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Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 27 InFlight teams debut Thurs., Dec. 12

Dec 10, 2019 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THE NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center's fledgling InFlight program is in its second yearlong operational cycle, and its 2019-20 cohort of 27 young companies will be showcased in a.... Read More

Venture Notes - 17 April 2018

Apr 17, 2018 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Transparency Health startup BaseCamp seeks partners + Ascend adopters

Jul 09, 2020 at 03:55 pm by miltcapps

BASE CAMP HEALTH's recent pact with Franklin, Tenn.-based RxGenomix may turn out to be part of a bigger series of partnerships forged to advance BaseCamp's new Ascend digital.... Read More

NewsBits, April 25, 2011

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam Gov. Bill Haslam's move to shift some Tennessee Economic and Community Development resources toward helping existing TN businesses grow profitably has bee.... Read More

State of the Startups: Tennessee Technology Development Corporation,<br>aka Launch Tennessee, wants to shed some commercialization emphasis

Jan 30, 2017 at 09:18 am by miltcapps

IN JUNE 2011, months into his first term, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) told attendees at a venture-capital conference that Tennessee institutions and private companies must.... Read More

Update: LaunchTN continues to refine strategy and priorities

Jul 20, 2015 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

ENTERING its 18th year of life, LaunchTN seems to be enjoying more continuity than in recent prior years. Having survived political crosscurrents during the 2009 TNInvestco ca.... Read More

EirSystems maps capital raises for P.A.G.R. e-prescribing platform launch

Jul 16, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

EIRSYSTEMS INC. of Chattanooga is pursuing a $500K friends and family convertible note raise; has mapped its Seed and Series A equity rounds; and, has planned the phased marke.... Read More

Accelerate Health? With EC & Jumpstart Foundry out of the game,<br>some mull the need for a Healthcare accelerator in Nashville

Mar 06, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5:49pm: Stuart McWhorter's earlier response to our query was apparently overlooked in our queue and has been added, below.-Ed. THE Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC).... Read More

Updated: RoI for AI: Optura's $6.5M+ Seed spurs AI Ops orchestration

Jun 11, 2025 at 12:56 pm by miltcapps

Update 17 Oct 25: Havertown, Pa.-based HC9 Ventures announced Oct. 16, 2025, its investment of undisclosed magnitude in Optura. Release here.-Ed. MICHAEL HOLLIS, co-founder a.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 7, 2022

Dec 07, 2022 at 02:57 pm by miltcapps

Rep. Mark White: GOP West TN Economic Caucus<br>should push region's economic development

Dec 04, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

GOP Members of the Tennessee General Assembly are likely to meet in January to consider how best to advocate for further economic development in the state's Western Grand Divi.... Read More

Citizengine eyes capital raise, sees 2016 election cycle as inflection point

Apr 30, 2015 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

Update on capital: See our subsequent story, here.-Ed. CITIZENGINE, the Nashville parent of civic-engagement startup iCitizen, will probably pursue another capital raise later.... Read More

Twende: Black execs see entrepreneurship opportunities beyond hurdles

Feb 25, 2022 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

THE TRIO OF BLACK startup and investment executives who assembled last week for the "Twende" program at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center spoke of business lessons lear.... Read More

Jammber CEO eyes capital raises, confirms buyout approaches

Nov 01, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update 3 July 2019: Steve Case's Rise of the Rest and other undisclosed investors put $2.2MM into Jammber, bringing total capital raised to $5.5MM, according to Chicago Inno t.... Read More

CEO: Gimme Radio $3MM raise targets Country, Metal artist-fan engagement

May 24, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED: April 11, 2023 0850 - CEO Lenane announced plans for shuttering Gimme Radio on April 29, via his April 10 Medium post here. He told VNC today "I really believe fundin.... Read More

'Educating the money' may be answer to diversifying Nashville techventures

May 08, 2012 at 10:17 am by miltcapps

Update 5 December 2013: eMids has recruited $13.3M from Council Capital & Baird Capital (Chi.), according to 4 December 2013 story by NBJ.-Ed. SAURABH SINHA, Nashville's E.... Read More

CEO Tasia Malakasis ramps-up The Company Lab in Chattanooga

Jul 19, 2022 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

FOOD-sector entrepreneur, tech-industry sales and marketing veteran, and cookbook author Tasia Malakasis has begun her second week in her role as CEO of Chattanooga's Company.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

CEO: Martin Ventures-backed Wellvana Health eyes Series A raise

Jun 17, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: Kyle Wailes, formerly of SmileDirect, became CEO of Wellvana, according to a Jan. 4, 2022, announcement. -Ed. WORTHE HOLT MD, the recently appointed president and CEO.... Read More

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds

Jun 08, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's budget has been ramped-up in recent years, but the nonprofit agency has for months been bracing alongside its lead sponsor, Tennessee Economic and Community.... Read More

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