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601.AirStrip attracted HCA strategic capital and expanded operational ties
An alliance with HCA leads to Nashville presence for this ambitious San Antonio company
By VNC Staff Updated March 5, 2012 / Published Friday, February 17, 2012 5:15 pm

602.Stuart McWhorter unveils 400-acre Rolling Hills Retreat on Lewisburg Pike
Providing more intimate meeting spaces and helping local nonprofits are among the goals.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 27, 2018 7:15 am

603.JumpFund spurs women-led investment,
entrepreneurship, economic development

Having raised north of $7MM and bet on nearly two-dozen ventures, firm founders have traction.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 2, 2018 3:30 pm

604.Healthcare accelerator pact among Company Lab, Erlanger, Unum
leverages Chattanooga's broad innovation impulse

Months and years of ecosystem development might help make Chattanooga an 'overnight' entrepreneurial success.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 1, 2018 1:44 pm

605.Bionic Woman: Exec perseveres, while biotech struggles for momentum
While critics sound off and Biotech targets General Assembly, an economy-shaping executive keeps pushing education and innovations
Milt Capps / Published Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:45 pm

606.Venture Notes - Sept. 15, 2020
Jumpstart Capital liquidity, LaunchTN, Jammber, virus capital, Fintech, Healthcare, data, Vizion, spinup, spinout, and more updates.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:00 pm

607.CapControls' $3.8m cap raise and AnalytX pact
drive Maxwell start-up's pursuit of growth

He took a break after his successful exit from Investment Scorecard, now he's pushing his startup toward deeper waters
By Milt Capps Updated 7:05 p.m., May 23, 2011 / Published Sunday, May 22, 2011 6:03 pm

608.Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga
Healthcare, transportation, mobility among targets of new Chattanooga Regional Catalyst Fund
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 24, 2021 8:00 am

609.Brookings Fellow: Nashville has 'very serious' HealthIT opportunity
[Updated] Brookings' findings are now available for review here.
Milt Capps Updated 24 Aug 2016 (Original story 15 Aug. 2:30pm) / Published Wednesday, August 24, 2016 5:45 am

610.CEO McDaniel: S3 Recycling Sols eyes growth, draws interest, mulls capraise
Early-growth startup with EBITDA enters third phase of life amid growing environmental concerns.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 3, 2023 3:45 pm

611.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

612.Venture Notes - November 23, 2020
19 updates on funds being raises, startups drawing attention, growth capital being raised.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 23, 2020 4:45 pm

613.Chancellor's TNInvestco records decision against Coleman
[Updated] Chancery Court Chancellor Russell Perkins upheld some arguments from Bredesen Commissioners. Coleman intends to appeal
By Milt Capps Last updated 7:54 a.m. March 4, 2010 / Published Tuesday, March 2, 2010 3:13 pm

614.Venture Notes - December 19, 2018
People on the move, capraises for Soccer, healthIT and others -- and maybe a tech employer in play.
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 7, 2019 / Published Wednesday, December 19, 2018 4:48 pm

615.Oasis Venture's PitchDay is June 30 in Nashville
Pitches with social enterprise at their hearts will be made Thursday at free event.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:04 pm

616.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

617.BioMimetic shakes-off FDA bruise,
carves-out Biotechnology niche

Now, after selling its first FDA-approved product to a close ally, BioMimetic is flush with cash and experience -- and committed to developing biotechnologies in Middle Tennessee.
By Milt Capps updated March 1, 2013 / Published Friday, May 16, 2008 12:53 am

618.JourneyPure preps $20MM raise ahead of larger private equity round
The five-year-old company has already secured $70MM capital and is at 400 employees.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 11, 2019 4:17 pm

619.VenturePeople: Heritage Group gains Wallace from SVLS
Nashville VC finds his way home and once more into the healthcare arena
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:20 am

620.Venture Notes - July 11, 2023
Twenty-three items on new funds, startups and early-growth businesses, people in transition, state programs and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:28 pm

