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NTC Awards judges disclosed by Greater Nashville Technology Council

Mar 21, 2019 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

THE 10TH annual NTC Awards were bestowed in January 2019 by the Greater Nashville Technology Council, after a months-long process, with judging involving nearly 70 volunteers..... Read More

Nashville EC's 'Twende' event focuses on Black, Brown founders' funding

Mar 19, 2019 at 02:11 pm by miltcapps

THE FORTHCOMING Twende Summit at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center is 'designed to connect Black and Brown founders with the networks, knowledge, and resources to help them gr.... Read More

LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner

Jan 07, 2019 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Leeland Ekstrom PhD NASHVILLE BIOSCIENCES COO Leeland Ekstrom is scheduled to present the company this afternoon in San Francisco, during a session of Biotech Showcas.... Read More

Venture Notes- 3 Jan. 2019 - Gov.-Elect Lee retains ECD chief,<br>plus updates on tech startup capital raises

Jan 03, 2019 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: ECD | Devcon | SEC Cap Formation | i2iPop | Lirio | Bredesen Center | C4E-NueCura | LaunchTN | JA | VuCode Bob Rolfe GOV.-ELECT BILL LEE revealed today that H.... Read More

Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Dec 18, 2018 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index out today from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within.... Read More

Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere

Dec 11, 2018 at 09:43 am by miltcapps

Updated 21 Dec 2018: Coko Eason's Milk the Moment has been inducted into the 2019 cohort of Velocity Accelerator in Birmingham, she told VNC today. BBJ coverage. -Ed. COURTNEY.... Read More

FINTOP Capital DealCloud exit transaction marks Joe Maxwell's first as a VC

Aug 16, 2018 at 04:54 pm by miltcapps

JOE MAXWELL, the recent founder of FINTOP Capital who was for many years known as one of Nashville's most successful fintech entrepreneurs, has confirmed that he's got a lot t.... Read More

Venture Voices: Julie Samuels of TECH:NYC shares views with Nashville

Aug 14, 2018 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

JULIE SAMUELS JD is 2.5 years into her job as executive director of TECH:NYC and 13 years out of Vanderbilt University Law School. Samuels works to build relationships between.... Read More

CEO: XMi Acquisition has $15MM dry powder, more M&A moves likely

Oct 25, 2017 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

XMi Acquisition CEO Jim Phillips told Venture Nashville his firm has ties to a handful of funds with about $15MM in aggregate capital available for investments and XMi has its.... Read More

CEO: Nashville EC steps-up transparency, surveils market,<br>aims to serve diversity of constituents and biz models

Oct 20, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center (EC) CEO Michael Brody-Waite said yesterday the nonprofit has no plans to invest in startups that come through its doors. EC staff and outside ad.... Read More

Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale

Sep 20, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: CEO Erik Mendelson said April 2, 2018, "We started our token sale. New hard cap is 45000 eth or USD 25m." TuneToken page here.-Ed. RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nash.... Read More

Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise

Sep 14, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 June 2018: Mixtroz won $100K prize from Rise of the Rest after joining B'ham's Velocity accelerator at Innovation Depot. 17 Nov 2017: Mixtroz won the top prize in C.... Read More

West End Holdings acquires American Hometown Publishing media group

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 Jan. 2018: AHP enlisted Austin-based David Arkin as Chief Strategy Officer, release here. Dec. 8, 2017 - AHP bought Lake Norman Citizen near Charlotte. 2 Oct. 2017.... Read More

Venture Notes - 11 July 2017

Jul 11, 2017 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: iScribe | HouseLens | GreenLight | Camp One VC | RowdMap | The EC | Pitch Night | Green Square PE | UAVs | HealthStream | AwarePoint | Pitchbook undertakes VC Ratings.... Read More

BizFoundry CEO: Entrepreneur centers must<br>'meet entrepreneurs where they are'

May 08, 2017 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

JEFF BROWN, president and executive director of The Biz Foundry in Cookeville, listed several big lessons he's learned during five years cultivating entrepreneurship in the Up.... Read More

New entrepreneur-in-res at EC, launches 'Milk the Moment' startup

May 02, 2017 at 03:57 pm by miltcapps

COURTNEY 'Coko' Eason has launched into her role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center while simultaneously advancing her mobile app toward the mar.... Read More

NPREX eyes capital raises for direct-licensing performing rights platform

Apr 25, 2017 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

NPREX LLC, the digital marketplace for direct licensing transactions in the music performing rights industry, is in beta simulation testing with major publishers, has a Seed-2.... Read More

Courtney 'Coko' Eason named EIR at Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Apr 25, 2017 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) joins Code2040 and Google for Entrepreneurs today to announce Coko Eason (Linkedin) of Milk App as Nashville's second Code2040 Entrepren.... Read More

Venture Capital, HealthTech sessions are Oct. 4 at Entrepreneur Center

Sep 30, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center is the site Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, for panel discussions on Venture Capital and on Nashville's leadership opportunity in Health-sector technolo.... Read More

Mayor Barry seeks 'Nashville Vision' for economic inclusion, empowerment

Sep 30, 2016 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

Metro/Nashville Mayor Megan Barry yesterday announced convening a 17-member Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee to be led by Co-Chairmen Edward 'Eddie' George M.B.A., managi.... Read More

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