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Touching base: Van Tucker, John Murdock on growing TN Angel capital

May 24, 2021 at 03:54 pm by miltcapps

Touching base: Van Tucker and John Murdock of LaunchTN + Nashville Entrepreneur Center, respectively, responded individually below to VNC's query about their organizations' cu.... Read More

Dynamo Ventures $43.2M Fund II eyes global Supply Chain, Mobility bets

Jun 24, 2021 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

DYNAMO Ventures, a Chattanooga investor with a widening global footprint, today announced completion of its $43.21MM Fund II, which has already deployed money to at least thre.... Read More

Eyeing $65M SSBCI funds, TN-ECD surveys biz, entrepreneurs, DBE execs

Jul 10, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THROUGH August 2, 2021, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) is asking for survey responses from business owners, entrepreneur support workers,.... Read More

McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings

Jul 16, 2021 at 02:48 pm by miltcapps

IT HAS BEEN just over 25 years since Stuart McWhorter and his father, Clayton McWhorter, co-founded Clayton Associates (CA), a family office that also spawned Seed- and Growth.... Read More

Reimagine Care's $25MM raise includes Martin Ventures, Sante, LRV

Aug 09, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Jan. 25, 2022: Reimagine Care announced completion of its Series A round, VNC's expanded coverage here.-Ed. VANGUARD Health veterans, VC Martin Ventures and other all.... Read More

LaunchTN confirms staff departure as it pushes forward on multiple fronts

Aug 17, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), dba Launch Tennessee, may be broadly reviewing its priorities and opportunities as it prepares to pursue a potential $65.4.... Read More

Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members

Aug 27, 2021 at 02:35 pm by miltcapps

Update: LaunchTN retained the Stanton Chase search firm for this CEO assignment.-Ed. Launch Tennessee's board of directors published the names of the 12-member search committe.... Read More

One to Watch: DRS's Tim Estes retires, Smarsh brand prevails

Jan 13, 2022 at 05:06 pm by miltcapps

THE ULTIMATE IMPACT of 21-year-old, Franklin, Tenn.-based Digital Reasoning Systems on the Nashville region and the world beyond has rested for more than a year in the hands o.... Read More

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

VC Martin Ventures in capital raise for Shulkin-led Global Pain Center

Mar 17, 2022 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

MARTIN VENTURES CEO Devin Carty represents the Nashville VC aboard an SEC filing for a potential $3.5MM equity capital raise for Pennsylvania-based Global Pain Center Corp., a.... Read More

Altitude Ventures eyes $100M Fund III for digital health, HC services

Mar 31, 2022 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

ALTITUDE VENTURES, a Nashville VC focused mainly on digital health and healthcare services companies, is working to raise its Fund III, which has a hard cap of $100MM. Its ini.... Read More

Nashville Capital Network says Fund IV commitments pass $70MM

Apr 13, 2022 at 02:49 pm by miltcapps

Update: On April 23, 2023, NCN observed the 20-year milestone since its founding, press release here. In August 2022, NCN reported NCN Fund IV had raised $77.3MM, filings here.... Read More

HRtech: Memphis Meats veteran Will Clem's Bite Ninja raises hit $15MM+

May 09, 2022 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

COFOUNDER William "Will" Clem and his team have now raised more than $15MM in outside capital for Bite Ninja Inc., their Memphis-based tech startup that enables staffing of re.... Read More

Nashville Mayor Cooper names SBA veteran LaTanya Channel director of Economic Growth and Small Business Development

Sep 15, 2022 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

Metro Nashville Mayor John Cooper MBA today announced his selection of LaTanya Wright Channel JD as director of economic growth and small business development, within the mayo.... Read More

State-backed LaunchTN Awards $7MM in matching funds to 37 TN firms

Oct 05, 2022 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) today unveiled the full list of this year's SBIR/STTR Matching Fund grant recipients. Developed and administered by LaunchTN, the SBIR/STTR Matchin.... Read More

Amid the recession, Gazelles, Geezers and LifeStyle Businesses

Apr 09, 2008 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Bruce Lynskey This VNC item, lightly edited here, debuted as a VentureNashville post on Blogger, in 2008.-Editor Hugh Hefner Bruce Lynskey (right) likes Sen..... Read More

FINTOP CEO: SV Bank vibrations are 'wake-up call' for venture-sector actors

Mar 14, 2023 at 12:23 pm by miltcapps

JOE MAXWELL, managing partner of FINTOP Capital in Nashville says that, beyond the inherent stress of the situation, the FDIC becoming the receiver of Silicon Valley Bank and.... Read More

Jumpstart Foundry fund eyes $6.5M via general solicitation

Mar 16, 2023 at 05:17 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Health Investors in Nashville today reported some progress in raising funds from accredited investors for Jumpstart 2023 LLC, the ninth fund supporting the Jumpstart.... Read More

Heritage Group execs plant flag for $400MM Healthcare Innovation Fund IV

Apr 10, 2023 at 04:57 pm by miltcapps

UPDATE: On July 24, 2025, Heritage Group announced final closing of Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund IV at north of $370MM. VNC's original April 10, 2023 story is belo.... Read More

Year-old Nashville-Seattle platform startup Goodship raised at least $7.4M

Apr 14, 2023 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

Update: This story amended due to uncertainty regarding the type of the earlier funding.-Ed. GOODSHIP Inc., a trucking analytics platform startup created by Nashville and Seat.... Read More

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