Townes Duncan

NEWSBITS May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009 at 10:22 am by miltcapps

VNC has learned scholar-entrepreneur Harry Jacobson's (at left) new office is at 3401 West End, where many tenants are VU or VU-linked offices and businesses. Jacobson's term.... Read More

Aegis Sciences muscles-up for growth in Nashville

May 26, 2009 at 10:16 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Aegis Sciences Corp. has been quietly expanding its workforce to meet rising demand for its drug- and chemical-testing services. In a VNC interview Friday, fou.... Read More

CredenceHealth leverages Angel money and Feds' pressure

May 14, 2009 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

Note: CredenceHealth sold in March 2011 to Xerox's Affiliated Computer Services, release here. Data Advantage, referred to in this story, was sold in 2010 to sector consolidat.... Read More

Sidebar: Opinions on CAPCO vary among VCs

May 01, 2009 at 08:35 am by miltcapps

As previously reported by VNC, venture capitalists, particularly those who want state incentives managed by Tennessee firms, have differing opinions on the legislative proposa.... Read More

Petra Capital makes $5MM tech investment

Apr 06, 2009 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

Petra Capital Partners has made its first investment in NuView Systems Inc. of Wilmington, Mass. Petra said in a company release that its investment in NuView is $5.... Read More

General Assembly spotlights venture investing

Apr 06, 2009 at 12:22 am by miltcapps

Tennessee private-equity and early-stage venture investment may soon get another boost from the General Assembly. During a meeting Thursday, venture-capital executives who are.... Read More

VC CEO steps aside for new man at Pathfinder Therapeutics

Mar 11, 2009 at 10:40 am by miltcapps

Pathfinder Therapeutics Inc. has a new president and CEO, just in time for the company's presentations to investors and medical professionals. Curtis L. "Skip" Good.... Read More

'Growth advisor' Campbell stays close to the money

Mar 09, 2009 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

Laura Campbell has been close to Nashville's healthcare money a long time, and has put proximity to good use. In an interview with VNC, Campbell recalled that, while she was.... Read More

Passport Health deal with Aequitas Capital focuses on front-end collections

Dec 10, 2008 at 10:38 am by miltcapps

In a side-by-side marketing arrangement, Passport Health Communications will co-market Aequitas Capital Management's medical-finance card. Franklin-based Passport announced t.... Read More

Venture File: Solidus Company

Dec 10, 2008 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

Updated: Duncan formed Invergarry Holdings (PE/VC) in 2018, having earlier parted ways with Solidus. Update Oct. 30, 2009: Plumgood Food, shown in the list below, is defunct.-.... Read More

Rising Stars: Rep. Cooper adds lawyer to staff

Dec 03, 2008 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5) has beefed-up his staff for addressing intellectual property and patent issues of interest to the entertainment industry and others, by adding Sam R.... Read More

Rick Oliver's American Sentinel launches D-Round capital raise

Dec 03, 2008 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

American Sentinel University, the online university that includes prominent Nashville investors among its leadership, has launched its fourth capital raise, with a goal in the.... Read More

Nashville VC: 'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply

Nov 09, 2008 at 05:43 pm by miltcapps

During last week's venture-capital panel discussion here in Nashville, the Most Sobering Comment Award probably went to Sid Chambless, the executive director of Nashville Capi.... Read More

Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus

Nov 07, 2008 at 10:56 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation yesterday reported further progress in stitching-together the state's science and technology stakeholders. The TTDC board of direc.... Read More

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