Robert Echols

Thread Bancorp raises another $27.6MM for 'financial ecosystem'

Oct 30, 2025 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Thread Bancorp Inc. this week reported raising roughly $27.64MM in equity capital from 37 investors, via a round with an "indefinite" ceiling. Thread reported.... Read More

Tech consolidator Blattner acquires DevDigital from Peter Marcum

Jul 27, 2023 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Russ Blattner NASHVILLE-based tech-firm consolidator Russ Blattner's platform firm -- Blattner Technologies -- announced today its acquisition of DevDigital, the 15-y.... Read More

Fintech entrepreneur McGugin expands CoreCommerce role in payments

Jul 16, 2020 at 05:04 pm by miltcapps

CEO DANIEL MCGUGIN is moving apace to expand Nashville-based CoreCommerce's role in the e-commerce ecosystem from successful shopping-cart and software provider to a robust fi.... 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

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