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201.Passport Health founder once faced 'blank stares'
Today, he's just put another notch on his acquisitions belt, but not long ago Jim Lackey was begging for that first customer as he attempted to introduce technology in a sector fond of sticky notes, faxes and phone calls.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:42 am

202.VC Coleman Swenson Booth realized $44MM in 2010; portfolio exits likely to continue in 2011
One of Tennessee's pioneering VC's will remain focused on 'realizations' in 2011, while mulling raising another fund
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:38 am

203.SSM Partners quietly files for Growth Equity III raise;
Exec sees Nashville edge in youthful exhuberance

Fund exec sees little to envy in Silicon Valley models, says bringing youthful talent into Nashville has been a boon.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 30, 2019 1:45 pm

204.VentureNotes
Fred Goad, Eric Satz, Beth Seigenthaler: entrepreneurs older and newer are hard at-work
By Milt Capps updated 9 July 2014 10:52 a.m. / Published Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:36 am

205.VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011
Investors are busily putting capital into ventures young and older, in Chattanooga, Oak Ridge and elsewhere
By Milt Capps Updated 4:07 p.m. / Published Monday, October 3, 2011 8:19 am

206.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

207.Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,
while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

With the General Assembly and Governor in full budget mode, LaunchTN assesses its options.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 21, 2017 4:00 pm

208.Alpha Investing: VU alumni lead capital network focused on real estate
Nashville entrant aims to connect accredited investors with institutional-caliber deals, at attractive minimums.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3:45 pm

209.National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members
Michael Burcham's term as NACIE co-chair ends in October.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 19, 2016 2:45 pm

210.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

211.VC: Innova Memphis RBIC pursues $75MM Ag Innovation Fund VI
Will seasoned investors find Ag-tech one of the safer harbors amid shifting economic winds?
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 20, 2023 1:15 pm

212.NVille's InCrowd Capital adds Angels + investments, seeks SE partners
[Updated 15 June 2015] With nearly 40 investors aboard, Shmerling's Angel network gains traction.
Milt Capps updated 6:36 a.m. 15 June 2015 / Published Monday, November 10, 2014 12:00 pm

213.Stuart McWhorter leads formation of D17 Ventures media/tech-oriented VC
[Updated] $6MM raise apparently found quick acceptance - McWhorter foresees $100MM impact.
By Milt Capps updated 3:42pm 4 June 2018 / Published Monday, June 4, 2018 12:15 pm

214.'Voodoo venture valuations', other truths told at Forum
Hopes fired, worst fears confirmed in latest iteration of the art form known as venture panels
By Milt Capps Last updated 1:54 p.m. / Published Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:35 am

215.LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due
If Tennessee enlists for SSBCI funding, TTDC investment committee could get pretty busy.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:48 pm

216.VentureNVTN: Tennessee happily braces for Entrepreneurial avalanche
We take a pause to contemplate the event-driven fun that lies ahead.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 8, 2015 5:30 pm

217.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

218.Council Capital and its TNInvestco affiliate invest in Payment America Systems
Revenue-cycle management, a hot sector, attracts more venture capital and TNInvestco-spawned resources
By VNC Staff Updated Jan. 4, 2012 / Published Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:21 pm

219.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 / Published Monday, May 13, 2013 6:44 am

220.Reporter's Notebook: Nashville Capital Network could play a broader role
[updated] NCN is most concerned about the Series A hurdle for startups in the Nashville area.
Milt Capps updated 10 July 2017 / Published Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:15 pm

221.Digital Reasoning Systems names new president
Information services exec joins mostly shrouded local firm still seeking to leverage its IP and its government-contracting origins
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Monday, January 11, 2010 2:09 pm

222.Venture Capital tax credit approved by General Assembly
[Updated 5:52 p.m.] The TNSBICCA passed in both House and Senate today, and will next go to Gov. Bredesen. The Senate vote was 30-0. It passed in the full House this morning, 94-0, and in Senate Finance this afternoon 9-0-1PNV. The insurance industry provides the leverage for this economic development and venture-funding move.
By Milt Capps Last updated 5:52 p.. June 18, 2009 / Published Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:12 am

223.Angel Capital Group eyes creating microfund focused on Nashville HealthIT
Persistence drives continued evolution for Seed-oriented group amid Series A crunch.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 9, 2017 9:12 am

