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Clayton McWhorter to chair Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Jan 13, 2010 at 12:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated 3:15 p.m. - NTC's Fetherling called after publication of this story to ensure we understood he didn't handpick the NEC board. Our story makes clear the picking was don.... Read More

Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris

Jan 30, 2012 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

Updated 30 August 2014: Morris announced he's resigning to pursue entrepreneurial interests, Knoxville News Sentinel reported today. Our 2012 story on Morris' appointment is b.... Read More

CEO Charlie Brock announces departure from Launch Tennessee

May 17, 2018 at 02:40 pm by miltcapps

Update 4:13 pm: Search leader Tom Ballard said after our article appeared that the group will be actively searching nationally and accepting other applicants, with no candidat.... Read More

QuickTake: Will the Google algorithm like your content?

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Some of Nashville's search-engine optimization and interactive marketing pro's seem to live and breathe Google rules, rumors and rants. We know: It's dirty work, but somebody'.... Read More

'New Economy' analysis shows Tennessee lagging 39 other states

Jul 07, 2014 at 11:28 am by miltcapps

Updated Oct. 27, 2016: ITIF said its next report will be in Fall 2017. LaunchTN's July 7, 2014 statement in response to the earlier ITIF report is posted in full at this link..... Read More

Vanderbilt University picks Cleveland Clinic exec<br>to drive transfer and commercialization of IP

Apr 27, 2011 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is reinforcing its technology transfer and enterprise development program by appointing Cleveland Clinic Innovations' Alan Bentley to the new post of ass.... Read More

Grajewski: VU Innovation Center likely to seal some partnerships by August

Apr 25, 2016 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

THE INNOVATION CENTER at Vanderbilt University is likely establish some key corporate partnerships by August and is ramping-up recruitment of in-residence entrepreneurs, mento.... Read More

CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 2 Feb. 2022: CaredFor was sold on undisclosed terms to Tampa-based Continuum Cloud.-Ed. 24 Aug 2019: CaredFor filed for an aggregate $2MM raise in December 2018. Nashv.... Read More

Monique Villa Capra holds pivotal role in ECD-LaunchTN $1BN SSBCI vision

Aug 29, 2022 at 03:14 pm by miltcapps

MONIQUE VILLA CAPRA, who became Launch Tennessee's chief investment officer 60 days ago, is to play pivotal roles in helping to fulfill many of the promises that the nonprofit.... Read More

CEO Steph Disher in Nashville would lead Atmus split-off from Cummins

Apr 12, 2023 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Shares of ATMU began trading May 26, 2023. Release here.-Ed. STEPHANIE "STEPH" DISHER, a 47-year-old native of Australia who is now based in Nashville, is soon likely.... Read More

Lee Molette eyes new fund for minority- and women-owned businesses

May 21, 2019 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

LEE MOLETTE II, the Nashville advisor, entrepreneur, developer and Angel investor who moved here nearly 30 years ago, says he is preparing to push forward the idea of forming.... Read More

NEWSBITS, March 30, 2010

Mar 30, 2010 at 01:57 pm by miltcapps

CTO: EMMA, the provider of Web-based e-mail marketing, surveying and related technology and services based here, appointed Brad Sanders (right) its Chief Technology Officer..... Read More

Expansion-minded Addiction Campuses has raised $20MM -- and it's early

May 15, 2015 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

FREEDOM HEALTHCARE OF AMERICA LLC has raised $20MM since inception for its Addiction Campuses business and related real-estate, and it may consider a Series B raise within 12.... Read More

Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21 am by miltcapps

Potentially explosive digital-entertainment ideas fill the air in Nashville. We just need someone to strike a match. That belief seems to be driving a new mentoring and promo.... Read More

Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Biotechnology Association Interim Chairman Bob Acuff, Ph.D., says TBA knows his successor should come from the biotech industry, not academe. Acuff has held the TBA.... Read More

Tennessee VCs worry they'll be crowded-out of state pension investments

Sep 19, 2008 at 09:21 am by miltcapps

Ed Hennessee offered little comfort this week for Tennessee-based venture-capital fund managers who worry they'll get crowded-out by "megafunds" based elsewhere, as.... Read More

Homeward bound: NV tech company moves to The Boro

Mar 18, 2009 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

Software entrepreneur Tim Choate is relocating his decade-old Bondware Inc. from Davidson County to his hometown of Murfreesboro. Bondware's most visible local division devel.... Read More

JPMorgan Chase CEO to muster this week with Bunker Labs in Nashville

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

BUNKER LABS, the Chicago-based nonprofit serving veterans, active-duty military personnel and military spouses who seek to start and grow businesses, has recruited JPMorgan Ch.... Read More

$27B State pension fund has 18 advisors after competition

Nov 05, 2008 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

The State's $27 billion pension fund has just refreshed the ranks of its investment advisors. No Tennessee-based firms were among the roughly 50 companies that competed for ad.... 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

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