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CEO David Fox: 'Enormous void' in trusted news,<br>passion for news spurred Exile Global founding

Jun 07, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

ONCE and future journalist David Fox's exploration of business options has culminated in his co-founding of Nashville media startup dubbed Exile Global Inc. The company's inau.... Read More

Vanderbilt University steps-up pace in pursuit of international agenda

May 22, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University's International Strategy Working Group (ISWG) has released a draft portion of its "plan to strengthen Vanderbilt's international research, scholarship, a.... Read More

Venture Notes - 18 May 2017

May 18, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

LASSO aims to corral $4MM+ Series A for workforce management platform

May 18, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 July 2017 1214 - Lasso said it hired Doug Marrs, founding partner and former VP of StudioNow, as lead for sales and service. -Ed. LASSO LLC, the Nashville startup t.... Read More

CEO: Startup CEAdvisory doesn't rule-out some M&A ahead of strategic exit

May 18, 2017 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

THREE-year-old CEAdvisory is still a colt in the startup world, but Co-founder and CEO Gabriel Smith seems to have a clear sense of track conditions and the race his company m.... Read More

Marcom: Snell's Gyrosity eyes capital raise and Crosshair spin-out

May 01, 2017 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Update July 2018: Gyrosity became part of NYC-based Stadiumred Group, which also took a stake in Crosshair.-Ed. GYROSITY Projects, the interactive agency based in Nashville, h.... Read More

Venture Notes - 1 May 2017

May 01, 2017 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

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

2017 Project Music selects 4 startups from 120+ accelerator applicants

Feb 06, 2017 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

PROJECT Music, the year-round accelerator and mentoring program resident in the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC), has recruited its smallest batch of startups yet: Four, inc.... Read More

Dashiff departs MedCare Investments to head<br>Healthcare Services at Cannaccord Genuity

Jan 20, 2017 at 12:53 pm by miltcapps

DUNCAN DASHIFF has been named managing director and head of Canaccord Genuity Healthcare services in Nashville, where his investment-banking role also spans HealthIT, accordin.... Read More

Outgrowing startup ranks, Confirmation.com keeps pushing its envelope

Jan 17, 2017 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 June 2019: Capital Confirmation has agreed to sell on undisclosed terms to Thomson Reuters, release here. Overall coverage of the company here. Update: 18 Aug. 2017.... Read More

Surgiorithm among 5 Startups pitching LaunchTn-LSTN Venture Match

Nov 02, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Update 17 March 2017 Surgiorithm won the NSW pitch competition. 5 Nov 2016 0858: Surgiorithm placed 1st in the VentureMatch competition, earning $5K bestowed by Waller Lansden.... Read More

Synchronous Health's AI-bot Karla may attract capital<br>to help 'disrupt' population behavioral healthcare

Nov 01, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

UPDATE - On 2 October 2024, Lynchburg-based Thriveworks, founded in 2008 and having raised north of $400MM since inception, announced its acquisition of Synchronous, on undisc.... Read More

BIGR Media to raise capital for hyperlocal media and marketing group

Oct 13, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: HomePage and BIGR ended their consolidation efforts in 2017. On Oct. 1, 2018, Gilfillan and FW Publishing, owned by Bill Freeman and Jimmy Webb, co-founders of Freeman.... Read More

Expression Health Analytics presses Seed round, eyes Series A raise

Oct 12, 2016 at 04:41 pm by miltcapps

EXPRESSION Health Analytics, which offers a strategic growth and development platform for outpatient providers and their advisors, has a Seed raise underway and is likely to p.... Read More

HouseLens in talks with strategics amid $2MM capraise

Jul 22, 2016 at 01:12 pm by miltcapps

Updated 9 March 2020: HouseLens founders exited via sale to Louisville, Ky.-based SeekNow, on undisclosed terms. Today's Release here. Our July 22, 2016 story is below. -Ed. H.... Read More

Entrepreneur, Angel investor Freedman still has eye for startups<br>after selling majority of tents-events biz to PE funds

Jul 21, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Angel investor Joe Freedman may have a bigger cache of pixie dust for startup investments following the sale of majority interest in Nashville and Atlanta tents and.... Read More