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Chancellor: UT Southern pro-entrepreneurship serves region and beyond

Aug 01, 2025 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

UNIVERSITY of Tennessee Southern Chancellor Melinda Schlager Arnold PhD told Venture Nashville the Pulaski-based university has many opportunities to extend educatio.... Read More

Bruck + Bruce-led Market Square Ventures might average deal-a-month

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

John Bruck Brandon Bruce BASED on its current pipeline trends, Market Square Ventures LLC, the pre-Seed and Seed-stage-oriented venture capital firm co-found.... Read More

McWhorter-led TNECD, LaunchTN aim to elevate two entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems

Mar 31, 2023 at 07:45 pm by miltcapps

TNECD chief brings entrepreneurial chops to improving state's ecosystems Status of potentially pivotal FY24 State budget becomes clearer next week UT System may have expanded.... Read More

Governor proposes funds for TN GO push by TN ECD, UT, TVA, ORNL, VU

Mar 13, 2023 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

GOVERNOR BILL LEE'S initial FYI 2024 state budget proposal is said to include a non-recurring $5MM allocation to support the emerging Tennessee Network Growth and Oppor.... Read More

Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville

Feb 07, 2022 at 06:15 am by miltcapps

TECHSTARS, the global seed-investor network that helps advance scalable startups, today announced the 10 tech-heavy members of the first Industries of the Future Accelerator c.... Read More

Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness

Nov 30, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: MGP Fund III | LumeNXT | Relevance | Iron Path | Tend | Whistler | SpendCare | Solas | Claritas | Entac | EIR Sys | Lirio | Rubicon | Pharos | Heritage | Hashed | MiCAR.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: SSM | Echelon | Episode | Captives | AB | InnerG | WSWST | StayClean | Ingram | Guidance | Chestnut | LaunchTN | Beacon | Smokies | CHECKS: The $100MM mark has.... Read More

Venture Notes - November 23, 2020

Nov 23, 2020 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: CapSpr | Flex | Agora |Still | Up | Lirio | Mix | Adair | BCVP | NTH | Vet | BLEE | NUS | SURG | CADI | Alto | HEART | Value | LUCD | Richard Fitzgerald ► CAP.... Read More

Transparency Health startup BaseCamp seeks partners + Ascend adopters

Jul 09, 2020 at 03:55 pm by miltcapps

BASE CAMP HEALTH's recent pact with Franklin, Tenn.-based RxGenomix may turn out to be part of a bigger series of partnerships forged to advance BaseCamp's new Ascend digital.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 25, 2020

Jun 25, 2020 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Today: ESO | Petra | Row | Peat | BSQ | VVC | Solas | Heinz | Griz | DCD | LIN | Hemp | ICBA | Luci | DDT | FOCUS | Resources | NEW MEMPHIS FUND: A handful of seemingl.... Read More

Venture Notes -- June 1, 2020

Jun 01, 2020 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: HGP | LTN | JSC | JSF | CHC | BLU | GLN | PWR | IDB | FCV | DIT | MIL | WRK | COC | Resources | ► HERITAGE GROUP affiliate Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund I.... Read More

Venture People - May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: Randy Boyd | Charlie Martin | Darrell Freeman | Stuart McWhorter | Mick Murray | Denenberg - Sable | Drew Livingston | Scott Hawley | Bill Brown | Alisha Novin | Aaron.... Read More

3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants

Jul 23, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

UPDATING our June 19, 2019 story: US EDA announced July 23 that the Tennessee proposals tagged below as WIN did indeed win the grants they sought. State and Federal fun.... Read More

Knoxville's EDP Biotech eyes $5MM Series A, atop $17.5MM raised

Jun 18, 2019 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Updates - July 5, 2023: EDP merges with Boca Raton-based New Day Diagnostics, release here. May 19, 2021 - EDP announced investment of undisclosed magnitude by Sheltowee Angel.... Read More

Remedichain LLC in blockchain drug transfer pilot closely watched by FDA

Apr 30, 2019 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

REMEDICHAIN LLC, a tech startup headquartered close to the Memphis Medical District, plays a pivotal role in a closely watched pharmaceutical supply-chain safety and security.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 8, 2019

Apr 08, 2019 at 04:43 pm by miltcapps

Today: Silicon Ranch | i3 Verticals | PollyMed | HavenLock | Zeno Power | Legacy | Briovation | PollyMed | FINTOP | Epimemphis | Angels | Boyd | Freightwaves | EIRSystems | IM.... Read More

LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner

Jan 07, 2019 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Leeland Ekstrom PhD NASHVILLE BIOSCIENCES COO Leeland Ekstrom is scheduled to present the company this afternoon in San Francisco, during a session of Biotech Showcas.... Read More

Venture Notes- 3 Jan. 2019 - Gov.-Elect Lee retains ECD chief,<br>plus updates on tech startup capital raises

Jan 03, 2019 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: ECD | Devcon | SEC Cap Formation | i2iPop | Lirio | Bredesen Center | C4E-NueCura | LaunchTN | JA | VuCode Bob Rolfe GOV.-ELECT BILL LEE revealed today that H.... Read More

Roadtrip! Memphis Demo Day startups beckon entrepreneurs, investors

Jul 18, 2018 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

A DOZEN startups (listed below) are expected to show their wares during an Aug. 16 Demo Day in Memphis, as part of the entrepreneurial community's "Summer of Acceleration," no.... Read More

LaunchTN CEO search draws 900 resumes, dozens of qualified candidates

Jul 17, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

THE nationwide search for a successor to Launch Tennessee CEO Charlie Brock has drawn interest from nearly 900 persons, of which 60 or more have been deemed valid and qualifie.... Read More

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