TrueStartup: 'SourceYourCity' will beta in Frisco waters, then raise capital

Jan 03, 2012 at 09:26 am by miltcapps

SourceYourCity (SYC), the Nashville startup that provides expertise clearinghouses for individual cities, is eyeing a third test market: San Francisco. Pre-revenue SYC observ.... Read More

HIV among targets: Jericho Sciences bio-startup chooses Nashville as home

Jan 02, 2012 at 11:37 am by miltcapps

A 2010 SEARCH for laboratory space led CEO Heidi Kay, Ph.D., to relocate Jericho Sciences from Northern Virginia to Nashville's Cumberland Emerging Technologies' Life Sci.... Read More

Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals

Dec 28, 2011 at 11:50 am by miltcapps

Updates: Warren's start-date on StartupTN work has been corrected, links to final INCITE co-investment materials added and better links to Memphis Res.... Read More

Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham

Dec 28, 2011 at 09:05 am by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made a $50 million commitment to Denham Capital Fund VI, an affiliate of Denha.... Read More

Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-access program moves stepwise toward launch

Dec 22, 2011 at 11:51 am by miltcapps

Update 28 December 2011 4:14 p.m.: ECD release the investor application form and program guidelines today here. Gov. Bill Haslam's $29.7MM INCITE entrepreneurial co-investmen.... Read More

Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise

Dec 22, 2011 at 11:51 am by miltcapps

Updated Oct. 24, 2014: Moontoast shuffles team, rebrands as Spendsetter, TSN reports. Crunchbase shows Martin Cos. has invested nearly $20MM in the two cos. 5 Jan. 2012: Moon.... Read More

Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development

Dec 22, 2011 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

MB Venture Partners' TNInvestco fund has created and invested $500,000 in MB Innovations, which will develop medical devices for commercialization by its industry partner.... Read More

Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI

Dec 21, 2011 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System has committed $25 million to General Catalyst Partners' affiliate General Catalyst Group VI f.... Read More

LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake

Dec 21, 2011 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

LOGOGARDEN founder John Williams and his wife decided they wanted out of Carlsbad, California. So, not long ago they made their first-ever visit to the Nashville they'd been h.... Read More

Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software

Dec 21, 2011 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE tech entrepreneur Gary Ferguson has been hired as "chief healthcare strategist" by TIBCO Software, the NASDAQ listed infrastructure-software provider. TIBCO is rega.... Read More

Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;<br>one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD'

Dec 21, 2011 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

KATHY HARRIS, the erstwhile Nashvillian who recently left Noro-Moseley Partners in Atlanta, has popped-up as SVP for corporate development at Sharecare, an e-health venture wi.... Read More

'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:05 am by miltcapps

NICHOLAS HOLLAND has handed the reins of CentreSource to his management team and is launching his Populr venture using the first-ever investment by Nashville's Bullpen Venture.... Read More

Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:03 am by miltcapps

Shopping this week? Thistle Farms, the nonprofit venture founded by Magadalene program founder Rev. Becca Stevens, needs sales acceleration now to meet its goals in 2012, Stev.... Read More

Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy

Dec 18, 2011 at 06:52 pm by miltcapps

ATIBA Software is the majority owner of newly formed SLK Digital LLC, which seeks to buy digital businesses and assets, Atiba founder-owner JJ Rosen confirmed for VNC. FiledB.... Read More

Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A

Dec 16, 2011 at 09:23 am by miltcapps

Updated 20 February 2013: Hall Andrews is now CEO of revenue-cycle player nTelagent, said a company press release today. Long ago, Healthbox pivoted, Styers departed. No sign.... Read More

ISO Capital: American Hometown Media, OnFocus Healthcare sally forth

Dec 16, 2011 at 09:23 am by miltcapps

'TIS THE SEASON: Dan Hammond's American Hometown Media and Steven Mason's OnFocus Healthcare have reported capital raises to the SEC. CEO Mason told VNC that its recent.... Read More

Fauchet to succeed Ken Galloway as Dean<br>of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering

Dec 08, 2011 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Dean Kenneth Galloway will return to the faculty after the Spring 2012 semester. He will be succeeded by Philippe Fauchet, cu.... Read More

Proponents of 'OneC1ty' techbiz campus may need a bigger Bandwagon

Dec 07, 2011 at 09:50 am by miltcapps

Updated 14 Dec. 2012: The Tennessean reports that construction on the first medical building, a 100K SF facility with a clinical-practice tenant, is likely to begin in 1H13. A.... Read More

Franklin-based PureSafety sells to Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

Dec 06, 2011 at 01:49 pm by miltcapps

Franklin-based PureSafety has sold on undisclosed terms to Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) of Northbrook, Ill., according to a release issued today. VNC research suggests.... Read More

TriStar Technology Ventures files for $40MM capital raise for Tech Fund II

Dec 06, 2011 at 08:57 am by miltcapps

TRI-STAR Technology Ventures GP, an affiliate of Healthcare Investment Group (HIG), is pursuing a new $40 million capital raise. In a filing to the SEC yesterday, Ventures GP.... Read More

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