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Economy: Nashville Business Outlook Summit set for Winter '09

Dec 07, 2008 at 07:31 pm by miltcapps

Updated 10:45 a.m.: correcting Rippee's affiliation. - Ed. Nashvillians are bracing for the harshest Winter economy of the young 21st Century. In an effort to bolster business.... Read More

Tennesseans push Industry-Scitech partnering in D.C.

Dec 07, 2008 at 07:30 pm by miltcapps

Two Tennesseans will be among those traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to help accelerate the nation's science, technology and education initiatives. U.S. Rep. Bart Gor.... 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

Rising Stars: Rep. Cooper adds lawyer to staff

Dec 03, 2008 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5) has beefed-up his staff for addressing intellectual property and patent issues of interest to the entertainment industry and others, by adding Sam R.... Read More

Rick Oliver's American Sentinel launches D-Round capital raise

Dec 03, 2008 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

American Sentinel University, the online university that includes prominent Nashville investors among its leadership, has launched its fourth capital raise, with a goal in the.... Read More

PassAlong Networks reportedly raising $30MM

Dec 01, 2008 at 03:47 pm by miltcapps

For Update: See related Dec. 12 story here. Franklin-based PassAlong Networks, the digital-media and marketing firm, where Founder and CEO Dave Jaworski has previously p.... Read More

Scientist asks Nashville help, VU institutes move to Music Row

Nov 30, 2008 at 09:33 pm by miltcapps

Two of the nation's most prominent information-sciences institutes will relocate to Music Row in 2009. Meanwhile, one scientist says they need more help from Nashville. About.... Read More

Beat Check: Sitemason. No news, just want you to know they're not hiring

Nov 29, 2008 at 04:22 pm by miltcapps

Sitemason, the 8-year-old content-management system developer and hosting services provider with offices up several flights of stairs in Suite 5 at 110 30th Avenue, would like.... Read More

Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:50 pm by miltcapps

Feelings run deep among venture-capital executives who believe the state is doing far too little to advance high-growth sectors of the Tennessee economy. In the face of that e.... 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

MB Ventures' 3rd fund emerging in time to reap 'Vintage 2009' values

Nov 25, 2008 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Visiting Nashville last week, Gary Stevenson was tight-lipped about plans for MB Venture Partners' rumored third fund. The only comment the MBVP managing partner would utter i.... Read More

VU portfolio company is plying A-round capital raise

Nov 25, 2008 at 06:33 am by miltcapps

Acuitec, the Vanderbilt University portfolio company based in Birmingham, is raising A-round capital and will probably relocate to Nashville if angels here become dominant inv.... Read More

Vanderbilt steps-up effort to help faculty create ventures, market products

Nov 23, 2008 at 08:39 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is strengthening its staff, budget and technology for spawning new ventures and for marketing technologies and educational materials that have been devel.... Read More

Music Row veteran pushing Highnote venture raise

Nov 20, 2008 at 08:41 am by miltcapps

Nashville music-industry veteran Scott Welch and his co-founders are on the road these days, working to raise $1.5 million in A-round funding for Highnote, an Internet ve.... Read More

Emma 'always hungry' for talent, sails past $8MM

Nov 19, 2008 at 09:12 pm by miltcapps

Emma Inc., the 7-year-old provider of web-based email marketing and communications services company, has no plans to leave Nashville's urban core for the suburbs, even though.... Read More

Survey: Local Tech confidence poll yields points to ponder

Nov 16, 2008 at 11:49 pm by miltcapps

Conducted during the final days leading to Election 2008, Venture Nashville's quick, nonscientific survey of 104 Nashville IT executives yielded some findings t.... Read More

TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville

Nov 16, 2008 at 04:32 pm by miltcapps

Atlanta-based TechCFO LLC, which provides financial-management executives for established and early-stage technology companies, has begun pursuing business in Nashville,.... Read More

'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups

Nov 14, 2008 at 10:03 am by miltcapps

In the past two years, Nashville's grassroots mobilizing of executives and creatives has enlisted hundreds of entrepreneurs, independent professionals and techno-innovators. N.... Read More

Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks

Nov 12, 2008 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

According to reports in TechCrunch and other media, iKobo Inc., a venture-backed company whose investors have included Nashville-based Council Ventures, is ceasing operations..... Read More

Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region

Nov 12, 2008 at 08:10 am by miltcapps

When Jeff Costantine laughs while he's talking, it usually means he's delighting in something large or small. Most of the time, the chuckles are a storyteller's prelude to a s.... Read More

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