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LaunchTN to ask 5-year, $44MM State support for maturing action plan

Jul 23, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock said his goal upon taking the reins of Launch Tennessee in January 2013 was always to "come in sprinting, and go out sprinting." Brock recently announced tha.... Read More

Increased budget for LaunchTN uncertain as influentials ponder the matter

Feb 05, 2018 at 04:49 pm by miltcapps

Updated 1520 6 Feb 2018: It's still too early to say what'll be in the the FY19 State budget. However, this afternoon, LaunchTN Director of Marketing and Partnership Developme.... Read More

Launch Tennessee gameplan may eventually include $50MM Fund of Funds

Jan 26, 2018 at 05:21 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee is considering a wide range of tactics to make Tennessee a preferred state for startups, and among them is the notion of creating a Fund of Funds (FoF).... Read More

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion<br>to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership

Jan 25, 2018 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock Launch Tennessee, officially Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, has received about $20MM mostly from State funds in the past five years,.... Read More

Rep. Mark White: GOP West TN Economic Caucus<br>should push region's economic development

Dec 04, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

GOP Members of the Tennessee General Assembly are likely to meet in January to consider how best to advocate for further economic development in the state's Western Grand Divi.... Read More

FINTECH: Franklin-based Core10's Series A propelled by FINTOP Capital

Nov 27, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Former COO/CFO Jeff Hanson succeeded Jeff Martin as CEO in October 2019.-Ed. FRANKLIN-based Core10, a software development services startup, has closed a $3.5MM Serie.... Read More

Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr<br>eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

Oct 24, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 March 2019: Further SEC filings for Grabbr, right here. June 2018: Founder David W. Dunham, 65, passed away. 14 May 2018: VNC learned Grabbr recently closed a capit.... Read More

Exec: LaunchTN embraces discretionary role in IMPACT Fund investing

Oct 18, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

JOHN LANAHAN, director of capital formation for Launch Tennessee, says the nonprofit fully understands its new discretionary role in choosing where to make roughly 20 Seed-sta.... Read More

Emma bulks-up further with SaaS industry-veteran CFO, CRO hires

Dec 07, 2016 at 09:33 am by miltcapps

Updated: 10 Oct. 2017 - NBJ today reports Emma has been sold to Insight Venture Partners on undisclosed terms. Insight previously invested in Nashville's Leankit. Venture Nash.... Read More

Satchel Health eyes major Series A raise, aims for eventual homerun exit

Dec 05, 2016 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

SATCHEL HEALTH, the Nashville post-acute care telemedicine startup, is likely to pursue a $5MM-$10MM Series A raise in early 2017, said Co-founder and CEO Ryan Macy. The two-y.... Read More

Venture Notes - Dec. 5, 2016

Dec 05, 2016 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

Venture Notes - 28 November 2016

Nov 28, 2016 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

Big Win!? Edgenet sells control stake to P/E Marlin Equity Partners

Nov 21, 2016 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

Update: Edgenet announced Jan. 7, 2019 its sale to Chicago-based Gladson, owned by NYC-based The Jordan Co. private-equity firm and Wicks Capital Partners. - Ed. EDGENET, the.... Read More

TN Comptroller: TNInvestco program 'doesn't appear successful'

Nov 10, 2016 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

[The Comptroller's full technical report is here. PREVIOUS VENTURENASHVILLE COVERAGE HERE and BACKGROUNDER HERE. -Editor] From a release today from the Office of the State Com.... Read More

Faros Healthcare names board chair, as Centerstone plan advances

Oct 24, 2016 at 04:08 pm by miltcapps

Updated August 2017 - Company's name changed to Raiven Healthcare. 31 Oct 2016 - Centerstone said in a release it generates about $310MM revenue and has 4,500 employees in 5 s.... Read More

Launch Tennessee Update shows multifaceted mission, wide-ranging action

Oct 20, 2016 at 06:15 pm by miltcapps

TODAY's meeting of the board of directors of Launch Tennessee -- formally chartered as Tennessee Technology Development Corporation or TTDC -- was broad-ranging. ECD's T.... Read More

ECD's Brewer joins Cate's Stones River Group

Aug 11, 2016 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

Stones River Group President Mark Cate , until a year ago the chief of staff to Gov. Bill Haslam, announced yesterday the addition of former journalist and former State Econom.... Read More

LaunchTN names Capital Formation, Entrepreneurship leaders

Aug 11, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE once again has a full-time director of Capital Formation, having recruited John Lanahan, formerly a senior associate of Cambridge-, New York- and Palo Alto-ba.... Read More

Medical Decisions LLC plans $2MM-plus Series A for EvidenceCare platform

Mar 03, 2016 at 05:11 pm by miltcapps

Updated Feb. 3, 2018: EvidenceCare has joined the 6th Accelerator cohort of Texas Medical Center in Houston, details here. 15 May 2017: Chicago's Auctus Group has been mandate.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 1, 2016

Mar 01, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Mac Bartine TODAY: Smart-RIA, ECD's Randy Boyd, LaunchTN INCITE,Impact Investing, Rebrovick move FINTECH is bubbling-up again in Tennessee: Knoxville-based newco Smar.... Read More

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