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Fintech CEO Afshin Yazdian leads expansion of KURV fka Electronic Merchant Systems

May 05, 2025 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based fintech veteran Afshin Yazdian is CEO and executive chairman of private-equity-backed KURV, formerly known as Electronic Merchant Systems, which is headquarter.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 28, 2021

Apr 28, 2021 at 04:36 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - December 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: EC | ACG | CoLab | CP | Cicayda | Levo | Curex | 3R | Innova | JSF | JSCap | VRH | PEN | Ed | Sabil | HBR | OR | Equi | Lepi | Hemp | Seiko | SRC | HCap | BU | Equity |.... Read More

Dose Healthcare eyes Series A raise, serves consumers at home or work

Mar 03, 2016 at 12:02 pm by miltcapps

DOSE HEALTHCARE, the mobile-centric medical startup that provides telemedical care or dispatches medical professionals to home, office, hotel or workplace, is moving into a Se.... Read More

IQuity Labs' VU license + Eurofins partnership could lead to global market

Mar 01, 2016 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 7 May 2018: IQuity announced it has won another $1MM NIH SBIR grant, bringing its total SBIR grants to $2.3MM. Release here. 31 Aug 2017: The Tennessean today reported.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen spies more Energy jobs after Hemlock

Dec 16, 2008 at 01:07 pm by miltcapps

In the wake of yesterday's Hemlock Semiconductor investment news, Gov. Phil Bredesen this morning asked a task force of volunteers to focus more of its energy on landing more.... Read More

IRON Solutions' VC in Nashville, sparks HQ talk

Dec 15, 2008 at 10:19 pm by miltcapps

IRON Solutions and StarVest Partners, a VC with a new warchest, seem to have found more than they bargained for in Nashville. IRON Solutions, a leading data-services provider.... Read More