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Mobius-AI taps CEO Westenberg, advances electrified transportation fleet management platform

Aug 18, 2024 at 02:41 pm by miltcapps

Abhishek Dubey PhD VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY-spawned Mobius.AI Inc. Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Abhishek Dubey PhD confirmed the startup has chosen Callan "Cal".... Read More

Advocates steady, Darrell Freeman-inspired Center departs Fisk, eyes trajectory

Aug 16, 2024 at 06:03 pm by miltcapps

Despite the recent ending of operational and financial ties with Fisk University, advocates for pursuit of goals at the heart of the original Darrell S. Freeman Sr. Incubation.... Read More

Rehberg heads strategic unit for innovative EPB, quantum-services pioneer

Aug 16, 2024 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

Chattanooga-based EPB -- aka Electric Power Board of Chattanooga -- has named Janet Rehberg president of its Strategic Initiatives business unit, which seeks to "keep Chattano.... Read More

FBT's Bennett: AI Governance is scalable at all startup or venture stages

Aug 12, 2024 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

At some level, every tech-forward entrepreneur, venture portfolio manager and alternative-assets investor knows that -- from "Day One" - governance of artificial intelligence.... Read More

Nancy Falls affirms Concinnity capraise, e-clinical tailwind, potential suitors

Aug 09, 2024 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Nancy Falls MBAFounder-CEO(Photo: Judith Hill) + 11/26/24: Concinnity 3.3.0 announced.-Ed. THE CONCINNITY COMPANY LLC, based in Nashville, is raising capital to expan.... Read More

Guest Column: Don't risk demoting your brand with Artificial Intelligence

Aug 06, 2024 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

"Content is King" remains a business axiom, but overreliance on artificial intelligence in communications for marketing and customer experience is already undermining some bra.... Read More

Lipscomb's Applied AI cohorts boost industries' general talent supply

Jul 09, 2024 at 03:51 pm by miltcapps

WHILE much of humankind stares like proverbial deer into the headlights of generative artificial intelligence and other forces, some Nashville institutions, entrepreneu.... Read More

Bitcoin '24 may draw 20,000 to Music City Center July 24-27

Jul 03, 2024 at 03:48 pm by miltcapps

FYI: Bitcoin 2025: Las Vegas, May 25-27, 2025.-Ed. MASSIVE BITCOIN 2024 (hereafter, B24) is to convene July 26-27 in Music City Center in Nashville, with targeted attendance o.... Read More

New $75MM+ Nashville Catalyst Fund to create, preserve, develop affordable housing

Jun 28, 2024 at 12:55 pm by miltcapps

Release issued 1135 28 June 2024 by the Office of Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell, verbatim (pdf here): Mayor Freddie O'Connell and Community Partners Launch the Nashv.... Read More

CEOs of Titans, Nashville SC likely fans of Music City entrepreneurship

Jun 27, 2024 at 03:44 pm by miltcapps

THE CEOs of the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Soccer Club -- respectively Burke Nihill and Ian Ayre -- are both on-record as viewing Music City as a great place to do.... Read More

TN Founders using non-FINRA $-Finders may find SEC rules perplexing

Jun 26, 2024 at 04:08 pm by miltcapps

Particularly when friends and family support proves inadequate in the early-going, entrepreneurial founders are likely to need successive financings, for years on end. The cru.... Read More

2024 Project Fintech draws six startups to Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Jun 26, 2024 at 11:37 am by miltcapps

Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) announced its second four-month Project FinTech accelerator cohort. Cohort inductees and founders: Ascent | Arjun Sahgal, New York City B2.... Read More

Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance

Jun 21, 2024 at 08:24 am by miltcapps

Daniel Diermeier Freddie O'Connell VOWING TO SERVE the public interest through collaborative efforts, the Nashville Innovation Alliance has been launched to.... Read More

Nashville-centered Edison Partners Fund XI targets $650 Million raise

Jun 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Managing Partner Christopher Sugden, who represents Edison XI GP LLC from Edison Partners' office in Nashville's WeHo District, filed June 13 on efforts to rai.... Read More

VU alum Megan Feely raises capital, preps EDDY Aesthetic's market entries

Jun 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

SINCE MAY 2022, Bay Area-based Founder-CEO and sole designer Megan Eddings Feely has been selling her startup EDDY Aesthetic's elevated-bohemian outfits and accessories for wo.... Read More

Tennessee reflections on PitchBook list of 'World's top startup cities'

Jun 12, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE and other Tennessee cities all failed to join 20 U.S. cities that were included in PitchBook analysts' latest ranking of 50 cities that represent the "top startup ci.... Read More

Ops-Relationships: Seed-stage Opre platform harmonizes 'future of work'

Jun 05, 2024 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

LeanKit veterans push to anchor Opre in Nashville, long term Team may consider Series A for growth in 2025 Seed raise may have headroom for sector-savvy among us 'Large, dist.... Read More

Fintech New Constructs adds to Bloomberg New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders Index for use by ETF generator First Trust Advisors

May 13, 2024 at 06:15 pm by miltcapps

BRENTWOOD-based New Constructs LLC, the fintech led by Founder-CEO David Trainer and powered by machine learning and a measured approach to AI, is poised to provide Bloomberg.... Read More

Serial startup founder de-risks Atadas, meets potential investors, bidder

May 09, 2024 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDER-CEO Bill Farr is the 100% owner and funder of startup telehealth-solutions entrant Atadas Inc. and he makes very clear that his priority is de-risking his startup by e.... Read More

CoMobility Summit could galvanize quantum + comobility ventures, allies

May 02, 2024 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

THIS MONTH'S 2024 Co-Mobility Summit could burnish Chattanooga's reputation as a city that aims to leverage quantum technology and mobility solutions in ways that improve its.... Read More

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