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201.Skoodat raising $3MM for assault on ed-tech sector leader
Nashville Angels and TNInvestco winner among targets of much-touted Nooga startup
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 16, 2009 11:18 am

202.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

203.Nashville EC Vision2020 suggests global ambitions
and quiet building of entrepreneurship warchest

Global ambitions? Nashville Entrepreneur Center advances Vision 2020 Capital Campaign
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:00 pm

204.Garrabrant's SMTI maps Series A, preps heat-pump debut in OEM markets
ETN startup Stone Mountain Tech maps capital, foresees global reach, hundreds of homegrown E.TN jobs.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 5, 2021 12:30 pm

205.Vanderbilt's Lutz kicks-off 'One Vanderbilt IT' cultural-change initiative
Former IBM Canada prez says VU's 'institutional will' gives him confidence
By Milt Capps updated with VU release 9:51 a.m. / Published Monday, July 1, 2013 7:11 am

206.Dream Systems founder targets healthcare technology
A desire to master a niche in healthcare technology, patience and an engineer's eye for detail may produce a leader on 3rd Avenue
By Milt Capps Last updated 6:18 p.m. / Published Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:54 pm

207.Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership
Tech-marketing veteran Linda Rebrovick looks to create a crowd around SaaS predictive marketing provider
By Milt Capps Updated 11:25 a.m. / Published Monday, March 8, 2010 8:42 am

208.Vanderbilt steps-up effort to help faculty create ventures, market products
Hundreds of discoveries and patents on-hand, Vanderbilt expands its efforts to commercialize intellectual property
Milt Capps / Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:39 pm

209.EC's new Project Healthcare model now full-bore with 17 startups
The EC's remodeled healthcare startup-support program aims to leap ahead with 1st formal Class.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, July 13, 2018 8:45 am

210.HealthStream faces another round of challenges
HealthStream analyst asks when company will 'get legs', while reinforced management team seeks fresh traction to integrate the company
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 28, 2008 6:33 am

211.CampusQuad: Ingram Content announces 2d Edtech investment in five days
Student engagement for colleges and universities is the focal-point of this startup.
Milt Capps Aer.IO update 15 December 2015 / Published Monday, February 2, 2015 8:15 am

212.Entrepreneur Gordon preps Cloud Range Cyber + Nashville Cyber Range
[updated] VU drew her to Nashville, where she cut her entrepreneurial teeth in e-commerce.
By Milt Capps updated 5 Dec 2018 0758 / Published Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:20 am

213.Venture Notes, 17 June 2016
[updated] Nashville entrepreneurship 2.0? Capraises, possible startup trouble, Krajicek venture tips and more.
Milt Capps updated 18 June 2016 1110 / Published Friday, June 17, 2016 4:32 pm

214.Dobie Media adds Rick Blair; A-round to give EvieSays more to talk about
He may not yet be a 'media wild-catter', but he's got real startup chops
By Milt Capps updated 11:41 a.m. / Published Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:06 am

215.Regional Roundup, Oct. 26, 2011
With relatively little fanfare, one TNInvestco fund is rebranding and entrepreneurial activity heats-up statewide.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am

216.Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus
TTDC presses ahead on numerous fronts, with a deadline looming just over the horizon, amid a rough economy, and political changes
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 7, 2008 10:56 am

217.Brian Fox: Taking Confirmation global like launching series of startups
Post-sale, Nashville native leads growth push, tracks M&A targets, and grows his Angel/LP investment portfolio.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

218.VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score
Mobile and Social are popular criteria these days, and these seed-stage operations have lured investment.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:28 am

219.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

220.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

221.Bartholomew, Fox, Futch file for $50MM Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I
Early-stage fintech and health tech targets are priority for firm with deep operator and securities experience.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 13, 2024 8:45 am

222.Nashville Medical Trade Center team blitzes NV influentials
[Updated] At the end of an intensive week of meetings here, the CEO of the proposed trade center says a competing NYC group offered has made overtures
By Milt Capps Last updated 2:45 p.m., Aug. 23 / Published Friday, August 21, 2009 9:40 am

223.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

224.LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly
[Updated] Chairman says challenges led board to take 'different direction', national search will be mounted for next in a lengthening line of CEOs.
By Milt Capps updated Aug. 23, 2021 / Published Friday, August 6, 2021 5:00 pm

