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VNC's May 2025 Venture Calendar

Apr 29, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

•West | •Central | •Eastern | •Other Below, events in May 2025. (See June '25 and beyond here.) May 1 • Dealmakers Middle Market M&A Conference by Smart Business, at Nashv.... Read More

Nashville Mayor Cooper names SBA veteran LaTanya Channel director of Economic Growth and Small Business Development

Sep 15, 2022 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

Metro Nashville Mayor John Cooper MBA today announced his selection of LaTanya Wright Channel JD as director of economic growth and small business development, within the mayo.... Read More

Wearables: Mark Harris-led HeroWear raising Seed, maps Series A round

Mar 05, 2020 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

CEO Mark Harris PhD confirmed for Venture Nashville that HeroWear, the manufacturer of an "exosuit" lift-assistance device that fits like clothing and offloads some energy fro.... Read More

Modeling TNINVESTCO 'fraught' with challenges, but maybe worthwhile

Mar 02, 2020 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

MATTHEW MURRAY PhD, one of Tennessee's go-to economists at the University of Tennessee, has, albeit with qualifications, affirmed that it could be worthwhile to do some modeli.... Read More

TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville

Feb 26, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: Some registrants to this event received a storm-related cancellation notice, but the event, in fact, merely started late, according to TN ECD staff.-Ed. OPPORTUNITY ZO.... Read More

Ahead: Pathway Lending CEO eyes expansion of regional operations

Feb 25, 2020 at 04:01 pm by miltcapps

CLINT GWIN, President and CEO of nonprofit Pathway Lending, the economic development lender, Community Development Financial Institution and business-training services provide.... Read More

EvidenceCare secures capstone Jumpstart Capital role in $7.3MM Series A

May 20, 2019 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

Update: 12 May 2020: EvidenceCare filed for a roughly $5MM capital raise.-Ed. EvidenceCare, the flagship SaaS platform offering from Medical Decisions LLC, has completed its $.... Read More

Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves

May 06, 2019 at 04:32 pm by miltcapps

METRO NASHVILLE/Davidson County Mayor David Briley in the past few days announced a new lead for the Music City Music Council and spotlighted new online tools to support local.... Read More

Chattanoogan is SBA's Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year 2017

Mar 20, 2017 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based CrowdVest.co investment-target website cranks up

Mar 20, 2017 at 12:36 pm by miltcapps

CROWDVEST.co has launched, offering online access to potential equity investment opportunities for accredited and non-accredited investors, as allowed by the 2012 Jumpstart Ou.... Read More

Venture Notes - January 19, 2016

Jan 19, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Entac Medical, Crom Carmichael, Jamplify, Innova leads series A, Mountain Group,DiaTech founder, former Cogent CEO, Wellview Health and more. HAPTEN SCIENCES, Memphis pharma e.... Read More

Nashville EC's BunkerLabs, Veteran Entrepreneur Society gather Jan. 21

Jan 18, 2016 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated - Bunker Labs Nashville announced Feb. 24, 2016, that the local program's founding sponsor is Comcast. The program is resident at the NEC.-Ed. MILITARY VETERANS with e.... Read More

Startup Garage Coffee enters E. Nashville,<br> Garage Leathers widens accessories line

Oct 20, 2014 at 12:42 pm by miltcapps

Update: Aug. 6, 2015 - Garage Coffee's in a JV with The Family Wash music/dining venue at 626A Main Street, E. Nashville. - Ed. GARAGE COFFEE, headquartered in Nashville's Mar.... Read More

Histories unfolding: Maker-entrepreneur Barry Walker + Marathon Village

Oct 20, 2014 at 07:55 am by miltcapps

BARRY WALKER, the Maker who saved Marathon Village in Nashville from the scrapheap of history, told VNC that during more than 30 years of adventurous projects, "I never even t.... Read More

Healthcare: Former Avondale analyst Dolliver has global mindset

Jul 27, 2014 at 03:17 pm by miltcapps

KEMP DOLLIVER, the former head of Healthcare equities research at Nashville-based Avondale Partners, has adopted an international mindset for his year-old Cherrystone Hill Cap.... Read More

LogoGarden says $2MM B-raise underway,<br>Brentwood firm vamps as strategic target

Jul 23, 2014 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Update: Founder John Williams disclosed this afternoon that FCA has invested $750K in the Series B underway. Williams invested $100K, and the balance sought is about $1.15MM.-.... Read More

Vanderbilt's Lutz kicks-off 'One Vanderbilt IT' cultural-change initiative

Jul 01, 2013 at 07:11 am by miltcapps

CONSULTANT BAIN & CO. not long ago completed its work at Vanderbilt University, leaving John Lutz, vice chancellor for information technology, and his specially chosen tea.... Read More

Search! Cornwall no longer leads Belmont University entrepreneur center

Jun 19, 2013 at 05:13 pm by miltcapps

JEFF CORNWALL, the bootstrap-entrepreneurship evangelist and mentor who has for years led Belmont University's Center for Entrepreneurship, has stepped-down from that post, Co.... 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

Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience

Dec 12, 2012 at 06:16 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 December: Metova Founder Kevin Ross announced today that he'll remain on the Metova board, but former VP David McAllister is now president. Ross said he hopes to be.... Read More

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