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101.'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

102.'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

103.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

104.LaunchTN: Randy Boyd accepts baton from Hagerty, who returns to PE firm
Commissioner now also presides over board of Tennessee Technology Development Corp.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 27, 2015 1:30 pm

105.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

106.CMA-backed, EC-based Project Music accelerator accepting 3.0 applications
The year-round program for developing innovative companies could advance, once again.
Staff / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:00 am

107.TN Comptroller: TNInvestco program 'doesn't appear successful'
Based on criteria set in place at the outset, the capital-formation experiment now formally has a cloud over it.
Submitted / Published Thursday, November 10, 2016 1:00 pm

108.VentureNotes: Jumpstart Foundry, TNovation initiative
[Yes is answer] Might JSF become a single-vertical startup accelerator? TN HiMSS unveils new program identity.
Milt Capps updated 27 Oct. 2014 / Published Friday, September 19, 2014 11:15 am

109.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

110.CEO: Edgenet doubles-down on NVille as Tech 'beehive', but has concerns
Exec sees new digs, job growth, sales - plus cultural + media challenges.
Milt Capps edits 9:39 a.m. / Published Friday, April 3, 2015 8:00 am

111.Dynamo Fund, Accelerator raise tops $18MM, cohort announced
Entrepreneurs who exited America Access Transport for logistics, transportation startup program.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11:30 am

112.Update: Oasis Venture youth social-enterprise program nears launch
Nearly 50 Metro students applied for the new program, which is in pilot.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 27, 2016 5:00 pm

113.Oasis Venture's PitchDay is June 30 in Nashville
Pitches with social enterprise at their hearts will be made Thursday at free event.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:04 pm

114. Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning
VTC New Lab-embedded program to be detailed today.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 19, 2016 3:30 pm

115.Solidus-SeedHatchery mentees named
Reflecting further momentum spawned by the TNInvestco program and JumpStart Foundry, Solidus and Seed Hatchery announced six new micro-fund mentees in Memphis
Published Wednesday, March 2, 2011 2:26 pm

116.After 22 years, Tech2020 at OakRidge to cease pro-entrepreneurial efforts
VTC The nonprofit will seek to shift program assets and staff to other organizations.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 26, 2016 2:30 pm

117.Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership
VTC A new Music accelerator program in Memphis has awarded its first money.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 20, 2016 2:30 pm

118.Venture Notes -- May 13, 2020
Updated - Another bevy of entrepreneurs seeking capital, an innovative Fund ponders next steps, details on corporate relo's, and more.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:00 pm

119.Venture Notes - April 28, 2021
Twenty updates on VC/PE moves, startups, innovation funding, family offices and more, plus Resources.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 28, 2021 4:36 pm

120.Digital Nashville launches innovation mentorship service
DN's new service is aimed at corporate innovators and freelancers, as well as entrepreneurs, and leaves the capital-raising to others
By Milt Capps Last Updated 6:33 AM Oct. 27, 2009 / Published Monday, October 26, 2009 11:01 am

121.Vanderbilt University seeks to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City
New program could influence music-entertainment-ed entrepreneurship.
Submitted / Published Thursday, September 3, 2015 9:01 am

122.Venture Notes - December 29, 2020
Fund passes $100M, raises in healthcare, fitness, musictech, fintech, insurance, plus policy push, Angel credit, Smokies and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45 pm

123.Courtney 'Coko' Eason named EIR at Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Second Code2040, Google for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneur in Residence in Nashville diversity push
submitted release / Published Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:45 am

124.TCRS: Retirement fund commits $40MM total to Bain Capital VF12, Canaan IX
The state's retirement system advances toward the half-billion dollar level in private-equity commitments
By Milt Capps updated 5:37 p.m., Feb. 11, 2012 / Published Friday, February 10, 2012 2:30 pm

125.Tennessee Comptroller reports flaws in TNInvestco
The State's Comptroller today issued a report citing elevated risk of fraud and inadequate administration.
Milt Capps updated 14 November 12:51 p.m. / Published Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:03 am

126.U.S. health Tech startup challenge has Jumpstart tie-in, 3/27 deadline
Round Two pilot of a tech startup competition could be just beginning of League of Cities effort.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 2, 2015 3:36 pm

127.Owen Exec MBA and students adjust to Great Recession
The Great Recession has forced students and Vanderbilt University, alike, to adjust to economic realities and job fears
By Milt Capps Last updated 7:21 a.m. Feb. 25, 2010 / Published Monday, February 22, 2010 10:13 am

