entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur, Angel investor Freedman still has eye for startups 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

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

VC's Lucro Marketplace for Healthcare solutions seeks array of partners

Dec 01, 2015 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 Sept. 2018 - Frisco/Dallas-based Valify, backed by Frist Cressey, Step5 Capital, Meridian St. Capital, bought Martin Ventures-backed Lucro, it announced yesterday..... Read More

Kauffman Foundation, Nashville Entrepreneur Center confirm Nashville pact

Nov 17, 2015 at 08:51 am by miltcapps

KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION of Kansas City today announced it intends to plant up to $500K in Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem over an 18-month period, with the Nashville Entrepr.... Read More

Escape velocity for Watershed LRS spin-out calls for $3MM-$5MM capraise

Jul 15, 2015 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 16 June 2016 0718: Watershed announced 6/15 the closing of a $4MM Series A round that included participation from the LaunchTN-administered INCITE fund and Learning Te.... Read More

Grants: Kauffman Foundation scouting Nashville/VU entrepreneur scene?

Jul 14, 2015 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 Nov. 2015: Story updated here.-Ed. KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION representatives were recently in Nashville for discussions with folks at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (.... Read More

Music startups limber-up ahead of Project Music's April 23rd PitchDay

Mar 19, 2015 at 04:01 pm by miltcapps

PROJECT MUSIC at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center is pushing eight music-sector startups through the equivalent of Navy SEAL training, only with a lot more noise, cameraderie.... Read More

Sometimes it's a grind, but LaunchTN CEO optimistic about Tech Commercialization

Mar 16, 2015 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock often has occasion to speak with confidence of clearcut gains and future economic upside that are often associated with LaunchTN initiatives. But, when it co.... Read More

Internet of Things: BLEON's Filaroski eyes $1MM raise for Beacon entry

Dec 04, 2014 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE serial Tech entrepreneur Mark Filaroski doesn't aim to spend a decade or more on his newest startup. Been there, done that. His earlier high-growth CompNation ventu.... Read More

LaunchTN 36/86 startup event succeeds Southland, Pando pact ends; Exec says Pando presses ahead with Nashville event plans

Dec 01, 2014 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Update 3:04 pm 23 January 2015: Pando filed a complaint alleging breach of contract by LaunchTN, with argument centered on recently announced TechCrunch personnel participatio.... Read More

Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group, Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

Joe Glaser JOE GLASER, the Nashville investor and entrepreneur who was in at the ground floor in both Artist Growth and Moontoast launches, is collaborating wi.... Read More

Griffis' FanSafety seeks Seed-capital for venue-security gameplan

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

FANSAFETY.ORG, based in Gallatin outside Nashville, is in conversations with potential investors in its Seed-capital raise. Founder-CEO Don Griffis told VNC that FanSafety is.... Read More

People: TuneCore's Kennedy sees Nashville as 'heaven for creators'

Sep 29, 2014 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: TuneCore was acquired by Believe Music of Paris, France, on undisclosed terms in 2015.-Ed. THE WALLS that once separated roles within the Music industry have mostly fa.... Read More

Reporter's notebook: TNInvestco 2.0

Sep 25, 2014 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

TNINVESTCO is the subject of this reporter's notebook entry, which is offered as a glimpse into the mindset that partly shapes our coverage of the issue. The Tennessee TNInve.... Read More

Technology Entrepreneurship Task Force advances at VU School of Engineering

Sep 15, 2014 at 03:46 pm by miltcapps

BEDROCK blasting is set to begin Wednesday morning for construction of the new Engineering and Science Building of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering (VUSE), whic.... Read More

VentureNotes: Consensus Point, Tandum, PinPtr, HouseLens

Sep 15, 2014 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

Brad Wilson Linda Rebrovick CONSENSUS POINT President and CEO Linda Rebrovick is unlikely to retain those duties while simultaneously running for Mayor of Me.... Read More

'New Economy' analysis shows Tennessee lagging 39 other states

Jul 07, 2014 at 11:28 am by miltcapps

Updated Oct. 27, 2016: ITIF said its next report will be in Fall 2017. LaunchTN's July 7, 2014 statement in response to the earlier ITIF report is posted in full at this link..... Read More

Nashville loyalty-rewards startup textLIVING says $1MM raise wrapping-up

Jul 07, 2014 at 10:04 am by miltcapps

OLD-FASHIONED connections and shoe leather seem to have netted loyalty-rewards startup textLIVING an expanding customer base and nearly $1MM in investment. According to Co-Fo.... Read More

Southland names Startup Village residents for 2014 conference

May 13, 2014 at 04:36 pm by miltcapps

LaunchTN (Tennessee Technology Development Corp.) and PandoDaily announced 39 startups (14 from TN) selected for booths in the startup village area of the Southland tech-innov.... Read More

INC's GROWCO entrepreneurial event arrives Nashville, Spring 2014

Dec 09, 2013 at 07:19 am by miltcapps

GROWCO, the "Grow Your Company Conference" from INC. Magazine arrives Nashville, May 20-22, 2014. Registration doesn't open til January, according to an INC. Magazine spokespe.... Read More