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Bulletin: Pivotal grants to LaunchTN, AgLaunch, UMemphis, plus SBIR grant matches

Oct 05, 2022 at 10:58 am by miltcapps

Quick Access to today's news of pivotal US EDA grants to AgLaunch, LaunchTN, UMemphis and LaunchTn SBIR-STTR Matching funds announcement: AgLaunch agrifood value-chain disru.... 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

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

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

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

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

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

Roadtrip! Memphis Demo Day startups beckon entrepreneurs, investors

Jul 18, 2018 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

A DOZEN startups (listed below) are expected to show their wares during an Aug. 16 Demo Day in Memphis, as part of the entrepreneurial community's "Summer of Acceleration," no.... Read More

Governor, ECD Commissioner announce rural development task force

Aug 17, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: Aug. 19, 2015 10:08am - A source confirmed Memphis Bioworks Foundation will lead efforts to identify investable agri-tech companies, inline with the Haslam-Boyd push..... Read More

Launch Tennessee seeks US EDA funding to expand Industry Networks

Aug 16, 2022 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

RFP for (2) Fintech and Consumer Products industry networks disclosed Nov. 14, 2022, documentation begins here. - Editor LAUNCH TENNESSEE has requested roughly $1.99MM federal.... 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

VNC's February 2025 Venture Calendar

Feb 03, 2025 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

As my CoPilot sees February '25 OPEN - Taking applications through March 21 for 12-week hybrid Memphis program focused on "Business Essentials for Food and Beverage A.... Read More

Tennessee rural economy is focus of new econ-development Fund

Oct 15, 2015 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced today [via this press release] the state is investing $8 million in a new R.... Read More

Ted Townsend: Despite Fed grant miss, Memphis and 'Digital Delta' allies remain undeterred in pursuing Digital Delta initiative

Sep 03, 2022 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

Ted Townsend UPDATE 3 Sept. 2022: The White House announced yesterday 21 winners in its BBBRC competition. Allied sponsors of the Memphis proposal did not receive a g.... Read More