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1.CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises
VTC Boomer aging, story-telling and training needs in industry verticals and rising use of social media, help make the case.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:32 pm

2.PYA Analytics keeps Healthcare emphasis, mulls eventual MD Radio capital raise or sale and welcomes opportunities in other verticals
VTC PYA's long-standing 'dream' of attracting ORNL talent is paying off in varied forms.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:15 pm

3.$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insights
VTC P2S-Covenant JV tackles Big Data analytics for array of verticals.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:45 pm

4.Payments entrepreneur Daily completes 8th acquisition,
may not need full $100MM raise before considering IPO

[Update] In 3rd outing, CEO focuses on technology for enterprises that 'don't go out of business'.
Milt Capps UPDATED 1 Feb 2017 1229 / Published Monday, June 22, 2015 2:45 pm

5.Venture Notes -- April 8, 2019
Weaver mulls spinout, Angels active, fintech adds, SiRanch bucks, tech commercialization, Briovation bread on the waters and more...
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 8, 2019 4:43 pm

6.Fintech: Acquisitive startup Celero Commerce
picks Nashville for headquarters

[updated] CEO sees IPO likely outcome for new platform company, ETA elites to gather in Nashville.
By Milt Capps updated 18 June 2019 / Published Tuesday, December 4, 2018 3:02 pm

7.M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller
[updated] He has 'plenty of capital' and would probably relish deals for his existing or new verticals.
Milt Capps updated 7 September 2017 / Published Monday, June 12, 2017 12:00 pm

8.Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software
Former NotifyMD joins a major player in the
By Milt Capps Updated 12:04 p.m. / Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am

9.Mid-TN's SafeSurv preps $1MM capital raise for ID validation startup
Residing in The Biz Foundry Entrepreneur Center, company prioritizes 13 use-cases.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 8, 2017 11:30 am

10.Nashville Technology Council outlines Tech progress, priorities
Update spans emphasis on 'Creativity', new HealthTech vertical group and more.
Submitted / Published Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:00 am

11.New board member McCormick sees Emma's
upside prospects and its requirements

[Updated] Advisor says Emma needs more people who have accelerated growth to and beyond $100MM sales.
Milt Capps updated Oct. 12, 2016 / Published Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:45 pm

12.Bunker Labs for Veterans emerging at Nashville Entrepreneur Center
New services for Veterans who aim to become entrepreneurial troopers may lie ahead.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 10, 2015 4:15 pm

13.Update: SEC gives nod to Greg Daily's i3 Verticals IPO, NASDAQ listing
[Updated] Veteran of Nashville payments scene inevitably has played his cards close to the vest.
By Milt Capps Updated 8 June 2019 0800 / Published Friday, May 25, 2018 5:01 pm

14.With major partners, Tech startup LeanKit expects to 'make a lot of noise'
Revenue growth, broader ties to Microsoft and Oracle and hiring surge are among factors
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 8, 2014 9:30 am

15.FinTech: Singular Payments CEO says Nashville is Payments hub
Serial entrepreneur says simplified offering is disrupting payments sector.
Milt Capps edit 7:38am June 3 2015 / Published Tuesday, June 2, 2015 3:45 pm

16.Ingram Content's 1440 Accelerator may drive 10 startups
Entrepreneur Center collaborates with publishing group to enter new accelerator vertical
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 14, 2015 11:30 am

17.Update: LaunchTN continues to refine strategy and priorities
Charlie Brock shares his topmost objectives, and we review a bit of the agenda.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 20, 2015 3:00 pm

18.Spinout COO: Beam Mobile 'bringing Griffin Technology band back together'
Healthcare is first-up, but other verticals beckon in U.S. and other nations. Capital open for discussion.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 18, 2020 2:32 pm

19.Strategy: Startup ComputeCycles seeks 'defensible' IoT mobile-app roles
Returning to Tennessee, software entrepreneur says Tennessee can be Tech hotbed
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 11, 2014 5:30 am

