Nashville's Trinocity raises $1.2MM for educational marketplace platform

Apr 25, 2016 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

Note: In 2015, the company rebranded as CEAdvisory.-Ed. TRINOCITY, a Nashville startup that provides an online marketplace for exchange and monetization of peer-to-peer traini.... Read More

Vanderbilt University Board of Trust taps Private Equity execs as chairs

Apr 25, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated April 22, 2017: Evans and Rothschild assume their duties July 1, 2017.-Ed. VANDERBILT University said Friday the next leaders of its Board of Trust are to be Chairman-.... Read More

Grajewski: VU Innovation Center likely to seal some partnerships by August

Apr 25, 2016 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

THE INNOVATION CENTER at Vanderbilt University is likely establish some key corporate partnerships by August and is ramping-up recruitment of in-residence entrepreneurs, mento.... Read More

VUSE's Fauchet: $5MM gift spurs innovation in Medicine, Energy, Security

Apr 25, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University School of Engineering's continuing efforts to address "major societal problems, as opposed to doing research in a vacuum" has been boosted by a $5MM anon.... Read More

Spotlight: Nashville's WPC's Taproot a finalist for SIIA Codie healthIT award

Apr 25, 2016 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

WPC HEALTHCARE's Taproot Cloud Solution Suite is a finalist for "Best Healthcare Technology Solution" in the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Business Technology. The Brentwood comp.... Read More

Denenberg departs LaunchTN, state mentor networks for new industries set

Apr 21, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Jason Denenberg LAUNCH TENNESSEE will launch a recruitment effort for a successor to Jason Denenberg, its current director of entrepreneurship and capital formation..... Read More

General Assembly endorses Haslam 'Angel Tax Credit', passes commercialization and rural-development measures

Apr 21, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

BOTH Chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly yesterday passed legislation creating an Angel Tax Credit in Tennessee, allowing taxpayers to offset some of their obligations.... Read More

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

THE NATIONAL Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is recruiting new members to succeed its current slate, including out-going Co-Chair Michael Burcham, who is F.... Read More

EPIcenter: Entrepreneurial 7.0 Quake in Memphis as accelerators erupt

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

EPICENTER, serving as ground zero for unification of the Memphis startup-accelerator community, has joined with six other accelerator programs to accomplish a feat that defies.... Read More

Urgent Team may turn to large PE house if $100MM M&A target looms

Apr 14, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: Jan. 23, 2019: Urgent Team filed 10/12/18 for a roughly $7.4MM raise, with some Pharos execs associated with the filing.-Ed. URGENT TEAM, the Nashville consolidator of.... Read More

Franklin's Innovation Park may include technology incubator

Apr 14, 2016 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

INNOVATION PARK for science and technology plans a life-sciences incubator at the former Cool Springs Life Sciences Center (CSLSC). Exploratory efforts toward such ends were c.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 April 2016

Apr 12, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

ROUNDUP: Nashville Edge - Amplion CEO - HCCA Kudos! - Council Capital Pilot/Flying J Health:Further - John Murdock - Joe Kustelski - EdTech - Proton capraise - LaunchTN.... Read More

HealthIT: Both hard realities and major opportunities are C4MI targets

Apr 11, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

FRAGMENTED, misaligned HealthIT products contribute to the deaths of the equivalent of a jumbo-jetfull of hospital patients, each day. In fact, infections, poor communications.... Read More

Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day

Apr 11, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

LEAFLESS, the startup that began life as self-publishing e-platform Screwpulp, remains staunchly pro-author, but has toned-down its moxie and pivoted its business model to pur.... Read More

CEO: Despite Ukraine-Nashville shuttle, Music City best for Concert.Expert

Apr 07, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 26 December 2023: VNC research Aladdin Happy remains in Kiev, where he continues operating mainly via this entity. His LinkedIn is here. Our original 2016 story is bel.... Read More

EC Project Music cohort members in dress rehearsal for Demo Day

Apr 07, 2016 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC 2016 teams have finished the immersive-learning phase of their accelerator experience, and last night they previewed the pitches they'll make before investors, n.... Read More

Entrepreneur Center CEO McWhorter stepping down<br>to shoulder Clayton Associates' duties

Apr 07, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

JOHN INGRAM, chairman of the board of directors of Nashville Entrepreneur Center, announced today that EC CEO Stuart McWhorter has stepped down in order to return as chairman.... Read More

Tennessee Venture Challenge Competition announces winners

Apr 06, 2016 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

PEROXYGEN Systems won top prize during the 2016 Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC) today at The Foundry, World's Fair Park in Knoxville. Ming Qi, of Peroxy.... Read More

Zycron CEO Freeman says Nashville Tech-talent shortage real and worsening

Apr 06, 2016 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Updated: Zycron sold to BG Staffing for north of $20MM, 6 April 17 press release here. -Ed. DARRELL FREEMAN, founder and executive chairman of information technology and solut.... Read More

Smartvue receives suitors, next raise likely a multiple of $15MM Series B

Apr 05, 2016 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 2 April 2018 - Smartvue has been acquired by Johnson Controls on undisclosed terms, release here. 10 Oct. 2017 - Smartvue named one of Top 20 Smart City IoT Video prov.... Read More

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