Charlie Brock

Increased budget for LaunchTN uncertain as influentials ponder the matter

Feb 05, 2018 at 04:49 pm by miltcapps

Updated 1520 6 Feb 2018: It's still too early to say what'll be in the the FY19 State budget. However, this afternoon, LaunchTN Director of Marketing and Partnership Developme.... Read More

Launch Tennessee gameplan may eventually include $50MM Fund of Funds

Jan 26, 2018 at 05:21 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee is considering a wide range of tactics to make Tennessee a preferred state for startups, and among them is the notion of creating a Fund of Funds (FoF).... Read More

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion<br>to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership

Jan 25, 2018 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock Launch Tennessee, officially Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, has received about $20MM mostly from State funds in the past five years,.... Read More

Reg A+ candidate? Franklin startup Grabbr<br>eyes Publishing, Music, Med, Financial

Oct 24, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 March 2019: Further SEC filings for Grabbr, right here. June 2018: Founder David W. Dunham, 65, passed away. 14 May 2018: VNC learned Grabbr recently closed a capit.... Read More

Exec: LaunchTN embraces discretionary role in IMPACT Fund investing

Oct 18, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

JOHN LANAHAN, director of capital formation for Launch Tennessee, says the nonprofit fully understands its new discretionary role in choosing where to make roughly 20 Seed-sta.... Read More

With Nashville tech players aboard, Po.et Foundation reports $10MM funding

Aug 09, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 26 Sept 2017 - BTC Media announced during its Distributed:Health event Sept. 26 that, beyond Po.et, it'll seek additional digital-media portfolio companies for its BT.... Read More

Venture Notes - 24 July 2017

Jul 24, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today (11): LaunchTN | Steve Hau update | TCRS Pvt Equity | Veterans initiative | RxBIO capraise | Marcus Shaw @ CoLab | Van Beke | Artiphon | ZeroTo510 | ORNL. Charlie.... Read More

Impact Lab cohort members unveiled by Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance

Jul 18, 2017 at 10:52 am by miltcapps

SOCIAL Enterprise Alliance Nashville (link) on July 18 announced eight teams for the 2017 startup training cohort. For full background on the 5-day program designed to help so.... Read More

LaunchTN eyes creation of model anti-sexual harassment policy

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE management is developing a suggested policy template for possible use by stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem who are committed to addressing sexual.... Read More

Get Started LLC's Co-Starters offering bound for global communities

Apr 11, 2017 at 10:38 am by miltcapps

Enoch Elway GET STARTED LLC, the Chattanooga company that provides CO.STARTERS™ educational content and services for weaving solid communities and out.... Read More

VU Law & Innovation, Blockchain, Hack events set this week

Apr 03, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Law School's Program on Law and Innovation is hosting several interrelated interrelated Tech-oriented events, open to the public, Friday-Saturday, April.... Read More

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,<br>while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

Mar 21, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has had its share of wobbly years since it was created in 1997 by enactment of State law and then launched under its formal name, Tennessee Technology Develop.... Read More

Briefing: Hashed Health to convene blockchain consortium in Nashville

Mar 13, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

HASHED HEALTH, the Nashville startup backed by Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital, will in September convene in Music City its growing consortium of healthcare companies int.... Read More

Accelerate Health? With EC & Jumpstart Foundry out of the game,<br>some mull the need for a Healthcare accelerator in Nashville

Mar 06, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5:49pm: Stuart McWhorter's earlier response to our query was apparently overlooked in our queue and has been added, below.-Ed. THE Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) h.... Read More

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter

Mar 06, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE, the assumed name of the nonprofit officially chartered as Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), seeks to amend its statement of objectives. It.... Read More

VC, Techie, Startup speakers pack March 12-17 week<br>with Nashville entrepreneurship at several venues

Mar 04, 2017 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Nashville Startup Week, March 12-17, offers more than 40 speakers, panelists and startup Pitch entrants. The entire schedule and free registration are here. Artiphon's.... Read More

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD

Feb 16, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Nashville business executive Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Rolf.... Read More

Event: BTC Media offers VNC readers access to Distributed: Markets

Feb 13, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

BTC Inc., the tech publishing company that relocated here from Huntsville in 2015, this morning approved a Venture Nashville request to allow VNC readers a savings on tickets.... Read More

Gov. Haslam senses Tennessee 'making headway' in tech commercialization

Feb 13, 2017 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE companies and research institutions might be stepping-up efforts to secure patents, licensing intellectual assets and ensuring that such knowledge is commercialized.... Read More

More LaunchTN commercialization comments and notes

Feb 13, 2017 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

Please see Venture Nashville's accompanying story today on Tennessee tech transfer and commercialization activities, with additional comments from Gov. Haslam and Launch Tenne.... Read More

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