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Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Dec 18, 2018 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index out today from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within.... Read More

TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

Update: 28 January 2014 - TCRS announced that formerly Interim PE director Daniel Crews was named successor to Lamar Villere.-Ed. MAJOR PLAYERS among national and global v.... Read More

Emdeon shares may get 'bump', but analyst prefers Passport's posture

Sep 21, 2009 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

Updated 4:11 PM, Sept. 21: Caris & Co. is the only non-underwriter who initiated coverage as the Emdeon quiet period ended. New raters with their names on the pr.... Read More

Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward

Jun 30, 2016 at 04:59 pm by miltcapps

CEO Chris Van Beke Updated November 20, 2020 - VendorRegistry completed its sale to mdf commerce of Montreal on undisclosed terms. Jan..... Read More

VCs hope to avoid 'smoking holes', look for passion<br>and aim for 'great companies' over jobs-creation

Mar 07, 2011 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Solidus Co. Managing Partner Townes Duncan apparently shares a fear common among Ace fighter pilots: He really doesn't want to end-up being part of a "smokin' hole" in the gro.... Read More

CEO: Qualle logistics startup secures runway, eyes 2H23 Seed capital raise

Mar 29, 2023 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

TYLER SELLERS, the co-founder and CEO of Qualle Inc., told Venture Nashville that his marketplace for empty shipping containers for steamship lines has gained both a market fo.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 2, 2021

Apr 02, 2021 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

Airplay Direct chooses Nashville, attracts investors

Jun 11, 2009 at 03:01 pm by miltcapps

Airplay Direct LLC CEO Robert Weingartz told VNC today his early-stage company will soon be headquartered in Nashville. With its founder still its primary fulltime employee,.... Read More

JumpStart grad 'RentStuff.com' taps network for Seed capital

Oct 03, 2011 at 08:19 am by miltcapps

RentStuff Inc., the Nashville startup whose online platform supports transactions among people who borrow and lend things, is nearly ready to trade some of its shares for seed.... Read More

Bradshaw departs CoLab-GigTank for Jensen Hughes role

Sep 21, 2016 at 07:00 am by miltcapps

submitted press release Mike Bradshaw Following three successful years of leadership at The Company Lab (CO.LAB), Executive Director Mike Bradshaw&nbs.... Read More

36|86 Nashville: LaunchTN cohort of 36 startups has 21 from out of state

May 01, 2017 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

THE LARGE 36|86 Entrepreneurship and Technology Conference each summer in Nashville has become "a home run for LaunchTN and the state and an important element of some of the s.... Read More

Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo

Oct 31, 2023 at 06:15 pm by miltcapps

Serial entrepreneur with global chops leads talented core. Andretti SPAC eyes 1Q24 closing with Nashville-born Industrial Gen AI firm. News comes as interest in genAI, LLM, Q.... Read More

BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD

Oct 16, 2024 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

BioTN Foundation, which helps propel bioscience entrepreneurship and STEM education in Tennessee, has named Karrie Dudek PhD director of its Life Science Venture Progr.... Read More

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,<br>while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

Mar 21, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has had its share of wobbly years since it was created in 1997 by enactment of State law and then launched under its formal name, Tennessee Technology Develop.... Read More

LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly

Aug 06, 2021 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that CEO Van Tucker will step down from her role as president and CEO of Laun.... Read More

Acquisitive techcos i3 Verticals, Payroc WorldAccess wrap $438MM M&A deal

Sep 23, 2024 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

i3 VERTICALS INC (IIIV), based in Burton Hills, Nashville, today announced the Sept. 20 closing of the sale of its previously announced merchant services business -- deemed "n.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 December 2016

Dec 12, 2016 at 07:35 am by miltcapps

Nashville Medical Trade Center team blitzes NV influentials

Aug 21, 2009 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

Updated: On Friday, Aug. 21, Metro Council voted 33-3 in favor of creating the Convention Center Authority, which many believe increases the certainty of the proposed Mu.... Read More

Brainwave Studios seeks $3MM jolt for Franktown Rocks

Nov 30, 2009 at 01:34 pm by miltcapps

Note: After publication of this article, Rob Solberg was reminded of a conversation about NTC he had with an NTC board member who was providing services to Brainwave, a year.... Read More

VNC Venture Calendar November 2025+

Nov 05, 2025 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

• West | • Central | • Eastern | • Other Updated 21 Nov. 2025 - Send events info to Milt Capps via LinkedIn. NOVEMBER Nov. 3.... Read More

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