20.Gold Mobile seeks Nashville customers and capital for GoMo Health platform
New Jersey-based engagement and loyalty company says Healthcare may become its sole focus.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 11, 2014 8:13 am

21.Nashville ECD Director Pogue reaches out, preps plan, mulls target options
Veteran of finance, recruitment and development and other fields cites fintech as hypothetical target vertical.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 1:37 pm

22.Early exit: Welsh Carson-backed naviHealth said sold to Cardinal Health
[CONFIRMED] Cardinal takes majority stake; naviHealth's model examined for other verticals.
Milt Capps 11:00 a.m. 25 August 2015 / Published Monday, August 24, 2015 3:15 pm

23.XMi Holdings' XMi High Growth & Opportunity Fund sets $20MM fund raise
XMi unit is sector agnostic, but expects to see plenty of healthcare.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 30, 2015 4:00 pm

24.Gut check: Van Tucker tells 'What drives her' as Launch Tennessee CEO
Creating impactful companies, changing communities, and nurturing collaboration are just parts of her answer.
Guest commentary / Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:30 pm

25.Startups: GymCloud digital platform helps fitness trainers' build businesses
BunkerLabs grad and cofounders pushing forward toward possible capraise.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 9, 2018 1:30 pm

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

Resources are proliferating in Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem, so the EC makes strategic shift.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 20, 2017 4:30 pm

27.Exec launches Rocket Propulsion Fund via AngelList rolling-funds platform
Nashville Founder/GP targets fintech, insurtech, digital-health verticals, affirms cap-table diversity goal
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 28, 2020 4:30 pm

28.FinTech: Capital Confirmation eyes $20MM revenue, broadens global stride
[updated] Chris Schellhorn and Brian Fox have roadmapped their way globally, like FinTech focus.
Milt Capps Updated Oct. 28, 2016 / Published Monday, January 12, 2015 9:00 am

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

30.HRtech: XOi Technologies' founder aims for 'optionality' at inflection points
Startup has raised more than $17MM and has entered Canada, UK markets.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 8, 2019 12:15 pm

31.Kauffman Foundation, Nashville Entrepreneur Center confirm Nashville pact
With EC as primary Kauffman liaison, EC and others will spur local entrepreneurial innovation.
Milt Capps Updated 18 Nov 1346 / Published Tuesday, November 17, 2015 8:51 am

32.Project Music: Musicians Council preps capraise for lead experts platform
Earlier successful exit and relo to homestead in Tennessee helped pave the way for latest gambit.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 18, 2019 4:30 pm

33.FINTECH: Franklin-based Core10's Series A propelled by FINTOP Capital
Nashville entrepreneur Joe Maxwell's win-win strategy spurs 'here-shoring' initiative.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 27, 2017 4:45 pm

34.Musictech: Jammber, LANDR could raise capital in Music City
Nashville gradually moving toward becoming true Music innovation-investment nexus?
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 3:30 pm

35.Nashville Entrepreneur Center gains Galen Partners as lead Healthcare sponsor
Galen-Burcham alliance goes back years; other firms had a shot at top-billing in NEC healthcare work
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 7, 2011 8:06 am

36.Update: Glow Motion Technologies at $5MM rev, mulls capital, partnerships
From nightclub owners to fan-activation entrepreneurs, an inflection point may be close.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 22, 2016 2:32 pm

37.Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center
search committee chair on EC CEO search

VNC asked EC Chair Emeritus and Search Committee chair to share an update on the search process.
Guest: Beth Chase, EC Board Chair Emeritus / Published Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:00 pm

38.Update: Nashville Fintech, Blockchain initiatives
Maxwell, Bailey comment on technologies' interrelationship ahead of Oct. 3 event
Publisher's Update / Published Friday, September 16, 2016 7:00 am

