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Nashville execs join board of Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association

Aug 27, 2024 at 11:51 am by miltcapps

Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association (GNVCA), the year-old (501(c)(6) association organized to foster and grow the region's venture capital investment ecosystem, toda.... Read More

Pathfinder Therapeutics CEO is out

Sep 23, 2008 at 07:08 am by miltcapps

Pathfinder Therapeutics is short on CEO as well as capital, it seems. Paul MacDonald, the Canadian who joined Pathfinder two years ago, is apparently no longer with the firm,.... Read More

Briefly: TNInvestco officials will discuss 'shortcomings' of losing bids

Nov 16, 2009 at 11:46 am by miltcapps

Any TNInvestco bidders who finished out-of-the-money may obtain from state officials further explanations of why they failed to win. Speaking for Tennessee Revenue Commission.... Read More

Martin Ventures-backed Hashed Health evolves with market, raises capital

Nov 19, 2020 at 04:58 pm by miltcapps

HASHED Health (dba for Hashed Industries) today filed with the SEC regarding a $8.7MM raise, showing $5.2MM in thus far. In addition to Hashed Co-Founder and CEO John Bass, th.... Read More

Booker: CapitalTN aiming to improve Tennessee PE/VC investor ecosystem

Jul 06, 2016 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

CAPITALTN, a group of investment professionals that has met during the past couple years at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC), is formalizing its structure and plans in o.... Read More

Deadline 6/21: Impact Lab to prep Nashville startups to face investors

Jun 11, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

THE DEADLINE is June 21 for for-profit and nonprofit social-impact startups to apply for Impact Lab: Nashville, the five-day training program designed to prepare 10 social imp.... Read More

Tri-Star Technology Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Tri-Star Technology Fund, LLC -- Former Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor-Emeritus Harry Jacobson, M.D., and current Vanderbilt tech-transfer and enterprise-development ex.... Read More

TNInvestco ranks may grow if idea gets legs

Nov 24, 2009 at 02:49 pm by miltcapps

Update 8:35 p.m.: Innova Fund II told VNC this afternoon it succeeded in raising its $20MM total credit commitment. Also this afternoon, Commissioners Matt Kisber and Reagan F.... Read More

Newsbits, Feb. 24, 2010

Feb 24, 2010 at 03:10 pm by miltcapps

TriStar Technology Fund, a TNInvestco certified company in Nashville, will have a strong presence during a major tech commercialization conference. As previously reported, th.... Read More

TNECD's LaunchTN reports gains, spotlights startups Whisper Aero + Shappi

Jan 16, 2025 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

DURING their 90-minute quarterly meeting this morning, the board of directors of Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee received from CEO Lindsey Co.... Read More

ESPN-backed company buys Nashville ventures

Nov 11, 2008 at 08:23 pm by miltcapps

By Milt Capps ESPN-backed Active Network Inc., has bought two Nashville ventures that provide state governments the technology and services they need to conduct hunting and f.... Read More

Another VC to join Obama Administration

Jan 16, 2009 at 06:54 am by miltcapps

President-Elect Barack Obama has nominated another venture-capitalist for a key government post: this time, it's the Federal Communications Commission. With Tennessea.... Read More

TCRS PE commitments hit $424 Million with nods to Khosla Ventures IV, Berkshire Partners fund

May 26, 2011 at 09:50 am by miltcapps

THE Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Systems (TCRS) board of trustees' investment committee has committed a total $75 million to two funds, bringing the pension fund's c.... Read More

Diabetes Care Group adds Cook's MGC/Limestone via $5MM round

May 21, 2012 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

DIABETES Care Group, the Nashville startup that offers diabetics clinical care, management and behavioral-modification support, has raised further capital, President and CEO A.... Read More

Blockchain, AI: Capital raises ahead for Hashed Health-partnered ProCredEx

Nov 12, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE- and Tampa-based Professional Credentials Exchange (ProCredEx) is raising $3MM Seed capital in the form of a convertible note for its blockchain- and AI-enabled infr.... Read More

TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says

Jul 16, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made fresh commitments totaling $190MM to four private-equity firms, according.... Read More

UT-Battelle, NellOne Therapeutics license patents for tissue therapy

Jan 28, 2010 at 01:58 pm by miltcapps

UT-Battelle LLC today announced it has licensed patents to NellOne Therapeutics Inc., with an eye toward new therapies that would restore both mass and function to damaged hum.... Read More

VC-backed Reimagine Care urges systems, oncologists<br> to ally for tech-enabled transformation of cancer care

Jan 25, 2022 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Reimagine Care Inc., a startup that aims to offer tech-enabled services to address "healthcare's fundamental design flaw," is urging health systems and.... Read More

Relevance Ventures: Newtons codify VC's performance-driven impact investing strategy

Mar 23, 2026 at 04:08 pm by miltcapps

RELEVANCE VENTURES says it is challenging the assumption persistent in some quarters "that impact investing requires concessionary returns" by formally launching the firm's "m.... Read More

VU Engineering alum helms new Engage VC with Atlanta corporate impetus

May 24, 2017 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Note: Olson's continually updated LinkedIn here.-Ed. THIAGO OLSON, a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and former entrepreneur in residence at the Atlan.... Read More

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