Venture Nashville

Jumpstart Foundry's 2019 healthcare startup cohort listed

May 21, 2019 at 06:51 am by miltcapps

The 2019 Jumpstart Foundry cohort includes the 15 firms listed below, plus two that will not be released til autumn. More on the JSF portfolio here. The teams are to vi.... Read More

EvidenceCare secures capstone Jumpstart Capital role in $7.3MM Series A

May 20, 2019 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

Update: 12 May 2020: EvidenceCare filed for a roughly $5MM capital raise.-Ed. EvidenceCare, the flagship SaaS platform offering from Medical Decisions LLC, has completed its $.... Read More

Venture Notes - May 14, 2019

May 14, 2019 at 03:07 pm by miltcapps

Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves

May 06, 2019 at 04:32 pm by miltcapps

METRO NASHVILLE/Davidson County Mayor David Briley in the past few days announced a new lead for the Music City Music Council and spotlighted new online tools to support local.... Read More

Leadership open as Nashville Fashion Alliance runs out of runway, dissolves

May 06, 2019 at 02:41 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE FASHION ALLIANCE, which was launched in 2014 to accelerate development of local fashion-industry businesses, advisors and jobs, was dissolved a few days ago. V.... Read More

Remedichain LLC in blockchain drug transfer pilot closely watched by FDA

Apr 30, 2019 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

REMEDICHAIN LLC, a tech startup headquartered close to the Memphis Medical District, plays a pivotal role in a closely watched pharmaceutical supply-chain safety and security.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 24, 2019

Apr 24, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Bellhops veterans' startup 'The House' enters Nashville

Apr 08, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

"NASHVILLE is in The House!" -- The House being the food, drink, event and entertainment deal-finding app recently launched by two veterans of venture-backed Bellhops Inc. The.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 8, 2019

Apr 08, 2019 at 04:43 pm by miltcapps

Entrepreneur plans entertainment districts in Nashville, the Shoals, NOLA

Apr 01, 2019 at 01:03 pm by miltcapps

REGIONS that are anchored by Nashville, the Shoals of northwestern Alabama and Greater New Orleans are the initial targets for new and/or redeveloped entertainment districts,.... Read More

WillCo entrepreneurship center eyes advisory board, Placemaker funding

Mar 28, 2019 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

THE Williamson County entrepreneurship center in downtown Franklin is rapidly coming off the drawingboard. And, with a go-live date just over the horizon, the WillCo EC's orga.... Read More

Jamari Brown succeeds Wiltshire as Nashville Mayor Briley's ECD lead

Mar 28, 2019 at 12:44 pm by miltcapps

Metro Nashville/Davidson County Mayor David Briley today announced experienced jobs developer Jamari Brown as the new director of the Mayor's Office of Economic and Community.... Read More

CEO: Wealth Access aggressive growth options could include strategic-sale

Mar 27, 2019 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

NOTWITHSTANDING the fintech sector's recent surge in M&A deals, Wealth Access Inc. founder David Benskin's recent acknowledgement that selling his firm to a strategic bidd.... Read More

NTC Awards judges disclosed by Greater Nashville Technology Council

Mar 21, 2019 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

THE 10TH annual NTC Awards were bestowed in January 2019 by the Greater Nashville Technology Council, after a months-long process, with judging involving nearly 70 volunteers..... Read More

Nashville EC: 17 local startups report INFLIGHT takeoff efforts

Mar 20, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

TOMORROW evening, March 21, seventeen Nashville-area startups will report their progress, five months into their InFlight experience with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC.... Read More

Nashville EC's 'Twende' event focuses on Black, Brown founders' funding

Mar 19, 2019 at 02:11 pm by miltcapps

THE FORTHCOMING Twende Summit at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center is 'designed to connect Black and Brown founders with the networks, knowledge, and resources to help them gr.... Read More

Change Healthcare $100MM IPO prep comes out of stealth onto SEC shelf

Mar 19, 2019 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Updated: C:H trading now. July 1 summary release. Forbes column 6/26 by David Trainer on the stock here. Our previous coverage here. C:H EFFECT Noon ET 26 June, all fil.... Read More

Project Music: Musicians Council preps capraise for lead experts platform

Mar 18, 2019 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

SERIAL entrepreneur and advisor Micah Johnson confirmed he's had some early discussions with potential investors in Musicians Council LLC, the startup that is just now steppin.... Read More

Fintech: Maxwell leads FINTOP II fund raise

Mar 15, 2019 at 03:16 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED: Fintop II closed at $126MM, with six portfolio investments at the outset. Press Release May 14, 2020.-Ed. FINTECH serial entrepreneur Joe Maxwell filed yesterday on.... Read More

Jeff Cohu now leads Center for Entrepreneurship at Lipscomb University

Mar 15, 2019 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

JEFF COHU PhD has gotten his sealegs and is setting course for the next leg of the Lipscomb University Center for Entrepreneurship's journey, which began eight years ago withi.... Read More

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