39.Healthtech veteran sees blockchain technology upside for Nashville, industry
John Bass, CEO of HCA's InVivoLink, has joined the Blockchain expedition.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:45 pm

40.Emerging blockchain-industry is focus of TokenizeTN skull session at ECD
Waller attorney leads prospective not-for-profit advocacy group through private 'summit' at ECD.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 23, 2018 5:30 pm

41.FinTech: Iroquois Capital's payments startup doesn't rule-out capraise
Well-heeled ICG says assets-rollup could warrant taking new investors.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 9, 2015 3:15 pm

42.LeanKit's $16MM raise shows resolve to grow local techco 'that matters'
[updated] Having raised $10.5MM in Angel capital, CEO says the company had room negotiate with VC
Milt Capps updated 2 Nov. 2015 2:30pm / Published Wednesday, July 15, 2015 3:00 pm

43.HealthQRS current investors can fund ramp-up,
but strategic money + marketshare attractive

HealthIT entrepreneur Eric Winter signs-on for another startup rodeo.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:15 pm

44.Nashville startup PredictGov joins Duke Law Tech Lab, eyes capital raises
AI-Machine Learning-oriented startup must consider other HQ cities.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 23, 2017 8:00 am

45.Fintech: Maxwell leads FINTOP II fund raise
[updated] FINTOP has drypowder from Fund I, expands team, likes what it sees in non-coastal dealflow.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 15, 2019 3:16 pm

46.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

47.VC-backed StudioNow adding capital, clients and creativity
In the virtual Arms Race to add video as part of companies' online presence, StudioNow is staying atop the wave, thanks to steady flows of capital
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8:49 am

48.Jammber CEO eyes capital raises, confirms buyout approaches
[Updated] Chicago-bred Project Music grad may find Series A dough outside Nashville.
Milt Capps updated 3 July 2019 / Published Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:45 pm

49.Franklin entrepreneur raises Seed for CommuniGift, plans D.C. headquarters
Intern to US Rep. Jim Cooper, Ensworth grad is dedicated to gifting platform for social good and profit.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 12, 2016 4:15 pm

50.Crypto-blockchain attorney, ops exec Rosenblatt joins Thesis* studio
Nashville attorneys still homesteading here, joins virtual-first techco with apparent major VC backing.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, July 19, 2019 3:45 pm

51.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

52.Memphis entrepreneurship plans surge, as Bioworks Foundation ends run
UPdated - EDA's Build to Scale is assessing three 2021 entrepreneurship, commercialization proposals from Memphis.
By Milt Capps Updated 30 Sept. 2021 / Published Wednesday, July 7, 2021 3:00 pm

53.Project Music: & ME LLC startup weighs Nashville HQ advantages
A visit to CMA Fest may have helped spawn this Charleston fan-engagement idea.
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, April 14, 2018 3:30 pm

54.CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup
(updated) The CellJournalist veterans have brought another startup to the starting-line, this time in marketing software.
Milt Capps Last updated 2 Feb. 2022 / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:15 pm

55.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 / Published Monday, February 13, 2012 6:08 am

56.CEO: Nashville supply chain startup Vibronyx mulls growth-funding options
With Seed self-funded and operations breakeven or better, veteran of HCIT, IBM, U.S. Army, West Point and more eyes higher ground.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:15 pm

57.Project Music: RootNote capital raises may lift Music venture hub
While Austin and London loom large on horizon, founders anchor network in Music City.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:49 pm

58.Maptic eyes capital raise for mapping, analytics platform
targeting the Consumer Packaged Goods industry

CEO Hulsey outlines steps toward market and investors.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:45 am

59.Checkd.in's rapid evolution, Case award spur launch of Affinity Exchange
Updated: End of the road for much-promoted company? Further capital raises are ahead for the Nashville startup.
Milt Capps Updated 3 April 2015 4:48pm / Published Monday, July 28, 2014 9:55 am

