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Memphis entrepreneurship plans surge, as Bioworks Foundation ends run

Jul 07, 2021 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 30 Sept. 2021: EDA announced no winners in Tennessee in the latest round. See who got shares of the program's $36.5MM outlays right here.-Ed. THREE NEW MEMPHIS entrep.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 30, 2021

Jun 30, 2021 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

Dynamo Ventures $43.2M Fund II eyes global Supply Chain, Mobility bets

Jun 24, 2021 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

DYNAMO Ventures, a Chattanooga investor with a widening global footprint, today announced completion of its $43.21MM Fund II, which has already deployed money to at least thre.... Read More

Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga

Jun 24, 2021 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

LINDSEY COX is simultaneously shaping strategy, expanding her team, advancing a new $5MM fund, and preparing to buff the brand of The Company Lab, aka CoLab, in Chattanooga. C.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Reality check: Memphis Regional Megasite faces Sunset timer

Jun 15, 2021 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

FIFTEEN years after the proposed 4,100-acre Memphis Regional Megasite (MRM) development project was approved by the state, an economic boon anchored in West Tennessee has yet.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 11, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 at 03:42 pm by miltcapps

Nashville ECD Director Pogue reaches out, preps plan, mulls target options

Jun 09, 2021 at 01:37 pm by miltcapps

COURTNEY POGUE, six weeks into his job as director of economic and community development for Metro Nashville Davidson County, is prioritizing community engagement and strategi.... Read More

Gov. Lee opens Memphis Regional Megasite study, vows to advance project

Jun 08, 2021 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

GOV. BILL LEE today released findings from a recent study of strengths, weaknesses and potential prospects for success on the 4,100 acres of the long-planned Memphis Regional.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 1, 2021

Jun 01, 2021 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

Moreland & Stokel raising Seed for grownup EVA's post-pandemic push

May 26, 2021 at 03:17 pm by miltcapps

CO-FOUNDERS Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel, whose EVA startup connects corporate and other customers with the talent they need for entertainment and interactive-experie.... Read More

Touching base: Van Tucker, John Murdock on growing TN Angel capital

May 24, 2021 at 03:54 pm by miltcapps

Touching base: Van Tucker and John Murdock of LaunchTN + Nashville Entrepreneur Center, respectively, responded individually below to VNC's query about their organizations' cu.... Read More

CEO: Gimme Radio $3MM raise targets Country, Metal artist-fan engagement

May 24, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

UPDATED: April 11, 2023 0850 - CEO Lenane announced plans for shuttering Gimme Radio on April 29, via his April 10 Medium post here. He told VNC today "I really believe fundin.... Read More

LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due

May 20, 2021 at 12:48 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE continues to add members -- all 21 are listed below in this story -- to its Impact Fund Investment Committee. The Investment Committee, the members of which s.... Read More

Venture Notes - May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021 at 04:29 pm by miltcapps

CEO confirms Meharry MMC VC partnerships with Ambitna, ReCoVer Health

May 19, 2021 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

MEHARRY Medical College subsidiary MMC VC Inc., dba MMC Ventures, is already ramping-up partnerships with two companies. MMCV President and CEO Veronica Mallett, MD, MMM, told.... Read More

SangCash to speed payments to songwriters, publishers as venues reopen

May 14, 2021 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

SANGCASH LLC Founder Stephen DeGrazia took a chance on moving to Nashville three years ago, the way many Nashvillians have done, but the move wasn't simply to pursue a gig, a.... Read More

Maxwell's interests go beyond Venture to Banking, bank-embedded fintech

May 11, 2021 at 05:01 pm by miltcapps

IN ROUGHLY the past 15 months, Nashville investor and serial fintech entrepreneur Joe Maxwell has further expanded the portfolio of his FINTOP Capital and completed its $125MM.... Read More

Startup brewer Pure Land Sake eyes capital raises, Nashville entry

May 11, 2021 at 11:16 am by miltcapps

CO-FOUNDER and CEO Rick Margaritov, an entrepreneur who moved to Nashville from Los Angeles in summer 2019, is preparing to raise Seed capital for Pure Land LLC, which plans a.... Read More

RoundingWell capraise decision ahead for workflow orchestration platform

May 07, 2021 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

WILL WEAVER, the cofounder, president and CTO of RoundingWell LLC, told Venture Nashville that a decision regarding the form, magnitude and timing of the company's next capita.... Read More

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