Lauren Glass Mullins
Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN
Dozens of Tennessee's 95 counties are represented by applicants in three key funding programs.
Amol Deshpande
Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion
New Strategic Limited Partner says Altitude is a 'good fit', given it understands how to add value beyond capital.
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Mike Meyerhoff
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.
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Warren Ratliff JD
Erstwhile Nashville change-agent Ratliff leads AdaptX amid capraises
Where Are They Now? series traces current and former Nashville influentials having impact here and elsewhere.
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DigitalSelf's Craig Muir
DigitalSelf eyes $300MM raise, has 'major' focus here + fan of Nashville SC
CEO sees office open in Nashville by January, major focus on Music City brands and other targets.
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Company Lab, TennSmart to sort Sustainable Mobility Reverse Pitch innovators to confront Challenges during EXPO in Nashville
Deadline Nov. 20, 2023 - Q&A session just ahead, Pitches Dec. 5-6 as part of Expo in Nashville.
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Tennessee lags peers in commercializing ideas + products, now TN ECD, Launch Tennessee and allies aim to grow resources
RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities
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Brandon Bruce MBA
TN's Techstars IoF's Brandon Bruce advises seedcos hit pipeline by Nov. 29
Program lead stresses immediate and persistent benefits - program's 4th year option to be reviewed.
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Christopher Savoie JD MD
Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo
Quantum-inspired, Industrial AI-centric enterprise software firm, dba Zapata AI, has motorsports innovation suitor.
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Founder Bonnie Anderson
Mountain Group Partners joins Bonnie Anderson on $40M PinkDx raise
Joe Cook III, who leads one of Tennessee two most active LifeSci investors, represents the VC.
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Jeremy Boreing
TN conservative media: Daily Wire's Bentkey seeks $120MM investment
[Updated] Conservative media-entertainment entrant rebrands children's content platform from Nashville HQ.
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Hon. Freddie O'Connell, Mayor
Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief
Speakers seemed to strike genuinely responsive chords among the audience.
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Nashville Entrepreneur Center reveals 2023 NEXT Awards honorees
Let's keep eyes out for the winners and other competitors who might become the 'world-changers' we need.
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Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination
Tennessee cities can take reinforcement from the dynamics reflected in analysts' methodology.
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CIO Eller Mallchok Kelliiher
LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push
Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.
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Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association advances toward kickoff
Nashville advocates prepare potentially unprecedented stimulus for expansion of the region's capital stack.
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John H. Chadwick MBA
Claritas Capital's Chadwick puts forward Sharecare share buyout offer
Nashville-based Claritas' co-founder is director of digital health company that went public via SPAC -- co. now has est. EV of as much as $586MM.
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Founders John & Carey Aron
Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership
Pasta innovator raising first investment as global strategic pasta brands seek innovation at-scale.
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Chris Donaldson
NW TN's Donaldson leads The Mill's emergence as LaunchTN regional EC
After 7 years without a formal regional entrepreneurship partner in NW Tennessee, The Mill contracts for the work.
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Isaac Addae
Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead
A fresh look at Nashville innovation-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and specifically EC ties, seems in-the-offing.
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