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JPMorgan Chase CEO to muster this week with Bunker Labs in Nashville

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

BUNKER LABS, the Chicago-based nonprofit serving veterans, active-duty military personnel and military spouses who seek to start and grow businesses, has recruited JPMorgan Ch.... Read More

36|86: Getting tech to market with max partnerships, with or without grants

Aug 05, 2019 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

EARLY ON THE SECOND DAY of the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival, four lab-to-market veterans from Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee will presumably have nothing in their cup.... Read More

Venture Notes -- Aug. 1, 2019

Aug 01, 2019 at 04:48 pm by miltcapps

EC admits 8 startups in new Project Healthcare pilot program

Aug 01, 2019 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

IN ADDITION to the 18 startups recently inducted into the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's Project Healthcare Portfolio, eight others have been invited to participate in.... Read More

SSM Partners quietly files for Growth Equity III raise;<br>Exec sees Nashville edge in youthful exhuberance

Jul 30, 2019 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

SSM PARTNERS based in Memphis is unlikely to comment for some time on the Growth Equity III raise for which they filed last week -- with no target specified. Meanwhile, Ventur.... Read More

Entrepreneur Mark Harris is a CEO for startup in 36|86 Student Edition

Jul 30, 2019 at 12:41 pm by miltcapps

TWELVE finalists for the Student Edition Live Pitch and Showcase within the 3686 Entrepreneurship Festival in Nashville, Aug. 28-29, were announced today. We've provided links.... Read More

Louisville's XLerateHealth accelerator announces latest startup cohort

Jul 30, 2019 at 08:51 am by miltcapps

Update 21 Oct 2019: XLH received nearly $1.75MM in further support from NIH. -Ed. XLerateHealth (XLH), the healthcare accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., today announced its.... Read More

Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center<br> search committee chair on EC CEO search

Jul 25, 2019 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Beth Chase Beth Chase is chair emeritus of the board of directors of Nashville Entrepreneur Center and chair of the EC search committee charged with finding a success.... Read More

EC's Project Healthcare cohort grows to 18 companies gathering tonight

Jul 25, 2019 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

THE Nashville Entrepreneur Center announced that its 2019-20 Project Healthcare Portfolio cohort includes 18 startups. The cohort companies will all be briefly introduced duri.... Read More

3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants

Jul 23, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

UPDATING our June 19, 2019 story: US EDA announced July 23 that the Tennessee proposals tagged below as WIN did indeed win the grants they sought. State and Federal fun.... Read More

Jumpstart Capital recaps Casetabs in search of surgery-coordination lead

Jul 23, 2019 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Capital Managing Director Dave Vreeland told Venture Nashville his firm's JSC Growth Fund I and two of the fund's LPs have invested in recapitalizing Santa Monica-ba.... Read More

LaunchTN and allies pick startups for 36|86 Pitch & Demo events Aug. 28-29

Jul 21, 2019 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE is fielding more than a dozen Tennessee-based startups to present for cash and-or kudos! during its 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival, which is be.... Read More

2018 Launch Tennessee 36|86 conference statistics

Jul 21, 2019 at 01:51 pm by miltcapps

Source: Launch Tennessee, July 18, 2019 - Click here to return to main story.

Crypto-blockchain attorney, ops exec Rosenblatt joins Thesis* studio

Jul 19, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

JOSH ROSENBLATT, previously general counsel and SVP Development of Nashville-based BTC Inc., is now general counsel and head of operations for Card for Coin Inc., which does b.... Read More

Launch Tennessee names Partnerships Coordinator

Jul 18, 2019 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

ASHLIN WILDUN shouldered her duties as partnerships coordinator a week or so ago within Launch Tennessee, aka Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC. Wildun was fo.... Read More

TN-based Genera Energy raises $118MM to advance Earthable line

Jul 17, 2019 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Genera Energy Inc., dba Genera, has secured "more than $118MM" in new investment to develop its first manufacturing facility for production of its Earthable® agricultural fibe.... Read More

Venture Notes -- July 16, 2019

Jul 16, 2019 at 04:07 pm by miltcapps

Today: 2 items: The Moneytree update and notes from the [Updated] Opportunity Zone front. ► MONEYTREE: LATEST Venture Data for 2Q19 out today from PwC and CBinsights s.... Read More

EirSystems maps capital raises for P.A.G.R. e-prescribing platform launch

Jul 16, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

EIRSYSTEMS INC. of Chattanooga is pursuing a $500K friends and family convertible note raise; has mapped its Seed and Series A equity rounds; and, has planned the phased marke.... Read More

VU's Wente: The woman who could succeed Zeppos as Chancellor

Jul 11, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Noted: Jan. 31, 2021: VU announced Dr. Wente had agreed to begin July 1, 2021, as president of Wake Forest University. July 1, 2020: Daniel Diermeier PhD became Chancellor of.... Read More

NV Entrepreneur Center tells startups in 2019 ProjectHealthcare cohort

Jul 10, 2019 at 01:50 pm by miltcapps

Note: See updated July 25 story on this cohort here.-Ed. NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER today announced the 14 startups admitted to its 2019-20 Project Health cohort, and said.... Read More

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