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101.IRON Solutions' VC in Nashville, sparks HQ talk
StarVest is looking for local deal flow for its new $250MM fund, while IRON's CEO is campaigning to grow in Nashville
Milt Capps Updated 11:20 a.m. Dec. 16 / Published Monday, December 15, 2008 10:19 pm

102.Venture Notes - 15 August 2017
[updated] Nashville lawyers push for Blockchain coalition...Entrepreneur sees opportunity in preserving Tweets.
Milt Capps updated 28 Aug 2017 1301 / Published Tuesday, August 15, 2017 4:00 pm

103.VoicesHeard Media ends A-round, eyes TNInvestco funds
Knoxville-based ad-streaming venture has fresh perspective regarding TN investment in technology startups
By Milt Capps updated July 13, 2015 / Published Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:02 pm

104.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

105.State withdraws RFP for migrating data to $68MM center
With data center threatened by Wolf Creek dam and passage of time, State must make third attempt to clarify requirements for would-be bidders
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:26 am

106.Angels gas-up Iridium's SmartFuel,
but the venture's trip has just begun

Will Sibble's new venture have the gas to go the distance, launching additional content and social services?
By Milt Capps / Published Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:49 pm

107.Tailwind: Snaproll Media pursues UAV growth, mulls smart-capital raise
They're not 'stealthy', just bent on growth in a market with shifting winds.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:30 am

108.Vanderbilt science, technology translated by news pro's
[updated] Research, development and commercialization news from VU heightens Nashville profile on nation's intellectual map
By Milt Capps Updated 26 November 2013 / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:09 am

109.Nashville's Trinocity raises $1.2MM for educational marketplace platform
Continuing-education content monetization is the mission for this startup.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 25, 2016 2:34 pm

110.Martin Ventures-backed Hashed Health unveiled
for healthcare blockchain dev + commercialization

[Updated] Blockchain initiatives now said to be expanding in Nashville.
Milt Capps Updated 7 Feb 2017 1000 / Published Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8:32 am

111.Emma 'always hungry' for talent, sails past $8MM
No cold feet at Emma, as company embraces higher-touch services and continues growing its workforce in Davidson County
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:12 pm

112.Betancourt launches QuikQ transactions venture
Transactions software startup is fully funded, builds on knowledge of transportation and logistics
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 2, 2009 2:00 pm

113.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 / Published Monday, August 20, 2012 11:51 am

114.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. / Published Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am

115.Nashville loyalty-rewards startup textLIVING says $1MM raise wrapping-up
Brannon, Jarratt team to scale-up their proven business model.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 7, 2014 10:04 am

116.'Magazines.com' hires for expansion, eyes Canada
Time Warner and a giant East Tennessee media marketer have stakes in Jay Clarke's Franklin-based e-commerce venture
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:31 am

117.Incoming leader: L-3 ForceX disciplined growth still priority for new parent
Growth prospects are TBD, but there's be an old hand locally at the tiller.
Milt Capps updated 30 Oct. 2015 / Published Tuesday, October 20, 2015 3:15 pm

118.With Nashville tech players aboard, Po.et Foundation reports $10MM funding
Updated 26 Sept 2017 - Startup spearheads international open-source initiative for Proof of Existence
Milt Capps updated 10 Aug 2017 0854 / Published Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:00 pm

119.iCitizen eyes $5MM-$10MM Series A, cites increased traction
[Updated] Founded in 2012, startup said last June it was upgrading site, adding team.
Milt Capps Originally published 6/29/16 / Published Sunday, January 22, 2017 4:00 pm

120.Rosenblatt departs Frost Brown for SVP/GC role at Tech-centric BTC Inc.
After helping anchor the upstart Nashville blockchain-crypto community, this lawyer moves over.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:00 pm

121.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. / Published Monday, January 9, 2012 9:00 am

122.Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis
Growth businesses and startups may get new representation within two cities' influential nonprofits
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am

123.Venture Notebook: Change:Healthcare update
Innovative healthcare technology company has completed an Angel round, and looking ahead to valuation and B-raise
By Milt Capps Last updated 11:11 a.m. / Published Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:52 am

124.StudioNow spinning-out Octerra marcom startup, conference debut ahead
[updated] 12 years into the mission, six years after leaving AOL, team has been prepping its next move for months.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 16, 2019 3:53 pm

125.Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks
Nashville-based investor's fourth asset may prove to be a casualty of the economic crisis
Milt Capps Last updated 2:25 p.m. / Published Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:15 pm

126.Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise
[Updated] Martin Companies leads round, Boston-based CEO says startup is getting traction
By Milt Capps updated 24 Oct. 2014 / Published Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am

