TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

Update: 28 January 2014 - TCRS announced that formerly Interim PE director Daniel Crews was named successor to Lamar Villere.-Ed.   MAJOR PLAYERS among national and global v.... Read More

No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

THE NOTION of creating allocations of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) assets expressly for investment by in-state private-equity firms remains an idea with few.... Read More

Entrepreneur Center: AdvanceNashville seeks 16 leaders

May 13, 2013 at 06:43 am by miltcapps

Update: 23 May 2013 - EC management seems to have deleted the mildly controversial reference to an under-age 40 requirements from the AdvanceNashville site.-Ed. SIXTEEN Unde.... Read More

Mind2Marketplace seeks its own nonprofit charter,<br>will offer Tech-sector content and meetings

May 13, 2013 at 06:41 am by miltcapps

MIND2MARKETPLACE (M2M), the Murfreesboro-based entrepreneurial education group, seeks to become a nonprofit focused on complementing the region's business accelerators by offe.... Read More

SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives

May 06, 2013 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

Updated: In 2018, the now Texas-based founders exited Exbellum and cofounded Terradepth, a data-as-a-service company focused on actionable knowledge about oceans, according to.... Read More

Consultant PYA doubles-down with U.S. healthcare data startup

May 06, 2013 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

PERSHING YOAKLEY ASSOCIATES (PYA), the consulting and accounting firm, has augmented its healthcare claims analytics resources with a separate large-scale analytics and predic.... Read More

Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department

May 05, 2013 at 01:34 pm by miltcapps

RICHARD MCKINNEY, who has held key roles in Nashville information technology for nearly three decades, has been named CIO for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Ray LaHoo.... Read More

AutoXLr8r 2013 Cohort

Apr 17, 2013 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

    2013 autoXLR8R Companies Alert/Divert Systems enhances drivers' safety and mobility with electronic traffic management devices.The.... Read More

Mentor Capitalist: Gary Peat reboots after Council Capital

Apr 09, 2013 at 05:10 pm by miltcapps

GARY PEAT, the Nashville venture-capital executive known for his acumen and his patented intensity, has relaunched as an independent "mentor capitalist," after nearly 13 years.... Read More

LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks

Mar 05, 2013 at 09:54 am by miltcapps

JIM STEFANSIC, Ph.D., an entrepreneur and biomedical engineer, has taken point as commercialization director for LaunchTN, officially the state-sponsored Tennessee Technology.... Read More

New LaunchTN CEO Brock cites innovation 'momentum', surveys challenges

Jan 08, 2013 at 11:11 am by miltcapps

CHARLIE BROCK'S widely anticipated appointment as CEO of LaunchTN was confirmed today by the high-growth advocate's board of directors. Brock, 48, takes-up his duties later t.... Read More

Bizplans: Churchill asks no equity from Young Entrepreneur Contest entrants

Dec 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 March 2013: Churchill announced its winners, 11 March, in a release here. The original VNC story appears below.-Ed. MIDSTATE ENTREPRENEURS under age 30 still have.... Read More

'City on Fire': Nashville.com licensed to local entrepreneurs for relaunch

Dec 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE.COM has been quietly licensed for relaunch to DevDigital by the owners of the potentially iconic Web address, Castello Cities Internet Network (CCIN). The Nashville-.... Read More

Chattanooga's Charlie Brock rumored likely to become LaunchTN CEO

Dec 12, 2012 at 08:44 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 Dec. 2:32 p.m.: FourBridges announced that Frank Williamson, cited in our original story as an advisor to FourBridges, has joined the firm and is to be its managing.... Read More

Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience

Dec 12, 2012 at 06:16 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 December: Metova Founder Kevin Ross announced today that he'll remain on the Metova board, but former VP David McAllister is now president. Ross said he hopes to be.... Read More

Series A: Holland hopes Populr shows Nashville techies can be 'global players'

Dec 03, 2012 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Updated 11:35 a.m. June 12, 2013: Holland told participants in the LaunchTN Southland conference today that Populr is now generating about $7K per month revenue with more than.... Read More

Wink! Vanderbilt Owen grad's Georgie Beauty venture is NY-LA-focused

Nov 20, 2012 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

MEGAN ALLEN didn't seem to bat an eye when asked whether her Georgie Beauty cosmetics venture will ever headquarter in Nashville. Georgie's lead offering is its Winks by Georg.... Read More

Tennessee Comptroller reports flaws in TNInvestco

Nov 13, 2012 at 11:03 am by miltcapps

Update: 14 Nov. 12:51 p.m.-Following its Sunset Law study, a subcommittee of the General Assembly's joint government-operations committee voted today in favor of ext.... Read More

This week's LifeScienceTN program lineup is likely to spark venture ideas

Nov 13, 2012 at 09:10 am by miltcapps

LIFESCIENCE Tennessee's annual meeting in Nashville brings venture pitches, innovation imperatives and a deeper dive into many things Bio. Some VNC readers will call that with.... Read More

LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event

Nov 13, 2012 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

AN INCONSPICUOUS, but science-heavy panel discussion here this week may help eventually broaden Nashville's Bio-reputation. At the Vanderbilt Marriott this Thursday, Jeff Con.... Read More

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