621.Venture Notes - December 1, 2022
[updated] 15 bulletins on newcomer VCs, fintech, healthtech, edtech, Web3, logistitech, materials, med devices and more.
By Milt Capps updated 28 November 2023 / Published Thursday, December 1, 2022 4:45 pm

622.Venture Notes - February 7, 2024
[updated] Our latest update in more than 20 briefs on startups, funding, and more.
By Milt Capps - updated 16 July 2024 / Published Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:36 am

623.FinTech: Seed-stage BancList pops-up in Nashville, eyes capital raise
Sector veteran Pete Scully leads the reconstituted company, which aims for rapid growth.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:00 am

624.HealthX3: Jumpstart cohort, GfE HealthTech, EC Project Healthcare
100s of apps reviewed for coveted spots in 2 programs - with app window open on another June 1.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:45 pm

625.Region's Angel-VC-PE-FW execs head to GNPCA 'State of the Market' event
Industry association GNPCA (fka GNVCA) repositions to ramp growth among private-capital segments.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 8, 2025 6:30 am

626.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

627.Bredesen: Straight talk on HealthIT, procurement and 'Darwinian tensions'
A tech-savvy chief executive lays-out what he sees as some hard truths.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 19, 2016 3:54 pm

628.Tech Commercialization Notes - April 28, 2021
Current and future startups being spawned by TTO focused on commercializing innovation.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9:00 am

629.Mike Bradshaw named EIR in UTC Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Leader, entrepreneur and investigator of economic ecosystems named first Entrepreneur in Residence of UTC-CIE.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, July 9, 2021 10:15 am

630.BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011
Gleanings from Tennessee media touching upon life-sciences issues and opportunities
By VNC Staff Updated 6:27 p.m. / Published Monday, November 7, 2011 6:29 am

631.Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-access
program moves stepwise toward launch

ECD and TTDC chiefs and their colleagues seem to be 'aligned' toward getting INCITE launched
By Milt Capps Updated 28 December 2011 at 4:14 p.m. / Published Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am

632.Nashville's VideoBomb welcomes former Apple CEO and a serial entrepreneur to board, maps capital raises
Founder-CEO Chad Marcum broadens AR startup industry reach and tech footprint.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 16, 2020 4:16 pm

633.Discovery: VU launches universe-class Internet highway
Vanderbilt's investment may be the "big bang" the university needs to participate fully in the global scientific community
By Milt Capps / Published Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:24 pm

634.Vreeland confirms Jumpstart Capital's
SimplifyASC and HIGI SH LLC investments

[Updated] While still growing its $30MM-$50MM growth fund, JSCap adds notches to its moneybelt.
By Milt Capps updated 22 Aug 2018 1650 / Published Friday, August 3, 2018 3:00 pm

635.HCTec Partners taps former UL/PureSafety chief Bill Grana as President
Entrepreneur and investor seems Nashville momentum growing, despite traffic and other concerns.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 13, 2017 4:00 pm

636.Newsbits, August 29, 2011
McWhorter shepherds EC, JumpStarters wait verdict, a rash of local SEC filings, Collins rides an IPO and more
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 29, 2011 8:01 am

637.Tough Love: Local VCs and Silicon Valley
consultant work separately to keep it real

Those who want to broaden entrepreneurship and those who control capital want entrepreneurs to view their businesses realistically
By Milt Capps - Corrected March 14, 2011 1:55 p.m. / Published Sunday, March 13, 2011 5:09 pm

638.Nashville Edtech veteran to lead eRepublic's Center for Digital Education
Kecia Ray says she is the first e.Republic exec dedicated entirely to CDE advancement.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 6, 2015 3:46 pm

639.Venture Notes - December 18, 2020
Dozens of news items on startups, capital raises, executive moves and business resources.
By Milt Capps updated 31 May 2021 / Published Friday, December 18, 2020 4:30 pm

640.McWhorter sets Entrepreneur Center diligence,
mulls accelerators, capital links, other ideas

All program offerings are to be subjected to diligence befitting the next EC phase.
Milt Capps edits 4:13 pm / Published Monday, April 6, 2015 3:30 pm

