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Venture Notes - 21 August 2018

Aug 21, 2018 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

CEO Kayla Graff maps SweetBio capital raises, market entries

Aug 16, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updates: May 31, 2019: MBJ reported the company's raise to date is $3.1MM; also, it just received 510k FDA clearance to market its Apis resorbable membrane made from honey, to.... Read More

Stuart McWhorter leads formation of D17 Ventures media/tech-oriented VC

Jun 04, 2018 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 3:42pm 4 June 2018 (See below). STUART McWhorter, who is chairman and partner of Brentwood-based Clayton Associates recently became managing member of a new venture c.... Read More

NVille's Virtuoso Surgical talks with coastal bankers<br>ahead of $3MM Seed raise

May 30, 2018 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated May 19, 2021 - Virtuoso Surgical recently learned it qualified to proceed with a $20MM Reg A capital raise, which could enable the company to commercialize surgical te.... Read More

Growth-equity firm SSM Partners eyes Nashville investment opportunities

Apr 04, 2018 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Update: Additional investments have been added to list below.-Ed. SSM PARTNERS, based in Memphis, is likely to make an additional four growth-equity investments in the next 1.... Read More

CEO Sinead Miller charts PATH EX course to capital, partner & market

Mar 29, 2018 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

PATH EX Inc., the Nashville startup built around blood-cleansing technology created at Vanderbilt University, has amassed an enviable network of advisors, grantors and industr.... 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

Med-devices startup Somavac raises Seed capital from VCs, Angels

Oct 17, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Aug. 24, 2021: SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions announced the granting of US Patent (11,078,898), covering its SOMAVAC® SVS SmartSuction Technology and surgical drain manag.... Read More

LaunchTN eyes creation of model anti-sexual harassment policy

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE management is developing a suggested policy template for possible use by stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem who are committed to addressing sexual.... Read More

eProcurement startup GreenLight Medical maps Series A-B raises

Jul 10, 2017 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updates: 10 March 2022: Greenlight sold to Symplor, release here. 23 May 2018: Co filed for nearly $1.8MM raise completed. 14 Feb 2018: The company has raised its Series A tar.... Read More

Relay Life Science commercial development startup raising capital

Apr 20, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

RELAY Life Science LLC, a technology commercial development company, has launched in Nashville and is preparing to raise capital, after two years perfecting their model. Co-fo.... Read More

Tom Ballard still failing to retire from business and economic development

Apr 20, 2017 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Tom Ballard Updated 21 Oct 2025 - Tom Ballard is now supposedly retiring from PYA on Dec. 31, 2025, while retaining many of his advisory roles.... Read More

Nashville's Project Music at the EC searches for Entrepreneur in Residence

Sep 30, 2016 at 08:47 am by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC is looking for an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) and Music Industry Lead to advance the two-year-old program, which places priority on helping entrepreneurs in.... Read More

Musculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis event

Sep 28, 2016 at 06:45 pm by miltcapps

MB Ventures Cofounder Gary Stevenson said this year's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) is likely to attract more investors and more startups that are coming out.... Read More

Musculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis event

Sep 16, 2016 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

MB Ventures Cofounder Gary Stevenson said this year's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) is likely to attract more investors and more startups that are coming out.... Read More

TriStar Health Partners eyes $100MM fund for healthIT, medtech and more

Sep 12, 2016 at 03:07 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based TriStar Health Partners LLC seeks limited partners for a planned $100MM fund for investment in tech-enabled Healthcare services, Medical Devices, Pharma and ot.... Read More

Venture Notes - 12 September 2016

Sep 12, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Winners announced from Statewide University Pitch Competition

Jun 07, 2016 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee on May 26 announced four winners of its Statewide University Venture Challenge, a new initiative launched in March. The programs aims to engage student entrep.... Read More

AeroWALL Dynamics: NVille startup to leverage TN's transportation sector

Jun 06, 2016 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

THOUGH it's preparing for a long journey, AeroWALL Dynamics might instead gain enough traction among trucking operators to make the Nashville startup's trip to an exit a very.... Read More

AegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in Chattanooga

Jun 06, 2016 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

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