128.TNInvestco: State ECD updates on process
The TNInvestco data has been published, with no interpretation of value yet rendered
By Milt Capps UPDATED 25 March 2011 4:20 p.m. / Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:15 am

129.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

130.More LaunchTN commercialization comments and notes
from submitted statements / Published Monday, February 13, 2017 8:30 am

131.Eyeing $65M SSBCI funds, TN-ECD surveys biz, entrepreneurs, DBE execs
[Updated] Deadline set for comments on needed investment capital, loans, training, microlending and more, U.S. Treasury-funded program.
By Milt Capps updated 12 July 2021 / Published Saturday, July 10, 2021 3:15 pm

132.Farr sides with Angels, sees tougher investor standards as 'paternalistic' and hurting ventures
Revenue Commissioner notes that his focus is tightly focused on expanding and tweaking TNInvestco
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 26, 2010 11:04 am

133.Greenhill, Nowers: Nashville EC Diversity program lifts-off, adds sponsors
Stepped-up focus, funding and Diversity-focused Enterpreneur in Residence in place paying off.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 2, 2016 3:49 pm

134.Nashville EC's BunkerLabs, Veteran Entrepreneur Society gather Jan. 21
[updated] Current and former military personnel are invited to form-up Thursday at the EC.
Milt Capps updated 25 February 2016 / Published Monday, January 18, 2016 1:00 pm

135.Launch Tennessee launches Virtual Entrepreneurship Program
Startup and growth-oriented entrepreneurship program taking 2020 applications now, through Dec. 15, 2019.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 4, 2019 2:07 pm

136.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

137.Brandon Bruce's SEC filing signals Market Square Ventures Fund I on horizon
Serial entrepreneur Bruce also leads Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator backed by UTSys, TVA, ORNL
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:19 pm

138.LaunchTN announces 2015-2016 Class of The TENN
Third Cohort of Master Accelerator Program Kicks Off Oct. 21
Submitted Updated 21 January 2016 / Published Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:15 am

139.Feb. 13 event: Nashville+TN financial-tech accelerator options
ADDED Speaker - An unprecedented program designed to illuminate opportunities.
Published Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:00 am

140.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

141.LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited
[Updated] No successor currently being recruited for the role, the fourth mid-level post vacated in the past year.
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 3-4, 2020 / Published Thursday, January 2, 2020 3:57 pm

142.Nashville's Project Music music+tech accelerator names 2015 startup cohort
Drum Roll - newest program unveils its eight class members.
Staff / Published Tuesday, January 6, 2015 9:57 am

143.Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative
anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia

A cohort of healthcare startups will visit each city and ultimately peer-rate investment winners.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:00 pm

144.Statewide 'Tennessee Angel Fund' launched as TNInvestco deadline nears
Sid Chambless has gained a third leadership hat, as Nashville Capital Network and its allies launch a third investment vehicle
By Milt Capps Last updated 4:28 p.m. / Published Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:32 pm

145.Startups, Buyouts: TNCRS nears $2BN PE mark
with Charlesbank, Khosla commitments

TCRS PE program seems to be maintaining its investment pace.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 4, 2014 2:15 pm

146.Belmont University aims to raise Business enrollment
Competitive pressures, increased awareness and a sluggish job market for college graduates are among factors driving '5th Year' option
By Milt Capps Updated 10:38 a.m. / Published Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:52 pm

147.Shmerling's XMi will offer free offices to startups
XMi venture unit's plans are revealed on the eve of the launches of a local Entrepreneur Center and TNInvestco venture funds
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 21, 2009 9:59 am

148.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

149.General Assembly endorses Haslam 'Angel Tax Credit', passes commercialization and rural-development measures
Cautious handling by proponents seems likely to advance state programs, stepwise.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:15 pm

150.TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says
ECD's more robust reporting site provides easier access to TNInvestco filings
By Milt Capps updated 10:02 a.m. / Published Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:11 am

151.Oasis Venture entrepreneurship program for 'often marginalized'
Nashville teens folds after budget review

Realities of youth services and the breeding of entrepreneurs bring abrupt changes in local programs.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:35 pm

152.Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves
Music City Music Council, which augments Metro ECD, gets new staffer and SMB tools are spotlighted.
Staff adapted from releases / Published Monday, May 6, 2019 4:32 pm

