| 501. |  PlayMakerCRM's backer Mainsail Partners ranks
Nashville best for bootstrapping healthcare
Growth-equity firm says Music City, Austin, Atlanta and others each has a superniche.
By Milt Capps updated 4 Feb 2020 0955 / Published Monday, April 16, 2018 2:15 pm
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| 502. |  Project Music: & ME LLC startup weighs Nashville HQ advantages
A visit to CMA Fest may have helped spawn this Charleston fan-engagement idea.
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, April 14, 2018 3:30 pm
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| 503. |  Project Music: RootNote capital raises may lift Music venture hub
While Austin and London loom large on horizon, founders anchor network in Music City.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:49 pm
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| 504. |  With Hank Ingram aboard, Brown Water Spirits raises capital for startup
Another Ingram wades into entrepreneurial pool, preserving a bit of legacy.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 5, 2018 4:07 pm
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| 505. |  VUMC spin-up Nashville Biosciences taps advisors, builds team, eyes growth
[Updated] The campus newco is keeping open the option of raising outside capital.
By Milt Capps Updated 4 Jan. 2019 / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 1:45 pm
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| 506. |  Drumbeat: Another signal on HealthStream's blockchain interest
Canaccord analysts weigh-in with their view of relevance of blockchain for listed HSTM and others.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 1:30 pm
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| 507. |  CEO Sinead Miller charts PATH EX course to capital, partner & market
Startup's expanding universe of advisors, allies and potential funders may be approaching critical mass.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 29, 2018 11:45 am
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| 508. |  Venture Notes - 23 March 2018
Money, moves and management in 30 telegraphic updates from MidTn and State ecosystems.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 23, 2018 3:15 pm
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| 509. |  VU inventors' Adaptive Technology startup faces IntelliCane funding hurdles
Startup commercializing VU IP to reduce injury, death and mitigate $50BN annual medical spend.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 19, 2018 10:45 am
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| 510. |  Jax is Back: He masters Retail and preps for $2MM capraise for SaaS play
Serial tech entrepreneur goes deep on Retail, emerges with Vertical SaaS concept.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 19, 2018 2:15 pm
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| 511. |  New Constructs rates Brookdale Senior Living, other local stocks
Brentwood firm's tools include AI, machine learning, forensic accounting methods.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 19, 2018 12:30 pm
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| 512. |  Self-storage development maintains momentum in Williamson County
Could the robust pipeline of projects land WilliamsonCo. on the 'danger list' with Davidson County.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:47 pm
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| 513. |  Local advisors: Punching Nun's Cecconi has advised 25+ portfolio companies
Her competitive spirit was partly honed by being a standout player in competitive sports.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 5, 2018 12:15 pm
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| 514. |  Nashville's Juice Analytics mulls Series A raise and bridge finance options
HealthStream has been minority stakeholder since 2013.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 23, 2018 3:45 pm
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| 515. |  Porter Road Butcher's new online recipe may call for Series A capital
[updated] Seed raise underway, startup sees e-commerce and fresh capital producing a national footprint.
By Milt Capps updated April 27, 2021 / Published Thursday, February 22, 2018 2:15 pm
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| 516. |  Fuller drives FreightWaves startup, revs-up Blockchain in Transport Alliance
[Updated] Startup completed $13M Series A.
