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Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation

Sep 19, 2017 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: VNC learned March 26, 2018 that Choate has exited this venture.-Ed. TIM CHOATE, a veteran Tennessee technology entrepreneur and investor, has become executive chairman.... Read More

Army veteran Wegner raises capital to fortify new 'Authentically American' apparel brand

Oct 05, 2017 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 May 2020: A source told VNC Wegner had completed his $500K raise. 21 April 2020: Wegner filed for a $500K capital raise. 27 June 2018: Startup announced here that l.... Read More

'Person First Alliance' emerges in response to Brookings' HealthIT challenge

Oct 16, 2017 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

LARGELY OFF-RADAR, a small ad hoc committee of Nashville tech and healthcare executives has framed a campaign branded as the "Person First Alliance," after sketching possible.... Read More

Startup's GeoAir recipe calls for Drones, pest DNA and AgBiz savvy

Oct 18, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

WHEN it comes to pest control, most farmers still do it the old-fashioned way -- scouting the fields on foot to see if plants show signs of blight or infestation. But perhaps.... Read More

Duthie sells e-learning biz to May's bytes of knowledge

Sep 14, 2009 at 08:03 am by miltcapps

Update: 21 December 2022 - Bytes of Knowledge announced selling to IT VOICE, based in Texas, on undisclosed terms. Release here. Our September 2009 story is below.-Editor Bob.... Read More

CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,<br>aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models

Oct 20, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center (EC) CEO Michael Brody-Waite said yesterday the nonprofit has no plans to invest in startups that come through its doors. EC staff and outside ad.... Read More

Founder Mason: Nashville's StudioNow eyes M&A,<br>capital, global markets and $1BN revenue goal

Oct 26, 2017 at 04:50 pm by miltcapps

DAVID MASON, founder and CEO of StudioNow, says the company he started in Nashville, then sold and later spun-back-out of AOL, aims to be an M&A consolidator in its sector.... Read More

Venture Strategy: HealthTeacher mobilizing community allies to advance contract sales

Sep 14, 2009 at 08:03 am by miltcapps

HealthTeacher, which supports K-12 health teachers, aims to attract community funding for its customers' purchases, nationwide. With U.S. schools' budgets drained and health.... Read More

ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index

Nov 06, 2017 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

.Breaking NewsTENNESSEE scores big in some categories of the 2017 New Economy Index released today, rising 8 points to 32d among U.S. states overall, according to the Informat.... Read More

Four TN startups to pitch this week during Life Science Tennessee conclave

Nov 08, 2017 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

FOUR Tennessee startups will present Friday during the annual Venture Forum of Life Science Tennessee, the industry trade association based in Nashville. LifeSciTN staff told.... Read More

Tennessee State University, NBIC separate business incubation missions

Nov 13, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE State University (TSU) is launching the TSU Incubation Center, while its former on-campus partner, the decades-old Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC), moves.... Read More

FINTECH: Franklin-based Core10's Series A propelled by FINTOP Capital

Nov 27, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Former COO/CFO Jeff Hanson succeeded Jeff Martin as CEO in October 2019.-Ed. FRANKLIN-based Core10, a software development services startup, has closed a $3.5MM Serie.... Read More

Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Biotechnology Association Interim Chairman Bob Acuff, Ph.D., says TBA knows his successor should come from the biotech industry, not academe. Acuff has held the TBA.... Read More

FINTECH: Leaf virtual banking startup eyes global markets, capital raises

Dec 01, 2017 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: On July 2, 2019, Leaf filed for a $145K raise involving 2 investors. On Dec. 12, 2017, Leaf learned that it had won a Sohr grant of $25K. Robinson pitched in the Sohr.... Read More

Briovation likely to invest in 20+ Health startups outside Nashville in 2018

Dec 07, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

VIC GATTO, the cofounder of Nashville-based Briovation, told Venture Nashville his exclusively healthcare-centric organization is likely to invest in "20 to 25" startups in 20.... Read More

Healthy Eating: Jumpstart Capital takes a taste of startup Menud

Dec 18, 2017 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Jumpstart Capital has subscribed to the thesis that Menud Co. has honed through two pivots, which have left the startup positioned at the intersection of Celebrity.... Read More

TennSMART Consortium eyes bigger TN role in 'intelligent mobility' industry

Jan 03, 2018 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated Jan. 11, 2018 - Vanderbilt outlines its role in TennSMART, story here.-Ed. OAK RIDGE-based TennSMART Consortium, a nonprofit startup that is still refining its.... Read More

Pre-Flight grad pilots Noka personal-health products startup toward runway

Jan 19, 2018 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

Lauren Egge LAUREN EGGE, a Stanford-educated product-design engineer and consultant, refined the flight plan for her startup -- Noka Supply -- as a member of the Nash.... Read More

$40MM in 'lumps': PassAlong demise spurs entrepreneur onward

Sep 23, 2009 at 01:49 pm by miltcapps

Dave Jaworski transplanted PassAlong Networks to Franklin, and then had to watch the startup die, despite the $40 million he raised from Angels, VCs and private-equity investo.... Read More

Fintech: Money Services licensing pact could help TN startups, innovators

Feb 07, 2018 at 01:27 pm by miltcapps

MONEY Services Businesses (MSB) based in Tennessee may soon experience reduced administrative headwinds as they attempt to qualify for licenses that allow them to market new a.... Read More

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