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Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal

Jan 10, 2012 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

Updated: NYC-based Ipreo, backed by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, announced today (Nov. 4) its acquisition of Shareholder Insite, on undisclosed terms.-Ed. JOE MAXWELL-led Ca.... Read More

VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Radx incubator with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge

Jun 19, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

The RADx Innovation Challenge for healthcare technology advancement may be the newest initiative in Tennessee for commercialization, entrepreneurship and business incubation..... Read More

Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21 am by miltcapps

Potentially explosive digital-entertainment ideas fill the air in Nashville. We just need someone to strike a match. That belief seems to be driving a new mentoring and promo.... Read More

Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed

Apr 08, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Treasury has allocated $65.4MM for Tennessee under the SSBCI - word out today, April 9, 2021.-Editor. TENNESSEE's potential share of the the $10BN State Small Busines.... Read More

New VC: Nashville consumer proptech GoEx Venture Capital raising Fund I

Jul 02, 2025 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based GoEx Venture Capital filed July 1 an update with the SEC on its target-$5MM Fund I, which is focused heavily on consumer-facing property technology companies t.... Read More

Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks

Nov 12, 2008 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

According to reports in TechCrunch and other media, iKobo Inc., a venture-backed company whose investors have included Nashville-based Council Ventures, is ceasing operations..... Read More

Venture Notes - April 9, 2025

Apr 09, 2025 at 01:55 pm by miltcapps

TCRS: Tennessee Consolidated report includes PE-Alt Assets angle

Sep 30, 2024 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) on Sept. 26 issued a press release saying it had realized an actual 10.06% rate of investment return for the year, via a portfo.... Read More

NewsBits, March 7, 2011

Mar 07, 2011 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE MISSES-OUT on 105 jobs spawned by Vanderbilt University tech-transfer portfolio company TyraTech, the natural pest- and parasite-fighting solutions producer, which i.... Read More

VTC: Chattanooga's SIGNiX preps for Series C capital raise

Jan 07, 2015 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Update 8 Feb. 2016: Signix reported raising $5.4MM toward a $6MM goal.-Ed. SIGNiX, the Chattanooga-based e-signatures software and services company, is likely.... Read More

Bruck + Bruce-led Market Square Ventures might average deal-a-month

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

John Bruck Brandon Bruce BASED on its current pipeline trends, Market Square Ventures LLC, the pre-Seed and Seed-stage-oriented venture c.... Read More

FinTech Nashville: Bitcoin, Blockchain at center of BTCMedia event plans

Feb 01, 2016 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

Updated 25 March 2016 0900: BTCMedia announced March 24, 2016, its plans for a major flagship event -- Distributed:Trade -- in St. Louis, in cooperation with the SixThirty Fin.... Read More

Lehman: CFMT needs unrestricted funds for rapid impact

Dec 12, 2008 at 11:14 am by miltcapps

Ellen Lehman says the foundation she leads is gaining "trusted advisor" status and is prepared to manage the larger unrestricted investments that are needed in the N.... Read More

Relevance Ventures Fund IV eyes $75MM target, Native founders pipeline

Mar 28, 2024 at 03:59 pm by miltcapps

RELEVANCE VENTURES of Brentwood has set the target for Relevance Capital Fund IV at $75MM. Its filing yesterday shows $50.6MM in the Fund IV till, thus far. Fund IV's current.... 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

Venture Notes - 12 December 2016

Dec 12, 2016 at 07:35 am by miltcapps

CEO: Entrepreneur Center views Jumpstart accelerator exit as opportunity

Jan 22, 2016 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

STUART MCWHORTER, CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, sees the exit of for-profit Jumpstart Foundry from the accelerator business as "an opportunity for us to make sure.... Read More

Chattanooga's Charlie Brock rumored likely to become LaunchTN CEO

Dec 12, 2012 at 08:44 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 Dec. 2:32 p.m.: FourBridges announced that Frank Williamson, cited in our original story as an advisor to FourBridges, has joined the firm and is to be its managing.... Read More

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

TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism

Mar 14, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco, the capital-formation and jobs-creation initiative crafted by a momentarily bi-partisan Tennessee General Assembly and the Administration of then-Gov. Phil Bredese.... Read More