127.Endeavor Business Media opportunistic buyer, ramps events, mulls capital
PE-backed CEO's vision for Endeavor warrants keeping IPO among longer-term growth options.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 20, 2021 10:06 am

128.E-Commerce: StyleNet allies help Franklin firm advance
The Reader-Cherry e-commerce startup serving salons may not have every hair in-place, but it survived the recession.
By Milt Capps Updated 1:25 p.m. / Published Tuesday, December 7, 2010 9:04 am

129.Venture Nashville Calendar of Coming Events
Whether you're an entrepreneur, VC, techie or community leader for growth, you'll want to examine these offerings, closely
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:25 am

130.Coffee Minute:
Bass Berry IPO 'roadmap' could help in following Ayers' or other IPOs

After a slothful 1H16, IPOs may heat up, and resources like this shed light on the process.
Milt Capps updated 16 September 2016 1009 / Published Monday, September 12, 2016 12:31 pm

131.InvestTennessee: State launching biz-development site
The State and its public-private partners are launching a website to advance economic-development objectives
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:44 pm

132.A message for Readers from the VNC Publisher
An invitation from Milt Capps, editor and publisher of Venture Nashville.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:45 pm

133.CEO charts Core Rights' path after Dart asset buy, confirms investor talks
[updated] Startup has already won key role in creating Canada's digital marketplace for licensing.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:00 pm

134.Nashville bitcoin founder David Bailey also seeks growth in Puerto Rico
HQ remains in Nashville, with incumbent VCs still aboard and growing BTC footprint in San Juan.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:36 pm

135.Ferrell: After acquisition, changes ahead for some Southcomm properties
[updated] Chris Ferrell will focus on operations, while Cygnus exec takes the company's helm
Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, January 7, 2015 1:00 pm

136.O'More College real estate to be sold after Belmont University merger
Landmark property in Franklin is likely to change hands.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 19, 2018 4:30 pm

137.Deep Cuts: Songness discovers 'invisible' performers
The man who briefly shared the reins at United Press International presses ahead with confidence in a very crowded field.
By Milt Capps Updated Dec. 23, 2010 8:29 a.m. / Published Monday, December 20, 2010 7:25 am

138.Nashville Tech Council wants more to 'Feel the Beat'
Last night's awards bash at the Schermerhorn drew nearly 400, but NTC CEO says it's a launch to build upon
By Milt Capps Last updated 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 2009 / Published Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:08 am

139.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

140.VNC's Top 25 Reads for 2010
For Calendar Year 2010, here are VentureNashville's twenty-five most-opened offerings.
Published Monday, January 10, 2011 2:30 pm

141.EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays
Music production, gamification, fan engagement, shout-out market, backend management and more up for grabs.
By Staff, adapted from submitted materials / Published Monday, April 13, 2020 9:30 am

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

[updated] CBS Sports Digital buys 24/7 Sports, led by Shannon Terry.
Milt Capps updated 8:05pm Dec. 16, 2015 / Published Monday, June 23, 2014 12:55 pm

143.'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. / Published Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:22 pm

144.Bullpen Ventures preps for pitches, aims for the fence
McWhorter's team will field up to a dozen startups per year, once the season begins
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 4, 2011 8:11 am

145.'Go-Mode': Healthtech Hackathon results come ahead of Distributed: Health
International and national attendees gather in Nashville to focus on blockchain.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 3, 2016 9:30 am

146.MedCenterDisplay advances Series B raise, sharpens digital-comm role
[Updated] President Aylward said he believes the market is now coming more in MedCenterDisplay's direction
Milt Capps Updated June 28, 2017 / Published Monday, September 1, 2014 10:10 am

147.PassAlong Networks names VC to Presidency
Deep into its latest capital raise, one of Nashville's most active digital-entertainment companies puts a new hand on the tiller
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:50 pm

148.Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals
Claritas appreciates recognition for its early-stage investing, but the Nashville VC wants more Tennessee funds to join the party
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:42 am

149.Project Music gains Entrepreneur in Residence Stephen Linn
Startups get an advocate in pro marketer and former broadcast journalist.
adapted from release / Published Monday, February 6, 2017 9:00 am

150.Recapitalization at Documentary Channel, after founder-filmmaker cedes CEO role
Neff makes the hand-off to Ackerman, as firm positions for next phase of development
Published Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:26 am

151.Briefly: edo Interactive files for $8MM private placement
Early-stage gift-card provider may be building warchest for aggressive rollout in Southeast
By Milt Capps Last Updated 9:05 a.m. June 13, 2009 / Published Friday, June 12, 2009 1:38 pm

152.Tech venture is newest focus for networker Adam Small
Man-about-events entrepreneur is starting to think about products that don't need repeated introductions and hand-holding
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:10 am

