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Will Emma's discipline attract partner who shares Nashville commitment?

Aug 23, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

THIRTEEN years ago, Co-Founder Clint Smith told this reporter that by February 2003 the company had signed 30 users for its then-fledgling Emma email platform, with all or mos.... Read More
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Venture Notes 15 August 2016

Aug 15, 2016 at 04:53 pm by miltcapps

Petra's Rob Smith FRONTIER Capital (N.C.) and Petra Capital Partners (Nashville) recently announced collaborating on funding geospatial/data-oriented PlanetRisk, whic.... Read More
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Reporter's Notebook:<br>VU Music, Mind & Society Program may feed Nashville innovation

Aug 15, 2016 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

THE PROGRAM for Music, Mind and Society at Vanderbilt University will on Sept. 12 convene its Annual Symposium, "Science of Song," at the Blair School of Music. Tech innovator.... Read More
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Franklin entrepreneur raises Seed for CommuniGift, plans D.C. headquarters

Aug 12, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

COMMUNIGIFT Inc. offers a platform that enables celebrants headed for birthdays and other special events to direct gifts to children in need, instead of to themselves. The com.... Read More
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ECD's Brewer joins Cate's Stones River Group

Aug 11, 2016 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

Stones River Group President Mark Cate , until a year ago the chief of staff to Gov. Bill Haslam, announced yesterday the addition of former journalist and former State Econom.... Read More
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Kauffman funds research on Nashville corporate spin-offs, ecosystem

Aug 11, 2016 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

KAUFFMAN Foundation is sponsoring research into Nashville corporate spin-off ventures and the surrounding entrepreneurial ecosystem, and is inviting Nashvillians to participat.... Read More
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LaunchTN names Capital Formation, Entrepreneurship leaders

Aug 11, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE once again has a full-time director of Capital Formation, having recruited John Lanahan, formerly a senior associate of Cambridge-, New York- and Palo Alto-ba.... Read More
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Venture Notes - 10 August 2016

Aug 10, 2016 at 06:10 pm by miltcapps

Today: NTC CEO - Noro Moseley exec - VC motivation - Women Angels - VU EdTech NASHVILLE Technology Council is ready to make some news. VNC understands the successor to.... Read More
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CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 2 Feb. 2022: CaredFor was sold on undisclosed terms to Tampa-based Continuum Cloud.-Ed. 24 Aug 2019: CaredFor filed for an aggregate $2MM raise in December 2018. Nashv.... Read More
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CMA-backed, EC-based Project Music accelerator accepting 3.0 applications

Aug 10, 2016 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC began its 3.0 accelerator/innovation cycle this week by opening the startup applications window, with the deadline currently set for October 14. Organizers proje.... Read More
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Private-Equity backed Incipio rolls-up Nashville Griffin Technology

Aug 05, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

BACKED by New York-based PE Goode Partners, consumer tech-oriented Incipio Group of Irvine has acquired Nashville's Griffin Technology. State records online suggest the deal w.... Read More
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SaaS: Affirm Health startup preps for Seed capital raise

Aug 05, 2016 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 January 2018: The company reported raising about $169K in equity capital. 29 March 2017: AffirmHealth reported raising $150K.-Ed. JUMPSTART Foundry portfolio compa.... Read More
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Gatto exits Selous Venture, doubles-down on Jumpstart, Health:Further

Aug 05, 2016 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

VIC GATTO, the veritable Swiss Army Knife of Nashville entrepreneurship, confirmed he has exited his controlling position in the Selous Venture Society group of Angels based h.... Read More
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Entrepreneur Center: Sullivan is EIR and startup Alumni Relations lead

Aug 05, 2016 at 10:19 am by miltcapps

ON MONDAY, Yvonne Gilbrech Sullivan began her new role as Entrepreneur in Residence and Alumni Relations lead for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Sullivan -- Angel investor.... Read More
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CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises

Aug 04, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

PASS IT DOWN, the Chattanooga startup that's about to launch a platform for storytelling and other knowledge transfer, is preparing to raise capital, with an eye toward both C.... Read More
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CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises

Aug 04, 2016 at 02:32 pm by miltcapps

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Venture Notes - 27 July 2016

Jul 27, 2016 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

FORMER Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen will address Tennessee HiMSS "Summit of the Southeast" in Nashville, Sept. 14, at Music City Center. He'll talk about his experiences w.... Read More
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Mike Muhney, Harry Jacobson team on VIPOrbit's $2.7MM capital raise

Jul 27, 2016 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

TEXAS-based VIPorbit Software may have completed a $2.7MM capital raise by the time its board reconvenes in Nashville this Fall for its annual meeting, Co-Founder, Chairman an.... Read More
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Dart Music pivots to deeper water as Dart Data, pursues $2MM Series A

Jul 26, 2016 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: April 10, 2017: Dart submitted to the Court its proposed auction plan today. Dart Music, aka Dart Data, issued a statement Feb. 28, 2017, saying that it had filed for.... Read More
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mSIGNIA nears end of Series A raise, sees Nashville as its techdev center

Jul 26, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

mSIGNIA INC., the software company born in California to avert fraud and combat cybercrime, is nearing the end of its Series A capital raise and "absolutely" will add staff wi.... Read More

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