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Nine startups in Nashville EC's inaugural fintech accelerator cohort

Aug 02, 2023 at 10:18 am by miltcapps

UPDATE Sept. 17, 2025: Spendcare won the 2025 AgeInnovate Pitch Competition in Nashville, carrying $25K in prize cash. Its competitors were CareHome and Hypersense. Nashville.... Read More

Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration'

Aug 01, 2023 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: April 17, 2024 - 0840 Chancellor Diermeier announced the launch of the VU Institute for National Defense & Global Security: embedded scholars, education, events, s.... Read More

Tech consolidator Blattner acquires DevDigital from Peter Marcum

Jul 27, 2023 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Russ Blattner NASHVILLE-based tech-firm consolidator Russ Blattner's platform firm -- Blattner Technologies -- announced today its acquisition of DevDigital, the 15-y.... Read More

CPG startup Daily Crunch raises capital, advances in channels, eyes horizon

Jul 26, 2023 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Founders in second SAFE raise, with a Series A on horizon Cornerstone penetration among major grocery chains, Amazon Focused FTE team augmented by advisors, suppliers, brok.... Read More

Obit: Bob Duthie, Nortel+GTE exec who built e-learning biz in Nashville

Jul 23, 2023 at 01:58 pm by miltcapps

ROBERT WILSON "Bob" DUTHIE, a Canada-born student of science and engineering who held R&D and executive business development roles within telecoms Nortel and GTE before fo.... Read More

Update: Martin-, Heritage-backed Wellvana files further $10MM capraise

Jul 21, 2023 at 04:33 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Wellvana filed July 21, 2023 with SEC on a further $10MM raise. (This brings total-in since inception to at least $150M). 27 March 2023: Martin Ventures announced in.... Read More

VC Caduceus Capital Partners advances early-stage digital health fund

Jul 20, 2023 at 06:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 20 July 2023: Caduceus reports having raised nearly $28.9MM toward the $100MM goal of its Early Stage Digital Health Fund I. SEC filings here. The firm's trailing July.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 18, 2023

Jul 17, 2023 at 04:58 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: Medaxion | Yoshi | Whisper Aero | David Bailey | Pharos |Tim Estes | Rubicon | SSM Partners | TechHubs MEDAXION INC., the 15-year-old Nashville healthtech that.... Read More

Shore Capital makes waves raising $640MM+ for industrial, healthcare funds

Jul 13, 2023 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

CHICAGO-based Shore Capital Partners, a microcap-oriented PE that has also been steadily growing its Nashville presence, today announced the closing of both its inaugural Indu.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 11, 2023

Jul 11, 2023 at 04:28 pm by miltcapps

Today: DynamoVC | WavMaker | Artist Growth | Relode | GTCR | Bambu | FCV | NKore | AgLaunch | Angels | EVA | LaunchTN | Ferdowsi | Caduceus | Payments | Datadose |Haslams | Th.... Read More

Nashville EC CEO Allen soon to be succeeded by Batch Gifts' Davidson

Jun 28, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

press release submitted by Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) board of directors announced June 28 its appointment of Sam Davidson.... Read More

Meharry Medical College's MMC Ventures names Reginald Holt its CEO

Jun 28, 2023 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE today announced the appointment of Reginald Holt as CEO of MMC Ventures (MMCV Inc.). Holt is quoted on the Meharry website this afternoon as saying, "M.... Read More

Innova Memphis's $75MM farmtech raise advances to first-close at $40MM

Jun 28, 2023 at 07:05 am by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based VC Innova Memphis this morning announced having reached a first close at the $40 MM mark in its planned $75MM campaign for its farmtech-focused Innova Ag Innovat.... Read More

Nashville startup Time Miner pursues B2B platform ties, maps capital raises

Jun 20, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

EARLY-STAGE Time Miner LLC -- mostly bootstrapped since its 2016 founding in Nashville -- is raising outside capital for its cloud-based platform, which enables professionals.... Read More

Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso

May 23, 2023 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

THREE startups co-founded by Vanderbilt University faculty are targeted for investments from the university's Discovery Vanderbilt program. The University today announced appr.... Read More

Headsup: Sponsored tickets gratis for 1st CoMobility Summit this week

May 08, 2023 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

SOME SPONSORED tickets remain available without charge for individual attendees of the inaugural CO.MOBILITY Summit, which convenes this week in Chattanooga. The host -- The C.... Read More

OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses

May 02, 2023 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDERS of OtherLeft Ventures LLC, a venture studio based in Brentwood, plan during the next 12 months to join with healthtech entrepreneurs as co-founder and investor in "2.... Read More

Nashville EC Chair, CEO tell Jane Allen's exit plans, launch successor search

Apr 28, 2023 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

JANE ALLEN JD, the successful lawtech/HRtech entrepreneur who became president and CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center nearly four years ago, today joined NEC Chair Janet Mil.... Read More

TN GenAssembly slashes LaunchTN SBIR-STTR matching request

Apr 20, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly have rejected half the funding proposed by Gov. Bill Lee for improving the competitiveness of Tennessee startups and other businesses.... Read More

Tennessee plans new entrepreneur centers, RFP proposals due NLT May 22

Apr 18, 2023 at 09:02 am by miltcapps

Updated: LaunchTN extended app deadline til May 22, 2023.-Ed. TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION dba Launch Tennessee's press release dated April 17, 2023, announced.... Read More

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