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LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited

Jan 02, 2020 at 03:57 pm by miltcapps

FORMER Launch Tennessee Chief Program Officer Jill Van Beke exited her role with the Nashville-based nonprofit Dec. 13, after more than seven years service. Those facts were c.... Read More

Greater Nashville Technology Council reveals 2020 NTC Awards Finalists

Dec 05, 2019 at 07:00 pm by miltcapps

WINNERS were announced Jan. 23, 2020 - see below.-Ed. THE GREATER NASHVILLE Technology Council (GNTC) this evening announced Finalists in judging for the 2020 NTC Awards. Winn.... Read More

HealthStream Q3 earnings ahead, with analysts poised on the sidelines

Oct 02, 2018 at 02:22 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 January 2019 0855 - The company (HSTM) announced launching a long-anticipated rescuscitation suite co-developed with American Red Cross. Our 10/2/18 story below.-Ed.... Read More

TN innovators seek i6 Challenge grants for innovation, entrepreneurship

Sep 27, 2018 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

This covers four i6/RIS proposals: Collaboratory | POC | NFA | Smart Cities - None of these proposals won in the 2018 RIS cycle. TENNESSEE institutions and their corporate and.... Read More

Venture Notes - Aug. 2, 2018

Aug 02, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Charlie Coiner CHARLIE COINER, former Dooley-era UT football assistant coach, is back in Knoxville and working with developers at Austin's Workhorse Marketing on V2.0.... Read More

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

TN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activation

Oct 08, 2015 at 03:38 pm by miltcapps

AGLAUNCH, the State of Tennessee's agriculture-sector entrepreneurship and business-acceleration push, will mark a milestone Aug. 20 and then push onward. On that date, Ag-se.... Read More

VC Coleman Swenson Booth realized $44MM in 2010; portfolio exits likely to continue in 2011

Jan 18, 2011 at 07:38 am by miltcapps

Coleman Swenson Booth's exits from portfolio firms in 2010 yielded $44 million and further exits lie ahead, said CSB Managing Partner Larry Coleman. Full or partial exits fro.... Read More

'Pinky Gonzales' meets the digital Age of Fanatics

Jan 17, 2011 at 06:01 pm by miltcapps

Editor's note: In a move apparently planned well in advance of this interview, Jansen subsequently relocated to Portland, Ore. The story as it originally appeared follows. Jo.... Read More

Cumberland Center: New University-Business alliance plans to foster 'innovation hubs' in Mid-TN and State

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:43 p.m. re financial contributions.-Ed. Local university and business leaders are joining forces in a pro-innovation initiative for Middle Tennessee, supp.... Read More

iCare EMR sells, so TN e-learning firm re-targets

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:04 am by miltcapps

The University of Tennessee entrepreneurs who sold iCare EMR training software to Lippincott Williams & Wilkins have rebranded and will introduce new e-learning.... Read More

Game-changer: Jacobson's Tri-Star group aims for impact

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Harry Jacobson, M.D., and his young venture-investment colleagues find themselves in a target-rich environment. Altogether, they aim to fund young companies, improve healthca.... Read More

Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:33 pm by miltcapps

Update: UTRF Partnerships Director Stacey Patterson said after publication that "more than half" of UT's 58 percent of the grant amount "goes back out to other institutions an.... Read More

Venture capitalists standing-down from FONCE battle

Mar 30, 2009 at 09:44 am by miltcapps

Salix Ventures Chief Financial Officer Rob Ivy confirmed Friday that Tennessee venture-capital firms find they no longer have a beef with Gov. Phil Bredesen's plan to close a.... Read More

NEWSBITS March 30, 2009

Mar 30, 2009 at 09:44 am by miltcapps

In today's Tennessean, Nashville VCs comment on near-gridlock resulting from closed IPO window, lower valuations for entrepreneurs and need for exits through sales to strategi.... Read More

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