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VC-backed Reimagine Care urges systems, oncologists<br> to ally for tech-enabled transformation of cancer care

Jan 25, 2022 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Reimagine Care Inc., a startup that aims to offer tech-enabled services to address "healthcare's fundamental design flaw," is urging health systems and.... Read More

TN General Assembly urged to de-couple state R&D tax deductions rule

Jan 25, 2022 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022: SB 2397 (Johnson), HB 2144 (Lamberth) enrolled, bills here.-Ed. BEACON IMPACT, a policy- and regulation-oriented nonprofit organization based in Nashvil.... Read More

Nashville bitcoin founder David Bailey also seeks growth in Puerto Rico

Jan 20, 2022 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

DAVID BAILEY, the Nashville cryptotech media entrepreneur and advocate, is shepherding his BTC Inc. team in Music City; preparing to convene a huge bitcoin conference in Miami.... Read More

Charlie Martin chairs SPAC as First Digital Health Acquisition preps listing

Jan 17, 2022 at 01:13 pm by miltcapps

Editor's note: This SPAC S-1 was administratively declared abandoned by SEC staff in November 2022.-Ed. NASHVILLE serial healthcare entrepreneur and investor Charles N. "Charl.... Read More

FINTOP Capital Fund III eyes $250MM, Joe Maxwell active on multi-fronts

Jan 14, 2022 at 04:51 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED: 27 July 2022 - FINTOP Capital announced this morning that Fund III had closed at $220MM, surpassing its internal goal of $200MM. Statements by FINTOP Founder Joe Maxw.... Read More

One to Watch: DRS's Tim Estes retires, Smarsh brand prevails

Jan 13, 2022 at 05:06 pm by miltcapps

THE ULTIMATE IMPACT of 21-year-old, Franklin, Tenn.-based Digital Reasoning Systems on the Nashville region and the world beyond has rested for more than a year in the hands o.... Read More

Pandemic tailwind? Lake Hop startup raises capital for boating marketplace

Jan 13, 2022 at 02:13 pm by miltcapps

DANNY 'D.J.' BOGGS' growth plans for his new company may give a lift to COVID-weary Americans who want to spend more time with friends and family boating upon U.S. lakes, by h.... Read More

Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies

Jan 12, 2022 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

MARCUS WHITNEY, the Black 46-year-old founder and managing partner of Jumpstart Nova, today revealed the venture capital firm has surpassed its recruitment goals for Fund I, h.... Read More

TN Sports-wagering startup WAGR's $12MM raise a launch harbinger?

Jan 10, 2022 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

WAGR INC., which will offer Tennesseans an app for sports-wagering and peer-to-peer smack-talk, has raised $9.99MM against an $11.99MM goal, according to the Nashville startup.... Read More

Socialmedia entrant PARLER raises $22MM + CloutHub too eyes Music City

Jan 07, 2022 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Today, April 14, 2023, Starboard announced its acquisition of Parler (Parlement Technologies) press release here. Ryan Coyne is CEO of Starboard (fka Olympic Media)..... Read More

Entrepreneur Lappe ramps DirectOffer funding for real-estate tech startup

Jan 06, 2022 at 10:28 am by miltcapps

KATHLEEN "KATIE" LAPPE, a serial digital media entrepreneur based in Nashville, says her mobile-first DirectOffer solution enables real-estate agents, teams and brokers to sha.... Read More

Ward: Graham Healthcare Capital investment firm grows Nashville presence

Jan 05, 2022 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

GRAHAM Healthcare Capital LLC (GHCC) will on Jan. 10 add two executives to its Nashville headquarters who will pursue and develop further private-equity investment opportuniti.... Read More

Gov. Lee samples major 2021 feats -- no entrepreneurial gains highlighted

Jan 04, 2022 at 05:09 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Lee recently published his sample of 38 of the state's "major" legislative accomplishments and government investments in 2021. The roundup included an expr.... Read More

Silicon Ranch reports $838MM capraise as investors double-down

Jan 03, 2022 at 09:01 am by miltcapps

Update: Jan. 5, 2023: Silicon Ranch filed with the SEC for a $600MM raise, apparently still in process, and issued a press release here. Investors cited in the release include.... Read More

Harry Jacobson, Tony Harkin advance iCitizen civic-engagement platform

Dec 31, 2021 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

INVESTOR and entrepreneur Harry Jacobson MD has quietly been backing the new iCitizen civic-tech engagement platform since 2019, the year he and cofounders shuttered a predece.... Read More

Venture Notes - Dec. 17, 2021

Dec 17, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Bryan Frist grows Yoshi portfolio, lauds TN edge ahead of Series C raise

Dec 15, 2021 at 02:11 pm by miltcapps

Convertible debt raise underway, precedes Series C in 2022 Revenue ramp accelerating after pandemic blow Strategic ties yield corporate and cross-border opportunities Tailori.... Read More

Chairman: Nashville Tech Council preps CEO search<br>as Brian Moyer eyes return to entrepreneurship

Dec 08, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Technology Council, which began life in 1999 amid a tech-sector stock run-up and the subsequent Dot.com bust, is searching for the ninth successive leader of the non.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 2, 2021

Dec 02, 2021 at 12:32 pm by miltcapps

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