60.Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region
With regional ambitions and a foundation restored, Fetherling assumes NTC command from Costantine
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:10 am

61.Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr
eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

[updated] Veteran of the publishing world see wide application for his new platform and may trigger new breed IPO.
By Milt Capps updated 12 March 2019 / Published Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:45 pm

62.Local iTech hiring may be resurgent, but too soon to call
None are ready to call 'the turn', but local Tech execs believe they've seen the first signs of spring in the economy
By Milt Capps Last updated 4:23 p.m. / Published Monday, March 29, 2010 12:56 pm

63.Monsor: Statewide Mentor Net has traction with early-stage companies
LifeSci Network seeks mentors and mentee companies, eyes event on Capital.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 25, 2016 4:30 pm

64.Nashville EC's Music-Tech accelerator
to debut with Investors at-the-ready

[Updated] With plans to cue-up Seed money, the Entrepreneur Center heavies-up its Music-industry offerings.
Milt Capps Updated Nov. 27, 2014 / Published Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:15 am

65.Concinnity Company's capital raise underway, with likely Series A ahead
CEO, author, advisor moves from bootstrapping to scale-up for board governance platform.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 6, 2019 2:00 pm

66.Tazzle founder slips into town to capitalize on technology
An accomplished young entrepreneur tackles his next venture in Music City, starting with moving photos from your cellphone, perhaps ending in healthcare
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:40 am

67.A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture
It's more mature than many EC-linked ventures and its techie team is getting traction, eyeing new sectors
By Milt Capps Updated 4:35 p.m. / Published Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:40 am

68.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

69.RFP details for funding TN Fintech, Consumer Products networks
Here's the original description of the new programs' funding and expectations.
staff / Published Monday, January 30, 2023 2:17 pm

70.Ingram Content Group ends 1440 accelerator gambit, keeps innovation focus
No Cohort 2 planned for now, but ICG keeps all innovation options on table.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 24, 2016 4:15 pm

71.Aegis Health Security, Global Action eye impact-investment partnership
[Updated] Partnership would support a network of investors and entrepreneurs.
Milt Capps updated 3 December 2015 / Published Wednesday, November 18, 2015 12:30 pm

72.LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:07 am

73.Tennessee's scitech industry mentor networks finalize LaunchTN grants
Intelligent Mobility, Life Sciences, Energy, and Ag-Food networks bolster startup resources
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:42 pm

74.XOEye Technologies wearables gameplan could include Series B in 2015
[updated] Google Glass is not a large blip on this startup's radar, thus far.
Milt Capps Updated 7 Aug 2019 / Published Monday, December 15, 2014 3:27 pm

75.Life Science TN 'ups its game' on Capitol Hill in pursuit of funding
[Updated] When it's representatives hit the General Assembly, they'll bring a clear agenda.
Milt Capps legislation updated 0800 10 March 2015 / Published Monday, March 9, 2015 3:42 pm

76.Startup Tennessee launch to draw Gov. Haslam,
Startup America CEO to Entrepreneur Center

[UPDATED] Tennessee's entrepreneurial ecosystem gets a new unifying layer of resources
By Milt Capps updated 1:14 p.m. June 28, 2011 / Published Monday, June 27, 2011 10:15 am

77.FinTech: Seed-stage BancList pops-up in Nashville, eyes capital raise
Sector veteran Pete Scully leads the reconstituted company, which aims for rapid growth.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:00 am

78.Video Venture -- Nashville's HouseLens positions for Series A raise
[Update] Corporate IT technologist now CEO ultimately had to follow his passion for this startup
By Milt Capps updated 18 Feb. 2016 / Published Monday, June 16, 2014 1:18 pm

79.Sarah Bellos, Lewis + Clark AgriFood chart Stony Creek Colors' Indigo path
Its $9MM B-round nearly done, the startup's cornerstone is an amalgam of purpose, agriculture, supply chain and global economics.
By Milt Capps Updated Dec. 2, 2022 / Published Monday, March 1, 2021 4:00 pm

