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TN's Techstars IoF's Brandon Bruce advises seedcos hit pipeline by Nov. 29

Nov 03, 2023 at 04:31 pm by miltcapps

TECHSTARS Industries of the Future Managing Director Brandon Bruce today provided VNC readers a reminder that, while seed-stage companies that aim to disrupt their sectors may.... Read More

Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga

Sep 05, 2023 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

CEO Tarby Bryant The Gathering of Angels (GOA) program, which helps prepare founders of entrepreneurial companies to pitch groups of accredited Angel investors, plans.... Read More

Governor proposes funds for TN GO push by TN ECD, UT, TVA, ORNL, VU

Mar 13, 2023 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

GOVERNOR BILL LEE'S initial FYI 2024 state budget proposal is said to include a non-recurring $5MM allocation to support the emerging Tennessee Network Growth and Oppor.... Read More

ECD-LaunchTN's 3686 could spike capital, entrepreneurial velocity

Sep 27, 2022 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Alto Solutions CEO Eric Satz ERIC SATZ, co-founder and CEO of Nashville's early-growth fintech AltoIRA (Alto Solutions Inc.), hopes that the LaunchTN 3686 Festival pa.... Read More

Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville

Feb 07, 2022 at 06:15 am by miltcapps

TECHSTARS, the global seed-investor network that helps advance scalable startups, today announced the 10 tech-heavy members of the first Industries of the Future Accelerator c.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Startup 'Real Good Kitchen' backs Food owners, equity, ecosystems

Dec 23, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

REAL GOOD KITCHEN INC. (RGK) is raising capital to complete its cornerstone production and services facility in urban Knoxville, a move that Founder-CEO Bailey Foster believes.... Read More

TokenizeTN names exec director to advance blockchain ecosystem

Feb 06, 2019 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

CARI JOHNS ISHAM brings experience in both the public affairs and events-management arenas to her new role as executive director of TokenizeTN, an advocate for making the Tenn.... Read More

CEO: Nashville Fashion Alliance may pivot into strategic relationship

Jan 29, 2019 at 02:07 pm by miltcapps

KEEPING its eye firmly on its missionary goal of building this region's fashion industry, the Nashville Fashion Alliance is in serious merger discussions with a prominent indu.... Read More

Fintech: Acquisitive startup Celero Commerce<br>picks Nashville for headquarters

Dec 04, 2018 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

Updated 18 June 2019: Celero acquired two payment companies on undisclosed terms: Elmhurst Financial Services and Tandem Innovative Payment Solutions. Release here. Earlier: C.... Read More

TVA is looking to startups to help solve its big energy problems

Nov 29, 2018 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

The federally owned electric power provider that serves Tennessee and portions of five adjoining states has been working in an advisory capacity with the federally-funded Inno.... Read More

Pre-Flight grad pilots Noka personal-health products startup toward runway

Jan 19, 2018 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

Lauren Egge LAUREN EGGE, a Stanford-educated product-design engineer and consultant, refined the flight plan for her startup -- Noka Supply -- as a member of the Nash.... Read More

TennSMART Consortium eyes bigger TN role in 'intelligent mobility' industry

Jan 03, 2018 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated Jan. 11, 2018 - Vanderbilt outlines its role in TennSMART, story here.-Ed. OAK RIDGE-based TennSMART Consortium, a nonprofit startup that is still refining its.... Read More

Greenhill, Nowers: Nashville EC Diversity program lifts-off, adds sponsors

May 02, 2016 at 03:49 pm by miltcapps

THE IMPACT from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's expanded diversity and inclusion effort is already being felt and its leaders are prepared to match more financial sponsors.... Read More

OverDog sale rumor afloat, some announcement said imminent

Apr 29, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Last updated 9 May 2016 3:38pm - Berneman and New York State-based startup Odd Networks confirmed today its acquisition of Overdog on undisclosed terms. No Overdog employees a.... Read More

LaunchTN selects partners for Statewide University Pitch Competition

Mar 11, 2016 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE (LaunchTN) announced today it has selected 17 entrepreneurially focused business competitions supported by ten host universities as partners in its statewide.... Read More

$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insights

Mar 10, 2016 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

HealthIT: Brentwood-based Healthspek eyes $1.5MM Series A capraise

Oct 27, 2015 at 03:20 pm by miltcapps

HEALTHSPEK's Angel-driven Seed round is still open, plus management expects to close a $1.5MM Series A round by yearend. The Brentwood startup has raised $1.25MM in capital si.... Read More

Team at Bredesen-backed Silicon Ranch<br>believes they've caught the Solar wave

Oct 22, 2015 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Jan. 15, 2018: Shell announced it is on-course to buy controlling interest in Silicon Ranch, release here. Initial price $217MM cash plus other possible gains. Jan. 1.... Read More

With major partners, Tech startup LeanKit expects to 'make a lot of noise'

Sep 08, 2014 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

FULLY ENGAGED, yet seemingly at-ease during an interview for this story, LeanKit Co-founder and CEO Chris Hefley said his five-year-old software company is, at least figurativ.... Read More

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