The TENN master accelerator cohort for 2016-17

Oct 20, 2016 at 06:43 am by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee (Tennessee Technology Development Corp.) on Oct. 19 announced the 2016-17 cohort of The TENN, the master accelerator program for startups selected from among.... Read More

Nashville Software School eyes new offerings, leadership succession plans

Oct 19, 2016 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated July 25: The Greenville (S.C.) News reported July 20 that competitor Ironyard closing 15 sites, including Nashville.-Ed. JOHN WARK, a co-founder, president and self-av.... Read More

Venture Notes - 19 October 2016

Oct 19, 2016 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

Healthcare | Haslam metrics | LaunchTN sustainability | Maturation | Jump Fund | UTRF TIMELY: The 9TH Annual Vanderbilt Health Care Conference convenes Nov. 4 at Music.... Read More

PEOPLE: Cournoyer helms The Iron Yard - Nashville

Oct 17, 2016 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

THIS SUMMER, Joshua 'Josh' Cournoyer tightened his focus as campus director for the Nashville market for The Iron Yard (TIY), the technology-education company based in Greenvi.... Read More

Martin, O'Rourke lead formation of new ROND Capital buyout firm

Oct 14, 2016 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

[Updated 8 Feb 2019 - O'Rourke wrote this morning that she and Martin have shuttered ROND Capital.-Ed. ENTREPRENEUR Charlie Martin and Fund Manager Danielle O'Rourke are launc.... Read More

BIGR Media to raise capital for hyperlocal media and marketing group

Oct 13, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: HomePage and BIGR ended their consolidation efforts in 2017. On Oct. 1, 2018, Gilfillan and FW Publishing, owned by Bill Freeman and Jimmy Webb, co-founders of Freeman.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 October 2016

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:44 pm by miltcapps

Josh Nickols InvisionHeart, the Nashville startup that 18 months ago received 510(k) clearance by the FDA as a Class II medical technology that allows care providers.... Read More

Expression Health Analytics presses Seed round, eyes Series A raise

Oct 12, 2016 at 04:41 pm by miltcapps

EXPRESSION Health Analytics, which offers a strategic growth and development platform for outpatient providers and their advisors, has a Seed raise underway and is likely to p.... Read More

Next Awards 2016 finalists from Chamber, Entrepreneur Center

Oct 09, 2016 at 11:41 am by miltcapps

The 6th Annual Next Awards are sponsored by Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Next Awards are to be presented Nov. 17, 2016. Finalists:.... Read More

Chattanooga Startup Awards winners 2016

Oct 07, 2016 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

adapted from submitted release As part of Chattanooga Startup Week 2016, the Chattanooga Startup Awards event Oct. 6 was presided over by Bellhops' Co-founder and P.... Read More

Martin Ventures-backed Hashed Health unveiled<br>for healthcare blockchain dev + commercialization

Oct 04, 2016 at 08:32 am by miltcapps

Updated 7 Feb 2017 - Hashed Health announced raising nearly $2MM from lead investor Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital (Shanghai).-Ed. MARTIN Ventures is wrapping investment.... Read More

'Go-Mode': Healthtech Hackathon results come ahead of Distributed: Health

Oct 03, 2016 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Ottawa's Guay CANADIAN Patrick Guay probably best described the atmosphere of Nashville's first blockchain hackathon this weekend, telling Venture Nashville "We were.... Read More

Digital Nashville set to idle

Oct 02, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 2 Oct. 2016 - After several years of near-dormancy, Digital Nashville announced it currently has no plans to resume actively serving the community, and indicated it i.... Read More

Venture Capital, HealthTech sessions are Oct. 4 at Entrepreneur Center

Sep 30, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center is the site Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, for panel discussions on Venture Capital and on Nashville's leadership opportunity in Health-sector technolo.... Read More

Nashville's Project Music at the EC searches for Entrepreneur in Residence

Sep 30, 2016 at 08:47 am by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC is looking for an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) and Music Industry Lead to advance the two-year-old program, which places priority on helping entrepreneurs in.... Read More

Mayor Barry seeks 'Nashville Vision' for economic inclusion, empowerment

Sep 30, 2016 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

Metro/Nashville Mayor Megan Barry yesterday announced convening a 17-member Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee to be led by Co-Chairmen Edward 'Eddie' George M.B.A., managi.... Read More

Venture Notes - Sept. 29, 2016

Sep 29, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

PredictGov | Clayton Associates | REDCap Cloud raise ahead | Angel Tax Credits | Project Health | The TENN | More.. J.B. Ruhl LAWTECH: Startup PredictGov.com has i.... Read More

Musculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis event

Sep 28, 2016 at 06:45 pm by miltcapps

MB Ventures Cofounder Gary Stevenson said this year's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) is likely to attract more investors and more startups that are coming out.... Read More

Grajewski: VU brands <i>the Wond'ry</i> innovation center, ramps-up programs

Sep 27, 2016 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University's Robert Grajewski turned to Nashville creatives at the RedPepper agency to run this summer's branding process for VU's new innovation center. Now, the.... Read More

Venture Notes - 23 September 2016

Sep 23, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

► YOU SNOOZE, you lose. See Venture Calendar for the next 2 weeks. Trainer ► ANALYZE THIS! New Constructs fintechie Founder/CEO David Trainer, an awfully tight-lipped.... Read More

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