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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

Entrepreneur Center CEO McWhorter stepping down<br>to shoulder Clayton Associates' duties

Apr 07, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

JOHN INGRAM, chairman of the board of directors of Nashville Entrepreneur Center, announced today that EC CEO Stuart McWhorter has stepped down in order to return as chairman.... Read More

Zycron CEO Freeman says Nashville Tech-talent shortage real and worsening

Apr 06, 2016 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Updated: Zycron sold to BG Staffing for north of $20MM, 6 April 17 press release here. -Ed. DARRELL FREEMAN, founder and executive chairman of information technology and solut.... Read More

Smartvue receives suitors, next raise likely a multiple of $15MM Series B

Apr 05, 2016 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 2 April 2018 - Smartvue has been acquired by Johnson Controls on undisclosed terms, release here. 10 Oct. 2017 - Smartvue named one of Top 20 Smart City IoT Video prov.... Read More

Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor

Mar 31, 2016 at 12:19 pm by miltcapps

Gem founder ranks NVille Healthcare sector as a key Blockchain market

Mar 31, 2016 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Gem, the Venice, Calif.-based provider of enterprise blockchain development and operations tools, aims to build broad relationships within Nashville's Healthcare sector, Found.... Read More

BeachyApp: Nashville's Beach Chairs pursues $2MM Angel raise

Mar 31, 2016 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

BEACHYapp, the e-concierge startup based in Nashville, is pursuing a $2MM Angel-investor round ahead of its Florida launch in May. Co-founder/CEO Matt Houston yesterday told V.... Read More

$5MM NSF grant supports Fisk University Center<br>for Biological Signatures and Sensing

Mar 31, 2016 at 06:15 am by miltcapps

FISK University has been awarded the Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Center for Biolo.... Read More

New Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software

Mar 29, 2016 at 05:30 am by miltcapps

Stony Creek Colors eyes $8.6MM capital raises now thru 2018

Mar 28, 2016 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

STONY CREEK COLORS based here has raised more than $600K toward a $1.6MM round and projects raising a further $7MM in equity and debt financing, in steps between now and 2018..... Read More

Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software

Mar 28, 2016 at 12:00 am by miltcapps

Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at table

Mar 17, 2016 at 04:41 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - March 17, 2016

Mar 17, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Chamber's Ross VU venture - TechPulse - Angel Tax CreditSmartFurniture + Relevance raises PULSECHECK - Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Chief Economic Development O.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 14, 2016

Mar 14, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Pendleton Square, Rockhopper, Interoptex, VU commercialization Robin Satyshur PENDLETON Square Holdings, based in Green Hills, reported March 8 it is raising $7MM, wi.... Read More

Update: Launch Tennessee presses forward on Commercialization

Mar 14, 2016 at 11:26 am by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's staff and a board-level Innovation and Commercialization committee are moving stepwise toward defining new programmatic initiatives. In 2H 2015, the committ.... Read More

Diversity: Nashville Entrepreneur Center to add Entrepreneur in Residence

Mar 11, 2016 at 03:51 pm by miltcapps

Updated March 12, 2016 1400. Last edited 3/12 @ 1726: Google for Entrepreneurs announced that Nashville's Code2040 Residency will be held by Leshane Greenhill of the Sagents s.... Read More

LaunchTN selects partners for Statewide University Pitch Competition

Mar 11, 2016 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE (LaunchTN) announced today it has selected 17 entrepreneurially focused business competitions supported by ten host universities as partners in its statewide.... Read More

Baker Donelson programs advance Atlanta Cybersec accelerator + HealthIT

Mar 11, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 25 May 2016 Baker announces cyberpitch winners here. 19 April 2016: Deadline for applying for Southeastern Capital Connections event is April 29, 2016. Today, the only.... Read More

$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insights

Mar 10, 2016 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Startups: TN's autoXLR8R up for adoption by UT Institute for Public Service

Mar 09, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

AutoXLR8R, the automotive-sector startup accelerator that moved last year to Knoxville-Oak Ridge from Middle Tennessee, has apparently found its third owner in the Institute f.... Read More

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