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HC adaptive learning entrant OnSomble targets Nashville, mulls capraise

Jul 25, 2018 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

ONSOMBLE Inc., the Nashville adaptive-learning platform company serving the healthcare industry, recently booked consecutive profitable quarters and could soon provide a liqui.... Read More

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

Roadtrip! Memphis Demo Day startups beckon entrepreneurs, investors

Jul 18, 2018 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

A DOZEN startups (listed below) are expected to show their wares during an Aug. 16 Demo Day in Memphis, as part of the entrepreneurial community's "Summer of Acceleration," no.... Read More

LaunchTN CEO search draws 900 resumes, dozens of qualified candidates

Jul 17, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

THE nationwide search for a successor to Launch Tennessee CEO Charlie Brock has drawn interest from nearly 900 persons, of which 60 or more have been deemed valid and qualifie.... Read More

EC's new Project Healthcare model now full-bore with 17 startups

Jul 13, 2018 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

THE NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER announced Thursday evening its enrolment of five Nashville healthcare startups and 12 startups drawn from 11 other states for concentrated su.... Read More

ORNL's Innovation Crossroads energy startup accelerator preps for Cohort 3

Jul 06, 2018 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Update 13 Sept. 2018: Cohort 3 apps will be taken through Oct. 29, 2018. Landing page link in story below.-Ed. It's never easy being a startup, and for startup energy companie.... Read More

Cleantech startup Active Energy Systems maps path toward market

Jul 06, 2018 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

MITCH ISHMAEL PhD and his colleagues at Active Energy Systems are working to solve one of the world's biggest energy problems in a lab space so small that one can nearly touch.... Read More

LaunchTN taps 13 potential startups from campus entrepreneurship pipeline

Jul 02, 2018 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE today announced it has picked the next crop of University-based entrepreneurship finalists who will pitch their business ideas to judges Aug. 28, as part of t.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Week Pitch winner's Seed raise well underway

May 24, 2018 at 04:52 pm by miltcapps

Update June 5: Please Assist Me has received investment of undisclosed magnitude from LA-based Backstage Capital.-Ed. IN A FIELD OF 10 STARTUPS, Co-Founder and CEO Stephanie C.... Read More

CEO Charlie Brock announces departure from Launch Tennessee

May 17, 2018 at 02:40 pm by miltcapps

Update 4:13 pm: Search leader Tom Ballard said after our article appeared that the group will be actively searching nationally and accepting other applicants, with no candidat.... Read More

LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief

May 04, 2018 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

EARLIER this week, Ted Townsend was named chairman of Life Science Tennessee, the advocate for the industry that spans research, products, devices, equipment and other goods a.... Read More

Considerations shaping our Journalism

Mar 07, 2018 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

The best journalism reflects relentless efforts to produce coverage that is faithful to long-standing criteria of fairness, accuracy, reliability and other virtues asso.... Read More

Nashville's Juice Analytics mulls Series A raise and bridge finance options

Feb 23, 2018 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

OWNERS of JUICE Analytics, the Nashville-based creators of the Juicebox tool for visualizing data to gain insights, are in early conversations with their network of venture ca.... Read More

Fuller drives FreightWaves startup, revs-up Blockchain in Transport Alliance

Feb 13, 2018 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

CEO Craig Fuller Update: July 24, 2020: FreightWaves raised $30M from Kayne Partners and $6MM from incumbent investors, bringing total to north of $76MM. TFP coverage.... Read More

Startups: GymCloud digital platform helps fitness trainers' build businesses

Feb 09, 2018 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

Kenton Boutwell KENTON Boutwell, the co-founder, CEO and majority owner of Nashville-based GymCloud LLC, says his startup is not likely to pursue outside capital befo.... 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

TTDC: Launch Tennessee fills gaps in board of directors

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Chair Bob Rolfe NEWLY APPPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS - Tennessee Technology Development Corp. (dba Launch Tennessee) Launch Tennessee is mainly funded by Tennessee Economic.... Read More

LaunchTN Impact Fund investor committee announced

Jan 25, 2018 at 02:49 pm by miltcapps

Courtney Watson The Launch Tennessee Impact Fund supports investment in for-profit, Tennessee-based companies making a social or economic impact in Agriculture, Healt.... Read More

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