224.Booker: CapitalTN aiming to improve Tennessee PE/VC investor ecosystem
Group working from Nashville EC plans to draw more investors in from the sidelines.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:00 am

225.VentureNotes: Consensus Point, Tandum, PinPtr, HouseLens
[Updated] Startups' capital raises, one leadership shift may be driven by Mayor's race
Milt Capps updated 6 Nov. 2014 / Published Monday, September 15, 2014 3:37 pm

226.Healthcare-focused Council Ventures adds HealthSpring CEO Fritch
for CEO council that guides health and related portfolio companies

Bottorff-, Gambill-led firm is amassing quite a healthcare brain trust
By Milt Capps Corrected Aug. 21, 20011 / Published Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:24 pm

227.Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help
prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital

There are more Angels among us that most of us realize; one of his holdings is preparing for a C Round
By Milt Capps Updated 5:57 p.m. / Published Sunday, December 4, 2011 4:04 pm

228.Venture Notes - May 13, 2022
Updating PathGroup Recap | Lirio | Ursa Health | Thynk Health | Unity Wellness | EasyVet | Artemis | Iron Path | TSG.Mammoth
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 13, 2022 1:30 pm

229.Venture Notes - 12 December 2016
[updated] New private equity fund, $5MM Series A, Disruption Labs, Rezli raise and more.
Milt Capps updated 13 December 2016 0724 / Published Monday, December 12, 2016 7:35 am

230.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. / Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:53 am

231.Kickoff: VentureSouth Chattanooga investor forum possible model for Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville
VentureSouth Fund V raise underway targets $10MM to augment Angels' individual bets and sidecar participation.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 18, 2022 5:30 pm

232.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

233.Fetherling joins Moore in rebranded Stratasan startup;
Nashville Tech Council CEO search makes strides, says Sloan

Strategic allies will include marketing, PR and healthcare strategy firms, among others
By Milt Capps Updated 5:00 p.m. / Published Saturday, July 2, 2011 3:27 pm

234.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 / Published Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am

235.Dealflow update: Kentucky and Alabama - April 28, 2021
15 bullets on VC/PE raises, plus startups in healthcare, power, fintech and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 28, 2021 10:00 am

236.Claritas Capital invests alongside Emerald Plus ally in Web3.0-M&E
Claritas busy with SEC filings and stealthy moves to build new portfolio with 'cultural relevance', and market potential.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 2, 2023 2:46 pm

237.BreatheAmerica B-round hits $22MM with Essex Woodlands in lead
A veteran healthcare entrepreneur takes another stride toward scaling-up his venture.
VNC Staff updated Sept. 6, 2011 / Published Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:09 am

238.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

239.TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's
Scholar and entrepreneur will co-found molecular diagnostics startup in Nashville
By Milt Capps Updated 10:23 p.m. / Published Friday, September 30, 2011 3:00 pm

240.CEO: Angel Capital Group ready to strengthen Nashville ties, U.S. footprint
Eric Dobson plans to recapitalize, scale-up the Angel network born in Music City
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:49 am

241.UMemphis Crews Center exec search runs, Hoffmeyer settles at UMaryland
Long-time Crews chief accepts his "builder" mentality in search for fresh challenges, wider resources.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 30, 2023 8:00 am

242.Epicenter CEO: Mobilizing Black-owned firms can bring Memphis surge
With Black-owned ventures front and center, CEO shares playbook for forging just, inclusive, growing regional economy.
By Leslie Lynn Smith, President & CEO, Epicenter - Guest Columnist / Published Tuesday, January 15, 2019 9:00 am

243.Nashville pioneer Pathfinder Technologies moving to sell to Analogic
After a decade widening Nashville's lifesciences entrepreneurship, a strategic move.
Milt Capps edits 10:07 a.m. Oct. 4, 2014 / Published Friday, October 3, 2014 3:00 pm

244.Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies
[Updated] Four Black-led companies are already in the portfolio of $55MM fund, with a half-dozen more deals likely in the next 12 months.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Wednesday, January 12, 2022 10:30 am

245.LaunchTN WIP: Exploring state Angel network, policy options and rankings
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, lays-out its priorities.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 21, 2014 1:30 pm

246.M&A ahead: Fetherling's Perception Health
teams with PYA Analytics, XSolis/Advent

Serial entrepreneur doesn't understand why the Tech sector consolidation is so hesitant.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 19, 2014 11:30 am