By Milt Capps updated July 24, 2020 / Published Tuesday, February 13, 2018 3:45 pm
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| 517. |  Startups: GymCloud digital platform helps fitness trainers' build businesses
BunkerLabs grad and cofounders pushing forward toward possible capraise.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 9, 2018 1:30 pm
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| 518. |  Venture Notes - 9 February 2018
Solaster capraise out of Jumpstart, new crypto fund, some blockchain plays and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 9, 2018 4:16 pm
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| 519. |  Fintech: Money Services licensing pact could help TN startups, innovators
Startups and mature money transmitters alike will want to watch this space.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 7, 2018 1:27 pm
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| 520. |  DASH Lawtech: Bridgesmith's Legal Alignment startup eyes capital raises
Entrepreneur who knows both sides of the Law coin weighs-in with ambitious offering.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 5, 2018 8:45 am
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| 521. |  Launch Tennessee gameplan may eventually include $50MM Fund of Funds
There are similar models in Georgia and other states, some involving a mix of public and private funds.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 26, 2018 5:21 pm
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| 522. |  Angel Capital Group updates Nashville and Appalachian microfunds
CEO says sees first close on HealthIT fund by end of 1Q 2018.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 25, 2018 11:08 am
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| 523. |  LaunchTN Impact Fund investor committee announced
Six veterans of early-stage entrepreneurial investment have screened 18 companies.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 25, 2018 2:49 pm
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| 524. |  Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion
to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership
CEO Charlie Brock unveils robust plan for LTN advancement, but may be facing budget headwinds.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00 pm
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| 525. |  Venture Notes - 22 January 2018
17 updates ranging from Fintech, Soccer and Patient warming, to new platforms, VCs and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 22, 2018 4:30 pm
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| 526. |  Pre-Flight grad pilots Noka personal-health products startup toward runway
Transplanted entrepreneur mulls capital and advisors, preps for full market entry
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 19, 2018 3:45 pm
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| 527. |  Rosenblatt departs Frost Brown for SVP/GC role at Tech-centric BTC Inc.
After helping anchor the upstart Nashville blockchain-crypto community, this lawyer moves over.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:00 pm
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| 528. |  Venture Calendar - 2017 - Updated
State and regional events of interest.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 9, 2018 6:45 am
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| 529. |  TennSMART Consortium eyes bigger TN role in 'intelligent mobility' industry
At least 3 new initiatives could advance the state's mobility R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship and recruitment efforts.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 3, 2018 4:30 pm
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| 530. |  Advisor entrant: Cherry Bekaert's MP in Nashville also tech-innovation lead
Innovation growth draws innovation-centric pro's -- VNC poll provides hint of incubent advisor standings.
By Milt Capps updated 14 Sept. 2018 / Published Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:36 pm
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| 531. |  NVille startup raises Seed for Solar Site Design, draws strategic interest
Construction services marketplace startup rides cresting economic wave, says founder.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:45 pm
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| 532. |  Healthy Eating: Jumpstart Capital takes a taste of startup Menud
Girded with Lean Startup mindset, startup moves to finish Seed and launch Series A rounds.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 18, 2017 5:30 pm
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| 533. |  Beacon Center poll says State incentive wasteful, while Entertainment, Blockchain, other industries mobilize for Capitol Hill action
'Free-market' combatant of industry incentives may face new players pursuing legislated benefits.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 12, 2017 3:00 pm
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| 534. |  Briovation likely to invest in 20+ Health startups outside Nashville in 2018
[updated] Company recently had first close for its targeted $30MM early-growth fund and has invested.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 535. |  Venture Notes - 6 December 2017
27 short takes on Venture developments statewide, from robots and healthcare, to hair dye and video security.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 6, 2017 4:00 pm
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| 536. |  Rep. Mark White: GOP West TN Economic Caucus
should push region's economic development
Legislator observes the Western Division of the State lagging Eastern and Western regions.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 4, 2017 3:30 pm
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| 537. |  FINTECH: Leaf virtual banking startup eyes global markets, capital raises
[updated] A seasoned crossborder entrepreneur says he's homesteading in Nashville, for now.
By Milt Capps updated 14 Dec 2017 / Published Friday, December 1, 2017 5:00 pm
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| 538. |  FINTECH: Franklin-based Core10's Series A propelled by FINTOP Capital
Nashville entrepreneur Joe Maxwell's win-win strategy spurs 'here-shoring' initiative.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 27, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 539. |  Tennessee State University, NBIC separate business incubation missions
Startup clients may migrate to either of the incubators - Nashville gets a net incubator increase.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 13, 2017 3:30 pm
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| 540. |  Four TN startups to pitch this week during Life Science Tennessee conclave
[updated] IQuity, SafeStamp, Frontier Diagnostics, Neurodyne pitch to local VCs.
By Milt Capps updated 5:08pm 8 Nov 17 / Published Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:56 pm
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| 541. |  ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index
[updated] A pronounced rise in overall ranking comes with weaker showing on some of 25 dimensions.
