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Their Take on Capital: Grant Jackson, Council Capital managing partner

Apr 27, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

GRANT JACKSON, the genial yet steely-eyed managing general partner of Council Capital in Nashville, doesn't seem given to gratuitous comments, so we appreciated his readiness.... Read More

Solidus-backed Healthcare Learning Innovations plants flag in Nashville

Apr 26, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

HEALTHCARE Learning Innovations, owned by American Sentinel University, has planted its flag in Nashville, where it will market its interactive online courses, simulation tech.... Read More

Deadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville's<br>Scripps Networks Interactive investment

Apr 26, 2016 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in Chattanooga

Apr 26, 2016 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Nashville's Trinocity raises $1.2MM for educational marketplace platform

Apr 25, 2016 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

Note: In 2015, the company rebranded as CEAdvisory.-Ed. TRINOCITY, a Nashville startup that provides an online marketplace for exchange and monetization of peer-to-peer traini.... Read More

Vanderbilt University Board of Trust taps Private Equity execs as chairs

Apr 25, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated April 22, 2017: Evans and Rothschild assume their duties July 1, 2017.-Ed. VANDERBILT University said Friday the next leaders of its Board of Trust are to be Chairman-.... Read More

Grajewski: VU Innovation Center likely to seal some partnerships by August

Apr 25, 2016 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

THE INNOVATION CENTER at Vanderbilt University is likely establish some key corporate partnerships by August and is ramping-up recruitment of in-residence entrepreneurs, mento.... Read More

VUSE's Fauchet: $5MM gift spurs innovation in Medicine, Energy, Security

Apr 25, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University School of Engineering's continuing efforts to address "major societal problems, as opposed to doing research in a vacuum" has been boosted by a $5MM anon.... Read More

Spotlight: Nashville's WPC's Taproot a finalist for SIIA Codie healthIT award

Apr 25, 2016 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

WPC HEALTHCARE's Taproot Cloud Solution Suite is a finalist for "Best Healthcare Technology Solution" in the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Business Technology. The Brentwood comp.... Read More

Denenberg departs LaunchTN, state mentor networks for new industries set

Apr 21, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Jason Denenberg LAUNCH TENNESSEE will launch a recruitment effort for a successor to Jason Denenberg, its current director of entrepreneurship and capital formation..... Read More

General Assembly endorses Haslam 'Angel Tax Credit', passes commercialization and rural-development measures

Apr 21, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

BOTH Chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly yesterday passed legislation creating an Angel Tax Credit in Tennessee, allowing taxpayers to offset some of their obligations.... Read More

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

THE NATIONAL Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is recruiting new members to succeed its current slate, including out-going Co-Chair Michael Burcham, who is F.... Read More

EPIcenter: Entrepreneurial 7.0 Quake in Memphis as accelerators erupt

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Urgent Team may turn to large PE house if $100MM M&A target looms

Apr 14, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: Jan. 23, 2019: Urgent Team filed 10/12/18 for a roughly $7.4MM raise, with some Pharos execs associated with the filing.-Ed. URGENT TEAM, the Nashville consolidator of.... Read More

Franklin's Innovation Park may include technology incubator

Apr 14, 2016 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

INNOVATION PARK for science and technology plans a life-sciences incubator at the former Cool Springs Life Sciences Center (CSLSC). Exploratory efforts toward such ends were c.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 April 2016

Apr 12, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

ROUNDUP: Nashville Edge - Amplion CEO - HCCA Kudos! - Council Capital Pilot/Flying J Health:Further - John Murdock - Joe Kustelski - EdTech - Proton capraise - LaunchTN.... Read More

HealthIT: Both hard realities and major opportunities are C4MI targets

Apr 11, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

FRAGMENTED, misaligned HealthIT products contribute to the deaths of the equivalent of a jumbo-jetfull of hospital patients, each day. In fact, infections, poor communications.... Read More

Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day

Apr 11, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

LEAFLESS, the startup that began life as self-publishing e-platform Screwpulp, remains staunchly pro-author, but has toned-down its moxie and pivoted its business model to pur.... Read More

CEO: Despite Ukraine-Nashville shuttle, Music City best for Concert.Expert

Apr 07, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 26 December 2023: VNC research Aladdin Happy remains in Kiev, where he continues operating mainly via this entity. His LinkedIn is here. Our original 2016 story is bel.... Read More

EC Project Music cohort members in dress rehearsal for Demo Day

Apr 07, 2016 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC 2016 teams have finished the immersive-learning phase of their accelerator experience, and last night they previewed the pitches they'll make before investors, n.... Read More

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