641.Venture Notes - 21 August 2018
Capraises, Angels, VCs, biotech, automotive, publishing, healthcare, fintech, Agbiz, TN-Women rock, and more...
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:00 pm

642.East Nashville business group advances brand and place-making agendas
[Updated] There's fresh life in one of Nashville's most storied communities.
Milt Capps updated with winner / Published Wednesday, July 2, 2014 1:58 pm

643.Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI
This Massachusetts fund is partial to Internet plays and other technologies.
By Milt Capps Upudated 9:25 a.m. / Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am

644.Cumberland Signal startup takes off in aviation sector with investors onboard
Richard Hardin, 29, seems likely to gain altitude quickly, by solving an aviation problem
By Milt Capps Updated 8:23 a.m. / Published Tuesday, July 5, 2011 7:42 am

645.Venture Notebook: Noro-Moseley will keep eye on Digital Media
Atlanta-based VC with strong Nashville presence took steps to lighten digital-media ballast, at least temporarily
Published Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:03 pm

646.Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011
Streamweaver 'stealth' no more...Unconference events... ECD budget comments... much more in this regional roundup
By Milt Capps updated 1:55 p.m. / Published Monday, November 7, 2011 5:48 am

647.Quick Take: TN VCs comment on Private-Company Exchanges
If the IPO door is still barely cracked, maybe some portfolio managers will find these alternatives attractive
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:37 pm

648.Margaret Dolan says TN startup funding lags, state should weigh tax credit
Former LaunchTN CEO is consulting to Advantage Capital in support of New Markets Tax Credit proposed for TN.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, April 9, 2021 2:05 pm

649.TennesSeed Partners to ally with nonprofit to fuel TN seed-stage businesses
VCs team with TennesSeed Funders to create momentum to feed flywheel effect in TN economy.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 27, 2019 4:30 pm

650.Transparency Health startup BaseCamp seeks partners + Ascend adopters
Backed by Transparency Health and Noon Management, this TN startup aims to help folks get safely back to work or school.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 9, 2020 3:55 pm

651.NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011
Executive transitions, capital raises, alliances and innovations.
By Milt Capps Updated 2:08 p.m. / Published Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:37 am

652.CEO: TTDC-LaunchTN 'not anticipating' SSBCI funding changes under Trump Administration
Nonetheless, all hands are likely to keep a weather eye peeled.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:01 pm

653.TCRS copes within private-equity LP competition, no rush for more advisors
Steady-as-she-goes seems to be the watchboard at cautious, high-performing pension plan.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 6, 2015 9:17 am

654.Inova Payroll gets $1MM bump from CRF, Nashville Angels
Farsheed Ferdowsi updates us on the raise he saw coming in VNC's earlier story
By Milt Capps Updated 12:25 p.m. / Published Thursday, July 7, 2011 11:13 am

655.LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner
Ventures, partnerships accelerate VUMC lifesciences, plus VUMC and VU's independent commercialization programs.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 7, 2019 11:45 am

656.Briefing: Hashed Health to convene blockchain consortium in Nashville
Converging activities could raise Nashville profile on global blockchain map.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 13, 2017 4:30 pm

657.Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference
Two very different enterprises - Uloop and Pathfinder Therapeutics - are on the money trail, once again
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:36 am

658.Keckley Health System Manifesto, December 18, 2024
Posited: 'U.S. healthcare is broken...Unless and until employers, consumers, elected officials and community leaders step up, nothing will change.'
By Paul Keckley PhD
M.E., The Keckley Report / Published Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:11 am


659.ConduIT's eDoc4u describes rampant growth
Hospitals looking for greater revenue as elected procedures drop are helping propell health-portal revenue
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 30, 2009 9:44 am

660.Venture Notes - Sept. 29, 2016
VU spawns Predictgov, Clayton Associates, REDCap Cloud update, NextGxDx raise, Project Healthcare, The TENN and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:30 pm