225.Bunker Labs Nashville startups on firing line in June 28 event
[updated] Local Bunker Labs crew is gaining momentum, enjoying network effect.
Milt Capps Updated June 24, 2016 2:20pm / Published Tuesday, June 21, 2016 5:15 pm

226.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

227.Heritage Group affiliates report $315 Million Fund III progress
The raise seems to be peaking more than four years after Fund II was closed.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 14, 2020 5:41 pm

228.LaunchTN eyes capital access, SBIR matches, possible renewed Fed funding
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, Launch Tennessee and Life Science Tennessee look to maintain momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 26, 2021 5:30 pm

229.CEO: Dozen Software in stealth regarding new venture idea, capital raise
A potential strategic partner stands in the wings.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 6, 2017 9:45 am

230.Event: BTC Media offers VNC readers access to Distributed: Markets
Convergence of Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Tech for FinServices, Fintech, Cap Markets, Insurance
Adapted from submitted sponsor releases / Published Monday, February 13, 2017 12:45 pm

231.Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO
The latest CEO appointment at the helm of Pathfinder has a med-devices background.
By VNC Staff updated March 6, 2012 8:36 a.m. / Published Monday, March 5, 2012 2:24 pm

232.IPO: Nashville regulars aboard $160MM shelf filing for EQ Health SPAC
EQHA plans for offering come after long period of scant IPO activity in healthcare services sector.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 15, 2021 1:13 pm

233.Bredesen finance chief eyes legislation for eHealth
Bredesen Administration and its allies believe there's no time like the present to push forward with e-health information, encouraging businesses to spawn on the infohighway.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 22, 2008 2:09 pm

234.EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare
[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.
adapted from submitted release updated 14 June 2016 / Published Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:45 am

235.VenturePeople: LeShane Greenhill and Sagents
With sales-revenue at a premium, this startup could prove smartly timed.
By Milt Capps updated 4:58 p.m. / Published Monday, March 5, 2012 9:10 am

236.FinTech: Capital Confirmation eyes $20MM revenue, broadens global stride
[updated] Chris Schellhorn and Brian Fox have roadmapped their way globally, like FinTech focus.
Milt Capps Updated Oct. 28, 2016 / Published Monday, January 12, 2015 9:00 am

237.Entrepreneurship: Nashville's dueling Venture events create quandary
Bootstrapping or pitching Investors? Simultaneous March 31 events may force entrepreneurs to set their learning priorities
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 27, 2009 1:12 pm

238.CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities
14-year-old EC prioritizes community, program-member alignment, revenue, capital connection.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:45 pm

239.TCRS makes $25MM private-equity commitment
Well connected Sand Hill firm gets nod, as State pension fund continues implementation of first-year investments
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:32 am

240.Digital Reasoning Systems secures $24MM GS + Credit Suisse NEXT capital
DRS's passage via the New York City Fintech accelerator was apparently right step.
Press release / Published Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:55 am

241.Angel Capital Group eyes creating microfund focused on Nashville HealthIT
Persistence drives continued evolution for Seed-oriented group amid Series A crunch.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 9, 2017 9:12 am

242.Corker, Brock lead Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative's workforce, economic, infrastructure push for 'thriving ecosystem'
Leaders to consult with experts, local stakeholders as they look to generate impetus akin to city's 1Gig push.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 26, 2024 7:03 am

243.Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves
Music City Music Council, which augments Metro ECD, gets new staffer and SMB tools are spotlighted.
Staff adapted from releases / Published Monday, May 6, 2019 4:32 pm

244.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

245.BIGR Media to raise capital for hyperlocal media and marketing group
Co-founders work to de-risk deal, now must decide how aggressive to be.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:45 pm

246.Venture Notes - 3 January 2017
Accelerator takeoffs, Marijuana, TechStars visit, capital raises and more.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:30 am

247.Dose Healthcare eyes Series A raise, serves consumers at home or work
Cole Hawkins, Jade Preis aim to expand from Mid-TN through Southeast
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:02 pm

248.EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays
Music production, gamification, fan engagement, shout-out market, backend management and more up for grabs.
By Staff, adapted from submitted materials / Published Monday, April 13, 2020 9:30 am

