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SilverMark Partners: Fitzgibbon, Lundblade joined by Harrington

Jun 05, 2013 at 11:49 am by miltcapps

Updated 12 Sept. 2018: i-banker Silvermark announced it was exclusive advisor to Tennessee Oncology, which joined New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and West Cancer Cente.... Read More

Southland's 50 StartupVillage residents announced

May 31, 2013 at 03:26 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCHTN announced it's Southland event's full 50-startup lineup for its June 12-13 StartupVillage this afternoon (May 31). The listing follows. VNC's earlier rundown on the f.... Read More

LeanKit: Tech-savvy NVille VCs harder to find than Software talent

May 29, 2013 at 07:26 am by miltcapps

Updated Aug. 12, 2014: CEO Hefley said earlier this month the company's total capital-in is about $9MM, with more than 100 Angel investors participating. CrunchBase says that.... Read More

LaunchTN Southland signals aggressive<br>Tennessee entrepreneurial campaign

May 20, 2013 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

Update: Thirty (30) further startups were added to StartupVillage's lineup through a release from LaunchTN, covered here.-Ed. SOUTHLAND, the event being staged June 12-13 in N.... Read More

Mentor Capitalist: Gary Peat reboots after Council Capital

Apr 09, 2013 at 05:10 pm by miltcapps

GARY PEAT, the Nashville venture-capital executive known for his acumen and his patented intensity, has relaunched as an independent "mentor capitalist," after nearly 13 years.... Read More

LaunchTN appoints commercialization director from Nashville startup ranks

Mar 05, 2013 at 09:54 am by miltcapps

JIM STEFANSIC, Ph.D., an entrepreneur and biomedical engineer, has taken point as commercialization director for LaunchTN, officially the state-sponsored Tennessee Technology.... Read More

New LaunchTN CEO Brock cites innovation 'momentum', surveys challenges

Jan 08, 2013 at 11:11 am by miltcapps

CHARLIE BROCK'S widely anticipated appointment as CEO of LaunchTN was confirmed today by the high-growth advocate's board of directors. Brock, 48, takes-up his duties later t.... Read More

'City on Fire': Nashville.com licensed to local entrepreneurs for relaunch

Dec 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE.COM has been quietly licensed for relaunch to DevDigital by the owners of the potentially iconic Web address, Castello Cities Internet Network (CCIN). The Nashville-.... Read More

Chattanooga's Charlie Brock rumored likely to become LaunchTN CEO

Dec 12, 2012 at 08:44 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 Dec. 2:32 p.m.: FourBridges announced that Frank Williamson, cited in our original story as an advisor to FourBridges, has joined the firm and is to be its managing.... Read More

Tennessee Comptroller reports flaws in TNInvestco

Nov 13, 2012 at 11:03 am by miltcapps

Update: 14 Nov. 12:51 p.m.-Following its Sunset Law study, a subcommittee of the General Assembly's joint government-operations committee voted today in favor of ext.... Read More

This week's LifeScienceTN program lineup is likely to spark venture ideas

Nov 13, 2012 at 09:10 am by miltcapps

LIFESCIENCE Tennessee's annual meeting in Nashville brings venture pitches, innovation imperatives and a deeper dive into many things Bio. Some VNC readers will call that with.... Read More

LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event

Nov 13, 2012 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

AN INCONSPICUOUS, but science-heavy panel discussion here this week may help eventually broaden Nashville's Bio-reputation. At the Vanderbilt Marriott this Thursday, Jeff Con.... Read More

VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE VENTURE COUNCIL, a proposed nonprofit organization for VC's, seems to have moved closer to becoming operational. According to a new website that purports to represe.... Read More

Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,<br>sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:09 pm by miltcapps

Update: 21 November 6:26 a.m.: Chattanoogan.com reports that TN House Speaker Beth Harwell appointed UT COO David Milhorn to the board of LaunchTN/TTDC. Milhorn succeeds Alex.... Read More

Startup POPVOX could double as case study for LaunchTN tech-venture push

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:02 pm by miltcapps

POPVOX, the California-, DC- and Jackson, Tennessee-based legislative-action platform created by a Tennessean and her co-founder, could prove to be a case study for the state'.... Read More

Former HMS chief Stephenson now Condra's president/COO<br>at Dalcon Communications, says Linkedin entry

Sep 11, 2012 at 05:27 pm by miltcapps

Update: A Dalcon spokesman on 12 Sept. confirmed Stephenson's appointment. Our original story is below.-Ed.Tom Stephenson, formerly president of Healthcare Management Systems.... Read More

VentureNotes, September 10, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says

Aug 21, 2012 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

The state's TNInvestco-supported venture-capital funds had deployed roughly $55.3 million for 76 firms by year-end 2011, according to a report posted today by the program admi.... Read More

INCITE program announces more grant winners

Aug 20, 2012 at 02:33 pm by miltcapps

NCN-NHCC reports Startup surge and growing venture-capital gap for Nashville

Aug 09, 2012 at 08:31 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco has recently been among the drivers in a sharp uptick in Nashville-area venture capital investment and startup activity, according to a report released early this m.... Read More

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