661.VNC's July 2025 Venture Calendar
[updated] Approaching mid-2025, the region's Venture calendar is building further momentum.
By Milt Capps updated 17 July 2025 / Published Saturday, June 28, 2025 12:45 pm

662.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

663.Venture Voices: Julie Samuels of TECH:NYC shares views with Nashville
VU Law alum, Case ally and tech-policy veteran shares views on startup regulation, capital, talent, diversity and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 14, 2018 3:30 pm

664.Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo
Quantum-inspired, Industrial AI-centric enterprise software firm, dba Zapata AI, has motorsports innovation suitor.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Tuesday, October 31, 2023 6:15 pm

665.KravTek Media prepares pitch to Nashville investors
Will Nashville investors greenlight this developing company? KravTek may help catapult Nashville's digital-media sector to stardom -- but first the spotlight's on raising money to make it happen.
Milt Capps POSTED Fri., May 9, 2008 12:22 AM / Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 3:11 pm

666.RoundingWell capraise decision ahead for workflow orchestration platform
Care management tech company has new customers for repointed platform, mulls priced round guided by advisor.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 7, 2021 1:15 pm

667.CEO: CellJournalist helps news media 'win the big story'
Word of CellJournalist's sale UPDATED. Bidders come sniffing, now that this startup's footprint reaches 40 states
By Milt Capps updated 23 April 2014 / Published Monday, February 14, 2011 7:58 am

668.Startup Weekend Nashville: Passions, Programmers and Products
Techies, marketers, inventors and lawyers are expected among the throng gathering tomorrow on the Vanderbilt campus
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:06 am

669.Venture File: Solidus Company
Townes Duncan and Vic Gatto now say grace over quite a clutch of portfolio companies
Milt Capps Last updated June 4, 2019 / Published Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:51 am

670.Healthbox grad Atlas Health Technologies eyes Seed capital round
[updated] Accelerator grad moving toward an inflection point, and Healthbox tweaks its model.
Milt Capps updated 30 March 2016 0727 / Published Monday, February 2, 2015 8:30 am

671.Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020
[Updated] A gamble, sure, but the Pandemic Vintage of startups, capraises + executive moves may rival any we've seen in the past decade.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 21, 2020 3:30 pm

672.Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness
UPDATED Exclusive health-wellness venture roundup with updates on fund raises, startups...all in Tennessee.
By Milt Capps UPDATED 27 July 2023 / Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 4:30 pm

673.Passing: John Seigenthaler dies at 86
One of Nashville's most respected citizens has left the newsroom, but not in spirit.
Updated 4:58 p.m. / Published Friday, July 11, 2014 12:45 pm

674.TTDC grants $100K to Nashville Entrepreneur Center, names two board leaders
Tech economic development group also funds entrepreneurs network and appoints vice chairperson as it heads into legislative fray
By Milt Capps Updated 3:44 a.m. Jan. 22, 2010 / Published Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:34 pm

675.LaunchTN designates attorney Bruce Doeg vice chairman
Long vacant seat goes to board veteran.
Milt Capps updated 21 April 2016 / Published Tuesday, October 27, 2015 5:20 pm

676.Start-up 'Border Jump' leaps into Aeropost alliance
Ad execs aim for international e-commerce, thanks in part to links to former Bluestar co-founder Goldner
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 13, 2009 8:01 am

677.Cost-effective healthcare: Texans join Morphis, Marconcini in Precedent Health launch
With a century or more of collective healthcare and investment experience, this savvy alliance seems to be positioning for the post-Reform reality check
By Milt Capps 11:55 a.m. 1 February 2011 / Published Monday, January 10, 2011 2:28 pm

678.Series A: Holland hopes Populr shows Nashville techies can be 'global players'
Founder Holland provides update for Bullpen & Solidus-backed venture
By Milt Capps Updated June 12, 2013 11:35 a.m. / Published Monday, December 3, 2012 11:18 am

679.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

680.TNInvestco: State ECD updates on process
The TNInvestco data has been published, with no interpretation of value yet rendered
By Milt Capps UPDATED 25 March 2011 4:20 p.m. / Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:15 am

