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Nelson joins Memphis Bioworks Foundation as VP-Agriculture Innovation

Dec 15, 2015 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

PETER NELSON, co-founder and CEO of Ag Innovation Development Group (AgIDG), recently joined Memphis Bioworks Foundation as VP for Agriculture Innovation. Nelson's AgIDG.... Read More

Denenberg departs LaunchTN, state mentor networks for new industries set

Apr 21, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Jason Denenberg LAUNCH TENNESSEE will launch a recruitment effort for a successor to Jason Denenberg, its current director of entrepreneurship and capital formation..... Read More

VC: Innova Memphis RBIC pursues $75MM Ag Innovation Fund VI

Mar 20, 2023 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

INNOVA Ag Innovation VI, overseen by general partner Innova Memphis RBIC LLC, has filed a placeholder with the SEC for a planned $75MM raise. That $75MM Fund VI target, if att.... Read More

TN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activation

Aug 10, 2015 at 03:38 pm by miltcapps

AGLAUNCH, the State of Tennessee's agriculture-sector entrepreneurship and business-acceleration push, will mark a milestone Aug. 20 and then push onward. On that date, Ag-se.... Read More

36|86 startups: BrewFund ready to blow the head off craft beer market

May 17, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

BREWFUND, the Johnson City startup with an app that helps you give, receive or trade gifts of beer from your favorite local breweries, is one of the Village 36 startups headed.... Read More

Tennessee's scitech industry mentor networks finalize LaunchTN grants

Sep 24, 2020 at 03:42 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has finalized grant contracts for four state-supported mentorship networks focused respectively on intelligent mobility, agriculture and food, energy innovati.... Read More

Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption

Aug 17, 2022 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Grant funding win could help draw 12 startups yearly into Ag365 accelerator Data Commons, Smart Contracts, Trust Protocol will be put to work Partners to spin-up tech trainin.... Read More

VC Innova Memphis ignites $31MM RBIC fund, projects 20 transactions by year-end 2018

May 15, 2017 at 11:11 am by miltcapps

EARLY-STAGE VC Innova Memphis announced today the closing of its $31MM Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV, which brings Innova's firmwide uncommitted capital to $41MM and total asse.... Read More

Venture Notes - 8 September 2016

Sep 08, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

► AGLAUNCH Accelerator at Memphis Bioworks announced four startup companies were selected from a field of 17 to receive a $50,000 investment and participate in the 3-month pro.... Read More

Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines

Aug 11, 2022 at 02:23 pm by miltcapps

THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 teams with strong Tennessee roots that have signaled they are prepared to compete for major, potentially transformative grant funding through the Nationa.... Read More

Feds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphis to pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented funds

Dec 05, 2015 at 12:15 am by miltcapps

RURAL America probably got a boost today, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Meritus Kirchner Capital and Innova Memphis have been certified under a Federal pro.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen spies more Energy jobs after Hemlock

Dec 16, 2008 at 01:07 pm by miltcapps

In the wake of yesterday's Hemlock Semiconductor investment news, Gov. Phil Bredesen this morning asked a task force of volunteers to focus more of its energy on landing more.... Read More

Finalists chosen for Nashville Technology Council Awards XII

Dec 14, 2020 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

DURING Nashville Technology Council's Dec. 10 Holiday Party, finalists in the 12th Annual NTC Awards competition were revealed. The winners in each category will be announced.... Read More

Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr<br>eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

Oct 24, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 March 2019: Further SEC filings for Grabbr, right here. June 2018: Founder David W. Dunham, 65, passed away. 14 May 2018: VNC learned Grabbr recently closed a capit.... Read More

Startups: After Transparency LLC 'takes sides' in providing payors' transparent pricing only to healthcare providers

Aug 13, 2025 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

PETE BRUMM, founder of After Transparency LLC, emphasized that he and his team are fully aware that "we're choosing a side" by assigning their priority to.... Read More

AgLaunch accelerator launches, powered by Memphis Bioworks, TNDA allies

May 16, 2016 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Updated: June 22, 2018 - AgLaunch became AgLaunch Initiative.-Ed. AGLAUNCH Accelerator launches this week under co-sponsorship of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.... Read More

LaunchTN designates attorney Bruce Doeg vice chairman

Oct 27, 2015 at 05:20 pm by miltcapps

Update 21 April 2016: In a recent special called meeting by telephone, LaunchTN's board established a quorum for its vote affirming Doeg's role, according to CEO Charlie Brock.... Read More

Nashville Angels bless Kindful, as it eyes<br>tech acquisition and Blackbaud market share

Jul 16, 2014 at 02:06 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Oct. 19, 2016: Kindful raised $3.5MM Series A capital (SEC) from investors led by Cultivation Capital, St. Louis. Joe Maxwell of Nashville apparently led for Cultivat.... Read More

LaunchTN 36:86: Partpic eyes Series A in 2016, focuses on growth after wins

Jul 09, 2015 at 04:42 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Partpic was acquired by Amazon in 2HCY16.-Ed. PARTPIC, the platform for online visual search of replacement parts, is all about supplier ties, revenue growth and key.... Read More

3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants

Jul 23, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

UPDATING our June 19, 2019 story: US EDA announced July 23 that the Tennessee proposals tagged below as WIN did indeed win the grants they sought. State and Federal fun.... Read More

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