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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

Accelerators: Boring, Rip-roaring or somewhere in between?

Jan 22, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

VENTURE Nashville asked seven people familiar with the Vic Gatto's statement on accelerators (related story here) for their thoughts on Vic Gatto's comments on the 'boring' Ac.... Read More

CEO Kayla Graff maps SweetBio capital raises, market entries

Aug 16, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updates: May 31, 2019: MBJ reported the company's raise to date is $3.1MM; also, it just received 510k FDA clearance to market its Apis resorbable membrane made from honey, to.... Read More

Startup's GeoAir recipe calls for Drones, pest DNA and AgBiz savvy

Oct 18, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

WHEN it comes to pest control, most farmers still do it the old-fashioned way -- scouting the fields on foot to see if plants show signs of blight or infestation. But perhaps.... Read More

Venture Calendar - May 2026

May 01, 2026 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 28 May 2026 0919Listing guide: TN regions • West | • Central | • Eastern | • E.... Read More

Diversity: Nashville Entrepreneur Center to add Entrepreneur in Residence

Mar 11, 2016 at 03:51 pm by miltcapps

Updated March 12, 2016 1400. Last edited 3/12 @ 1726: Google for Entrepreneurs announced that Nashville's Code2040 Residency will be held by Leshane Greenhill of the Sagents s.... Read More

Survivors: Nashville Business Plan winners unveiled after 18-month trek

Jun 04, 2008 at 06:47 am by miltcapps

The good news is the latest winners in Nashville's popular business-plan competition have been announced. The bad news is we'll have to wait quite a while to celebrate the nex.... Read More

Venture Notes -- May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee pilots statewide TTAC consortium

Sep 08, 2023 at 09:38 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) dba Launch Tennessee today announced initial steps toward creation of the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC.... Read More

Remedichain LLC in blockchain drug transfer pilot closely watched by FDA

Apr 30, 2019 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

REMEDICHAIN LLC, a tech startup headquartered close to the Memphis Medical District, plays a pivotal role in a closely watched pharmaceutical supply-chain safety and security.... 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

Venture Notes - June 12, 2020

Jun 12, 2020 at 03:16 pm by miltcapps

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

Ideas: Is TechAlpharetta entrepreneur center a model for Mid-TN cities?

Aug 28, 2018 at 01:14 pm by miltcapps

METRO NASHVILLE and the city's downtown Entrepreneur Center are by all accounts booming, but several other communities in Middle Tennessee beyond the boundaries of Music City.... Read More

VNC Venture Calendar November 2025

Nov 05, 2025 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

• West | • Central | • Eastern | • Other Updated 30 Nov. 2025 - Send events info to Milt Capps via LinkedIn. NOVEMBER N.... Read More

Knox's Spark Mobility Lab draws innovative teams from TN, GA, MI, KY

Apr 14, 2026 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

LEADERS OF FIVE young companies pursuing transportation-sector innovations will work April 21-24 as members of the Spark Mobility Lab Cohort, which is a program of the Un.... Read More

TN startup formation, market entries may rise with SE XOR platform launch

Aug 10, 2018 at 04:31 pm by miltcapps

Update: As of July 29, 2019, SE/MW XOR were supporting a total 72 regional startups, with 81 entrepreneurs enlisted.-Ed. THE RANKS of viable startups spawned through commercia.... Read More

Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University

Jun 12, 2017 at 07:15 am by miltcapps

Updated 8 May 2020 - McWhorter, who recently chaired Gov. Bill Lee's Unified Command Group, tasked with addressing urgent Covid19 requirements, announced he's taking a strateg.... 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

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

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