681.Memphis' Epicenter meets FedEx challenge, nets $40M for entrepreneurship
Bolus of funding seems likely to produce tidal surge of momentum in region's innovation economy.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 26, 2018 2:00 pm

682.TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's
Scholar and entrepreneur will co-found molecular diagnostics startup in Nashville
By Milt Capps Updated 10:23 p.m. / Published Friday, September 30, 2011 3:00 pm

683.Venture Notes -- Feb. 18, 2020
Updates on EC strategic planning, plus fintech, music tech startups, healthcare raises and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:15 pm

684.Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;
one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD'

This startup has ties to Discovery Communications, which bought a Nashville tech venture in 2006
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am

685.CEO: Despite Ukraine-Nashville shuttle, Music City best for Concert.Expert
[updated] Co-founder happy to be in Nashville, with access to Indie performers and Project Music.
Milt Capps updated 26 December 2023 / Published Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:00 pm

686.Advocates: 'Protection' could derail TNInvestco locomotive
While some advocate expanding the TNInvestco warchest to $200MM, others want to introduce new requirements others argue would deter investment, competition
By Milt Capps Last updated 1:58 p.m. / Published Monday, February 22, 2010 9:39 am

687.VenturePeople: Rick Oliver, Jay Frank, Jason Dinger, Jeff Nahley
Music, healthcare, online education and investment banking are the focal-points for these fellows
By Milt Capps Updated Oct. 10, 2011 / Published Monday, August 29, 2011 8:01 am

688.Dealflow update: Kentucky and Alabama - April 28, 2021
15 bullets on VC/PE raises, plus startups in healthcare, power, fintech and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 28, 2021 10:00 am

689.Briovation drops Festival V, will instead draw on Health:Further
as it pursues innovation advisory roles + investor entrée

Co-founders Gatto & Whitney keep tacking in healthcare's crosswinds, complete 6th capraise of $21MM, its largest to date.
By Milt Capps 0822 hrs. / Published Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:00 am

690.Briefly: Petra Capital invests in med transcription company
Today's announcement is further evidence of the attraction of healthcare-savvy investors to health IT, wherever it resides
By Venture Nashville Staff Updated 5:30 p.m. / Published Friday, October 23, 2009 3:18 pm

691.Venture Notes - January 19, 2016
Updates on investors, startups and ideas with ties to our region.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:00 pm

692.Advisors: LBMC took its time picking pivotal M&A services leader
Firm feels it surprised some folks by doubling-down on transactions-services work.
Milt Capps edit 3:44 p.m. / Published Monday, August 25, 2014 10:00 am

693.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

694.LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake
A time-tested business model and transplanted tech talent bode well for this startup
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am

695.Angel Capital Group leaders tackle 'rev-up' challenge
ACG's fate is still unfolding, as its founder takes on co-owners with experience in Nashville culture, business finance and the ways of the world
By Milt Capps Last Updated 6:34 p.m. / Published Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:15 pm

696.Venture Notes - March 29, 2021
Today: ObjectiveGI | AgAdvisory | EPI Capital | TechTrans | IPE | Lemonade | IMAC | SESAC | Agilon | Nikola
By Milt Capps - Updated Sept. 15, 2021 / Published Monday, March 29, 2021 5:30 pm

697.Belmont bootstrapping advocate Jeff Cornwall unveils family business
Advocate of organic growth and taut planning follows his North Star.
Milt Capps updated 10:31pm 10 Aug. 2015 / Published Monday, August 10, 2015 4:45 pm

698.Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance
Initiative seeks economic expansion and inclusive prosperity.
Published Friday, June 21, 2024 8:24 am

699.Their Take on Capital: Grant Jackson, Council Capital managing partner
Managing General Partners gives fresh view of region's Healthcare sector.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2016 3:00 pm

700.VentureNotes June 29, 2016
Updates on InCrowd Capital, VRTIFY, Arkis, Addiction Campuses
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 5:05 pm

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