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Bill Frist launches Collective with ears to ground, eyes on better healthcare

Feb 01, 2022 at 09:37 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE VC Frist Cressey Ventures and its co-founder, physician and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist MD, today announced launching the firm's FCV Collective, a.... Read More

Senator Ketron would broaden TNInvestco and Institute's mission

Dec 14, 2009 at 08:43 am by miltcapps

State Sen. Bill Ketron is proposing to broaden the TNInvestco capital-formation program and the mission of the UT Space Institute. In a recent interview with VNC, the Murfree.... Read More

TCRS makes $25MM private-equity commitment

Nov 19, 2009 at 08:32 am by miltcapps

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System has made a $25 million private-equity investment commitment to Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund X, LP. The announcement brings t.... Read More

Adam Boehler-led Rubicon hits $471MM in Opp Fund I for HC investments

Aug 30, 2022 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Rubicon Founders Opportunity Fund I, led by CEO Adam Boehler of Rubicon Founders LLC, has thus far raised $471,075,000 in sales of equity securities for health.... Read More

Eyes on TNInvestco: New funds commit an estimated $30MM+ for TN startups

Jul 11, 2011 at 09:33 pm by miltcapps

The ten Tennessee firms certified to operate TNInvestco funds have thus far committed more than $30.3 million to 53 companies, according to VNC’s informal review of reco.... Read More

Memphis: VC Ridgeline Ventures Fund II reports raising $28MM+

Sep 19, 2024 at 08:46 am by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based, early-stage-oriented Ridgeline Capital Management's Ridgeline Ventures Fund II has thus far raised nearly $28.8MM, according to its Sept. 18 SEC filing. Record.... Read More

TriStar Health Partners eyes $100MM fund for healthIT, medtech and more

Sep 12, 2016 at 03:07 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based TriStar Health Partners LLC seeks limited partners for a planned $100MM fund for investment in tech-enabled Healthcare services, Medical Devices, Pharma and ot.... Read More

New $100MM venture fund creator retains 2nd Generation

Oct 01, 2008 at 08:40 am by miltcapps

Jon Yarbrough, creator of a new $100 million investment fund and founder-CEO of Smyrna-based Video Gaming Technologies, told VNC yesterday he has retained merchant banker 2nd.... Read More

Martin Ventures-backed Hashed Health unveiled<br>for healthcare blockchain dev + commercialization

Oct 04, 2016 at 08:32 am by miltcapps

Updated 7 Feb 2017 - Hashed Health announced raising nearly $2MM from lead investor Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital (Shanghai).-Ed. MARTIN Ventures is wrapping investment.... Read More

'Bama-based Angel Investor Management Group may seek Tennessee dealflow

Nov 21, 2011 at 12:34 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee entrepreneurs may have a shot at 200 or more Alabama angels in 2012 if Angel Investor Management Group (AIMG) expands as planned. Auburn-based AIMG is being develop.... Read More

TNInvestco: 'Creativity incredible' among interested firms

Sep 14, 2009 at 08:03 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:58 p.m. Sept. 17, 2009: Coleman Swenson Crist; Southern Appalachian TNInvestco Management Co. LLC; and, Richland Ventures IV LLC have now also applied for TNInvestco.... Read More

TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has awarded a $270,000 grant to support biotech entrepreneurs and commercialization of technologies. Grant recipient Memphis Biowo.... Read More

Startups, Buyouts: TNCRS nears $2BN PE mark<br>with Charlesbank, Khosla commitments

Aug 04, 2014 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

PRIVATE EQUITY commitments now total nearly $2BN via the alternative assets investment program of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS). TCRS recently opted to comm.... Read More

Nashville healthtechie leader Thrailkill now directs ECHAlliance US ops

Jan 28, 2025 at 03:59 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Eric Thrailkill, a widely recognized driver of digital health innovation and sector collaboration, has been named executive director of US operations of ECHAllianc.... Read More

Venture Capital, HealthTech sessions are Oct. 4 at Entrepreneur Center

Sep 30, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center is the site Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, for panel discussions on Venture Capital and on Nashville's leadership opportunity in Health-sector technolo.... Read More

The VNC Reader's Guide to the Best of 2008

Jan 02, 2009 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

VNC's MOST READ STORY OF 2008: State of Tennessee to Invest $900 Million in Private-Equity alternatives VNC NEWS THREADS 2008 ► 2008 VENTURE COMMUNITY CULTURE AND VALUES.... Read More

Edtech: Ingram Content Group Ventures invests in Austin's Querium Corp

Jan 30, 2015 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

QUERIUM CORPORATION, a two-year-old Austin edtech startup, won a minority-stake investment from Tennessee's ICG Ventures and has raising further capital very much in mind. ICG.... Read More

Bills in hopper: General Assembly, VCs eye TNInvestco expansion

Feb 01, 2010 at 12:19 pm by miltcapps

Legislation now before the General Assembly puts in-play the expansion of Tennessee's eight-month-old TNInvestco capital-formation program. The two place-holder bills that we.... Read More

Nashville entrepreneur 'Finagles' way to Internet Summit

Nov 17, 2009 at 01:03 pm by miltcapps

Very focused, but very low-key, Nashville IT and Internet entrepreneur David Repas manages to get through a lot of doorways. Now, the quiet 37-year-old from Nashville is atte.... Read More

Sohr-backed DataFi mulls further Seed capital for fintech platform

Feb 03, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 January 2020: Built bought lienwaivers.io, release here. 29 April 2019: Built announced it has completed its Series B financing round of $31 million led by Goldman.... Read More

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