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Start-up 'Border Jump' leaps into Aeropost alliance

Feb 13, 2009 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Border Jump LLC aims to help U.S. online retailers overcome barriers to selling goods to Latin American consumers. Border Jump CEO Bobby Frank told VNC yesterd.... Read More

Chattanooga JumpFund makes 1st investment in Woman-owned startup company

Aug 13, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Kristina Montague Update: October 19, 2016 - JumpFund announces it'll raise $5MM-$7MM for Fund II, Nooga has it her.... Read More

JumpFund spurs women-led investment,<br>entrepreneurship, economic development

Aug 02, 2018 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

BASED in Chattanooga, Kristina Maurer Montague is a woman using her human and financial capital to use capital to ignite more women-led ventures in the southeastern U.S. and b.... Read More

TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments

Jan 04, 2012 at 08:35 am by miltcapps

AT LEAST SIX of the state's 10 TNInvestco funds have recently reported transactions with early-stage companies. TriStar Technology Fund invested $1MM in Montara, Calif.-.... Read More

Coming Venture Events for your earliest consideration next 10 days

Feb 18, 2020 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

WE'RE BREAKING-out these out these curated events in Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville, as a service to VNC Readers: February 20 - The Roaring 20 First Annual Awar.... Read More

The TENN startup MomSource charts growth, capital, eventual exit

Mar 06, 2017 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

COURTNEY JONES told Venture Tennessee she plans to exit her MomSource Network startup when she receives a compelling offer from "someone who can further th.... Read More

VentureNotes: Jumpstart Foundry, TNovation initiative

Sep 19, 2014 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Updated 27 Oct. 2014: Jumpstart confirmed its shift to Healthcare-only, at least for the 2015 cohort, because JSF's had best success in that vertical.-Ed. JUMPS.... Read More

JumpStart Foundry wants tech-enabled startups by Friday

Mar 13, 2011 at 10:41 pm by miltcapps

Entrepreneurial teams with startup ideas they can articulate by Friday, March 18, may have viable businesses to launch by Aug. 25, 2011. That's the scenari.... Read More

TTDC: Launch Tennessee fills gaps in board of directors

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Chair Bob Rolfe NEWLY APPPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS - Tennessee Technology Development Corp. (dba Launch Tennessee) Launch Tennessee is mainly funded by Tennessee Economic.... Read More

Venture Notes - 19 October 2016

Oct 19, 2016 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI

Dec 21, 2011 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System has committed $25 million to General Catalyst Partners' affiliate General Catalyst Group VI f.... Read More

Venture Notes - 10 August 2016

Aug 10, 2016 at 06:10 pm by miltcapps

Today: NTC CEO - Noro Moseley exec - VC motivation - Women Angels - VU EdTech NASHVILLE Technology Council is ready to make some news. VNC understands the successor to.... Read More

JumpFund updates investments in women-owned startups

Nov 24, 2014 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

THE JUMP FUND in Chattanooga recapped its recent investments in a release Nov. 24, 2014. The Fund said in a release it had invested more than $500K total via investments of u.... Read More

Venture Notes -- Feb. 18, 2020

Feb 18, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Chattanooga's healthcare accelerator entrants enter homestretch

May 22, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

CHATTANOOGA's Company Lab (CO.LAB) in April announced there are eight teams in its 10-week HealthTech Accelerator, which launched on April 2 in partnership with Erlanger Healt.... Read More

Capital raise: Cabsolutely offers taxi consumers, operators an upgrade

Sep 25, 2014 at 03:45 am by miltcapps

Update: May 4, 2016 - Cabsolutely filed for a $500K raise here. Sept. 10, 2015 - Cabsolutely announced today it is live in Nashville in a partnership with Kwik Cab N.... Read More

LEAP OF FAITH:<br>Nashville tech exec opens HQ for Czech company ZOOM International

Oct 14, 2008 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 30 March 2016 - Zoom issued an update on its progress here. The INC list showed 157% growth in 2013-15 and revenue now at €12.2M (USD $10.7M). Our 2008 story follows..... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated

Dec 01, 2020 at 02:00 am by miltcapps

NOTE: This Calendar tracks selected major events and related items. Due to the novel-coronavirus pandemic, we've deleted events known to be dead for 2020. Though we try to sta.... Read More

Venture Notes - 17 January 2017

Jan 17, 2017 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Capraises filed by Council Capital, Music City Baseball,<br>Revolution Partners, Dynamo, SweetBio

Sep 18, 2019 at 01:57 pm by miltcapps

Grant Jackson COUNCIL CAPITAL IV LP and parallel fund Council Capital IV NQP LP of Nashville filed yesterday, Sept. 17, for a planned $200MM pooled investment fund, w.... Read More

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