Nashville Entrepreneur Center

NEXT Awards 2024 Winners chosen by Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Oct 22, 2024 at 07:00 am by miltcapps

Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) has announced details on its 2024 NEXT Awards finalists and Hall of Fame inductions, scheduled for Schermerhorn Symphony Center. S.... Read More

Lipscomb's Applied AI cohorts boost industries' general talent supply

Jul 09, 2024 at 03:51 pm by miltcapps

WHILE much of humankind stares like proverbial deer into the headlights of generative artificial intelligence and other forces, some Nashville institutions, entrepreneu.... Read More

CEOs of Titans, Nashville SC likely fans of Music City entrepreneurship

Jun 27, 2024 at 03:44 pm by miltcapps

THE CEOs of the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Soccer Club -- respectively Burke Nihill and Ian Ayre -- are both on-record as viewing Music City as a great place to do.... Read More

2024 Project Fintech draws six startups to Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Jun 26, 2024 at 11:37 am by miltcapps

Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) announced its second four-month Project FinTech accelerator cohort. Cohort inductees and founders: Ascent | Arjun Sahgal, New York City B2.... Read More

Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance

Jun 21, 2024 at 08:24 am by miltcapps

Daniel Diermeier Freddie O'Connell VOWING TO SERVE the public interest through collaborative efforts, the Nashville Innovation Alliance has been launched to.... Read More

Serial startup founder de-risks Atadas, meets potential investors, bidder

May 09, 2024 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDER-CEO Bill Farr is the 100% owner and funder of startup telehealth-solutions entrant Atadas Inc. and he makes very clear that his priority is de-risking his startup by e.... Read More

Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism'

Apr 29, 2024 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Accelerator 2.0 broadens focus to embrace all-inclusive fintech New EIR is veteran of long-hold, big-exit Tennessee fintech pioneer Tennessee attributes create unique opportu.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - April 3, 2024

Apr 01, 2024 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Applications window open for Project Fintech The Works deadline for 5-startup cohort, Knoxville Altitude Ventures filings support Fund III and SPVs Calm Waters AI, backed by.... Read More

CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities

Mar 20, 2024 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

EIGHT MONTHS after accepting the tiller of Nashville Entrepreneur Center from predecessor Jane Allen, EC CEO Sam Davidson is weighing 2024 priorities related to revenue growth.... Read More

VocalBrain CEO eyes bootstrap, capraise options for vocal-training platform

Mar 06, 2024 at 11:27 am by miltcapps

Tech veteran weighs pros + cons of early funding options Vocal coaching, training via community platform easing thru betas engineering talent with heart for Music a priority.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

Feb 07, 2024 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

Jan 24, 2024 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Stepping back from the fray, we find there are a myriad of scheduled events just ahead. We've chosen to spotlight 40+ below. Errors are ours. Updates, corrections are w.... Read More

Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders

Dec 20, 2023 at 01:55 pm by miltcapps

VOLUNTEERS rallying under the "Re:Generate" banner and closely allied with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) are redoubling their efforts to recruit timely philanthropic.... Read More

Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief

Oct 24, 2023 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

Hon. Freddie O'Connell NASHVILLE MAYOR Freddie O'Connell announced he has joined with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Partnership 2030 in a relationship th.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center reveals 2023 NEXT Awards honorees

Oct 23, 2023 at 09:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER (EC) earlier this evening recognized winners of its 2023 NEXT Awards competition during ceremonies before an estimated crowd of 750 at Schermerho.... Read More

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

Oct 06, 2023 at 01:16 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Mayor Freddie O'Connell today announced his appointment of Isaac Yao Addae PhD to manage Small and Minority Business Engagement matters within the new Administration.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center 2023 NEXT Awards

Aug 30, 2023 at 07:56 am by miltcapps

THE FINALISTS for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's NEXT Awards were released at Midnight, Aug. 30. Link to the press release here. Winners will not be released til.... Read More

Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances

Aug 16, 2023 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

[12 Sept.] Presidential selection: Dr. Agenia W Clark, release here. She starts 6 Nov. 2023. Freeman Center programs to ramp-up Q1 2024 Designers, builders work toward iconic.... Read More

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem

Aug 07, 2023 at 12:13 pm by miltcapps

AMID WHITE-HOT campaigning to succeed incumbent Mayor John Cooper via Sept. 14 run-off voting for mayor of Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, candidates Freddie O'Connell.... Read More

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