By Milt Capps updated 7 Nov 2017 1717 / Published Monday, November 6, 2017 10:15 am
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| 542. |  Maxwell-led FINTOP Capital FTP1 fintech fund closes north of $50MM goal
Nashvillian-led fund could invest up to $10MM in current operating year.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 3, 2017 11:00 am
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| 543. |  Jammber CEO eyes capital raises, confirms buyout approaches
[Updated] Chicago-bred Project Music grad may find Series A dough outside Nashville.
Milt Capps updated 3 July 2019 / Published Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 544. |  Founder Mason: Nashville's StudioNow eyes M&A,
capital, global markets and $1BN revenue goal
IPO and other options are on the table and a decision is likely to be taken in 2018.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:50 pm
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| 545. |  CEO: XMi Acquisition has $15MM dry powder, more M&A moves likely
With access to funds that have total $50MM AUM, XMi believes it can complete 1-2 deals per year.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:55 pm
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| 546. |  Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr
eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial
[updated] Veteran of the publishing world see wide application for his new platform and may trigger new breed IPO.
By Milt Capps updated 12 March 2019 / Published Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:45 pm
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| 547. |  CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,
aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models
Resources are proliferating in Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem, so the EC makes strategic shift.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 20, 2017 4:30 pm
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| 548. | Exec: LaunchTN embraces discretionary role in IMPACT Fund investing
Applications for investment consideration are being taken now.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 549. |  Med-devices startup Somavac raises Seed capital from VCs, Angels
Still too rare in CEO ranks, woman mechanical engineer charts startup's course.
By Milt Capps Updated Aug. 24, 2021 / Published Tuesday, October 17, 2017 3:15 pm
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| 550. |  Army veteran Wegner raises capital to fortify
new 'Authentically American' apparel brand
[updated] Former U.S. Army Ranger aims to take the high ground in made-in-USA product branding
Milt Capps Updated 21 May 2020 / Published Thursday, October 5, 2017 3:21 pm
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| 551. |  Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale
[updated] Supported by Block Gemini in Dubai, RecordGram aims to set a record raise.
Milt Capps updated 3 April 2018 / Published Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 552. |  Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation
Newco says it'll pursue capital raise opportunistically among savvy investors.
Milt Capps updated 27 March 2018 / Published Tuesday, September 19, 2017 2:15 pm
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| 553. |  Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise
[updated] The challenges are real, but two women entrepreneurs declare their determination.
Milt Capps updated 17 Nov 2017 0603 / Published Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:30 pm
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| 554. |  Project Music grad RecordGram eyes $100MM+ token sale, mulls Series A
Yet another potentially blockchain-centric venture apparently got some lift in Music City.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:30 pm
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| 555. |  emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays
[updated] Healthcare IT, solutions and consulting provider has apparently passed a revenue milestone.
Milt Capps updated 10 March 2020 / Published Tuesday, August 15, 2017 4:15 pm
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| 556. |  With Nashville tech players aboard, Po.et Foundation reports $10MM funding
Updated 26 Sept 2017 - Startup spearheads international open-source initiative for Proof of Existence
Milt Capps updated 10 Aug 2017 0854 / Published Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:00 pm
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| 557. |  Venture Notes - 27 July 2017
'Erosion' in TN investment? Major IT and software cos' raises, TN fund recruiting, startup updates and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:30 am
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| 558. |  Venture Notes - 24 July 2017
LaunchTN's 36|86 bet, Van Beke promo, Steve Hau's gambit, P/E & TCRS, CoLab CEO and more.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 24, 2017 4:30 pm
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| 559. |  Nashville: Media, Entertainment & Technology Alliance to lobby, form PAC
[updated] In-the-works a year or more, the advocacy group is about to stand up to be counted.
Milt Capps updated 15 May 2018 / Published Tuesday, July 18, 2017 5:00 pm
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| 560. | LaunchTN eyes creation of model anti-sexual harassment policy
Exec says harassment 'unacceptable' and LaunchTN will advocate broad adoption of planned policy model
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 17, 2017 5:45 pm
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| 561. |  West End Holdings acquires American Hometown Publishing media group
[updated] Company also has a pipeline of media acquisition targets.
