Solidus-TNInvestco

CivicEye's $12.4MM A-round fuels US growth and team-building

Aug 03, 2022 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Awareness of safety-security factors grows, CivicEye deepens US presence Founders, VC, Angels, TNInvestco, INCITE, SSBCI initiative sustained vision VC Cercano has phase-gate.... Read More

Scorebird mobile sports-data startup preps $1MM-plus Series A raise

May 20, 2015 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

SCOREBIRD LLC, the mobile sports-data startup based in Nashville, is preparing to pursue a Series A capital round of $1MM or more. Scorebird Co-Founder and CEO Jason Damewood.... Read More

Amplion Clinical Comms builds value before considering capital or exit

May 18, 2015 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

Updates: January 2019: Lee Clark, former CTO, named president/CEO. May 2017: Frank Grant elevated to company's president. 12 April 2016 1228: Amplion announced promoting Tom S.... Read More

Venture Exit: Jim Cumbee united Metova-A4, drawing on M&A experience

Dec 12, 2012 at 06:16 am by miltcapps

Updated 13 December: Metova Founder Kevin Ross announced today that he'll remain on the Metova board, but former VP David McAllister is now president. Ross said he hopes to be.... Read More

Series A: Holland hopes Populr shows Nashville techies can be 'global players'

Dec 03, 2012 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Updated 11:35 a.m. June 12, 2013: Holland told participants in the LaunchTN Southland conference today that Populr is now generating about $7K per month revenue with more than.... Read More

From Cicero to Church Street:<br>Startup Contigo Financial challenges payday lending

Aug 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm by miltcapps

[Update: July 1, 2013] Contigo announced it has been merged with San Francisco-based Emerge Financial, following the two companies' restructuring by Serious Change, a social i.... Read More

TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says

Aug 21, 2012 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

The state's TNInvestco-supported venture-capital funds had deployed roughly $55.3 million for 76 firms by year-end 2011, according to a report posted today by the program admi.... Read More

Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting

Jan 05, 2012 at 06:58 am by miltcapps

Health IT services provider Cumberland Consulting Group, based in Franklin, announced Jan. 4 that some of its management team have joined with New York City-based Tailwind Cap.... Read More

TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments

Jan 04, 2012 at 08:35 am by miltcapps

AT LEAST SIX of the state's 10 TNInvestco funds have recently reported transactions with early-stage companies. TriStar Technology Fund invested $1MM in Montara, Calif.-.... Read More

Regional Roundup, Aug. 29, 2011

Aug 29, 2011 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Sean Carson VENTURE INCITE (VI), backed by Solidus TNInvestco, has signed a license Agreement With Babcock & Wilcox Y-12 that could lead to production of body arm.... Read More

VenturePeople: Rick Oliver, Jay Frank, Jason Dinger, Jeff Nahley

Aug 29, 2011 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Today: Dinger of MissionPoint, Jay Frank, Nahley of IB Signal Hill, Rick Oliver of American Sentinel Jason Dinger JASON DINGER, the 37-year-old CEO of St. Thomas Heal.... Read More

Mayor names Galante to lead Nashville Music Council

Jul 12, 2011 at 09:03 am by miltcapps

Updated Nov. 10, 2015 - The Tennessean reports today that ProjectMusic Founder and former SONY Nashville chief Joe Galante will head the Council. He had two predecessors in th.... Read More

Eyes on TNInvestco: New funds commit an estimated $30MM+ for TN startups

Jul 11, 2011 at 09:33 pm by miltcapps

The ten Tennessee firms certified to operate TNInvestco funds have thus far committed more than $30.3 million to 53 companies, according to VNC’s informal review of reco.... 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

FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens

Jan 15, 2010 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

A Chattanooga executive says there's probably more demand out there for the TNInvestco tax-credit allocations that are funding new Tennessee investment funds. The state's new.... 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

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

TNInvestco finalists named by ECD-Revenue

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco announced its ten semi-finalists earlier today: • Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC• Innova Fund II, LP• Limestone Fund, LLC• Memphis.... Read More

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