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Lured by 36|86, Sportstech startup UPGRADED's founder<br>just might be biggest TN Titans fan in the Bay Area

May 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

IT'S NOT LIKELY there's a bigger Tennessee Titans fan in the Bay Area than Sanzib "Sandy" Khaund, the founder of SportsTech startup UPGRADED Inc. UPGRADED, which is now in ful.... Read More

VU Engineering alum helms new Engage VC with Atlanta corporate impetus

May 24, 2017 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Note: Olson's continually updated LinkedIn here.-Ed. THIAGO OLSON, a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and former entrepreneur in residence at the Atlant.... Read More

Jumpstart Foundry seeks greater mindshare among U.S. HC entrepreneurs

May 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

VIC GATTO, the 46-year-old chairman of Seed-stage investor Jumpstart Foundry, wants every U.S. healthcare entrepreneur noodling startup plans in Starbucks everywhere to make a.... Read More

Advisors: FBT attorney Josh Rosenblatt deep-dives Blockchain

Jun 08, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

JOSH Rosenblatt, the Nashville-based head of the Frost Brown Todd law firm's Blockchain and Digital Currency team, told Venture Nashville the firm now has nearly a dozen Block.... Read More

M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller

Jun 12, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

[updated 7 Sept. 2017: Daily told VNC today he raised $14MM from existing investors, effective July 31.-Ed.] FINTECH entrepreneur Greg Daily of i3 Verticals has completed 16 b.... Read More

TwelveStone Health Partners aims to connect acute-, post-acute worlds

Jun 20, 2017 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated July 24, 2018: The company announced receiving another $4.3MM from Claritas, release here.-Ed. WITH A $3.35MM DOSE of capital from Claritas Capital just injected, Twel.... Read More

Claritas Cornerstone Fund likely to invest in 4 to 6 more companies

Jun 20, 2017 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Cornerstone Fund filed Jan. 5, 2018 on a $7.75MM raise.- Ed. CLARITAS Capital's $20MM Claritas Cornerstone Fund is likely to invest in 4 to 6 more early-stage compani.... Read More

Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally

Jun 23, 2017 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Updated: G2LYTICS filed Dec. 18, 2017 on a further $2MM raise effort. Details here. -Ed. STEALTHY serial entrepreneur Ed Braswell has launched another fintech platform, and th.... Read More

Venture Notes - 23 June 2017

Jun 23, 2017 at 02:38 pm by miltcapps

Board of directors update for Nashville Technology Council

Jul 10, 2017 at 07:12 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council (NTC), which is led by CEO Brian Moyer, on June 28 announced its 44-member board of directors for 2017-2018 (the 14 directors in blue are new): G.... Read More

West End Holdings acquires American Hometown Publishing media group

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 Jan. 2018: AHP enlisted Austin-based David Arkin as Chief Strategy Officer, release here. Dec. 8, 2017 - AHP bought Lake Norman Citizen near Charlotte. 2 Oct. 2017.... Read More

Nashville: Media, Entertainment & Technology Alliance to lobby, form PAC

Jul 18, 2017 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated May 15, 2018 - META celebrates Gov. Haslam signing TN Visual Content Modernization Act, story here. It makes more digital/cloud media eligible to compete for economic.... Read More

emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays

Aug 15, 2017 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 10 March 2020: Today, emids announced investment of undisclosed magnitude from Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners (the Blue Venture Fund). In September 2019, emid.... Read More

Project Music grad RecordGram eyes $100MM+ token sale, mulls Series A

Aug 16, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nashville-linked provider of a music-collaboration app, is considering launching a digital token sale, a capital-raising option often referred.... Read More

Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale

Sep 20, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: CEO Erik Mendelson said April 2, 2018, "We started our token sale. New hard cap is 45000 eth or USD 25m." TuneToken page here.-Ed. RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nash.... Read More

Med-devices startup Somavac raises Seed capital from VCs, Angels

Oct 17, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Aug. 24, 2021: SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions announced the granting of US Patent (11,078,898), covering its SOMAVAC® SVS SmartSuction Technology and surgical drain manag.... Read More

CEO: XMi Acquisition has $15MM dry powder, more M&A moves likely

Oct 25, 2017 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

XMi Acquisition CEO Jim Phillips told Venture Nashville his firm has ties to a handful of funds with about $15MM in aggregate capital available for investments and XMi has its.... Read More

Maxwell-led FINTOP Capital FTP1 fintech fund closes north of $50MM goal

Nov 03, 2017 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based serial entrepreneur-cum-VC Joe Maxwell confirmed he recently closed fundraising for FTP1, the initial fund of FINTOP Capital LLC. The oversubscribed raise surp.... Read More

Noah Rawlings leads startup Exile Global, as David Fox departs as CEO

Nov 06, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

WOULD-BE media player Exile Global's founding CEO, David Fox, and the startup's chief product officer and now Interim CEO, Noah Rawlings, have confirmed Fox's exit from involv.... Read More

Ascension's incubation chief invites solutions for 'jobs that need to be done'

Dec 13, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

JASON DINGER, the Nashville-based chief incubation officer for Ascension Health Alliance, says he welcomes approaches from entrepreneurs and others who have solid ideas for so.... Read More

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