153.VU Owen GSM's partnership awards EMBA tuition gift
A youthful executive from a business-oriented nonprofit benefits from Owen's partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 13, 2009 8:27 am

154.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

155.TNInvestco engine warms-up, as funds pass crucial test
UPDATED State's capital-formation and high-performance investment program surmounts another milestone, as officials eye another trip to legislature
By Milt Capps Corrected and Last updated 4:34 p.m., Dec. 4, 2009 / Published Wednesday, December 2, 2009 2:00 pm

156.Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI
This Massachusetts fund is partial to Internet plays and other technologies.
By Milt Capps Upudated 9:25 a.m. / Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am

157.Deadline 6/21: Impact Lab to prep Nashville startups to face investors
For-profit and nonprofit social-impact ventures are invited to compete for 10 slots.
adapted from submitted materials / Published Sunday, June 11, 2017 4:45 pm

158.Search! Cornwall no longer leads Belmont University entrepreneur center
Dean Patrick Raines considers options in wake of popular leader.
By Milt Capps updated 6:20 a.m. June 20, 2013 / Published Wednesday, June 19, 2013 5:13 pm

159.Venture Capital, HealthTech sessions are Oct. 4 at Entrepreneur Center
Speakers discuss investor interest in blockchain, and Nashville's preparation for HealthIT leadership.
Sponsored / Published Friday, September 30, 2016 11:15 am

160.Females in Finance focus of Templeton's UT-C work
Sir John Templeton's grand-niece is taking on neuro-economics and gender issues, with backing from a hedge-fund pioneer
By Milt Capps Updated Dec. 20, 2010 10:47 a.m. / Published Saturday, December 18, 2010 6:24 am

161.FinTech: St. Louis' SixThirty accelerator beckons Nashville startups
Deadline July 10 - St. Louis accelerator ramps-up for Fall Cohort.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 1, 2015 3:33 pm

162.Impact Lab cohort members unveiled by Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance
Teams' targets range from community dev, to opioid addiction and improving human rights in apparel supply chain.
adapted from submitted materials / Published Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:52 am

163.Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016
Year-round push involves Google for Entrepreneurs and Village Capital.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 2, 2016 2:45 pm

164.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

165.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

166.Tennessee rural economy is focus of new econ-development Fund
Initiatives complement Rural EDev Task Force and operate under Fund umbrella.
Submitted / Published Thursday, October 15, 2015 11:15 am

167.TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures
$120MM program should inject more than $80MM into seed- and early-stage companies in Tennessee over next few years
By Milt Capps Last updated 10:29 a.m. Nov. 5, 2009 / Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:30 am

168.TCRS PE commitments hit $424 Million with nods
to Khosla Ventures IV, Berkshire Partners fund

Entrepreneurs and business owners up for some 'brutal honesty' might check out these new Tennessee-backed institutional investors.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:50 am

169.Bottorff: TNInvestco shows 'creativity' in TN capital-formation;
entrepreneurial sector is an American source of strength

Nashville leader says the sometimes controversial program is 'worthwhile experiment' in jobs creation.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 8, 2011 2:58 pm

170.Bunker Labs Muster Speakers
A Bunker Labs program in Nashville.
A partial listing of speakers August 8, 2019 / Published Tuesday, August 6, 2019 3:02 pm

171.Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program
More luminaries are getting onboard the Entrepreneur Ecosystem bandwagon, this time rolling-out a proven startup breeding concept
By Milt Capps Updated 2:19 p.m. / Published Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:16 am

172.Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga
With EPB, Renaissance Fund and other alliles, River City takes another step toward its 'Smart City' closeup
By Milt Capps Updated 5:36 p.m. / Published Monday, April 25, 2011 8:56 am

173.Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham
Rising interest in metals, natural gas and other energy assets is the driver in Denham's current multi-billion dollar fundraise
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:05 am

174.TN entrepreneurship allies launch AIM HIGH for Appalachian Highlands
Entrepreneurial and economic development allies have crafted roadmap to Rural development leadership.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 29, 2021 5:07 pm

175.Bills in hopper: General Assembly, VCs eye TNInvestco expansion
Though factions exist, they all seem to agree they want more TNInvestco funding
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 1, 2010 12:19 pm

176.Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso
Vanderbilt University pulls the trigger on funding for trio of faculty- and affiliate-led companies.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 23, 2023 5:23 pm

