Noah Rawlings leads startup Exile Global, as David Fox departs as CEO

Nov 06, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

WOULD-BE media player Exile Global's founding CEO, David Fox, and the startup's chief product officer and now Interim CEO, Noah Rawlings, have confirmed Fox's exit from involv.... Read More

ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index

Nov 06, 2017 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

.Breaking NewsTENNESSEE scores big in some categories of the 2017 New Economy Index released today, rising 8 points to 32d among U.S. states overall, according to the Informat.... Read More

Maxwell-led FINTOP Capital FTP1 fintech fund closes north of $50MM goal

Nov 03, 2017 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based serial entrepreneur-cum-VC Joe Maxwell confirmed he recently closed fundraising for FTP1, the initial fund of FINTOP Capital LLC. The oversubscribed raise surp.... Read More

Jammber CEO eyes capital raises, confirms buyout approaches

Nov 01, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update 3 July 2019: Steve Case's Rise of the Rest and other undisclosed investors put $2.2MM into Jammber, bringing total capital raised to $5.5MM, according to Chicago Inno t.... Read More

Founder Mason: Nashville's StudioNow eyes M&A,<br>capital, global markets and $1BN revenue goal

Oct 26, 2017 at 04:50 pm by miltcapps

DAVID MASON, founder and CEO of StudioNow, says the company he started in Nashville, then sold and later spun-back-out of AOL, aims to be an M&A consolidator in its sector.... Read More

CEO: XMi Acquisition has $15MM dry powder, more M&A moves likely

Oct 25, 2017 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

XMi Acquisition CEO Jim Phillips told Venture Nashville his firm has ties to a handful of funds with about $15MM in aggregate capital available for investments and XMi has its.... Read More

Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr<br>eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

Oct 24, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 March 2019: Further SEC filings for Grabbr, right here. June 2018: Founder David W. Dunham, 65, passed away. 14 May 2018: VNC learned Grabbr recently closed a capit.... Read More

CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,<br>aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models

Oct 20, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center (EC) CEO Michael Brody-Waite said yesterday the nonprofit has no plans to invest in startups that come through its doors. EC staff and outside ad.... Read More

Exec: LaunchTN embraces discretionary role in IMPACT Fund investing

Oct 18, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

JOHN LANAHAN, director of capital formation for Launch Tennessee, says the nonprofit fully understands its new discretionary role in choosing where to make roughly 20 Seed-sta.... Read More

Startup's GeoAir recipe calls for Drones, pest DNA and AgBiz savvy

Oct 18, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

WHEN it comes to pest control, most farmers still do it the old-fashioned way -- scouting the fields on foot to see if plants show signs of blight or infestation. But perhaps.... Read More

Med-devices startup Somavac raises Seed capital from VCs, Angels

Oct 17, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Aug. 24, 2021: SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions announced the granting of US Patent (11,078,898), covering its SOMAVAC® SVS SmartSuction Technology and surgical drain manag.... Read More

'Person First Alliance' emerges in response to Brookings' HealthIT challenge

Oct 16, 2017 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

LARGELY OFF-RADAR, a small ad hoc committee of Nashville tech and healthcare executives has framed a campaign branded as the "Person First Alliance," after sketching possible.... Read More

Army veteran Wegner raises capital to fortify new 'Authentically American' apparel brand

Oct 05, 2017 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 May 2020: A source told VNC Wegner had completed his $500K raise. 21 April 2020: Wegner filed for a $500K capital raise. 27 June 2018: Startup announced here that l.... Read More

Nashville Technology Council outlines Tech progress, priorities

Oct 05, 2017 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

This morning, Nashville Technology Council issued 3 documents:► CEO Brian Moyer's Address, including priorities update, here. It includes brief notes on a new HealthTech verti.... Read More

Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale

Sep 20, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: CEO Erik Mendelson said April 2, 2018, "We started our token sale. New hard cap is 45000 eth or USD 25m." TuneToken page here.-Ed. RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nash.... Read More

Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation

Sep 19, 2017 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: VNC learned March 26, 2018 that Choate has exited this venture.-Ed. TIM CHOATE, a veteran Tennessee technology entrepreneur and investor, has become executive chairman.... Read More

Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise

Sep 14, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 June 2018: Mixtroz won $100K prize from Rise of the Rest after joining B'ham's Velocity accelerator at Innovation Depot. 17 Nov 2017: Mixtroz won the top prize in C.... Read More

CEO departs, TN's nationally ranked ZeroTo510 accelerator charts journey

Sep 05, 2017 at 04:26 pm by miltcapps

MEMPHIS' ZeroTo510 medical-device accelerator -- which has ranked among the best U.S. accelerators, three years running -- is looking for new leadership and considering adopti.... Read More

Project Music grad RecordGram eyes $100MM+ token sale, mulls Series A

Aug 16, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nashville-linked provider of a music-collaboration app, is considering launching a digital token sale, a capital-raising option often referred.... Read More

emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays

Aug 15, 2017 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 10 March 2020: Today, emids announced investment of undisclosed magnitude from Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners (the Blue Venture Fund). In September 2019, emid.... Read More

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