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Board of directors update for Nashville Technology Council

Jul 10, 2017 at 07:12 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council (NTC), which is led by CEO Brian Moyer, on June 28 announced its 44-member board of directors for 2017-2018 (the 14 directors in blue are new): G.... Read More

Venture Notes - 23 June 2017

Jun 23, 2017 at 02:38 pm by miltcapps

Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally

Jun 23, 2017 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Updated: G2LYTICS filed Dec. 18, 2017 on a further $2MM raise effort. Details here. -Ed. STEALTHY serial entrepreneur Ed Braswell has launched another fintech platform, and th.... Read More

Post-Dart Music, HAAWK CEO mulls capraise, nourishing ties to hometown

Jun 21, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 26 Sept. 2017 - Haawk announced Sept. 21 it secured a $2.5m Series Seed round involving VCs Rincon Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and.... Read More

TwelveStone Health Partners aims to connect acute-, post-acute worlds

Jun 20, 2017 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated July 24, 2018: The company announced receiving another $4.3MM from Claritas, release here.-Ed. WITH A $3.35MM DOSE of capital from Claritas Capital just injected, Twel.... Read More

Claritas Cornerstone Fund likely to invest in 4 to 6 more companies

Jun 20, 2017 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Cornerstone Fund filed Jan. 5, 2018 on a $7.75MM raise.- Ed. CLARITAS Capital's $20MM Claritas Cornerstone Fund is likely to invest in 4 to 6 more early-stage compani.... Read More

VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Radx incubator with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge

Jun 19, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

The RADx Innovation Challenge for healthcare technology advancement may be the newest initiative in Tennessee for commercialization, entrepreneurship and business incubation..... Read More

RADx Innovation Challenge cohort of May 15, 2017

Jun 19, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

THE RADx entrepreneurial business incubator initiative at Vanderbilt University announced the field of business concepts and initiatives that were formally unveiled during a M.... Read More

Pass-It-Down eyes $1MM Seed round to 'revolutionize' genealogy biz

Jun 15, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 Jan 2019: PID has been selected for Techstars Austin Accelerator, gaining $120K investment. 18 July 2017: PID announced intro of its consumer-facing story-building.... Read More

CEO charts Core Rights' path after Dart asset buy, confirms investor talks

Jun 14, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 2 Oct 2017 1143 - Core Rights LLC today announced appointing Ted Ferguson as chief product officer. Ferguson was previously with Sony and Universal Music Group units,.... Read More

SeedHatchery: Graph Story maps Painpoint to Profits, gauges capital

Jun 14, 2017 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

Updated June 28, 2017: Memphis High Ground reported Jordan has raised north of $1MM to date. May 11, 2016 - GraphStory filed for a $550K raise. Our 10/2014 stor.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 June 2017

Jun 12, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller

Jun 12, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

[updated 7 Sept. 2017: Daily told VNC today he raised $14MM from existing investors, effective July 31.-Ed.] FINTECH entrepreneur Greg Daily of i3 Verticals has completed 16 b.... Read More

Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University

Jun 12, 2017 at 07:15 am by miltcapps

Updated 8 May 2020 - McWhorter, who recently chaired Gov. Bill Lee's Unified Command Group, tasked with addressing urgent Covid19 requirements, announced he's taking a strateg.... Read More

Deadline 6/21: Impact Lab to prep Nashville startups to face investors

Jun 11, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

THE DEADLINE is June 21 for for-profit and nonprofit social-impact startups to apply for Impact Lab: Nashville, the five-day training program designed to prepare 10 social imp.... Read More

Venture Notes - 8 June 2017

Jun 08, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Advisors: FBT attorney Josh Rosenblatt deep-dives Blockchain

Jun 08, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

JOSH Rosenblatt, the Nashville-based head of the Frost Brown Todd law firm's Blockchain and Digital Currency team, told Venture Nashville the firm now has nearly a dozen Block.... Read More

CEO David Fox: 'Enormous void' in trusted news, passion for news spurred Exile Global founding

Jun 07, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

ONCE and future journalist David Fox's exploration of business options has culminated in his co-founding of Nashville media startup dubbed Exile Global Inc. The company's inau.... Read More

LLR Partners' Kemberton Healthcare deal illustrates M&A checkpoints

Jun 02, 2017 at 11:49 am by miltcapps

Update: 8 Oct. 2019: Kemberton announced acquiring specialized RCM company Advanced Patient Advocacy of Columbia, Md. Our Aug. 2017 story is below.-Ed. KEMBERTON Healthcare Se.... Read More

Brody-Waite: EC won't sub 'vaporware' or coffee for sustainability + value

Jun 01, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Brody-Waite said he is convinced Nashville entrepreneurship can "leapfrog" and surpass that of a number of peer cities in coming year.... Read More