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Venture Notes - December 2, 2021

Dec 02, 2021 at 12:32 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness

Nov 30, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Memphis Regional Megasite Lands $5.6BN investment from Ford Motor Co, SK Innovation

Sep 27, 2021 at 07:20 am by miltcapps

Notes: In addition to the State of TN's official megasite release reprinted in full below, FoMoCo issued a release on the same topic here. Ford also announced investmen.... Read More

Nashville EC cohort CEO raises capital for Iconic Moments NFT marketplace

Sep 22, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

CHRIS CUMMINGS, an entrepreneur now enrolled in the Project Music and Entertainment business development program of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, announced he has raised.... Read More

Updated: Frist Cressey Ventures ups to $300MM Fund III fundraising target

Sep 20, 2021 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

UPDATED 18 April 2022: FCV raised its Fund III target to $300MM. FIII file here. QP file here. VNC's original 20 Sept. 2021 story is below.-Editor FRIST CRESSEY VENTURES in Na.... Read More

Knoxville's Reviewbox sold, Horey eagerly joins PE-backed Talkwalker

Sep 01, 2021 at 12:49 pm by miltcapps

JAMES HOREY's two decades of learning, exploration and commercialization of computer science and analytics recently reached another inflection point, with the founder's sale.... Read More

Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members

Aug 27, 2021 at 02:35 pm by miltcapps

Update: LaunchTN retained the Stanton Chase search firm for this CEO assignment.-Ed. Launch Tennessee's board of directors published the names of the 12-member search committe.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

EC CEO Allen seeks state direct-appropriation grant for Twende program

Aug 18, 2021 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Lee incorporated in the State's final FY 2022 budget a provision for a non-recurring $450,000 direct appropriation to support taking to Tennessee communiti.... Read More

LaunchTN confirms staff departure as it pushes forward on multiple fronts

Aug 17, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), dba Launch Tennessee, may be broadly reviewing its priorities and opportunities as it prepares to pursue a potential $65.4.... Read More

Maxwell: NYCB-Figure pact + JAM FINTOP Blockchain Fund are aligned

Aug 16, 2021 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Fintech investor Joe Maxwell today confirmed that a new strategic alliance between New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) and Bay Area-based Figure Tec.... Read More

Claya Inc's precision-nutrition entry Rootine draws $4.5M, mulls roadmap

Aug 13, 2021 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

AGAINST the backdrop of the pandemic, startup brand Rootine is targeting an opportunity that has "shot to the forefront" in the minds of consumers and care professionals who i.... Read More

Project Healthcare 2021-22 cohort revealed by Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Aug 12, 2021 at 12:10 pm by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center today formally announced the 2021-2022 cohort for Project Healthcare, with 14 entrants from many geographies. The EC's Project Healthcare pr.... Read More

Reimagine Care's $25MM raise includes Martin Ventures, Sante, LRV

Aug 09, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Jan. 25, 2022: Reimagine Care announced completion of its Series A round, VNC's expanded coverage here.-Ed. VANGUARD Health veterans, VC Martin Ventures and other all.... Read More

LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly

Aug 06, 2021 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that CEO Van Tucker will step down from her role as president and CEO of Laun.... Read More

Venture Notes - Aug. 5, 2021

Aug 05, 2021 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

TN entrepreneurship allies launch AIM HIGH for Appalachian Highlands

Jul 29, 2021 at 05:07 pm by miltcapps

JOHNSON CITY-based entrepreneur Heath Guinn, founder of Sync Space, has joined with ETSU Research Corporation and Kingsport-based TSG Innovation Group to launch a broad entrep.... Read More

Venture Notes - 22 July 2021

Jul 22, 2021 at 03:03 pm by miltcapps

McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings

Jul 16, 2021 at 02:48 pm by miltcapps

IT HAS BEEN just over 25 years since Stuart McWhorter and his father, Clayton McWhorter, co-founded Clayton Associates (CA), a family office that also spawned Seed- and Growth.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 14, 2021

Jul 14, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

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