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People: First EPIcenter Memphis President now deep in community engagement

Jul 14, 2015 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

EPIcenter Memphis President Leslie Lynn Smith is having "real, honest conversations" with Memphians about strengths and gaps within the city's business ecosystem, and before L.... Read More

CEO: Meharry Medical College's MMCV Inc. considers $100MM Fund I

Aug 20, 2024 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

MEHARRY Medical College for-profit subsidiary MMCV Inc. is assessing the market for a potential $100MM Fund I, according to MMCV CEO Reginald "Reggie" Holt MS BBA. Responding.... Read More

Recession ahead, Maxwell's FINTOP Capital Fund II passes goal, hits $125M

Mar 17, 2020 at 02:37 pm by miltcapps

JOE MAXWELL, managing partner of fintech specialist FINTOP Capital LLC, confirmed the Nashville firm's Fund II closed March 14, after being oversubscribed north of $125MM. Fun.... Read More

$5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:49 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based edô Interactive has closed a $5 million Series A round of funding, with investment from venture-capital firms Claritas Capital and Clayton Associates. The rais.... Read More

Innovasan scenario includes Series A+B, doesn't rule-out future IPO

Mar 16, 2015 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

KNOXVILLE-based Innovasan has a two-year scenario for further economic validation, market entry and capital raises totaling as much as $10MM, said Jeffrey "Jeff" Hubrig Jr., i.... Read More

Vanderbilt University steps-up pace in pursuit of international agenda

May 22, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University's International Strategy Working Group (ISWG) has released a draft portion of its "plan to strengthen Vanderbilt's international research, scholarship, a.... Read More

Advisor entrant: Cherry Bekaert's MP in Nashville also tech-innovation lead

Jan 02, 2018 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

CB's Dawn Patrick CPA Updated 14 Sept. 2018: Ms Patrick has been named to the board of Launch Tennessee, her firm announced.-Ed. TAKEN together, Richmond-based Cherry.... Read More

Venture Notes - January 19, 2016

Jan 19, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Entac Medical, Crom Carmichael, Jamplify, Innova leads series A, Mountain Group,DiaTech founder, former Cogent CEO, Wellview Health and more. HAPTEN SCIENCES, Memphis pharma e.... Read More

New VC: Nashville consumer proptech GoEx Venture Capital raising Fund I

Jul 02, 2025 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based GoEx Venture Capital filed July 1 an update with the SEC on its target-$5MM Fund I, which is focused heavily on consumer-facing property technology companies t.... Read More

Nashville bitcoin founder David Bailey also seeks growth in Puerto Rico

Jan 20, 2022 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

DAVID BAILEY, the Nashville cryptotech media entrepreneur and advocate, is shepherding his BTC Inc. team in Music City; preparing to convene a huge bitcoin conference in Miami.... Read More

Gov. Haslam senses Tennessee 'making headway' in tech commercialization

Feb 13, 2017 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE companies and research institutions might be stepping-up efforts to secure patents, licensing intellectual assets and ensuring that such knowledge is commercialized.... Read More

New VU Entrepreneurship Conference powered by Owen's C4E + donors

Aug 27, 2018 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE VANDERBILT Entrepreneurship Conference set for this autumn is being convened by the Center for Entrepreneurship (C4E) at Owen Graduate School of Management and is largely.... Read More

TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams

Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54 pm by miltcapps

Roughly $500,000 in Tennessee Technology Development Corporation grants have been awarded to teams developing technologies that may be commercialized. The fact that TTDC is p.... Read More

Nashville's investor-backed YouScience startup charts paths to marketplace

Oct 27, 2013 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Updates: 7 May 2015: Earlier this week, YouScience filed a Form D citing raising $2.2MM vs a $5MM target. In a release today, YouScience said they're raised $3.9MM vs the $5MM.... Read More

LaunchTN seeks traction on many fronts as it seeks to close deal for a CEO

Aug 06, 2012 at 11:25 am by miltcapps

Note 3:24 p.m.: After publication, LaunchTN confirmed that Denenberg is the new entrepreneur director and that StartupTN remains separate, but the accelerators will be primari.... Read More

Moreland & Stokel raising Seed for grownup EVA's post-pandemic push

May 26, 2021 at 03:17 pm by miltcapps

CO-FOUNDERS Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel, whose EVA startup connects corporate and other customers with the talent they need for entertainment and interactive-experie.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 11, 2023

Jul 11, 2023 at 04:28 pm by miltcapps

Reporter's notebook: TNInvestco 2.0

Sep 25, 2014 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

TNINVESTCO is the subject of this reporter's notebook entry, which is offered as a glimpse into the mindset that partly shapes our coverage of the issue. The Tennessee TNInve.... Read More

Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+

Mar 18, 2024 at 01:23 pm by miltcapps

RUBICON Founders Fund II, based in Nashville and led by Founder Adam Boehler, has received capital commmitments totaling north of $1.18BN, according to figures recently publis.... Read More

Tech commerce: Leadership shakeup reported at UT Research Foundation

Jun 25, 2009 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated, Oct. 30, 2009: Randy Gentry, a professor of engineering at UT-Knoxville, was earlier this month named president of UTRF, succeed Fred Tompkins. Our story as original.... Read More

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