23, 2024 1:00 pm

90.Memphis: VC Ridgeline Ventures Fund II reports raising $28MM+
Targets businesses with solutions for complex enterprises.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 19, 2024 8:46 am

91.Bruck + Bruce-led Market Square Ventures might average deal-a-month
Propelled by aggressive ecosystem builders whose 121 Tech Hub rivals Fund in salience.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 19, 2024 3:45 pm

92.Chris Hefley advances LLM As A Service toward market, maps capital raise
Serial tech entrepreneur says he won't 'dilly-dally' in raising money to address AI opportunity.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 9, 2024 3:15 pm

93.Virtuous Cycles: Native local VC Rockmont Partners leads Lab Logs' Series A
Serial SaaS entrepreneurs' GrowthTech Fund I makes first bet under modeled $50MM target
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 6, 2024 6:15 pm

94.Entrepreneurial deadline looms for Logistics Industry Opportunity Challenge
Whatever your stage, act now to present Alchemist ideas, experience for surmounting supply-chain challenges.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1:42 pm

95.VUMC Brock Center GM to forge R&D ties for pharma, digital transformation
Chosen exec is to provide strategic leadership for the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:09 pm

96.Nashville execs join board of Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association
GNVCA board is aggregating clout as it begins partnering and other work.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 27, 2024 11:51 am

97.CEO: Meharry Medical College's MMCV Inc. considers $100MM Fund I
CEO says Nashville 'uniquely' ready for scalable ventures and partnerships that advance health equity.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:23 pm

98.Vanderbilt University's West Palm Beach development scenario unfurls
[updated] VU makes clear it's looking at mission-oriented options, including new Florida presence, to increase its impact.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 19, 2024 9:38 am

99.Rehberg heads strategic unit for innovative EPB, quantum-services pioneer
Arkansas native joins from exec ranks of a Texas power cooperative.
Staff edited submitted press release / Published Friday, August 16, 2024 1:25 pm

100.Nancy Falls affirms Concinnity capraise, e-clinical tailwind, potential suitors
Two pivots in, this clinical technology management platform lashes its future to a kinetic sector.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 9, 2024 5:00 pm

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