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Owners of TNInvestco-backed Hubble Telemedical exit in sale to Welch Ally

Jan 21, 2015 at 06:00 am by miltcapps

Larisa Brass, Correspondent Updated 10:16 a.m.                 Chuck Wit.... Read More

Nashville-tied Ipreo buys ClearMomentum to expand alt-assets vertical

Jan 20, 2015 at 10:11 am by miltcapps

Note: Blackstone- and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking-backed Ipreo, which recently acquired Nashville entrepreneur Joe Maxwell's ShareholderInsite, today announced its acquisit.... Read More

Innovation: FinTech survey remains open for your feedback

Jan 16, 2015 at 05:37 am by miltcapps

Executive response on the Nashville FinTech opportunity

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:30 pm by miltcapps

THE NOTION of creating creating a Financial Technology (FinTech) accelerator or program initiative to support startups in the sector is getting fresh attention in Nashville. F.... Read More

Posited: FinTech accelerator idea meets entrepreneurial interest in Nashville

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

FINANCIAL Technology startups in the Mid-South could get a boost, if enthusiasm for a new accelerator initiative in Nashville translates into action. Prompted by recent partic.... Read More

Avila-led Emerge Financial Wellness mulls Series B raise in 2015

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

MARIO AVILA, CEO of Emerge Financial Wellness and its Contigo Financial subsidiary, says new partnerships this quarter may spur further growth and help trigger a Series B capi.... Read More

FinTech: Capital Confirmation eyes $20MM revenue, broadens global stride

Jan 12, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Update: Oct. 28, 2016 - The company reported raising $60MM from investors including Great Hill Partners. 10 May 2016 Capital Confirmation announced it acquired India-based Ver.... Read More

Agassi named CEO of Trinisys enterprise technology company

Jan 08, 2015 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

TRINISYS LLC, a Brentwood-based provider of enterprise integration and credentialing solutions, has named Healthcare venture veteran Antoine Agassi its CEO. Trinisys Co-founde.... Read More

Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing

Jan 08, 2015 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing

Jan 08, 2015 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

Updated: May 22, 2015: Memphis Daily News reported today that Synapse has raised $700K, mainly from Marchant and Webb, investors named in our Jan. 8 story, and from Hilliard C.... Read More

Ferrell: After acquisition, changes ahead for some Southcomm properties

Jan 07, 2015 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: NashvillePost said 3 November 2017 that Chris Ferrell has stepped down from the Southcomm CEO post. Earlier: According to a 10 December 2016 report by The Tennessean:.... Read More

VTC: Chattanooga's SIGNiX preps for Series C capital raise

Jan 07, 2015 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Update 8 Feb. 2016: Signix reported raising $5.4MM toward a $6MM goal.-Ed. SIGNiX, the Chattanooga-based e-signatures software and services company, is likely.... Read More

Nashville's Project Music music+tech accelerator names 2015 startup cohort

Jan 06, 2015 at 09:57 am by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC of Nashville today announced the eight members of its 2015 music-and-technology accelerator program, which convenes Jan. 18 in the Nashville Entrepreneur Center,.... Read More

FinTech: iQuantifi trajectory may take it to Series A raise this year

Jan 06, 2015 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

UPDATED 9 March 2015 - iQuantifi announced today it won Best of Show recognition and has been accepted to the Plug and Play FinTech Accelerator at Sunnyvale, Calif.-Ed. FINTE.... Read More

PE-backed Aegis Sciences acquires startup Diagnovus' assets

Jan 06, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

AEGIS Sciences Corporation, based in MetroCenter, announced today its acquisition of assets of VC-backed molecular-diagnostics startup Diagnovus, also based in Nashville. Term.... Read More

Kozicki: Brentwood Capital Advisors eyes pure-play Technology deals

Dec 18, 2014 at 01:06 pm by miltcapps

PURE-PLAY TECHNOLOGY companies in Nashville seem likely to get unprecedented attention from 15-year-old Brentwood Capital Advisors (BCA). Recently appointed BCA Managing Dire.... Read More

Memphis StartCo CEO updates Angel, Accelerator plans

Dec 18, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

ERIC MATHEWS told VTC the StartCo Angels group he leads has 10 Angels actively engaged, after adding "three or four" in the past year, through a deliberately "slow a.... Read More

XOEye Technologies wearables gameplan could include Series B in 2015

Dec 15, 2014 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Aug. 7, 2019: XOi announced $11MM Series C raise, with PeakSpan, Grotech, Vocap and NCN. Could mean total capital-in has passed $18MM, based on Crunchbase. Dec. 11, 2.... Read More

FedEx pledges $750K for logistics accelerator in Memphis EPICenter

Dec 15, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

FEDEX Corporation and the leadership of Memphis' new EPICenter innovation initiative are expected to provide further details soon regarding a new logistics startup accelerator.... Read More

Strategy for gauging 'transformative' TNInvestco value yet to be determined

Dec 10, 2014 at 09:37 am by miltcapps

Update: The Tennessean reported 29 Dec. 2014 that General Assembly House Speaker Beth Harwell is guiding a review of the process by which Fiscal Notes are developed for the Ge.... Read More

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