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Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 27 InFlight teams debut Thurs., Dec. 12

Dec 10, 2019 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THE NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center's fledgling InFlight program is in its second yearlong operational cycle, and its 2019-20 cohort of 27 young companies will be showcased in a.... Read More

Greater Nashville Technology Council reveals 2020 NTC Awards Finalists

Dec 05, 2019 at 07:00 pm by miltcapps

WINNERS were announced Jan. 23, 2020 - see below.-Ed. THE GREATER NASHVILLE Technology Council (GNTC) this evening announced Finalists in judging for the 2020 NTC Awards. Winn.... Read More

Vanderbilt University taps UChicago Provost Diermeier as its 9th chancellor

Dec 04, 2019 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

MONTHS ahead of the search pace originally set by its Board of Trust, Vanderbilt University today announced its 9th chancellor is to be Daniel Diermeier PhD, who is now the po.... Read More

FOH&BOH: Nashvillians raise capital to soothe global Hospitality painpoint

Dec 02, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE startup FOH & BOH Inc. is tackling a global Hospitality problem that is especially visible in restaurants where operators are pushed up-against the wall by 75% a.... Read More

Rabbit Inc. seeks debt raise ahead of A-round<br>for Carrot power-bricks rental kiosks

Nov 25, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

NATHAN RUFF, the Nashville founder-CEO behind Rabbit Inc.'s kiosks for charging mobile devices with its branded Carrot power bricks, confirmed he is pursuing a target-$5MM deb.... Read More

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups<br>in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip

Nov 21, 2019 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE today announced investing an aggregate of at least $626K via its Innovation Capital Continuum program in startups Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch and.... Read More

ISO Capital: LaunchTN expands innovation-capital investment committee

Nov 20, 2019 at 03:44 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee Innovation Capital Continuum investment committee will eventually have as many as 20 voting members. Today, LaunchTN Communications Director Wendy Malloy conf.... Read More

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy

Nov 19, 2019 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TED TOWNSEND, who is now in his second term as chairman of the board of Life Science Tennessee Inc., recently told Venture Nashville that the time is ripe for new plans for th.... Read More

BOS Framework eyes cap-raises to accelerate tech across biz spectrum

Nov 18, 2019 at 04:06 pm by miltcapps

BELLE MEADE-based tech entrepreneur Sashank Purighalla has gained both initial business traction and professional recognition since his founding of BOS Framework two years ago.... Read More

John Liu stealthy about startup Intelluron,<br> but vocal about 2020 Sci-Engineering event

Oct 30, 2019 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

JOHN LIU, the data scientist behind the launch of Brentwood-based Intelluron Corporation, isn't ready to say much about his startup. In contrast, he makes no secret of his lon.... Read More

Alpha Investing: VU alumni lead capital network focused on real estate

Oct 29, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

ALPHA INVESTING LLC, led by Vanderbilt University alumni who recently returned to Nashville, is considering raising its first real estate equity fund in 2020. The firm's Co-fo.... Read More

Venture Notes - October 24, 2019

Oct 24, 2019 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

Venture Notes -- October 18, 2019

Oct 18, 2019 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

Fintech CEO: Mainsale-backed Ncontracts has pipeline of M&A 'discussions'

Oct 15, 2019 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated August 31, 2020 - NContracts acquired Banc Intranets (content management), release here. April 21, 2020: New NContracts board members announced, release here. Jan. 23,.... Read More

CEO: SimplyAgree could trigger Series A after 'right partner' emerges

Oct 15, 2019 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

NAMMU Technologies Inc. may be able to take its SimplyAgree legal workflow solution to profitability with capital previously raised, and its owners won't consider a Series A r.... Read More

Pharos Capital Partners Fund IV-A filing eyes $250M healthcare investing

Oct 10, 2019 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 25 July 2024: Pharos filed 23 July 2024 updating Pharos Capital Partners LP to nearly $184.2MM in. On Nov. 22, 2022, Pharos updated Pharos Capital IV-A (fka Pharos Cap.... Read More

Empower Health sets $12M raise for push into self-pay NAD infusion space

Oct 10, 2019 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

AL GANIER III, the Nashville serial tech entrepreneur who co-founded Education Networks of America (ENA) and other ventures, has filed for a $12MM capital raise for Empower He.... Read More

Oasis Venture entrepreneurship program for 'often marginalized'<br>Nashville teens folds after budget review

Oct 09, 2019 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

OASIS VENTURE, the social-enterprise program for "highly capable but often marginalized" Nashville youth, which was formed by a partnership between the nonprofit Oasis Center.... Read More

Startup Stroll preps $1.5MM Seed raise to catch destination-marketing wave

Oct 09, 2019 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

STROLL, a Nashville destination-marketing and advertising technology startup, plans a $1.5MM Seed-capital raise, according to Co-founders John Mark "JM" Eberhardt, who is its.... Read More

Skoller files for $2MM raise, steps-up pace to expand platform offering

Oct 08, 2019 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

SKOLLER INC., the Nashville startup that spawned an app to improve college students' ability to keep up with syllabi, schedules and academic milestones, filed Oct. 3 for a pla.... Read More

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