Memphis BioWorks Foundation

Update: Innova Memphis seeks Fed'l certification ahead of new fund raise

Apr 15, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Jan Bouten INNOVA MEMPHIS, the venture capital firm owned by Memphis Bioworks Foundation, has taken further steps toward gaining Federal sanction and, ultim.... Read More

VC- and Tech2020-led TennesSeed eyes capraise, regional investments

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

TECH2020 in Oak Ridge is sponsoring the launch of the TennesSeed Proof of Concept (PoC) fund, using a Federal grant of $250K and match contributions from Meritus Ventures, Inn.... Read More

Life Science TN 'ups its game' on Capitol Hill in pursuit of funding

Mar 09, 2015 at 03:42 pm by miltcapps

Updated: April 22, 2015 The General Assembly adjourned with no new funding for the LSTN program. -Ed. THE LIFE SCIENCE TENNESSEE (LSTN) annual visit to the General Assembly on.... Read More

For the record:<br>Nashville and other TN cities gain roles in workforce, innovation initiatives

Mar 09, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA today announced his TechHire initiative, in which Nashville and Memphis are involved, details of which are here. A complementary fact sheet is located h.... Read More

HealthIT: Scale-focused RoundingWell in Super-Angel raise, may double staff

Feb 27, 2015 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 29 June 2016 RoundingWell in Rogosin Institute pact for kidney disease care here. 15 March 2016: Strategic relationship with Redox Engine for API path to major EHR ven.... Read More

Leslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in Memphis

Feb 17, 2015 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Press Release MEMPHIS -- Nationally recognized entrepreneurial and business development leader Leslie Lynn Smith has been selected as president of the Entrepreneurs.... Read More

Legacies & Leadership: Nashville Technology Council Awards unveiled

Jan 23, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Update: Brian Moyer became CEO of NTC in September 2016.-Ed. NASHVILLE Technology Council (NTC) last night unveiled winners of the 2014 NTC Awards during its 6th Annual event,.... Read More

Memphis StartCo CEO updates Angel, Accelerator plans

Dec 18, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

ERIC MATHEWS told VTC the StartCo Angels group he leads has 10 Angels actively engaged, after adding "three or four" in the past year, through a deliberately "slow a.... Read More

FedEx pledges $750K for logistics accelerator in Memphis EPICenter

Dec 15, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

FEDEX Corporation and the leadership of Memphis' new EPICenter innovation initiative are expected to provide further details soon regarding a new logistics startup accelerator.... Read More

PEOPLE: Anand Sanwal's CB Insights has eyes on Nashville + Tennessee

Dec 08, 2014 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

THOUGH publisher CB Insights inevitably focuses much of its attention on VC and Private Equity investors in much larger markets, the company is thus far tracking hundreds of T.... Read More

GigVision: Chattanooga pushes toward role as high-tech launchpad

Dec 08, 2014 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

GIGTANK IV's sharper strategic focus seems likely to shift Chattanooga's role from Gigabit startup booster toward that of true Technology basecamp. On Dec. 2, the governing b.... Read More

Bares to lead LifeScience Tennessee toward advocacy, capital objectives

Oct 22, 2014 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

STEVE BARES, Ph.D., president and executive director of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, yesterday became chairman of the Life Science Tennessee (LSTN) board of directors, and its.... 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

TNInvestco 2.0 prospects uncertain, entrepreneurs and investors begin charting path forward

Oct 15, 2014 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

TNInvestco, the State of Tennessee's unprecedented capital-formation program, is perhaps mostly widely appreciated for the buzz it created for the state upon its debut in 2009.... Read More

HeadsUp: TN CRS private equity, Bioworks, Startup TN>Chile

Oct 06, 2014 at 06:30 am by miltcapps

BARTERSUGAR, the Memphis Upstart-powered business that supports mainly B2B trading, won't be pursuing its planned capraise, immediately, because Founder Layla T.... Read More

Crews Center for Entrepreneurship focus on startup talent development

Sep 18, 2014 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

Updated: Aug. 24, 2015 - Memphis Daily News reported Crews Center has launched a micro-Seed fund. Our 9/2014 story on the Center is below-Ed. TIGER STARTUP SCHOOL,.... Read More

Innova Memphis: Innova Fund III announced $20MM first close

Sep 08, 2014 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 10 Sept.: Innova told the Commercial Appeal that Fund III could go as high as $35MM; also, Innova could explore creating an Agriculture-oriented fund, report.... Read More

SeedHatchery: eDivv eyes Big Apple for beauty-barter startup

Sep 08, 2014 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Updated Dec. 18, 2014 - StartCo announced that eDivv has thus far raised a total $242K, including earlier debt, now converted.-Ed. EDIVV INC., an online marketplace for.... Read More

Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach

Mar 05, 2012 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

TNINVESTCO fund managers are invariably cautious when commenting in public on the prospects for further rounds of TNInvestco funding. Nonetheless, the atmosphere was decidedl.... Read More

BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011

Nov 07, 2011 at 06:29 am by miltcapps

 Pitt Hyde ► University of Tennessee Research Foundation is host for "Invention to Venture" Friday, Nov. 11, for those interested in entrepreneurship i.... Read More

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