Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Army veteran Wegner raises capital to fortify new 'Authentically American' apparel brand

Oct 05, 2017 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 May 2020: A source told VNC Wegner had completed his $500K raise. 21 April 2020: Wegner filed for a $500K capital raise. 27 June 2018: Startup announced here that l.... Read More

Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale

Sep 20, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: CEO Erik Mendelson said April 2, 2018, "We started our token sale. New hard cap is 45000 eth or USD 25m." TuneToken page here.-Ed. RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nash.... Read More

Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise

Sep 14, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 June 2018: Mixtroz won $100K prize from Rise of the Rest after joining B'ham's Velocity accelerator at Innovation Depot. 17 Nov 2017: Mixtroz won the top prize in C.... Read More

Project Music grad RecordGram eyes $100MM+ token sale, mulls Series A

Aug 16, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nashville-linked provider of a music-collaboration app, is considering launching a digital token sale, a capital-raising option often referred.... Read More

Michael Dukes' brand coming to life in high-touch Royal Circus retailer

Aug 15, 2017 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Updated Aug. 23, 2019: After valiant effort, Dukes and Gill announced they're closing and having a clearance sale.-Ed. MICHAEL Dukes, a well established creative and branding.... Read More

Venture Notes - 27 July 2017

Jul 27, 2017 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

Today: LaunchTN report | eMIDS raise | Scripturally Sound | SnapRad | Dynamo Fund | Relaphi | Bahou Click for larger image LAUNCH TENNESSEE is not merely dealing wit.... Read More

West End Holdings acquires American Hometown Publishing media group

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 Jan. 2018: AHP enlisted Austin-based David Arkin as Chief Strategy Officer, release here. Dec. 8, 2017 - AHP bought Lake Norman Citizen near Charlotte. 2 Oct. 2017.... Read More

Venture Notes - 11 July 2017

Jul 11, 2017 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: iScribe | HouseLens | GreenLight | Camp One VC | RowdMap | The EC | Pitch Night | Green Square PE | UAVs | HealthStream | AwarePoint | Pitchbook undertakes VC Ratings.... Read More

Venture Notes - 8 June 2017

Jun 08, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: Dart | Anquiro | 1804 | Spessard | DTC | Evermind | NCN | Breakthrough | NHCC | Oasis | Espaces King of CoreRights DART MUSIC's debtor-in-possession asset sal.... Read More

LLR Partners' Kemberton Healthcare deal illustrates M&A checkpoints

Jun 02, 2017 at 11:49 am by miltcapps

Update: 8 Oct. 2019: Kemberton announced acquiring specialized RCM company Advanced Patient Advocacy of Columbia, Md. Our Aug. 2017 story is below.-Ed. KEMBERTON Healthcare Se.... Read More

Brody-Waite: EC won't sub 'vaporware' or coffee for sustainability + value

Jun 01, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Brody-Waite said he is convinced Nashville entrepreneurship can "leapfrog" and surpass that of a number of peer cities in coming year.... Read More

BizFoundry CEO: Entrepreneur centers must<br>'meet entrepreneurs where they are'

May 08, 2017 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

JEFF BROWN, president and executive director of The Biz Foundry in Cookeville, listed several big lessons he's learned during five years cultivating entrepreneurship in the Up.... Read More

New entrepreneur-in-res at EC, launches 'Milk the Moment' startup

May 02, 2017 at 03:57 pm by miltcapps

COURTNEY 'Coko' Eason has launched into her role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center while simultaneously advancing her mobile app toward the mar.... Read More

NPREX eyes capital raises for direct-licensing performing rights platform

Apr 25, 2017 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

NPREX LLC, the digital marketplace for direct licensing transactions in the music performing rights industry, is in beta simulation testing with major publishers, has a Seed-2.... Read More

Courtney 'Coko' Eason named EIR at Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Apr 25, 2017 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) joins Code2040 and Google for Entrepreneurs today to announce Coko Eason (Linkedin) of Milk App as Nashville's second Code2040 Entrepren.... Read More

Wearables startup WiseWear's Series A underway, plans Nashville office

Apr 13, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

WISEWEAR, the health, safety and security wearable technologies brainchild of a Vanderbilt University biomedical engineering alumnus, plans to establish a Nashville office and.... Read More

Venture Notes - 11 April 2017

Apr 11, 2017 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: EC | DartMusic | Zycron | AffirmHealth | HeritageGp | Skopos Labs | GrowBio | 402 Digital | ORNL | RegionalOne | Chatta | UTC | Studio | NueCura | MyCanoe | ACG |Owens.... Read More

Center for Entrepreneurship staffs-up within<br>VU Owen Graduate School of Management

Apr 04, 2017 at 04:55 pm by miltcapps

MICHAEL Bryant has begun work as the first director of the newly branded Center for Entrepreneurship within Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. Bryant,.... Read More

Franklin fintech: Startup HealthcareTTU eyes $10MM Series B raise

Apr 03, 2017 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

FRANKLIN-based HealthcareTTU's top management is nearing the end of their work in Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Healthcare Accelerator Powered by Techstars, and the startup's $10M.... Read More

Sal Novin: Nashville tech entrepreneur's alternative to startup accelerators

Mar 21, 2017 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 28 Nov 2018 1010: We regret to inform you that Sal Novin passed away at age 45 on Nov. 24, 2018, after several years battling Glioblastoma cancer. A celebration of his.... Read More

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