177.Metro fund targets volatility and budget pressure
Nashville's chief investment officer is working to improve further the benefits fund's performance, while mitigating pressure for additional Metro contributions to pay for benefits for retired employees
By Milt Capps updated 25 February 2011 / Published Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:05 pm

178.CEO McWhorter names Julia Polk program officer at Entrepreneur Center
Much sought-after advisor joins team at linchpin accelerator and training hub.
Press release submitted for Nashville Entrepreneur Center / Published Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:21 am

179.VC Coleman demands access to TNInvestco records
[Updated] Bill to expand TNInvestco on its way... Meanwhile, dissatisfied investor goes public with grievance against Bredesen commissioners
By Milt Capps Updated 2:45 p.m. / Published Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:43 am

180.Council Capital: Rick Apple spreads TNInvestco seeds for Nashville moneytree
One of 10 TNInvestco's is now being led by a VU/Princeton product
By Milt Capps updated 9:22 a.m. / Published Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:28 am

181.TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says
A pension-fund program underway three years takes another step forward
By Milt Capps edits 4:14 p.m. / Published Monday, July 16, 2012 12:14 pm

182.LaunchTN selects partners for Statewide University Pitch Competition
[Updated] 17 competitions on 10 Tennessee campuses are admitted.
Submitted, updated 18 March 16 / Published Friday, March 11, 2016 3:31 pm

183.The TENN: Rendever eyes $1.5MM Seed raise
for VR platform for assisted-living

[Updated] Cambridge, Mass. healthcare startup won birth in Tennessee master accelerator.
Milt Capps updated / Published Tuesday, March 21, 2017 2:00 pm

184.$5MM NSF grant supports Fisk University Center
for Biological Signatures and Sensing

Program is partnership with Vanderbilt University and others.
submitted release / Published Thursday, March 31, 2016 6:15 am

185.Briefly: Errant 'VC secrecy' reference in legislation provokes mild hubbub
In the highly charged environment around TNInvestco confidentiality, it's no surprise a caption bill caught the eye
By Milt Capps Last updated 12:15 p.m. / Published Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:20 am

186.NVille Chamber's 'Business Studio' to run SBA-backed Scaleup America push
Chamber-SBA program supports scaling potential high-growth businesses
Submitted / Published Monday, November 2, 2015 9:09 am

187.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

188.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

189.TNInvestco chiefs ask Chancellor to toss Coleman lawsuit
The wrangling over State documents related to the administration of the State's new capital formation program continues today in Chancery Court
By Milt Capps Last updated 1:14 p.m. Feb. 23, 2010 / Published Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:43 am

190.The 'Deciders': Five men shaping fate of TNInvestco
Within days, Tennesseans should know who state officials have decided should have access to the inaugural $120MM TNInvestco program
By Milt Capps Updated 4:37 p.m. / Published Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:18 pm

191.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

192.Senator Ketron would broaden TNInvestco and Institute's mission
Legislator sees synergies not yet tapped in Middle Tennessee, and wants to see discussion of Tullahoma-centered proposal
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 14, 2009 8:43 am

193.EC CEO Allen seeks state direct-appropriation grant for Twende program
Nashville Entrepreneur Center makes case for $450K in grant to support statewide entrepreneurship inclusion and diversity.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:23 pm

194.Reporter's notebook: TNInvestco 2.0
Sharing our perspective on the challenges associated with covering the next potential TNInvestco debate.
Milt Capps edited 12:11 p.m. / Published Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:00 am

195.2017 Project Music selects 4 startups from 120+ accelerator applicants
The 3rd cohort has apparently been finely sifted in an effort to ensure success is baked-in.
Milt Capps updated 12:09pm / Published Monday, February 6, 2017 9:30 am

196.State-backed LaunchTN Awards $7MM in matching funds to 37 TN firms
Launch Tennessee announced latest SBIR fundings.
adapted from submitted release / Published Wednesday, October 5, 2022 10:00 am

197.Tennessee approved for $116M+ via US Treasury's SSBCI initiative
The long-gestating verdict is official. Read more here.
ECD press release / Published Monday, February 27, 2023 10:41 am

198.Nashville's Project Music at the EC searches for Entrepreneur in Residence
Minimum 10 years' sector experience is prerequisite.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 30, 2016 8:47 am

199.Nashville's longer-term role as StartupBus destination not guaranteed
If Music City turns on charm, it could get a longer run as landing-spot for unique program.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 3, 2015 2:30 pm

200.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

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