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Jaworski's PassAlong still aims to 'do something big'

Dec 12, 2008 at 04:22 am by miltcapps

PassAlong Networks CEO Dave Jaworski told VNC Thursday he's still working to close a $30 million debt and capital round "as soon as possible." He explained that the.... Read More

Update: DataFlyte reviews bridge-round checklist, charts Series A

May 27, 2015 at 01:10 pm by miltcapps

Updated May 5, 2016: DataFlyte confirmed it has obtained a $100K portion of the Series A raise it seeks from Angel Capital Group.-Ed. DATAFLYTE, the Knoxville startup th.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 7, 2020

Jul 07, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

. Today: ATC | UMG | VENO | AB | SOP | RAN | EVI | BEAST | SYNC | NEMZ | FRY | AI | SPH | RESOURCES TENNESSEE's Angel Tax Credit (ATC) was a 'positive policy shift for.... 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

TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

The State of Tennessee today announced plans to divide $120 million in tax credits among six new TNInvestco investment firms, to spur venture investment in dozens of high-pote.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 13, 2019

Mar 13, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group

Aug 17, 2008 at 06:59 am by miltcapps

These days, Don Mundie, the venture capitalist who founded Delta Capital Management, applies his due-diligence skills to finding executives who can ignite portfolio companies.... Read More

Ferrell: After acquisition, changes ahead for some Southcomm properties

Jan 07, 2015 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: NashvillePost said 3 November 2017 that Chris Ferrell has stepped down from the Southcomm CEO post. Earlier: According to a 10 December 2016 report by The Tennessean:.... Read More

VentureNotes: McWhorter, Ingram, Bredesen touch on venture investment

Sep 15, 2015 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Stuart McWhorter STUART MCWHORTER, CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center, told Venture Nashville he didn't realize til he succeeded Michael Burcham as CEO of the Nashv.... Read More

ProfitPoint invites M&A candidates, moves corporate flag to Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2008 at 04:33 am by miltcapps

Five years ago, when the two co-founders created ProfitPoint Inc., neither the Tennessean nor the Pennsylvanian wanted to move to the other's homestate. Since then, CEO Vaden.... Read More

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

THE NATIONAL Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is recruiting new members to succeed its current slate, including out-going Co-Chair Michael Burcham, who is F.... Read More

Online Plumgood expiring, but Satz still running

Dec 05, 2008 at 08:32 am by miltcapps

Update 5:58 PM: Satz says the firm has "closed everything down" and is "not preserving any accounts," despite earlier entertaining that option.-Ed. Plumgood Food, Nashville'.... Read More

Digital Reasoning Systems names new president

Jan 11, 2010 at 02:09 pm by miltcapps

Update: DRS Oct. 9, 2014 announced raising $24MM in a Series C round led by Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse NEXT Investors, noting that previous investors have included Partne.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

UK exec views Nashville's 'unrivalled' pool of health execs

Feb 11, 2009 at 12:29 pm by miltcapps

During a recent business luncheon, Care UK Group Development Director Geoff Benn surveyed the sea of healthcare executives packed into the Nashville Convention Center. Benn l.... Read More

Healthcare entrepreneurs, investors convene tomorrow

Aug 03, 2009 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

The nation's early-stage venture capital community is "broken," and VCs are investing "later and safer" in proven companies, rather than in startups. Fort.... Read More

MB Ventures makes its first TNInvestco bet: Veracity Medical Solutions

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

MB VENTURES' TNInvestco affiliate has weighed-in with its first investment, a $1 million allocation to Veracity Medical Solutions, an orthopedic device-prototyping and -manufa.... Read More

Avila-led Emerge Financial Wellness mulls Series B raise in 2015

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

MARIO AVILA, CEO of Emerge Financial Wellness and its Contigo Financial subsidiary, says new partnerships this quarter may spur further growth and help trigger a Series B capi.... Read More

Game-changing ideas for Tennessee venture capital

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

If high-growth development in Tennessee doesn't accelerate in the next few years, it won't be because of a shortage of ideas or a lack of smart plans and programs designed to.... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated

Dec 01, 2020 at 02:00 am by miltcapps

NOTE: This Calendar tracks selected major events and related items. Due to the novel-coronavirus pandemic, we've deleted events known to be dead for 2020. Though we try to sta.... Read More

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