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Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day

Apr 11, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

LEAFLESS, the startup that began life as self-publishing e-platform Screwpulp, remains staunchly pro-author, but has toned-down its moxie and pivoted its business model to pur.... Read More

Amplion Clinical Communications CEO affirms capital raise among options

Jun 12, 2019 at 05:02 pm by miltcapps

THE little-noticed changing of the guard at Amplion Clinical Communications earlier this year promoted its former CTO, Lee Clark, to president and CEO, succeeding Frank Grant,.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 20, 2009

Apr 20, 2009 at 01:47 pm by miltcapps

Startup-oriented VC Innova Memphis, a division of [corrected] Memphis Bioworks led by President Ken Woody, announced it has invested in 7-year-old Memphis venture Cagenix Inc..... Read More

People: CEO Gregg Lehman leads Pharos-backed <i>The Difference Card</i>

Oct 02, 2018 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

GREGG Lehman PhD explains that unlike many of his contemporaries, "I can't seem to retire, as folks keep hiring me to ramp-up underperforming companies," adding that such work.... Read More

Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership

Oct 10, 2023 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

Self-funded, founders seek 1st investors for growth Strong YoY growth within grocery brands Global CPG majors said wanting innovation at-scale Can serve strategic partner as.... Read More

HealthQRS current investors can fund ramp-up,<br>but strategic money + marketshare attractive

Jul 05, 2016 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

HealthQRS, the e-commerce platform supporting consumer decision-making and payments for medical care chosen from organically grown services networks, has raised more than $1MM.... Read More

Nashville startup PredictGov joins Duke Law Tech Lab, eyes capital raises

Jan 23, 2017 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT Ph.D. candidate John Nay has won admittance for his PredictGov lawtech startup in the inaugural class of the Duke Law Tech Lab at Duke University. Nay told Venture.... 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

UTRF: Genera Energy launches Innovation venture fund

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:32 am by miltcapps

Genera Energy, a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, will soon begin recruiting investment in the first of two or more ventu.... 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

WeCounsel relocates headquarters to Franklin from Chattanooga

Apr 30, 2018 at 11:40 am by miltcapps

WeCounsel Solutions, creator of the VisuWell telehealth technology platform, has relocated its headquarters to Franklin from Chattanooga, said Sam Johnson, who is the startup'.... Read More

SilverMark Partners: Fitzgibbon, Lundblade joined by Harrington

Jun 05, 2013 at 11:49 am by miltcapps

Updated 12 Sept. 2018: i-banker Silvermark announced it was exclusive advisor to Tennessee Oncology, which joined New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and West Cancer Cente.... 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

Kimberlin: Nashville EC's UAV/Drones event may be pivotal for TN industry

Nov 03, 2015 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

ENTREPRENEUR Bill Kimberlin is hoping today's "Drones in Commerce" panel discussion at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) will help focus attention on the sector among bus.... 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

Incoming leader: L-3 ForceX disciplined growth still priority for new parent

Oct 20, 2015 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: Oct. 30, 2015 - In Tennessean op-ed today, after sale to L3, former CEO Guarino says she's committed to STEM education and growing Nashville's Tech talent base.-Ed. LU.... Read More

CO.LAB's 17 startups prep for Demo Day July 26 in Chattanooga

Jul 18, 2018 at 10:17 am by miltcapps

SEVENTEEN startup teams of The Company Lab's Summer 2016 accelerators will present their companies and display their products and services at CO.LAB Demo Night, Thursday, July.... Read More

DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era

Mar 11, 2010 at 09:25 am by miltcapps

Buffeted by discord and with Digital Era pressures mounting, the Direct Marketing Association has retained The Buffkin Group LLC of Nashville to conduct the search for the glo.... Read More

Dan Hammond's American Hometown Media cooks-up $5MM Series B raise

Aug 04, 2014 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updates 20 Oct. 2015: On 19 Oct., AHM reported a $2.3MM capital raise.-Ed. AMERICAN Hometown Media, parent of Just A Pinch Recipe Club, will have all the lip-smacking ingredi.... Read More

Lipscomb University's Leadership Tennessee initiative gets $750,000 Gates Foundation grant to expand programs

Aug 03, 2015 at 01:41 pm by miltcapps

from submitted press release LEADERSHIP TENNESSEE, a leadership education initiative of Lipscomb University's Nelson & Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership, has rec.... Read More

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