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VenturePeople: Rick Oliver, Jay Frank, Jason Dinger, Jeff Nahley

Aug 29, 2011 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Today: Dinger of MissionPoint, Jay Frank, Nahley of IB Signal Hill, Rick Oliver of American Sentinel Jason Dinger JASON DINGER, the 37-year-old CEO of St. Thomas Heal.... Read More

CEO Dolan: LaunchTN aims for authentic partnerships, while blazing paths to capital, investors, corporates

Jan 23, 2020 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE CEO Margaret Dolan on Jan. 16 received unanimous approval from her board of directors to commence full-tilt its "audacious pursuit of entrepreneurship," using.... Read More

FedEx pledges $750K for logistics accelerator in Memphis EPICenter

Dec 15, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

FEDEX Corporation and the leadership of Memphis' new EPICenter innovation initiative are expected to provide further details soon regarding a new logistics startup accelerator.... Read More

Emma bulks-up further with SaaS industry-veteran CFO, CRO hires

Dec 07, 2016 at 09:33 am by miltcapps

Updated: 10 Oct. 2017 - NBJ today reports Emma has been sold to Insight Venture Partners on undisclosed terms. Insight previously invested in Nashville's Leankit. Venture Nash.... Read More

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD

Feb 16, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Nashville business executive Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Rolf.... Read More

Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-access program moves stepwise toward launch

Dec 22, 2011 at 11:51 am by miltcapps

Update 28 December 2011 4:14 p.m.: ECD release the investor application form and program guidelines today here. Gov. Bill Haslam's $29.7MM INCITE entrepreneurial co-investmen.... 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

CEO Charlie Brock announces departure from Launch Tennessee

May 17, 2018 at 02:40 pm by miltcapps

Update 4:13 pm: Search leader Tom Ballard said after our article appeared that the group will be actively searching nationally and accepting other applicants, with no candidat.... Read More

Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham

Dec 28, 2011 at 09:05 am by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made a $50 million commitment to Denham Capital Fund VI, an affiliate of Denha.... Read More

Chattanooga Startup Awards winners 2016

Oct 07, 2016 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

adapted from submitted release As part of Chattanooga Startup Week 2016, the Chattanooga Startup Awards event Oct. 6 was presided over by Bellhops' Co-founder and P.... Read More

TTDC says it plans no funding for TN Bio Assn.

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation management says it "has no confidence" in Tennessee Biotechnology Association to promote biotech and related industries. In a repo.... Read More

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

Nashville startups, market movers due for fresh look at NEXT Awards

Mar 05, 2019 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

BELIEVE IT or not, it'll soon be time to submit nominations for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 2019 NEXT Awards and Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame inductions. Nominations fo.... Read More

Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software

Mar 28, 2016 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Sept. 13, 2016 - TFP reported the raise came in at $18MM. Earlier: The first 10-team cohort for Dynamo was announced July 8, 2016, here. Our.... Read More

Dashiff departs MedCare Investments to head<br>Healthcare Services at Cannaccord Genuity

Jan 20, 2017 at 12:53 pm by miltcapps

DUNCAN DASHIFF has been named managing director and head of Canaccord Genuity Healthcare services in Nashville, where his investment-banking role also spans HealthIT, accordin.... Read More

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy

Nov 19, 2019 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TED TOWNSEND, who is now in his second term as chairman of the board of Life Science Tennessee Inc., recently told Venture Nashville that the time is ripe for new plans for th.... Read More

Entrepreneur Jane Allen to be CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Oct 02, 2019 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

JANE HANNER ALLEN, the Brentwood-based entrepreneur and founder of Counsel on Call and Hanner Clarke handbags, as well as business adviser to Connecticut-based Gridiron Capita.... Read More

LaunchTN seeks traction on many fronts as it seeks to close deal for a CEO

Aug 06, 2012 at 11:25 am by miltcapps

Note 3:24 p.m.: After publication, LaunchTN confirmed that Denenberg is the new entrepreneur director and that StartupTN remains separate, but the accelerators will be primari.... Read More

Will Emma's discipline attract partner who shares Nashville commitment?

Aug 23, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

THIRTEEN years ago, Co-Founder Clint Smith told this reporter that by February 2003 the company had signed 30 users for its then-fledgling Emma email platform, with all or mos.... Read More

ConnectivHealth divests unit, focuses on key business

Feb 20, 2009 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based and venture-backed ConnectivHealth has sold its VerusMed medical-information division to Intellerus LLC, led by a long-time media investor based at Hilton Head.... Read More

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