247.Lee Molette eyes new fund for minority- and women-owned businesses
Nashville entrepreneur's business and social-impact lenses are focused on venture gap.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:00 pm

248.Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership
Tech-marketing veteran Linda Rebrovick looks to create a crowd around SaaS predictive marketing provider
By Milt Capps Updated 11:25 a.m. / Published Monday, March 8, 2010 8:42 am

249.TN ECD-Launch Tennessee may be one step away from $117MM SSBCI grant
[Updated] TN House FW&M Chair Patsy Hazlewood is among Tennessee legislators expressing support.
By Milt Capps Updated 25 January 2023 / Published Friday, January 20, 2023 12:47 pm

250.Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed
UPDATED: U.S. Treasury program to move economic-development, equity and entrepreneurship needles, soon to be revived.
By Milt Capps updated 9 April 2021 / Published Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:15 pm

251.Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal
[updated] Joe Maxwell is having way too much fun in growing another tech venture in the finance sector
By Milt Capps Updated 4 Nov. 2014 / Published Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:40 am

252.VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Radx incubator
with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge

Incubator management plans to keep potential businesses on-pace for development, commercialization.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 19, 2017 4:00 pm

253.NewsBits, March 7, 2011
VU porfolio co goes elsewhere, TNInvestco company, startup ecosystem spreads, PdCamp, ORNL, MyOutdoorTV and more
By Milt Capps updated 3:15 p.m. March 8, 2011 / Published Monday, March 7, 2011 8:04 am

254.Venture Notes - 10 August 2016
New NTC CEO and Health IT strategy coming, VC motives, Noro-Moseley exec, Women Angels coalesce and more.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:10 pm

255.HRtech: Memphis Meats veteran Will Clem's Bite Ninja raises hit $15MM+
Memphis Y Combinator grad scales-up restaurant tech, after helping launch what's now Bay Area cell-cultured meat Unicorn.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 9, 2022 4:00 pm

256.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

257.Venture Notes - 17 January 2017
$40MM raise at Claritas, accelerator and startup news, and more from around the state.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 17, 2017 12:15 pm

258.$27B State pension fund has 18 advisors after competition
Given the vagaries of global markets, TCRS pension funds and other assets that are managed in service to employers of government workers and educators enjoy close tending by heavy-hitters
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 5, 2008 9:51 am

259.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

260.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 / Published Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:44 am

261.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

262.FinTech Nashville: Bitcoin, Blockchain at center of BTCMedia event plans
[updated] Advocates believe Healthcare could be linchpin in new cyberindustrial role for Nashville.
Milt Capps Updated 25 March 2016 / Published Monday, February 1, 2016 11:30 am

263.CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity
[updated] Prepared for change, EC CEO has already sketched-out 2016 strategy.
Milt Capps updated Jan. 24, 2016 5:10pm / Published Friday, January 22, 2016 3:15 pm

264.Lehman: CFMT needs unrestricted funds for rapid impact
This is one foundation that's been a venture from the start, 'bringing good people and good causes together'
Milt Capps / Published Friday, December 12, 2008 11:14 am

265.TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism
Airing of issues simmering beneath TNInvestco's surface has prompted a reprise of comments pro and con the program
By Milt Capps Updated 7:28 p.m. / Published Monday, March 14, 2011 8:38 am

266.Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University
VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.
Milt Capps updated May 8, 2020 / Published Monday, June 12, 2017 7:15 am

267.Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development
VC and industry veteran Mike Sherman will leave work, starting with Spine Wave
By Milt Capps updated 9:31 a.m. / Published Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:58 am

268.MedHaul startup propelled by Erica Plybeah, backed by InnovaMemphis
The challenges are real, but this mission-oriented entrepreneur is 'grateful for the journey'.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 17, 2022 3:19 pm

269.Venture Notes -- May 31, 2019
Heritage pops new fund, plus raises for healthcare, crypto, CBD, Growth Fund model notes and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 31, 2019 2:30 pm

270.Relevance Capital pursues Fund IV raise + regional tech-VC leadership
Exits may be ahead for Brentwood-Tullahoma firm seeking stakes in early-stage coastal targets, but at Nashville valuations.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 25, 2018 3:18 pm

271.NewsBits, February 28, 2011
Our latest roundup of VU searches, capital raises, marketing pushes, digital music, tech commercialization and more
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 28, 2011 8:43 am

272.Nashville startups scouted by Cedars-Sinai
Healthcare Accelerator with Techstars

