Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Venture Notes - 21 July 2016

Jul 21, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

RESOLUTE Capital Partners Fund III topped-out at $170MM, and the firm is said to be recruiting LPs for a roughly $250MM Fund IV. Fund III check sizes have ranged from $1.5MM-$.... 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

Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still'

Jul 20, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

THOUGH the national startup scene has gotten "a little hypey some places," Nashville's entrepreneurial arena doesn't seem overly burdened by hype, said Steve Case, the AOL co-.... Read More

Venture Notes 14 July 2016

Jul 14, 2016 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: LaunchTN directors hired - EvolveWomen redux? - Martin money in IHT - GetStarted startup - FiveWorx M&A - SolMates - Carmichael rides again - Angel Tax Credit - Ort.... Read More

Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward

Jun 30, 2016 at 04:59 pm by miltcapps

  CEO Chris Van Beke Updated November 20, 2020 - VendorRegistry completed its sale to mdf commerce of Montreal on undisclosed terms. Jan..... Read More

Ripple Music emerging from stealth, into Series A raise for VideoBomb app

Jun 29, 2016 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

[Updated 8 June 2017] The Tennessean reports here on the official release of the VideoBomb app ahead of CMAFest in Nashville.-Ed. RIPPLE Music's VideoBomb app will soon becom.... Read More

Healthtech veteran sees blockchain technology upside for Nashville, industry

Jun 22, 2016 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

HEALTHTECH veteran John Bass, CEO of HCA's InVivoLink subsidiary, apparently never stops learning. At the ripe old age of 44, Bass is devoting some personal time to exploring.... Read More

Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative<br>anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia

Jun 22, 2016 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE, San Francisco and Philadelphia are being tapped to collaborate in support a push for more startups addressing "social determinants of health." Village Capital and T.... Read More

Update: Brody-Waite named CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Jun 22, 2016 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

MICHAEL Brody-Waite has been selected the third CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The announcement came this morning from EC Board Chairman John Ingram, who co-chaired th.... Read More

Bunker Labs Nashville startups on firing line in June 28 event

Jun 21, 2016 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: An additional startup, Menud led by Neil Whitney, is also to present. JPMorgan Chase and Bunkerlabs announced JPM will provide a $100K grant to the Nashville bunker.-.... Read More

Startup capital raises reported for HoneyCo indie-living + Ampersand Health

Jun 14, 2016 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

WHILE executives gathered today in Nashville to hear elite panelists discuss the evolving healthcare delivery continuum, two local startups today filed SEC reports on capital.... Read More

Post-36|86: VC Mitchell seeks dealflow, Nashville affiliate candidates

Jun 13, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

ANDREW Mitchell, the Consumer/Retail-focused founder of Brand Foundry Ventures (BFV), is following two Tennessee startups, scouting for a possible network affiliate here and r.... Read More

Nashville EC Vision2020 suggests global ambitions<br> and quiet building of entrepreneurship warchest

Jun 09, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

NESTING quietly on the Nashville Entrepreneur Center website is the provocative outline for the nonprofit's VISION 2020 Capital Campaign. The landing page for the campaign sug.... Read More

EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare

Jun 09, 2016 at 12:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 14 June 2016: HCA Holdings announced it has picked-up the title sponsorship for the EC's Project Healthcare accelerator, which has set July 7th as the deadline for sta.... Read More

Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership

May 20, 2016 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Memphis-based Soundways Inc. has gotten the initial accelerator investment through the Start MMT (Memphis Music Town) program created by nonprofit Consortium MMT and.... Read More

HealthX3: Jumpstart cohort, GfE HealthTech, EC Project Healthcare

May 19, 2016 at 06:45 pm by miltcapps

FROM SUNDAY onward, 24 Healthcare startups will be living in a special Heaven or Hell for early-stage ventures. Jumpstart Foundry Chairman Vic Gatto said Jumpstart will gathe.... Read More

Healthtech: Spera Health F&F raise likely prelude to true Seed round

May 03, 2016 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

SPERA HEALTH aims first for its software platform to support addiction recovery en route to the startup's broader positioning in the Behavioral Healthcare arena. Meanwhile, St.... 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

Vanderbilt University Board of Trust taps Private Equity execs as chairs

Apr 25, 2016 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated April 22, 2017: Evans and Rothschild assume their duties July 1, 2017.-Ed. VANDERBILT University said Friday the next leaders of its Board of Trust are to be Chairman-.... Read More

Spotlight: Nashville's WPC's Taproot a finalist for SIIA Codie healthIT award

Apr 25, 2016 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

WPC HEALTHCARE's Taproot Cloud Solution Suite is a finalist for "Best Healthcare Technology Solution" in the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Business Technology. The Brentwood comp.... Read More

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