Joe Cook Jr.

Entrepreneurs: If you're still 'thinking about doing a startup', get a job instead

Oct 31, 2011 at 09:54 am by miltcapps

Entrepreneurs of the world, Get Busy: You have nothing to lose but your income and your family. You've probably already lost your mind. Okay, so Solidus partner Vic Gatto did.... Read More

ORNL's Ballard joins PYA, hands-off portfolio to scientist Roberto

Oct 31, 2011 at 06:40 am by miltcapps

OAK RIDGE National Laboratory partnerships director Tom Ballard's duties will be assumed Jan. 1 by ORNL Associate Director James Roberto, Ph.D., as Ballard joins management at.... Read More

TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's

Sep 30, 2011 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

JAMES STOVER, Ph.D., vice president-operations for Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), is stepping-down from that post to join Diagnovus, a Nashville startup.... Read More

NewsBits, July 5, 2011

Jul 04, 2011 at 07:56 pm by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam ► GOV. BILL HASLAM's economic-development conference will be Sept. 22-23 at the Renaissance Hotel, Nashville. The governor recently announced an appointme.... Read More

Disruptive Capital: Dr. Harry Jacobson's push for investment<br>could help make Nashville 'the Silicon Valley of Healthcare'

Jul 04, 2011 at 02:37 pm by miltcapps

HARRY JACOBSON, M.D., believes U.S. healthcare needs a dose of reality and that Nashville needs injections of growth capital before it can truly become the Silicon Valley of H.... Read More

NewsBits, June 6, 2011

Jun 05, 2011 at 04:31 pm by miltcapps

► GO FIGURE: Nashville is listed 27th among the nation's "Cities on the Edge" that are "poised for greatness," according to Sperling's BestPlaces, which considers pro sports,.... Read More

FCA Venture Partners, TN Angel Fund<br>bless Silvercare 3MM B-round

Mar 09, 2011 at 02:09 pm by miltcapps

Silvercare Solutions, an on-site incontinence care provider, today announced completing its $3 million B-round led by FCA Venture Partners and Tennessee Angel Fund, the TNInve.... Read More

TriStar, Limestone TNINvestco funds<br>form Device Innovation Group

Mar 08, 2011 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

Two Nashville-based TNInvestco-funded companies, TriStar Technology Fund and Limestone Fund, have created and seed-funded Device Innovation Group (DIG), a Delaware LLC. DIG wi.... Read More

NewsBits, Feb. 14, 2011

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Joe Cook Jr. Joe Cook Jr. became chairman of Life Science Tennessee, effective Feb. 3. In a VNC interview a year ago, Cook said Nashville needed a culture of "true in.... Read More

QuickTake: Will the Google algorithm like your content?

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Some of Nashville's search-engine optimization and interactive marketing pro's seem to live and breathe Google rules, rumors and rants. We know: It's dirty work, but somebody'.... Read More

Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation'

Feb 24, 2010 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

Joe Cook has great hopes for Nashville, but sees impediments to overcome for the region's life-sciences industry and for the innovation community, generally. Cook is co-founde.... Read More

Confluence Solar is landing in TN with 250 jobs and raising Venture capital for new operations

Jan 20, 2010 at 04:38 pm by miltcapps

This story updated Jan. 21, 2010, 11:50 a.m..: Employee target number is 250, instead of 400, which was an earlier reported figure. Also, Confluence is employee owne.... Read More

NEWSBITS, Jan. 19, 2010

Jan 19, 2010 at 10:13 am by miltcapps

OnFocus|Healthcare is raising about $3 million in fresh capital, augmenting a 2008 round led by Nashville-based Solidus Co. In a filing with the SEC dated Jan. 14, OnFocus ind.... Read More

TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

The State of Tennessee today announced plans to divide $120 million in tax credits among six new TNInvestco investment firms, to spur venture investment in dozens of high-pote.... Read More

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC — Mike Shmerling's XMi Capital was one of the first firm's to signal its intention to pursue a TNInvestco allocation, under leaders.... Read More

Limestone Fund LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

Limestone Fund, LLC -- The close-knit founders of Mountain Group Capital partnered with former Asurion EVP and chief marketing officer Byron Smith to form Limestone. MGC's Joe.... Read More

Innova Fund II, LP

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

Innova Fund II, LP -- The fund is managed by Ken Woody, the general partner of Innova Memphis Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, which aims to make.... Read More

Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

On Saturday, Marcus Whitney began his Barcamp Nashville presentation by telling his techie audience, "We better start learning some open source code around here." Okay, so it.... Read More

TTDC says it plans no funding for TN Bio Assn.

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation management says it "has no confidence" in Tennessee Biotechnology Association to promote biotech and related industries. In a repo.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Noro-Moseley will keep eye on Digital Media

Oct 08, 2009 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

The news last week that Noro-Moseley Partners and digital-media specialist and General Partner Greg Foster had parted ways may have sent an uncertain message to Nashville medi.... Read More

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