153.NBIC Incubator Clients Nov. 13, 2017
Current listing.
from NBIConline / Published Monday, November 13, 2017 2:52 pm

154.VenturePeople, June 20, 2011
Ian Rogers from TopSpin, Lehmans on the move, VUSE prof knows something of ventures, new UT ag exec, Avondale analyst and more
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 20, 2011 8:19 am

155.Bandbox, RedRovor founders sell to Social Chutes
Digital-music entrepreneurs exit a crowded field; new owners plan a 'bigger umbrella'
By Milt Capps Updated May 23 4:44 p.m. / Published Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:16 pm

156.Nashville: INVEST-TN Sept. 18 spotlights C-level execs
addressing critical business issues, updating companies' stories

Yahoo! Finance Columnist Michael Santoli, entrepreneur Tod Fetherling among speakers
Published Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:45 pm

157.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 / Published Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:54 am

158.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 / Published Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:42 am

159.Update: Moontoast's cap round closes, CEO named
[Updated and corrected 3:20 p.m.] Techventure veteran becomes CEO, while star performers back knowledge-net startup
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:12 am

160.$5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs
Fresh capital and guerrilla marketing help Nashville firm catch the Gen Y wave, as bigger players wade into the space
Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 6, 2008 3:49 am

161.Next Awards 2016 finalists from Chamber, Entrepreneur Center
The annual Chamber, EC lists of competing entrants.
Submitted release / Published Friday, September 9, 2016 8:00 am

162.Liverpool's Ditto Music has Nashville foothold, mulls taking outside capital
Now there's a cap-raise ahead - the accelerating shift to digital media drive this multinational startup
By Milt Capps and Jessica Capps - Updated Dec. 12, 2012 5:58 a.m. / Published Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:40 pm

163.Pandemic tailwind? Lake Hop startup raises capital for boating marketplace
D.J. Boggs is an entrepreneur, a bass-man and determined to get you outdoors to 'Lake Like Locals'.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:13 pm

164.Vanderbilt University steps-up pace in pursuit of international agenda
VU seeks reputational gains, greater awareness of research, more diversity.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 22, 2017 3:45 pm

165.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

166.LaunchTN calibrates its Tech Transfer, Commercialization roles
Step by step, ECD agent LaunchTN charts a fresh path forward on knotty issue.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:00 am

167.Angel Capital Group criteria and deal flow
ACG shares its criteria and recent portfolio additions
Abstracts by VNC staff / Published Wednesday, June 18, 2014 12:28 pm

168.TN CRS: Hellman & Friedman VIII gets $80MM
PE commitment from TN retirement system

HFCP is a familiar name to Emdeon, Amsurg, Sedgwick and others in the region.
Milt Capps Updated Sept. 16, 2014 6:50 p.m. / Published Monday, September 8, 2014 9:30 am

169.Roy Dano: Sports & Entertainment focus for NVille entrepreneur-investor
Relocated New Yorker says Nashville and SEC territory are prime sector launchpads
Milt Capps edits 1:46 p.m. / Published Monday, August 25, 2014 10:30 am

170.McWhorter-backed coalition, Solidus-backed company are health-reform allies
Veteran healthcare leader and venture-capitalist joins youthful advocates for a fresh, and aggressive look at health care reform
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:24 pm

171.Venture Notes -- June 18, 2019
SaaS entrepreneur Kevin Ross and Esports advocate Jared Miller surface in new ventures.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:00 pm

172.SouthernAlpha changes afoot, as Ayumi Bennett charts new course
CEO Chris Ferrell says plans not firm yet for SA.
Milt Capps edit 10:55pm / Published Thursday, November 12, 2015 4:30 pm

173.Skoller files for $2MM raise, steps-up pace to expand platform offering
CEO says social-media spend for student assignments, tests, grades users prompts accelerating employer recruitment support.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:30 pm

174.Entrepreneurs, VCs, TTDC mobilize for venture funding
Spring 2010 may go down in the annals of modern Tennessee history as a period of innovation breakthroughs
By Milt Capps Last update 11:05 p.m. / Published Wednesday, March 3, 2010 3:06 pm

175.Post-36|86: VC Mitchell seeks dealflow, Nashville affiliate candidates
Question mark hangs over Nashville's shot at being a Consumer startup breeder.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 13, 2016 4:30 pm

176.Big Win!? Edgenet sells control stake to P/E Marlin Equity Partners
[Updated] A turnaround reaps private equity rewards.
Milt Capps updated January 2019 / Published Monday, November 21, 2016 8:30 am

177.Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group,
Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum

Updates on Endorsee, Sagents, Tandum, EO Nashville, PBM365, Back Porch Group, Exile.
Milt Capps updated 31 Oct. 2015 / Published Monday, October 6, 2014 8:26 am

