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Nashville Entrepreneur Center reveals 2023 NEXT Awards honorees

Oct 23, 2023 at 09:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER (EC) earlier this evening recognized winners of its 2023 NEXT Awards competition during ceremonies before an estimated crowd of 750 at Schermerho.... Read More

Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination

Oct 20, 2023 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

Nashville region didn't make rankings, but PB provided VNC Nashville scores Smaller ecosystems again seen for potential dealflow, exits, talent, value The PB methodology, its.... Read More

LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push

Oct 17, 2023 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Eller Mallchok Kelliher TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee today announced Eller Mallchok Kelliher as its new chief investment officer.... Read More

Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association advances toward kickoff

Oct 13, 2023 at 02:32 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED March 27, 2024 See news of appointment of GNVCA Exec Director Judith Byrd. Earlier 12/23: Recruitment of Executive Director underway, job details here. Original 13 Oct.... Read More

Claritas Capital's Chadwick puts forward Sharecare share buyout offer

Oct 11, 2023 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

UPDATE: Oct. 3-4, 2024: See update to this story here.-Ed.JOHN CHADWICK, co-founder of Nashville investment firm Claritas Capital, is on record in an SEC filing that was publi.... Read More

Aron duo seek capital for PastabilitiesĀ® 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

NW TN's Donaldson leads The Mill's emergence as LaunchTN regional EC

Oct 10, 2023 at 11:25 am by miltcapps

NEARLY seven years after Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee severed contract ties with its original partner in the region, Northwest Tennessee E.... Read More

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

Oct 06, 2023 at 01:16 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Mayor Freddie O'Connell today announced his appointment of Isaac Yao Addae PhD to manage Small and Minority Business Engagement matters within the new Administration.... Read More

Pitchbook radar tracks entrepreneurial Vanderbilt alumni startups, capital

Sep 12, 2023 at 07:51 am by miltcapps

Updated Aug. 30, 2024 - Pitchbook's latest university rankings here. Our 2023 story below. - Ed. PITCHBOOK's annual rankings of universities based on its sifting of 150,000 of.... Read More

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee pilots statewide TTAC consortium

Sep 08, 2023 at 09:38 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) dba Launch Tennessee today announced initial steps toward creation of the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC.... Read More

SPAC: Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp may seek new deadline

Sep 07, 2023 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED Nov. 16, 2023 - Live Oak filed Nov. 15, reporting winding-down the program. Sept. 26, 2023 - Stockholders voted to extend the combo deadline til Jan. 12, 2024, SEC fil.... Read More

Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga

Sep 05, 2023 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

CEO Tarby Bryant The Gathering of Angels (GOA) program, which helps prepare founders of entrepreneurial companies to pitch groups of accredited Angel investors, plans.... Read More

JHI affiliate Jumpstart 2023 gains ground on $4.3MM capital raise

Aug 31, 2023 at 09:09 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-BASED Jumpstart 2023 LLC, a Seed-stage-oriented VC fund supporting Jumpstart Foundry programs, has gained further ground toward a $4.3MM fundraise. Jumpstart Foundr.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center 2023 NEXT Awards

Aug 30, 2023 at 07:56 am by miltcapps

THE FINALISTS for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's NEXT Awards were released at Midnight, Aug. 30. Link to the press release here. Winners will not be released til.... Read More

Venture Calendar - Key mid-TN events, next 30 days

Aug 28, 2023 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

YES, of course, the information below represents just the tip of the proverbial iceberg of events now scheduled to take place in and around downtown Nashville during the rough.... Read More

Vanderbilt IP licensed to IPO-prospect Neumora might earn VU millions

Aug 26, 2023 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

Update: Neumora's IPO went effective March 26, 2025 (NasdaqGS:NMRA). A PRELIMINARY IPO filing yesterday by Massachusetts-based Neumora Therapeutics lists among company advanta.... Read More

Nashville's Whistler Capital affiliate sets $500MM healthcare raise

Aug 24, 2023 at 06:32 pm by miltcapps

WHISTLER CAPITAL PARTNERS' affiliate WCP Healthcare Partners I LP and its parallel Fund I-A LP made placeholder filings today for an aspirational $500MM private-equity capital.... Read More

Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances

Aug 16, 2023 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

[12 Sept.] Presidential selection: Dr. Agenia W Clark, release here. She starts 6 Nov. 2023. Freeman Center programs to ramp-up Q1 2024 Designers, builders work toward iconic.... Read More

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem

Aug 07, 2023 at 12:13 pm by miltcapps

AMID WHITE-HOT campaigning to succeed incumbent Mayor John Cooper via Sept. 14 run-off voting for mayor of Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, candidates Freddie O'Connell.... Read More

Tom Noser: 'When to broaden product offerings at early-stage companies'

Aug 05, 2023 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

There are five instances in which leaders of an early-stage company should expand their product offerings: ā¶ When an outside factor produces a remarkable opportunity or threat.... Read More

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