Sarah Lacy

Charlotte's Frontier Capital eyes Nashville market for investments

Jun 24, 2015 at 12:30 am by miltcapps

FRONTIER CAPITAL, based in Charlotte, N.C., may invest in "one or two" Tennessee companies via its recently closed Fund IV, and those targets are likely to be based in Nashvil.... Read More

Off-script: Project Music's Heather McBee joins Pandoland moderators

Jun 13, 2015 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:11pm June 15, 2015: The EC announced today McBee has been promoted to Program Director of Project Music.-Ed. HEATHER MCBEE, the industry lead for Project Music at th.... Read More

'War' ahead? Startup Initial State Technologies preps for capital raises

Jun 02, 2015 at 03:45 am by miltcapps

INITIAL STATE TECHNOLOGIES, the Internet of Things-oriented data-solutions startup based in Nashville, was founded by a system engineer whose ambitions were kindled as he soug.... Read More

Pandoland June 15-17: Tennessee startups among festival's $100K seekers

May 26, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 11 June 2015: Pando announced FREE admission for Women, using promo code 'Nobro' at this signup page.-Ed. PANDOLAND, the entrepreneurship and technology festival in Na.... Read More

Khosla-backed Brentwood youth takes Strut to SiValley,<br> yet thinks Nashville could become a true 'startup hub'

Sep 02, 2014 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

Updated 27 April 2023: In 2021, Mark Daniel, now 29, co-founded investment firm DIGITAL with Benjamin Milstein. Daniel's LinkedIn profile here. Original 9/2/2014 story below.-.... Read More

VTC: Tech2020 CEO's exit provides another spur<br> for Knoxville entrepreneurship re-think

Sep 02, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Cumberland Center: New University-Business alliance plans to foster 'innovation hubs' in Mid-TN and State

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:43 p.m. re financial contributions.-Ed. Local university and business leaders are joining forces in a pro-innovation initiative for Middle Tennessee, supp.... Read More

Nashville, Memphis may have edge over Silicon Valley

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

Sarah Lacy, the Tennessean who is a senior editor at TechCrunch in San Francisco, says Nashville and Memphis may have an edge over Silicon Valley in nourishing some tech entre.... Read More

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