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Venture Notes -- August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019 at 02:42 pm by miltcapps

TTDC: Launch Tennessee fills gaps in board of directors

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Chair Bob Rolfe NEWLY APPPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS - Tennessee Technology Development Corp. (dba Launch Tennessee) Launch Tennessee is mainly funded by Tennessee Economic.... Read More

Memphis' Epicenter meets FedEx challenge, nets $40M for entrepreneurship

Sep 26, 2018 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

THE EPICENTER brand under which Vibrant Memphis Inc. pursues its entrepreneurship and economic development goals was burnished further today by word that the nonprofit has suc.... Read More

TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call

Aug 08, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Treasury funding could lead to $1BN-plus decade impact in Tennessee Initiatives span Equity and Debt capital recruitment, could mobilize Angels Elements include largely unpre.... Read More

Memphis-based Visalaw-ai raises $1.6MM Seed to fund growth, innovation

Feb 19, 2025 at 05:10 pm by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based Visalaw.ai, has raised $1.6MM in Seed financing to accelerate adoption and innovation of its platform, which it says "is designed to enhance the productivity, ef.... Read More

NewsBits, February 22, 2011

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

ECD's Smith Gov. Bill Haslam's Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty appointed Brad M. Smith his assistant commissioner. Smith was previously e.... 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

Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing

Jan 08, 2015 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

Updated: May 22, 2015: Memphis Daily News reported today that Synapse has raised $700K, mainly from Marchant and Webb, investors named in our Jan. 8 story, and from Hilliard C.... Read More

SeedHatchery: eDivv eyes Big Apple for beauty-barter startup

Sep 08, 2014 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Updated Dec. 18, 2014 - StartCo announced that eDivv has thus far raised a total $242K, including earlier debt, now converted.-Ed. EDIVV INC., an online marketplace for.... Read More

VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group

Aug 17, 2008 at 06:59 am by miltcapps

These days, Don Mundie, the venture capitalist who founded Delta Capital Management, applies his due-diligence skills to finding executives who can ignite portfolio companies.... Read More

Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round

May 14, 2012 at 10:08 am by miltcapps

VENTURE INCITE, the Oak Ridge-based company founded by Nashville-based Solidus and its TNInvestco fund, will use recent A-round funding to "attract the best regional and natio.... Read More

Venture Notes - October 19, 2018

Oct 19, 2018 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes -- March 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants

Jul 23, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

UPDATING our June 19, 2019 story: US EDA announced July 23 that the Tennessee proposals tagged below as WIN did indeed win the grants they sought. State and Federal fun.... Read More

Venture Notes - May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021 at 04:29 pm by miltcapps

Entrepreneur Mark Harris is a CEO for startup in 36|86 Student Edition

Jul 30, 2019 at 12:41 pm by miltcapps

TWELVE finalists for the Student Edition Live Pitch and Showcase within the 3686 Entrepreneurship Festival in Nashville, Aug. 28-29, were announced today. We've provided links.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen: Talks underway for Solar Institute

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Updated Feb. 11, 0709: In an AP story appearing this morning in the Times Free Press, ORNL Director Thom Mason indicated ORNL will prepare a proposal for t.... Read More

Startup retention: Will edtech entrant Coursicle be a Tennessee keeper?

May 20, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE accelerators attract interest from startups nationally and internationally, but after graduating from an accelerator those imported companies too often return home o.... Read More

Destiny? Pro-gamer PHASE seeks TN Seed capital, has backup ideas

Oct 06, 2014 at 06:45 am by miltcapps

PHASE, the Memphis-born app that gives multiplayer gamers easy ways to schedule competition 24/7 online, has set a $300K goal for its Seed rais.... Read More

VNC Member Release: Nashville's Nexus Group expands leadership ranks

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

FROM THE NEXUS GROUP NASHVILLE -- The Nexus Group Inc. CEO Jerry Dunlap today announced the appointment of Joy Mangrum as director of operations. Nexus is Tennessee's.... Read More

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