249.Venture Notes - May 11, 2016
[updated] Health:Further, Ingram, Case, McWhorter, DART Music and DATAFlyte raises, SeedHatchlings and more.
Milt Capps Dart Music item updated 26 July, 2016 / Published Wednesday, May 11, 2016 5:13 pm

250.Nashville's SeniorMetrix sells to stealthy NaviHealth,
backed by Welsh Carson, Select Medical, Universal American

Rick Glanz exits in a big way, via a stealthily formed buyer backed by biggies
By VNC Staff updated 6:21 p.m. / Published Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:40 pm

251.Booker: CapitalTN aiming to improve Tennessee PE/VC investor ecosystem
Group working from Nashville EC plans to draw more investors in from the sidelines.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:00 am

252.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

253.Venture Calendar - 2018 - Updated
[Updated] Entrepreneurial, startup and capital events and activities around Tennessee.
Published Monday, December 31, 2018 7:30 am

254.EO Nashville board of directors for 2016-17 announced
Prominent business group announces next cohort of leaders.
Staff / Published Monday, February 8, 2016 8:00 am

255.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

256.Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture
Vanderbilt institute gets a key role with ORNL and UT, in scenario for improving university collaboration and state's entrepreneurism
By Milt Capps Last updated 9:38 a.m. Nov. 5, 2009 / Published Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:33 pm

257.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

258.Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals
Claritas appreciates recognition for its early-stage investing, but the Nashville VC wants more Tennessee funds to join the party
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:42 am

259.Margaret Dolan plans to depart LaunchTN, with Van Tucker interim CEO
Board voted today on her successor. Dolan made no disclosure of her plans.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 15, 2020 12:47 pm

260.Tennessee State official applauds Pantheon Park innovation aims,
but rejects proposal to sell Old TN State Prison as site

Fate of business, education and innovation campus project remains uncertain.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 28, 2013 4:23 am

261.WaffleMe.com: Startup eyes capital raise, keeps customers'
social-media from being scattered, smothered

$300K Seed raise could target Angels in Cincinnati, as well as Tennessee
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:45 pm

262.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

263.Dalcon and C7 Technologies put new alliance in context
One CEO says 'meaningful use' may be the Y2K of this decade, and these firms see opportunities
By Milt Capps Updated 7:37 a.m. / Published Tuesday, January 18, 2011 5:36 am

264.VU Law & Innovation, Blockchain, Hack events set this week
Exploring ramifications of blockchain, hacking for nonprofits and more at VU.
from submitted materials / Published Monday, April 3, 2017 3:00 pm

265.VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work
Council doubles-down on mail-order institutional pharmacy startup
By Milt Capps updated 31 August 0719 / Published Monday, August 27, 2012 12:54 pm

266.HRtech: XOi Technologies' founder aims for 'optionality' at inflection points
Startup has raised more than $17MM and has entered Canada, UK markets.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 8, 2019 12:15 pm

267.PassAlong dies, Jaworski lives, Bandbox bets on boom
As Nashville's startup ecosystem matures, wisdom from failures nourishes new digital ventures
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:41 pm

268.Jumpstart class arrives in a cloud of dust, as Gatto cooks-up Angel move
As entrepreneurial tide keeps rising, accelerators and Angels test their wings
By Milt Capps updated 1:58 p.m. / Published Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:10 am

269.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

270.Cybera trims sails to remain on-course
[Sale update] VC-supported venture promises new products, more allies and net hiring
Milt Capps Updated Sept. 16, 2015 / Published Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:43 pm

271.
IDEAS: Helping Tennessee's growth companies
develop leadership capacity and secure capital

A leading private-equity executive puts the Ideas spotlight on an overlooked group
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:59 pm

272.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

273.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

274.Entrepreneur Center: Sullivan is EIR and startup Alumni Relations lead
Woman with international, finance, Angel and other experience to lead next phase of EC alumni network development.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 5, 2016 10:19 am

275.Anquiro market-intel startup in Nashville acknowledges Angel conversations
Helping incumbent retailers adjust to signals of new entrants in their markets.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:35 pm

276.Nashville Angel joins Austin e-social venture as CFO
Nashvillian lured by later-stage social-commerce company in the Austin tech hub
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 28, 2011 3:25 pm

