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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

Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso

May 23, 2023 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

THREE startups co-founded by Vanderbilt University faculty are targeted for investments from the university's Discovery Vanderbilt program. The University today announced appr.... Read More

Nashville EC CEO Allen soon to be succeeded by Batch Gifts' Davidson

Jun 28, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

press release submitted by Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) board of directors announced June 28 its appointment of Sam Davidson.... Read More

Obit: Bob Duthie, Nortel+GTE exec who built e-learning biz in Nashville

Jul 23, 2023 at 01:58 pm by miltcapps

ROBERT WILSON "Bob" DUTHIE, a Canada-born student of science and engineering who held R&D and executive business development roles within telecoms Nortel and GTE before fo.... Read More

Tom Noser: 'When to broaden product offerings at early-stage companies'

Aug 05, 2023 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

There are five instances in which leaders of an early-stage company should expand their product offerings: ❶ When an outside factor produces a remarkable opportunity or threat.... Read More

Nashville's Whistler Capital affiliate sets $500MM healthcare raise

Aug 24, 2023 at 06:32 pm by miltcapps

WHISTLER CAPITAL PARTNERS' affiliate WCP Healthcare Partners I LP and its parallel Fund I-A LP made placeholder filings today for an aspirational $500MM private-equity capital.... Read More

Mountain Group Partners joins Bonnie Anderson on $40M PinkDx raise

Oct 26, 2023 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

JOE COOK III, managing director of Nashville-based Mountain Group Partners, is aboard a filing for a $40MM raise for Indianapolis-based biotech startup PinkDx Inc. The SEC fil.... Read More

DigitalSelf eyes $300MM raise, has 'major' focus here + fan of Nashville SC

Nov 20, 2023 at 03:47 pm by miltcapps

CRAIG MUIR, the New York-based founder and CEO of DigitalSelf Inc., confirmed today that Nashville is "a major focus" of his firm, which offers the DigitalSelf (Live) dentrali.... Read More

Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion

Nov 30, 2023 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Altitude Ventures today announced its appointment of Amol Deshpande as a strategic limited partner and senior advisor to the firm and affirmed its expectations.... Read More

Invitation for VNC Readers

Feb 12, 2024 at 07:52 am by miltcapps

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VU Owen alumni's ESG entrant Atmos acquired by WAP Sustainability

Feb 16, 2024 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

ATMOS.AI, the the vintage-2022 Nashville startup driven by Vanderbilt Owen GSM grads Max Mona and Adam Jace was sold in 2023 on undisclosed terms to 16-year-old WAP Sustainabi.... Read More

Bartholomew, Fox, Futch file for $50MM Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I

Mar 13, 2024 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

ROCKMONT PARTNERS' affiliate Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I filed yesterday on its planned $50MM raise, showing north of $21.8MM in. Brentwood-based Rockmont' funds and aff.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 21, 2024

Mar 21, 2024 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: ZeroTo510 | Mamaya | We Are Nations | Lodestone | Homeware LARGELY inactive the past two years or so, the Memphis-based ZeroTo510 accelerator is due to open the.... Read More

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