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Latest TTDC grants meant to vault Tennessee<br>startups beyond 'Valley of Death'

Mar 21, 2011 at 08:27 am by miltcapps

Eight startup tech firms have each won $50,000 Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) proof of concept grants to help the companies advance toward commercializati.... Read More

NewsBits, February 7, 2011

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Bill Evans Bill Evans, CEO and director of St. Jude Children Research Hospital in Memphis, and chairman of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) boa.... Read More

CEO says Moontoast considers A-round capital raise

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:40 am by miltcapps

Moontoast, the Boston-based and Nashville-linked social-commerce platform that enables "brands" and their owners to generate fan income, may conduct an A-round capital raise t.... Read More

Gov.-Elect Haslam names Hagerty to key Economic Development post

Jan 09, 2011 at 03:56 pm by miltcapps

Gov.-Elect Bill Haslam has chosen private-equity executive William F. "Bill" Hagerty IV as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development,.... Read More

In Burcham's mind, Entrepreneur Center is in Trolley Barn creating 'Wow!' companies to serve state and nation

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

Perhaps realizing no one else is going to push Michael Burcham harder than he pushes himself, the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's founding director uses goals and performance.... Read More

ANOVA: Biomet co-founder, Spires in ortho implant startup

Dec 13, 2010 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

ANOVA Implant Solutions, a Brentwood startup, can become a nationally recognized orthopedic implant brand, according to founder and CEO Walter Spires. That's part of the.... Read More

NewsBits, December 7, 2010

Dec 07, 2010 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Gov. Bredesen IN A VICTORY lap only a physicist could love, Gov. Phil Bredesen visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory last week to celebrate the opening of the Joint I.... Read More

Venture Notes, April 5, 2010

Apr 05, 2010 at 04:27 am by miltcapps

Gibson Guitar was recently under The FT's Debtwire microscope, in a story about pressures that might yet force reorganization of the privately held instrument maker. Sources.... Read More

Venture Nashville Calendar Update

Apr 03, 2010 at 05:39 pm by miltcapps

► Gov. Phil Bredesen's 8-year economic development push reaches a milestone Sept. 27-28, when the Administration convenes the 57th Annual Governor's Conference on Economic and.... Read More

Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership

Mar 08, 2010 at 08:42 am by miltcapps

Consensus Point LLC, the Nashville-based predictive-markets provider, is preparing a B-round capital raise to accelerate its growth. In addition, Consensus Point got a potent.... Read More

Entrepreneurs, VCs, TTDC mobilize for venture funding

Mar 03, 2010 at 03:06 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation is mobilizing entrepreneurs to nurture startups, create jobs and sustain State funding for TTDC, itself. For example, coming soon.... Read More

TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

The State of Tennessee today announced plans to divide $120 million in tax credits among six new TNInvestco investment firms, to spur venture investment in dozens of high-pote.... Read More

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC — Mike Shmerling's XMi Capital was one of the first firm's to signal its intention to pursue a TNInvestco allocation, under leaders.... Read More

Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

On Saturday, Marcus Whitney began his Barcamp Nashville presentation by telling his techie audience, "We better start learning some open source code around here." Okay, so it.... Read More

TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation leaders see the next 30 days as crucial to TTDC's continued ability to add value to the state's tech-driven economic development..... Read More

TTDC says it plans no funding for TN Bio Assn.

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation management says it "has no confidence" in Tennessee Biotechnology Association to promote biotech and related industries. In a repo.... Read More

Chamber CEO: 'Fever pitch' battle vs recession requires tough calls

Oct 01, 2009 at 12:06 pm by miltcapps

Ralph Schulz, the president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, says, "What keeps me awake at night is 'What business environment will this settle into'.&q.... Read More

TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams

Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54 pm by miltcapps

Roughly $500,000 in Tennessee Technology Development Corporation grants have been awarded to teams developing technologies that may be commercialized. The fact that TTDC is p.... Read More

Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Biotechnology Association Interim Chairman Bob Acuff, Ph.D., says TBA knows his successor should come from the biotech industry, not academe. Acuff has held the TBA.... Read More

Vanderbilt venture developer notes 'disconnect' with Venture Capital

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University's technology-commercialization startups have not enjoyed particularly strong connections to Tennessee venture-capital sources. On Sept. 11, VU New Ventu.... Read More

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