277.Vanderbilt University Innovation Center's first chief to be Robert Grajewski
[updated] North Carolina-based entrepreneur and scholar begins work April 1.
Milt Capps Updated 17 March 2016 / Published Monday, February 1, 2016 12:00 pm

278.Launch Tennessee Update shows multifaceted mission, wide-ranging action
Another regional accelerator goes-it alone, capital formation numbers, and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 20, 2016 6:15 pm

279.Nashville bitcoin founder David Bailey also seeks growth in Puerto Rico
HQ remains in Nashville, with incumbent VCs still aboard and growing BTC footprint in San Juan.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:36 pm

280.World Trade Center in Nashville moves closer to reality
A Franklin, Tenn.-based entrepreneur today won approval of the World Trade Centers Association in New York City to create a World Trade Center to serve the Greater Nashville area.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 1, 2008 2:22 pm

281.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

282.Kimberlin: Nashville EC's UAV/Drones event may be pivotal for TN industry
Nashville Entrepreneur Center panel comes at key juncture for new industry.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 3, 2015 10:45 am

283.Expression Health Analytics presses Seed round, eyes Series A raise
Startup has attracted a Tech Coast Angels participant.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 12, 2016 4:41 pm

284.Smartvue receives suitors, next raise likely a multiple of $15MM Series B
[Updated] About 16 years into his mission, CEO Renkis gears for Internet of Things video leadership.
Milt Capps Updated 2 April 2018 1046 / Published Tuesday, April 5, 2016 1:00 pm

285.Cortac, Hubble Telemed and venture follow-ons get TNInvestco nods
Seven portfolio companies get new or follow-on commitments, plus other updates.
By Milt Capps updated 7:15 p.m. / Published Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am

286.Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask
[updated] Treading carefully to 'get program right', industry aims for step-by-step progress.
By Milt Capps updated with ECD comments 4pm 17 February 2016 / Published Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:30 pm

287.Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has a great gameplan, but the clock is ticking for policymakers, VCs, scientists and entrepreneurs
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 28, 2008 2:50 pm

288.Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise
Jozef Nuyens and partners plant a venture flag in Tennessee, and demonstrate broader reach
By Milt Capps updated 5:45 a.m. January 4, 2012 / Published Tuesday, January 3, 2012 7:06 pm

289.Musictech: Jammber, LANDR could raise capital in Music City
Nashville gradually moving toward becoming true Music innovation-investment nexus?
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 3:30 pm

290.Nashville EC cohort CEO raises capital for Iconic Moments NFT marketplace
Cummings' Pass It Down may raise more capital to reach museums, brands and others that must generate NFT revenue.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:45 pm

291.Increased budget for LaunchTN uncertain as influentials ponder the matter
LaunchTN funding would rise in latest interpretation from state agencies.
Milt Capps Update 1520 6 Feb 2018 / Published Monday, February 5, 2018 4:49 pm

292.TN Biotech may get boost from relaunched Alliance
If advanced degrees and the tenacity of two athletes can make a difference, this could be the year
By Milt Capps Last updated 8:10 a.m. / Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:00 am

293.Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead
UPDATED 8 March 2024 A myriad of scheduled events lies just ahead and we're pointing you to several dozen in this collection.
By Milt Capps Updated 8 March 2024 / Published Wednesday, January 24, 2024 4:30 pm

294.Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis
Growth businesses and startups may get new representation within two cities' influential nonprofits
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am

295.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

296.Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members
UPDATED A similar previous national CEO search drew nearly 900 applicants. Results may be known by the beginning of CY22.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 27, 2021 2:35 pm

297.Kahootzz eyes capital raise to fuel 'opportunity engine'
[Updated capraise] Nashville will be testbed for service matching users with opps to 'work, play, do good'
By Milt Capps Updated July 10, 2015 / Published Monday, August 1, 2011 7:59 am

298.Analysis: Cromwell still pushing for traction at TTDC
Venture advocate's latest activity recalls earlier attempts to ignite technology in Tennessee
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 8, 2008 9:02 am

299.Amplion Clinical Comms builds value before considering capital or exit
[Updated] Investors bide their time, to catch the wave they see building.
Milt Capps Updated 23 May 2019 / Published Monday, May 18, 2015 12:45 pm

300.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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