Mid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businesses

Dec 04, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

THREE of Middle Tennessee's state universities are jointly exploring creation of a Distributed Research Park (MT-DRP) to drive technology commercialization and generate attrac.... Read More

LaunchTN 36/86 startup event succeeds Southland, Pando pact ends; <br> Exec says Pando presses ahead with Nashville event plans

Dec 01, 2014 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Update 3:04 pm 23 January 2015: Pando filed a complaint alleging breach of contract by LaunchTN, with argument centered on recently announced TechCrunch personnel participatio.... Read More

JumpFund updates investments in women-owned startups

Nov 24, 2014 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

THE JUMP FUND in Chattanooga recapped its recent investments in a release Nov. 24, 2014. The Fund said in a release it had invested more than $500K total via investments of u.... Read More

Metro Innovation: Music City Center adopts<br> VUSE Prof's wayfinding app by startup Ziiio

Nov 12, 2014 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

METRO Nashville's Music City Center has adopted the Ziiio mobile wayfinding app for those who might get lost amid MCC's 1.2MM square feet of meeting and exhibition space. Zii.... Read More

Haslam Admin eyes AgLaunch support for TN rural entrepreneurs, growers

Nov 12, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 18 Nov. 2014 - During the annual Global Action Platform (GAP) conference in Nashville yesterday, Cambridge Holdings Chairman-CEO Jean-Claude Saada annou.... Read More

Visit our sister site: Venture Tennessee Connections

Nov 11, 2014 at 05:48 am by miltcapps

NVille's InCrowd Capital adds Angels + investments, seeks SE partners

Nov 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 15 June 2015 6:36 a.m.- InCrowd filed with SEC for open-ended Healthcare fund-of-funds fund raise here. 17 Nov. 2014 - InCrowd and Global Action Platform announced th.... Read More

Oak Ridge: Tech2020 nears selection of Interim chief, ahead of CEO search

Nov 10, 2014 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Update 11 Nov. 2014 1810 - Knoxville-based entrepreneur mentor and management consultant Kevin Kragenbrink was selected to serve six months as Interim Executive.... Read More

Bootstrapped Fiveworx eyes capital raise among growth-finance options

Nov 10, 2014 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Update: Jan. 22, 2015 - Knoxville-based Angel Capital Group announced it made an investment of undisclosed nature and magnitude in Fiveworx.-Ed. FIVEWORX, the Knoxville-.... Read More

2nd Middle Tennessee Tech council being formed in Rutherford County

Nov 10, 2014 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

A SECOND industry-driven, information-technology-oriented initiative is emerging within the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin triangle. Tentatively dubbed the Rutherford C.... Read More

WaffleMe.com: Startup eyes capital raise, keeps customers' <br> social-media from being scattered, smothered

Nov 05, 2014 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

BOOTSTRAPPED Nashville startup Waffle LLC is "looking hard" at possibly raising $300K in Seed capital to accelerate growth of its WaffleMe.com user base. Its WaffleMe.com pla.... Read More

Grizzle: TN concerns about follow-on capital needn't hamper smart Seed investing

Nov 05, 2014 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

SHELDON GRIZZLE says he's not hugely concerned about whether or not there's another TNInvestco capital-formation round in Tennessee. The entrepreneur told VTC that.... Read More

CEO: Essex Technology growth has its eyes on Execution, Tech and Capital

Oct 27, 2014 at 04:24 pm by miltcapps

Update 4 Dec. 2015 - Boston PE Thomas H. Lee announced today its recap of and controlling interest in BargainHunt, with CEO Echols remaining aboard. Terms were not disclosed..... Read More

Commercialization: UTRF, VU execs aim to raise awareness of TN's IP assets

Oct 27, 2014 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

HEADLINING a conference panel just ahead of the cocktail hour is a daunting assignment. But, making the best of it last week were David Millhorn, Ph.D., CEO of the Unive.... Read More

Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund hasn't exhausted TNInvestco capital

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

COUNCIL & ENHANCED Tennessee Fund, a TNInvestco VC, continues to scout for new investment opportunities, said the fund's director, Tyler Augusty. The fund still has "an ap.... Read More

Council Capital launches Fund III with $125MM target, exits Ingenious Med

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 April 2016: Council Capital announced today it recently closed Fund III at more than $150MM, surpassing its previously declared target of $125MM and hitting its har.... Read More

Data infrastructure: Nashville's The Nexus Group<br> sells to Everwatch Capital-backed buyers

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:13 pm by miltcapps

THE NEXUS GROUP, the information technology infrastructure, services and data center company born in Nashville as ISDN-Net in 1994, has been sold. The sale was announced toda.... Read More

Bares to lead LifeScience Tennessee toward advocacy, capital objectives

Oct 22, 2014 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

STEVE BARES, Ph.D., president and executive director of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, yesterday became chairman of the Life Science Tennessee (LSTN) board of directors, and its.... Read More

Health IT: Nashville possible candidate for<br> Center for Medical Interoperability presence

Oct 22, 2014 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updates: CMI announced its inaugural board of directors April 9, 2015. The list, including Nashville-based execs from Vanderbilt University, Lifepoint and CHS, follows this st.... Read More

Startup Garage Coffee enters E. Nashville,<br> Garage Leathers widens accessories line

Oct 20, 2014 at 12:42 pm by miltcapps

Update: Aug. 6, 2015 - Garage Coffee's in a JV with The Family Wash music/dining venue at 626A Main Street, E. Nashville. - Ed. GARAGE COFFEE, headquartered in Nashville's Mar.... Read More

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