Opportunity helps close gap after closure of EC's healthcare cohort accelerator.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 17, 2017 4:03 pm

273.VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group
He'll keep his hand in deal flow, but now he's jazzed about finding talent to reinforce venture-backed companies or breathe life into technology players
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:59 am

274.Venture Notes - January 16, 2020
13 new capital moves by Pharos, Relode, Blueprint, Curex, Claritas, and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:00 am

275.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

276.Relevance Ventures seeks 'first-call' from Technology entrepreneurs
TN-based VC maps capital, aims to be top-ranked Tech VC in SE and frequent actor on national VC scene.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 8, 2021 10:12 am

277.Investment Scorecard execs are at it, again
Maxwell, Blankenship have nearly completed a raise, according to SEC filing
Milt Capps UPDATED 12:36 P.M. / Published Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:56 am

278.Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still'
Racing toward the future, Nashville and TN innovators and businesses must be prepared.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 20, 2016 5:00 pm

279.Nashville-based CrowdVest.co investment-target website cranks up
Regulatory changes spawn new entrants, one of which plants flag in Nashville.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 21, 2017 1:16 pm

280.Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants
[Updated] EDA has $33MM pot, says previous grant wins no reason to withhold well defined, competitive ideas.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Friday, January 3, 2020 4:30 pm

281.Dan Hogan's Medalogix files to pursue $1.5MM capraise
Healthcare analytics player follows $5MM raise with a smaller, possible bridge move.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 6, 2015 1:12 pm

282.Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission
Filing could be precursor of larger raise. Staff expansion seems imminent.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 13, 2023 8:45 am

283.Newsbits, Feb. 24, 2010
Co-founders of TNInvestco TriStar head out to share wisdom with colleagues in New Orleans, while a local entrepreneur may've taken-up residence at Claritas...
By Milt Capps Last updated 4:10 p.m. Feb. 25, 2010 / Published Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:10 pm

284.Venture Notes 9 December 2015
Here's an update on salient capital raises and related.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5:15 pm

285.People: Local Angel Capital Group names chief for Knoxville
ACG says it has expanded the ranks of its angel investors and has invested in four companies
By Milt Capps Last Updated 1:44 p.m. / Published Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:31 am

286.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

287.Some owners wary as Revenue's Farr argues for equity and 'true VCs'
Amid an awful economy and with the dust from their last scrape still in the air, the State and some business interests may be squaring-off, once again
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:04 pm

288.Jumpstart Foundry creates Healthcare fund, knocks accelerator model
Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney are creating an important fund, and exit accelerator universe.
Milt Capps last edited 0815 23 Jan. 2016 / Published Friday, January 22, 2016 3:00 pm

289.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

290.TVA is looking to startups to help solve its big energy problems
Teaming with ORNL + Innovation Crossroads, power producer looks tech targets, maybe some surprises.
By Larisa Brass / Published Thursday, November 29, 2018 12:15 pm

291.Venture Notes - 19 October 2016
Boyd & Brock of LaunchTN respond on sustainability, Healthcare, Rural Metrics and more.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 19, 2016 11:42 am

292.Touching base: Van Tucker, John Murdock on growing TN Angel capital
A simple question, because the issue of early-stage capital formation in TN probably warrants further discussion.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 24, 2021 3:54 pm

293.Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A
UPDATE Andrews move on to revenue-cycle venture, leaving Healthbox behind.
By Milt Capps updated 11:06 a.m. / Published Friday, December 16, 2011 9:23 am

294.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

295.Studio Bank's Shmerling offers reality check for Nashville entrepreneurs
Particularly if you're trying to grow a business that's not in Healthcare or Music, you may need to hear this -- again.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 6, 2019 3:36 pm

296.Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+
Founder's early track record and discipline of 'value lens' investing may be generating sustained momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 18, 2024 1:23 pm

297.TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville
Atlanta interim C-level staffing and consulting firm is entering Nashville and Knoxville, leveraging its Chattanooga presence
Milt Capps / Published Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:32 pm

298.Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination
Tennessee cities can take reinforcement from the dynamics reflected in analysts' methodology.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 20, 2023 3:02 pm

299.TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative
With former VC hired to lead program, grant for entrepreneurship helps flesh-out tech-development ecosystem
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:39 am

300.Entrepreneur Center leadership search continues
NEC backers see choosing the center's first executive director as a truly pivotal decision
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:04 pm

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