Milt Capps updated 2 Oct. 2017 / Published Monday, July 17, 2017 5:30 pm
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| 562. | Venture Notes - 11 July 2017
Publisher rating VCs!? plus new capital raises, deals, NVille EC scholarships and more.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 11, 2017 5:15 pm
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| 563. |  Board of directors update for Nashville Technology Council
18-year-old trade group updates its governing roster.
Adapted from NTC press release / Published Monday, July 10, 2017 7:12 am
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| 564. |  eProcurement startup GreenLight Medical maps Series A-B raises
[Updated] Nebraska-born Dirks believes e-procurement startup likely to thrive in Nashville ecosystem.
Milt Capps Last updated / Published Monday, July 10, 2017 2:30 pm
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| 565. |  Venture Notes - 23 June 2017
Updates on Synchronous Health, Taigan, SkyDropX, Sunset Digital, Integrated Healing Tech and more.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 23, 2017 2:38 pm
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| 566. |  Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally
[Updated] E-commerce sellers and others will want to know about this startup.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 23, 2017 10:15 am
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| 567. |  Post-Dart Music, HAAWK CEO mulls capraise, nourishing ties to hometown
[Updated] Ex-pat Nashvillian says Music City 'hot-hot', encourages ties with LA players
Milt Capps updated 26 Sept 2017 / Published Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:30 pm
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| 568. |  TwelveStone Health Partners aims to connect acute-, post-acute worlds
[updated] Company's $3.35MM capital infusion from Claritas Capital to help expand footprint and advance technology.
Milt Capps updated July 24, 2018 / Published Tuesday, June 20, 2017 5:00 pm
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| 569. |  Claritas Cornerstone Fund likely to invest in 4 to 6 more companies
[updated] Firm's investor-relations director sees great opportunity, great lifestyle in Nashville area.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:35 pm
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| 570. |  Pass-It-Down eyes $1MM Seed round to 'revolutionize' genealogy biz
[updated] Entrepreneur steps away from lawyering to disrupt personal history making and storytelling.
Milt Capps updated 18 July 2017 0910 / Published Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:45 pm
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| 571. |  Venture Notes - 12 June 2017
Updates on LaunchTN, entrepreneurs once and future, Vanderbilt, ORNL, and more.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 12, 2017 1:00 pm
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| 572. |  Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University
VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.
Milt Capps updated May 8, 2020 / Published Monday, June 12, 2017 7:15 am
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| 573. |  M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller
[updated] He has 'plenty of capital' and would probably relish deals for his existing or new verticals.
Milt Capps updated 7 September 2017 / Published Monday, June 12, 2017 12:00 pm
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| 574. |  Venture Notes - 8 June 2017
Dart Music bankruptcy buyers step up, startup, PE and Fund news, and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:45 pm
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| 575. |  CEO David Fox: 'Enormous void' in trusted news,
passion for news spurred Exile Global founding
Former reporter, political candidate and hedge-fund manager sees return to newsmedia timely.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 7, 2017 3:45 pm
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| 576. |  LLR Partners' Kemberton Healthcare deal illustrates M&A checkpoints
CEO wasting no time in preparing for push with private-equity backing.
Milt Capps updated 4 Aug 2017 / Published Friday, June 2, 2017 11:49 am
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| 577. |  LaunchTN's Lanahan on coastal VC realities, authenticity + Unicorns
Exec averse to encouraging all to 'shoot for the middle', notes need for champion investors.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 1, 2017 3:45 pm
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| 578. |  With LeanKit in good hands, Founder Chris Hefley signs-onto Retrium
This locally minted Tech entrepreneur and founder is chief rev officer in another newco.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:30 pm
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| 579. |  VU Engineering alum helms new Engage VC with Atlanta corporate impetus
New firm is closely allied with ATDC and Georgia Tech, first cohort app deadline July 8.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:30 pm
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| 580. |  Venture Notes - 23 May 2017
AIC-TTU | SAGENTS | NCN | FCA Venture | Change:HC | Hashed Health | GigEcon
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:00 pm
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| 581. |  Lured by 36|86, Sportstech startup UPGRADED's founder
just might be biggest TN Titans fan in the Bay Area
He's taking a break from raising capital for his blockchain-powered tix-management startup.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:45 pm
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| 582. |  CEO: Startup CEAdvisory doesn't rule-out some M&A ahead of strategic exit
Global continuing professional education demand is viewed as rising sharply.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:45 pm
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| 583. |  Venture Notes - 18 May 2017
10: VCs' visions, VU exec on healthtech morass, capital raises, startups, sage words from KaiserPerm CEO.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, May 18, 2017 3:15 pm
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| 584. |  VC Innova Memphis ignites $31MM RBIC fund,
projects 20 transactions by year-end 2018
Robotics, analytics, decision-support tech -- it's not your Grandma's Ag anymore.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 15, 2017 11:11 am
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| 585. |  Tennessee doubles down on LaunchTN, 36|86 looms as inflection point
A rich program with speakers by the dozen, including 10 VCs on the stage.
