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Game-changer: Jacobson's Tri-Star group aims for impact

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Harry Jacobson, M.D., and his young venture-investment colleagues find themselves in a target-rich environment. Altogether, they aim to fund young companies, improve healthca.... Read More

Against clock, Bredesen pushes Green jobs, innovation

Nov 11, 2009 at 02:17 pm by miltcapps

Gov. Phil Bredesen and his allies tried again yesterday to imprint on Tennesseans the "reality" of Solar and other renewable-energy opportunities. Bredesen told his Tennessee.... Read More

Angel Capital Group outlines deal-syndication strategy

May 26, 2008 at 11:06 pm by miltcapps

The year-old Angel Capital Group LLC, headquartered in Sumner County, pitched its deal-syndication services to more than 30 entrepreneurs and investors, during a meeting Thurs.... Read More

People: Hampton will be point-man in TSU reform

Sep 04, 2008 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

UPDATE:  In the wake of an audit that showed continued TSU problems, The Tennessean reported Oct. 8 that TSU President Melvin Johnson has shifted Hampton's responsibiliti.... Read More

Passport Health founder once faced 'blank stares'

May 27, 2008 at 07:42 am by miltcapps

Passport Health Communications founder, Chairman and CEO Jim Lackey said he faced "the most blank stares I've ever seen in my life" when he first tried to explained.... Read More

Entrepreneurs' advice for 'Best of Times, Worst of Times'

Nov 17, 2009 at 03:05 pm by miltcapps

The bad news:  Though officially over, the Great Recession may prove to be neither a 'V' nor even a 'W' recovery on the economic charts. Instead, Belmont University Entr.... Read More

Medical Trade Center would expand Convention Center

Nov 30, 2009 at 07:33 am by miltcapps

Update, 3:23 p.m. Nov. 30:  Metro, State and local officials and stakeholders announced detail on NMTC plans during a press conference this morning.  Plans call for.... Read More

Brainwave Studios seeks $3MM jolt for Franktown Rocks

Nov 30, 2009 at 01:34 pm by miltcapps

Note: After publication of this article, Rob Solberg was reminded of a conversation about NTC he had with an NTC board member who was providing services to Brainwave, a year.... Read More

Health IT Roundup: Executives comment on Nashville's leadership options

Jan 25, 2010 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

As reported in today's accompanying article, Nashville is mobilizing to strengthen its leading role in healthcare information technology and related domains. Here are excerp.... Read More

'Secret Sauce': Debut Broadcasting hopes investors smell what it's cookin'

Jun 03, 2008 at 10:35 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Debut Broadcasting Corporation now operates a batch of small-market radio stations and says it has exclusive rights to negotiate purchases of 16 additional pro.... Read More

VNC Member News: RelevantAssets® names management team, sets capital raise, targets Corporate Real Estate performance

Feb 01, 2010 at 08:54 am by miltcapps

CRE Technologies, Inc., dba RelevantAssets, announced the formation of an expanded management and development team, as well as plans to raise $400,000 in private capital to ac.... Read More

Advocates: 'Protection' could derail TNInvestco locomotive

Feb 22, 2010 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

The Tennessee Budget Express may soon barrel down the tracks, but some key players worry TNInvestco may be sidetracked or derailed. Facing an extraordinary economy and electi.... Read More

Quick Take: New Seed fund may be on RightSide

Mar 01, 2010 at 10:50 am by miltcapps

Some experts say the "seed-stage" venture model is broken and even Angels are seed-averse. Meanwhile, here in Tennessee the new TNInvestco funds have been encourage.... Read More

Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership

Mar 08, 2010 at 08:42 am by miltcapps

Consensus Point LLC, the Nashville-based predictive-markets provider, is preparing a B-round capital raise to accelerate its growth. In addition, Consensus Point got a potent.... Read More

Applied Health Analytics aims for 'preemptive healthcare'

Mar 11, 2010 at 10:58 am by miltcapps

Applied Health Analytics is reaching for a national role in "preemptive healthcare services," and is preparing for a second round of capital recruitment. In a recent VNC inter.... Read More

'Creative Nashville' may lure high-growth ventures

Jun 09, 2008 at 06:46 am by miltcapps

It may not help Nashville recruit corporate headquarters, but -- for good or ill -- tonight's relaunch of NASHVILLE STAR on NBC, MySpace, Facebook and mobile phones everywhere.... Read More

Great Expectations: Informatics Corporation of America

Mar 18, 2010 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Update March 1, 2018: ICA has sold to SSI Group of Mobile, Ala., which says it'll keep a presence here. CEO Gary Zegiestowski left in 2016. May 14, 2015: Nashville Business Jo.... Read More

NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010

Mar 18, 2010 at 12:19 pm by miltcapps

David Mason (left), who was CEO of Nashville-based StudioNow before its sale in January to AOL for $36.5 million, is now SVP of the AOL Content Platform, reporting to former G.... Read More

Customers queued, SIGNiX asks $5MM from VCs

Mar 22, 2010 at 06:26 am by miltcapps

Update: On March 27, Angel Capital Group CEO Rachael Qualls confirmed for VNC the ACG has invested in SIGNiX's capital raise, but did say how much ACG invested. Original stor.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen OK's fight-game overseers; Incubator CEO aims for martial-arts debut this fall

Jun 16, 2008 at 12:08 am by miltcapps

On Friday, Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a measure that creates a state commission to oversee boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts.  The new law expands state o.... Read More
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