178.Judges like 'Nashville: Where Innovation Sings' for city branding
The annual Accelerator endurance and innovation test produces much food for thought.
By Milt Capps Last Updated 9:01 a.m., June 13, 2009 / Published Friday, June 12, 2009 2:20 pm

179.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. / Published Monday, May 13, 2013 6:43 am

180.ECD's Brewer joins Cate's Stones River Group
Clint Brewer served commissioners Hagerty and Boyd, now joins a Haslam Admin veteran.
Staff / Published Thursday, August 11, 2016 4:35 pm

181.Media: NVille's Ayumi Bennett preps launch of regional Startup Southerner
[updated] New entrant may vie with techno-culture chronicler Hark and maybe Southern Alpha
Milt Capps last edited 8:51am 27 January 2016 / Published Wednesday, January 27, 2016 3:45 pm

182.Entrepreneur Lappe ramps DirectOffer funding for real-estate tech startup
This Left Coast-reared, Kentucky-vetted media entrepreneur moved to Nashville, where she's raising capital for a possible capstone venture.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 6, 2022 10:28 am

183.'Mobile' startups targeted by incubator in Chattanooga
Pace of startup's investments will be determined by success of FFA round now underway
By Milt Capps Last updated 5:02 a.m. Dec. 8, 2008 / Published Monday, December 7, 2009 10:25 am

184.Notes on the Songness model
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 20, 2010 6:49 am

185.NEWSBITS, March 30, 2010
EMMA.. HMS Tech hire.. Lodge helps for-profits ..Noro and Chrysalis announce staffing ..PerfectServe ..IMI Health and more..
By Milt Capps Updated 2:37 p.m. / Published Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:57 pm

186.JumpStart Foundry wants tech-enabled startups by Friday
March 18th is the fish-or-cut-bait date for teams of would-be entrepreneurs who want 90 days worth of rations to tide them over during a push toward launch
By VNC Staff Updated March 14, 2011, 4:56 a.m. / Published Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:41 pm

187.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. / Published Monday, December 19, 2011 9:03 am

188.Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match
In Nashville's highly charged entrepreneurial atmosphere, this partnership aims to create both heat and light
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:21 am

189.Reporter's Notebook:
Ralph Schulz on tackling Brookings initiative, Charlie Martin eyes HealthIT

Response to Brookings Institution researchers will require deep knowledge.
Milt Capps / Published Saturday, September 3, 2016 3:15 pm

190.U.S. Marine Veteran forms ECD Capital Partners,
Opportunity Zone Fund in Nashville

Federally legislated OZFund prepares for take-off roll in Tennessee.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 7, 2018 4:45 pm

191.LaunchTN Staffing update
[updated] Expanding portfolios, going into CEO Charlie Brock's third year onboard.
Milt Capps Updated July 21, 2015 4pm / Published Monday, July 20, 2015 1:00 pm

192.LaunchTN taps 13 potential startups from campus entrepreneurship pipeline
Finalists are to pitch Aug. 28 during 36|86 event in Nashville.
By Milt Capps updated 5 July 2018 / Published Monday, July 2, 2018 6:00 pm

193.Citizengine eyes capital raise, sees 2016 election cycle as inflection point
New CEO and founding chairman are apparently planning an aggressive push.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:30 pm

194.First startup taking TN for-profit benefit option is Style-oriented
A stream of for-profit benefit corp filings may flow toward State window that opened earlier today.
Milt Capps edit 10:52a.m. / Published Monday, January 4, 2016 10:30 am

195.PassAlong dies, Jaworski lives, Bandbox bets on boom
As Nashville's startup ecosystem matures, wisdom from failures nourishes new digital ventures
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:41 pm

196.Founder: Startup ALECIA maps capital raise, keeps IPO option in its sites
Content may be king, but this Nashville digital network aims to take the crown.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 5, 2018 1:00 pm

197.Project Music Showcase: EarIQ leverages IP, charts B2Consumer push
Imminent Seed-raise push driven by twin-pronged strategy.
Milt Capps updated 27 April 2015 / Published Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:45 am

198.CEO: MyPro platform breaks stealth, eyes capraise + future IPO
Relocated Michigander rips-off startup's stealth cloak to seek growth fuel.
Milt Capps last edited 8:20pm / Published Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:30 pm

199.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 / Published Monday, December 5, 2011 11:19 am

200.Advisor entrant: Cherry Bekaert's MP in Nashville also tech-innovation lead
Innovation growth draws innovation-centric pro's -- VNC poll provides hint of incubent advisor standings.
By Milt Capps updated 14 Sept. 2018 / Published Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:36 pm

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