Venture Nashville Connections / Published Sunday, May 14, 2017 2:06 pm
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| 586. |  Memphis Agritech: The Seam launches blockchain venture,
considers capital strategy for product roadmap, global footprint
Parentco backers have big footprints, but want company of global investors to create 'network effect'
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:15 am
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| 587. |  Nashville's Saltvest Alto-IRA fintech startup enters LittleRock accelerator
[updated] Satz, Tanner quietly target the needs of the 'mass affluent'.
Milt Capps updated 30 Aug 2019 / Published Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:45 am
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| 588. |  Sohr-backed MEDarchon taps CEO, puts growth ahead of any capital raise
CEO Baxter: MEDarchon is tracked by potential suitors outside Nashville.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 8, 2017 3:30 pm
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| 589. |  BizFoundry CEO: Entrepreneur centers must
'meet entrepreneurs where they are'
Entrepreneur Jeff Brown works long hours, but loves expanding the Mid-TN ecosystem.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 8, 2017 11:30 am
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| 590. |  Mid-TN's SafeSurv preps $1MM capital raise for ID validation startup
Residing in The Biz Foundry Entrepreneur Center, company prioritizes 13 use-cases.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 8, 2017 11:30 am
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| 591. |  New entrepreneur-in-res at EC, launches 'Milk the Moment' startup
Startup is priority for Memphis native, as she pursues strategic partners, mulls capital and advisors.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 3:57 pm
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| 592. |  Jim Phillips CEO of relaunched XMI backed by Engelbrecht's SCI of Evansville
[updated] Former XMi executive holds minority stake, in wake of entrepreneur Shmerling's peel-off.
Milt Capps updated 4:55pm 2 May 2017 / Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:56 am
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| 593. |  Condra's Amplion Clinical Communications elevates Grant to presidency
Cisco, Adreima, IBM veteran shoulders growth-stage responsibilities.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 1, 2017 9:15 am
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| 594. |  Marcom: Snell's Gyrosity eyes capital raise and Crosshair spin-out
[updated] Not long out of Belmont University, young entrepreneur envisions string of ventures.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 1, 2017 10:00 am
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| 595. |  Venture Notes - 1 May 2017
Fourteen telegraphic items on startups, investments, exits and more in Tennessee and region.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 1, 2017 9:45 am
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| 596. |  At Satchel Health, Macy to CPO, succeeded as CEO by Lanson Hyde
Former Surgical Development Partners exec takes reins.
adapted from submitted release / Published Monday, May 1, 2017 9:45 am
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| 597. |  Courtney 'Coko' Eason named EIR at Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Second Code2040, Google for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneur in Residence in Nashville diversity push
submitted release / Published Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:45 am
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| 598. |  NPREX eyes capital raises for direct-licensing performing rights platform
High-school chums partner-up on platform that prompt some to circumnavigate incumbents.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:41 pm
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| 599. |  BioTN: Entrepreneurs Lynch, Elmquist rally midstate
to lifescience and healthIT incubator, STEM prep
Former BioMimetic Therapeutics executives at center of new initiatives.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 24, 2017 9:15 am
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| 600. |  Relay Life Science commercial development startup raising capital
Entrepreneur who also leads mentor network says his new firm is operational.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 20, 2017 3:00 pm
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