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Strategic hire: LaunchTN communications chief now in place

Mar 06, 2019 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

Update May 5, 2019: The $3MM funding mentioned in our original story for support of LTN SBIR-STTR matching grants was approved.-Ed. LAUNCH TENNESSEE, officially Tennessee Tech.... Read More

EC-CMA-backed Project Music announces large Portfolio class

Mar 06, 2019 at 10:40 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center and Country Music Association (CMA) today announced their cohort of 16 music tech startups, including five based in the Nashville area, all o.... Read More

Fintech: Maxwell leads FINTOP II fund raise

Mar 15, 2019 at 03:16 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED: Fintop II closed at $126MM, with six portfolio investments at the outset. Press Release May 14, 2020.-Ed. FINTECH serial entrepreneur Joe Maxwell filed yesterday on h.... Read More

Jamari Brown succeeds Wiltshire as Nashville Mayor Briley's ECD lead

Mar 28, 2019 at 12:44 pm by miltcapps

Metro Nashville/Davidson County Mayor David Briley today announced experienced jobs developer Jamari Brown as the new director of the Mayor's Office of Economic and Community.... Read More

Bellhops veterans' startup 'The House' enters Nashville

Apr 08, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

"NASHVILLE is in The House!" -- The House being the food, drink, event and entertainment deal-finding app recently launched by two veterans of venture-backed Bellhops Inc. The.... Read More

Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves

May 06, 2019 at 04:32 pm by miltcapps

METRO NASHVILLE/Davidson County Mayor David Briley in the past few days announced a new lead for the Music City Music Council and spotlighted new online tools to support local.... Read More

Jumpstart Foundry's 2019 healthcare startup cohort listed

May 21, 2019 at 06:51 am by miltcapps

The 2019 Jumpstart Foundry cohort includes the 15 firms listed below, plus two that will not be released til autumn. More on the JSF portfolio here. The teams are to vi.... Read More

Chattanooga's healthcare accelerator entrants enter homestretch

May 22, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

CHATTANOOGA's Company Lab (CO.LAB) in April announced there are eight teams in its 10-week HealthTech Accelerator, which launched on April 2 in partnership with Erlanger Healt.... Read More

Amplion Clinical Communications CEO affirms capital raise among options

Jun 12, 2019 at 05:02 pm by miltcapps

THE little-noticed changing of the guard at Amplion Clinical Communications earlier this year promoted its former CTO, Lee Clark, to president and CEO, succeeding Frank Grant,.... Read More

Venture Notes -- June 18, 2019

Jun 18, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

. Today: Ross' AlienFast & AdvisoryIntake | Miller's Everyday Esports Kevin Ross KEVIN ROSS, now 45, is coming out of near-stealth with a debut proof-of-c.... Read More

Venture Notes -- July 16, 2019

Jul 16, 2019 at 04:07 pm by miltcapps

Today: 2 items: The Moneytree update and notes from the [Updated] Opportunity Zone front. ► MONEYTREE: LATEST Venture Data for 2Q19 out today from PwC and CBinsights s.... Read More

Renewables: ETN's Genera Energy has Series B capital raise underway

Sep 11, 2014 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Dec. 11, 2014 - Genera announced it had arranged $4MM growth financing from Boston-based WindSail Capital Group.-Ed. GENERA ENERGY, the bioma.... Read More

Crypto-blockchain attorney, ops exec Rosenblatt joins Thesis* studio

Jul 19, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

JOSH ROSENBLATT, previously general counsel and SVP Development of Nashville-based BTC Inc., is now general counsel and head of operations for Card for Coin Inc., which does b.... Read More

Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center<br> search committee chair on EC CEO search

Jul 25, 2019 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Beth Chase Beth Chase is chair emeritus of the board of directors of Nashville Entrepreneur Center and chair of the EC search committee charged with finding a success.... Read More

SSM Partners quietly files for Growth Equity III raise;<br>Exec sees Nashville edge in youthful exhuberance

Jul 30, 2019 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

SSM PARTNERS based in Memphis is unlikely to comment for some time on the Growth Equity III raise for which they filed last week -- with no target specified. Meanwhile, Ventur.... Read More

JPMorgan Chase CEO to muster this week with Bunker Labs in Nashville

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

BUNKER LABS, the Chicago-based nonprofit serving veterans, active-duty military personnel and military spouses who seek to start and grow businesses, has recruited JPMorgan Ch.... Read More

2019 Mayoral Candidate Cooper on questions posed by Venture Nashville

Aug 21, 2019 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Below are verbatim responses to questions posed by Venture Nashville via respective campaign staff for the candidates seeking election as Mayor of the Metropolitan Government.... Read More

Embold Health files on $22MM+ capital raise

Sep 12, 2019 at 11:57 am by miltcapps

Update: On March 17, 2022, Embold amended an earlier Series B filing to show a total $23MM raised, up from the earlier reported $20MM. Industry media reported this week that a.... Read More

StudioNow spinning-out Octerra marcom startup, conference debut ahead

Sep 16, 2019 at 03:53 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 17 Sept. 2020: Corts departed Octerra for Fresh Technology. 27 Jan 2020: NBJ reported today Octerra will raise $3MM-$5MM this year. VNC's 9/19 story is below. - Ed..... Read More

Capraises filed by Council Capital, Music City Baseball,<br>Revolution Partners, Dynamo, SweetBio

Sep 18, 2019 at 01:57 pm by miltcapps

Grant Jackson COUNCIL CAPITAL IV LP and parallel fund Council Capital IV NQP LP of Nashville filed yesterday, Sept. 17, for a planned $200MM pooled investment fund, w.... Read More

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