80.Amid volatility, TN entrepreneurs eyeing public-co partners might be more diligent
Whether public or privately held, prospective strategic partners' financial durability warrants examination.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 4, 2020 4:00 pm

81.Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation
Newco says it'll pursue capital raise opportunistically among savvy investors.
Milt Capps updated 27 March 2018 / Published Tuesday, September 19, 2017 2:15 pm

82.'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

83.New entrepreneur-in-res at EC, launches 'Milk the Moment' startup
Startup is priority for Memphis native, as she pursues strategic partners, mulls capital and advisors.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 3:57 pm

84.Internet of Things: BLEON's Filaroski eyes $1MM raise for Beacon entry
Serial entrepreneur maps-out a fast track for his Internet of Things entry
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 4, 2014 1:15 pm

85.Nashville fintech: Waud-backed SphereCommerce eyes M&A opportunities
Sphere eyes multiple payments/security markets -- and its interest in Healthcare has grown.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 26, 2019 4:15 pm

86.Blockchain startup The Opinion Economy maps token, ICO, equity offerings
CEO maps next five years to ensure an extensible platform and array of options for owners.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:29 am

87.Startup brewer Pure Land Sake eyes capital raises, Nashville entry
Veteran of NYC, LA, Singapore hospitality, beverages strategy, branding + growth plants flag in Nashville.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:16 am

88.Smartvue receives suitors, next raise likely a multiple of $15MM Series B
[Updated] About 16 years into his mission, CEO Renkis gears for Internet of Things video leadership.
Milt Capps Updated 2 April 2018 1046 / Published Tuesday, April 5, 2016 1:00 pm

89.Startup bio-dyemaker Stony Creek Colors closes Series A, eyes B-round
Founder has raised north of $8MM, recruited growing ranks of farmers since inception.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 13, 2019 5:00 pm

90.Venture Notes - March 13, 2019
[Updated 3/15] 41 items, including SEC $ filings, tech talent, startups, entrepreneurial events, capital formation, exec roles, and more.
By Milt Capps updated March 27, 2019 / Published Wednesday, March 13, 2019 5:00 pm

91.Mid-TN biometric ID startup 'Global e-dentity' eyes $38MM Series A
Franklin entrepreneur says eventual IPO is only exit option he's focused on, given global demand for ID assurance.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 27, 2018 3:30 pm

92.Will Emma's discipline attract partner who shares Nashville commitment?
IPO, private equity, regardless of the course, there may be a way to preserve the vision.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:45 pm

93.Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise
[updated] The challenges are real, but two women entrepreneurs declare their determination.
Milt Capps updated 17 Nov 2017 0603 / Published Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:30 pm

94.Proximity Aware chooses Nashville, sets Seed raise for its Menud platform
Departing tech-centric Bay Area, co-founder cites Nashville's numerous advantages.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 10:30 am

95.Brian Fox: Taking Confirmation global like launching series of startups
Post-sale, Nashville native leads growth push, tracks M&A targets, and grows his Angel/LP investment portfolio.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

96.'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls
plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 25, 2014 10:15 am

97.'Proudly capitalist' Jumpstart Foundry unfurls
plan for its U.S. and regional ascendancy

JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.
Milt Capps / Published Saturday, August 23, 2014 2:14 pm

98.Series A ahead, Tammy Hawes has always seen Virsys12 as scalable venture
With Salesforce Ventures as a shareholder, longtime healthtechie sees running room in cloud-apps sector.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 24, 2019 3:45 pm

99.FOH&BOH: Nashvillians raise capital to soothe global Hospitality painpoint
VC led signal raise, now founders map a Seed-plus + Series A to take turnover solution to market.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 2, 2019 4:45 pm

100.LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief
Chair's experience brings continuity, clear sense of value of legislative ties and momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 4, 2018 4:15 pm

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