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Nashville VCs may soon hear Google ally knocking

Jun 01, 2008 at 10:20 pm by miltcapps

Updated Mon., June 2, 2008 0758 Smart Furniture Founder-CEO Stephen Culp told VNC Friday his Chattanooga-based company may soon launch an effort to raise up to $15 million.... Read More

CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises

Aug 04, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

PASS IT DOWN, the Chattanooga startup that's about to launch a platform for storytelling and other knowledge transfer, is preparing to raise capital, with an eye toward both C.... Read More

Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies

Jan 12, 2022 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

MARCUS WHITNEY, the Black 46-year-old founder and managing partner of Jumpstart Nova, today revealed the venture capital firm has surpassed its recruitment goals for Fund I, h.... Read More

Reporter's Notebook:<br>VU Music, Mind & Society Program may feed Nashville innovation

Aug 15, 2016 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

THE PROGRAM for Music, Mind and Society at Vanderbilt University will on Sept. 12 convene its Annual Symposium, "Science of Song," at the Blair School of Music. Tech innovator.... Read More

Angel Capital Group, RightSide fund confirm collaboration

Mar 17, 2010 at 09:42 am by miltcapps

Nashville's Angel Capital Group and Rightside Capital Management have confirmed their alliance. San Francisco-based RightSide created some excitment in February, when the de.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 1, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 at 03:54 pm by miltcapps

Intelligent Systems wins Sohr Grant at VU Owen GSM, eyes Seed raise

Jan 07, 2020 at 11:44 am by miltcapps

TIMOTHY DARRAH'S Intelligent Systems LLC, which offers a machine-learning and predictive solution for monitoring and management of indoor air quality and related HVAC equipmen.... Read More

Fintech entrepreneur Silas Deane relishes momentum in Tyler Technologies

Dec 13, 2022 at 04:18 pm by miltcapps

SILAS DEANE, the Nashville entrepreneur who sold VendEngine and its financial and communications technology offerings to Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) for $84MM in 2021, respo.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 11, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 at 03:42 pm by miltcapps

TNInvestco engine warms-up, as funds pass crucial test

Dec 02, 2009 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 9:09 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 3, to make clear in the 11th paragraph that Overbey and Sargent have expressed interest in exploring the Administration's plans to seek $40 mil.... Read More

Apple Inc. approves Nashville techies' iPhone game

Jun 09, 2009 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Nashvillian Nicholas Holland believes that, at age 30, with a new baby at home and his business thriving, it's time to take some freshly calculated risks. Thus, this week, ro.... Read More

Venture Notes - Sept. 15, 2020

Sep 15, 2020 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Proximity Aware chooses Nashville, sets Seed raise for its Menud platform

Jun 28, 2016 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

ENTREPRENEUR Neil Whitney and his startup team are raising capital and planning their November relocation to Nashville from the Bay Area and Florida. Whitney is co-founder and.... Read More

Pathfinder's Stefansic comments on Nashville leverage, challenges

Feb 08, 2010 at 11:05 am by miltcapps

For five years within startup Pathfinder Therapeutics, Chief Operating Officer Jim Stefansic has seldom spoken publicly. In a recent exchange with VNC, however, Stefansic see.... Read More

Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

On Saturday, Marcus Whitney began his Barcamp Nashville presentation by telling his techie audience, "We better start learning some open source code around here." Okay, so it.... Read More

Nashville healthcare services, HealthIT players<br>urged to innovate and engage policy-rulemakers

Nov 12, 2015 at 01:45 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's healthcare providers, HealthIT execs and entrepreneurs have been warned: More policy changes and disruptive technology and business models are coming, and locals w.... Read More

Closeup.fm perseveres through strain of capital raise for its Music platform

Oct 13, 2014 at 07:39 am by miltcapps

Updated May 4, 2015: Closeup.fm announced that Knoxville-based Angel Capital Group has made an investment of undisclosed nature and magnitude in the startup. Our Oct.... 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

U.S. Marine Veteran forms ECD Capital Partners,<br>Opportunity Zone Fund in Nashville

Aug 07, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

ROAD AMMONS, who spent much of his youth here before serving a decade as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and fighter pilot, is now managing director of social impact private equit.... 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

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