FinTech

Maxwell-led FINTOP Capital FTP1 fintech fund closes north of $50MM goal

Nov 03, 2017 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based serial entrepreneur-cum-VC Joe Maxwell confirmed he recently closed fundraising for FTP1, the initial fund of FINTOP Capital LLC. The oversubscribed raise surp.... Read More

CEO departs, TN's nationally ranked ZeroTo510 accelerator charts journey

Sep 05, 2017 at 04:26 pm by miltcapps

MEMPHIS' ZeroTo510 medical-device accelerator -- which has ranked among the best U.S. accelerators, three years running -- is looking for new leadership and considering adopti.... Read More

Venture Notes - 15 August 2017

Aug 15, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

This issue: Updates on Blockchain Alliance and Twee Updated 28 Aug. 2017: Frost Brown Todd law firm announced today they now accept Bitcoin in payment of client.... Read More

Board of directors update for Nashville Technology Council

Jul 10, 2017 at 07:12 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council (NTC), which is led by CEO Brian Moyer, on June 28 announced its 44-member board of directors for 2017-2018 (the 14 directors in blue are new): G.... Read More

Fintech: Ed Braswell's G2Lytics startup targets sales-tax cheats globally

Jun 23, 2017 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Updated: G2LYTICS filed Dec. 18, 2017 on a further $2MM raise effort. Details here. -Ed. STEALTHY serial entrepreneur Ed Braswell has launched another fintech platform, and th.... Read More

Pass-It-Down eyes $1MM Seed round to 'revolutionize' genealogy biz

Jun 15, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 Jan 2019: PID has been selected for Techstars Austin Accelerator, gaining $120K investment. 18 July 2017: PID announced intro of its consumer-facing story-building.... Read More

M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller

Jun 12, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

[updated 7 Sept. 2017: Daily told VNC today he raised $14MM from existing investors, effective July 31.-Ed.] FINTECH entrepreneur Greg Daily of i3 Verticals has completed 16 b.... Read More

VC Innova Memphis ignites $31MM RBIC fund, projects 20 transactions by year-end 2018

May 15, 2017 at 11:11 am by miltcapps

EARLY-STAGE VC Innova Memphis announced today the closing of its $31MM Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV, which brings Innova's firmwide uncommitted capital to $41MM and total asse.... Read More

Nashville's Saltvest Alto-IRA fintech startup enters LittleRock accelerator

May 11, 2017 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Updated 29 Aug 2019: Saltvest total capital raised is now $9MM+. NashvillePost reported Aug. 29 the company had raised $5.4MM from investors including Jefferson River Capital,.... Read More

Marcom: Snell's Gyrosity eyes capital raise and Crosshair spin-out

May 01, 2017 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Update July 2018: Gyrosity became part of NYC-based Stadiumred Group, which also took a stake in Crosshair.-Ed. GYROSITY Projects, the interactive agency based in Nashville, h.... Read More

FINTECH: Organically grown StrategyCorps remains<br>'intentionally opportunistic' about M&A

Apr 27, 2017 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: StrategyCorps said Nov. 1 2017 that it won BankNews accolades. The company also said in a release May 23, 2017, that its merchant discounts now number more than 360K n.... 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

Emma bulks-up further with SaaS industry-veteran CFO, CRO hires

Dec 07, 2016 at 09:33 am by miltcapps

Updated: 10 Oct. 2017 - NBJ today reports Emma has been sold to Insight Venture Partners on undisclosed terms. Insight previously invested in Nashville's Leankit. Venture Nash.... Read More

Venture Notes - Dec. 5, 2016

Dec 05, 2016 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

Angel Tax Credit | Fintech | Health Data | NASA | TN Jobs Data | Artist's Pitch | Avankia ANGEL Tax Credit benefits become reality in Tennessee on January 1. Full deta.... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2016 - Updated

Nov 25, 2016 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

Also Visit : 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | January 6 - 9 - CES - Consumer Technology Association re Music-Communications interests, Nashville panelists, details h.... Read More

CEO: Applied Health Analytics may have banker bakeoff in 1Q17

Sep 19, 2016 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

APPLIED Health Analytics will look at its year-end numbers and strategy, and then it might run an investment-banker bakeoff in 1Q17, according Robert Chamberlain, its 59-year-.... Read More

Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning

Sep 19, 2016 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

Updated: Sept. 20, 2016 - 1439 - A DOE spokesman told VTC this morning the new program represents a "node" on DOE's Tech-to-Market's Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program.... Read More

Update: Nashville Fintech, Blockchain initiatives

Sep 16, 2016 at 07:00 am by miltcapps

VNC Publisher's Update on Fintech/blockchain, An Offer and A Request for Readers: THE UPDATE: FINTECH was the topic that drew 120+ of us together in the jam-packed Learni.... Read More

October 3: Distributed Health CLE on Blockchain + legal, regulatory issues

Sep 16, 2016 at 05:00 am by miltcapps

Distributed: Health CLE Session Spans Legal and Regulatory Issues for Blockchain Technology on Oct. 3 in Nashville NASHVILLE - September 14, 2016 - Attorneys and.... Read More

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