Venture Nashville

Music Council co-chair Randy Goodman adds Lipscomb Univ. Business EIR role

Feb 21, 2012 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

July 8, 2015 - Goodman was named chairman and CEO of SONY Music Nashville. The announcement was made by Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment.-Ed. RANDY GOODMAN, a CMA bo.... Read More

The Raise: Split|Secnd helps save lives, tests local investors' tech-readiness

Feb 21, 2012 at 06:51 am by miltcapps

Update: 13 May 2016 - On 12 May, Cyber Physical Systems, reported its $2.4MM debt raise bringing its total capital-in to about $9.2MM, according to SEC and Crunchbase. In Apri.... Read More

Chattanooga's 'Gig City' aims for explosion of techventures and investment

Feb 21, 2012 at 06:51 am by miltcapps

'CHATTANOOGA Choo Choo' and See Rock City will drift into the background this summer, surrendering the city's branding spotlight to Gig City, an initiative spawned by a broad.... Read More

Feb. 22nd: Mind2Marketplace spotlights Tennessee regional accelerators for entrepreneurs

Feb 20, 2012 at 01:28 pm by miltcapps

MIND2MARKETPLACE, Middle Tennessee's consortium for technology commercialization and entrepreneurship, is host for lunchtime presentations Wednesday (Feb. 22) from representat.... Read More

AirStrip attracted HCA strategic capital and expanded operational ties

Feb 17, 2012 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated, March 5, 2012: AirStrip announced creating a Nashville-area office, headed by Connie McGee, formerly with KPMG. Release here.-Ed. HCA's Insight Capital subsidiary ha.... Read More

Jason Kyle's Pro Player Connect has TNCV backing -- plus a $3MM C-round in its playbook

Feb 16, 2012 at 10:19 am by miltcapps

Updates: Nov. 21, 2014: Pitchbook shows round closed at $1.8MM, with Atlas and United Talent now also aboard. Oct. 21, 2014: Overdog files for $2MM raise. LimeStone Fund (a TN.... Read More

Gov. Haslam's performance Dashboard is mostly welcomed, but some want a deeper view of results

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:42 am by miltcapps

VentureTools: Moonlighting while Starting-Up

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:34 am by miltcapps

WHETHER you're the owner, or not, your Startup may be imperiled by someone "moonlighting" in second employment. That's one of the tidbits found in scanning articles on the to.... Read More

ERM Legal Solutions startup is thinking big beyond its $1.25MM A round

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:08 am by miltcapps

ERM Legal Solutions, the Nashville startup that provides software for management of complex legal projects, is easing into a $1.25 MM A Round, according to Larry Bridgesmith,.... Read More

<center>IDEAS: Time to step-up local university-industry collaboration in Information Technologies</center>

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:07 am by miltcapps

By Douglas C. Schmidt Douglas C. Schmidt, Ph.D., is the associate chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program, a professor of Computer Science, and a senior research.... Read More

Noted: WellNow Urgent Care reports $7.7MM capital raise

Feb 10, 2012 at 02:59 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 15 February 2012: WellNow announced its commitments total $35MM and investors include SV Life Sciences, in addition to those we reported earlier. WellNow's update rel.... Read More

TCRS: Retirement fund commits $40MM total to Bain Capital VF12, Canaan IX

Feb 10, 2012 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made a $25MM asset commitment to Canaan IX and $15MM to Bain Capital Venture F.... Read More

TechVenture Challenge spurs entrepreneurism among Vanderbilt University students

Feb 09, 2012 at 08:34 am by miltcapps

THE STUDENT-ENERGIZED TechVenture Challenge (TVC) at Vanderbilt University takes another step forward, presenting an "Ideas Showcase," this evening. TVC is a business-plan co.... Read More

NextGxDx A-round aids launch of genetic-testing marketplace for physicians

Feb 09, 2012 at 07:03 am by miltcapps

Updated March 5, 2012, with link to beta site.-Ed. NextGxDx, the Nashville startup that is creating a Web-based marketplace for physicians' informed selection and ordering of.... Read More

Nashville's SeniorMetrix sells to stealthy NaviHealth, backed by Welsh Carson, Select Medical, Universal American

Feb 08, 2012 at 02:40 pm by miltcapps

Brentwood, Tennessee-based SeniorMetrix, provider of predictive modeling to optimize post-acute care of the frail elderly, has sold to NaviHealth, a recently created and not p.... Read More

BIGnashville: Nashville Chamber aims to double its membership by June 30

Feb 07, 2012 at 10:54 am by miltcapps

'BUSINESS IS GOOD!', the branding campaign recently launched by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, is expected to help the association double its membership to more than.... Read More

Voices Heard Media CEO wishes he'd known 'Customer' priority sooner

Feb 07, 2012 at 10:51 am by miltcapps

Tennessee-based Green Ballast registered IPO, now waits for daylight

Feb 07, 2012 at 07:34 am by miltcapps

Noted: Gibson Guitar $3.8MM SEC filing notes Tek Group

Feb 06, 2012 at 09:37 am by miltcapps

GIBSON Guitar's $3.8MM filing Jan. 3 with the SEC may or may not signal another aquisition. The registration filing gives no clue, but mentions The Tek Group Inc., which VNC.... Read More

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation at another inflection point

Feb 06, 2012 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), the public-private partnership devoted to tech-driven economic development, may be reaching another inflection point. The.... Read More