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NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

Antoine Agassi ANTOINE AGASSI, who moved from CIO to President of Cogent Healthcare during the past three years, has exited to pursue other interests. He told VNC tha.... Read More

VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 am by miltcapps

Today: Les Wilkinson of The Martin Cos., Si Deane of Baden and Luke Simons of Council Capital. Luke Simons W. LUCAS 'Luke' SIMONS told VNC he's having loads of fun he.... Read More

Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM raised so far in 2 funds

Sep 01, 2011 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

Claritas Capital, the Burton Hills-based early-stage venture capital firm, has apparently raised $10 million of a combined projected $75MM for two pooled investment interest f.... Read More

BreatheAmerica B-round hits $22MM with Essex Woodlands in lead

Sep 01, 2011 at 09:09 am by miltcapps

Update Sept. 6: Essex Woodlands announced leading and closing a total $22MM B-round for BreatheAmerica. On Sept. 1, CEO Hutts confirmed BreatheAmerica's runrate is about.... Read More

MB Ventures makes its first TNInvestco bet: Veracity Medical Solutions

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

MB VENTURES' TNInvestco affiliate has weighed-in with its first investment, a $1 million allocation to Veracity Medical Solutions, an orthopedic device-prototyping and -manufa.... Read More

Inova Payroll gets $1MM bump from CRF, Nashville Angels

Jul 07, 2011 at 11:13 am by miltcapps

Inova Payroll announced July 7 it, indeed, raised another $1 million, bringing the total to about $4.2MM, as hinted in our June 6 story (below). Newly announced entrants are:.... Read More

Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21 am by miltcapps

Potentially explosive digital-entertainment ideas fill the air in Nashville. We just need someone to strike a match. That belief seems to be driving a new mentoring and promo.... Read More

Angel Tax Credit: Prayers for passage not on all lips

Apr 11, 2011 at 08:34 am by miltcapps

The Angel Investor Tax Credit proposal now before the General Assembly may remind some of the adage, "Be careful what you pray for." Denenberg Angel Capita.... Read More

Angel-backed Chattanooga Renaissance Fund launches

Mar 15, 2011 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

The Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (CRF), an angel network, has been launched in that city with an initial $3 million, said general partner Charlie Brock, who is also a partner.... Read More

Noted: Digital Reasoning Systems announces patent

Mar 15, 2011 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism

Mar 14, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco, the capital-formation and jobs-creation initiative crafted by a momentarily bi-partisan Tennessee General Assembly and the Administration of then-Gov. Phil Bredese.... Read More

Tough Love: Local VCs and Silicon Valley<br>consultant work separately to keep it real

Mar 13, 2011 at 05:09 pm by miltcapps

Menlo Park-based Sramana Mitra says Tennessee startups can raise the odds of success by adopting the bootstrap guidance and the window onto Silicon Valley that she offers. Re.... 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

Healthcare leaders aboard, Parental Health builds traction

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

Parental Health, the Franklin-based telemedicine startup, has attracted heavyweights to its board and a Fortune 100 technology partner. According to a VNC source, the company.... Read More

NewsBits, February 22, 2011

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

ECD's Smith Gov. Bill Haslam's Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty appointed Brad M. Smith his assistant commissioner. Smith was previously e.... Read More

Nashville, Memphis may have edge over Silicon Valley

Jan 03, 2011 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

Sarah Lacy, the Tennessean who is a senior editor at TechCrunch in San Francisco, says Nashville and Memphis may have an edge over Silicon Valley in nourishing some tech entre.... Read More

NewsBits, December 20, 2010

Dec 20, 2010 at 10:50 am by miltcapps

Sid Chambless Sid Chambless at Nashville Capital Network (NCN) says the group will soon launch "Angel Office Hours" for entrepreneurs. The program will offer startup.... Read More

Franklin-linked Nodality nets $15.5MM from VC funds

Mar 22, 2010 at 01:44 pm by miltcapps

San Francisco-based Nodality Inc., a biotechnology company with a key research and development laboratory in Franklin, today announced raising $15.5 million from venture capit.... Read More

Angels' complaint to Corker may precede stepped-up TN efforts

Mar 22, 2010 at 08:31 am by miltcapps

Updated 5:56 a.m., March 25.:  A portion of our March 22 story was inadvertently omitted, previously. It is now restored (italicized portion). The NCN letter to Sen..... Read More

DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era

Mar 11, 2010 at 09:25 am by miltcapps

Buffeted by discord and with Digital Era pressures mounting, the Direct Marketing Association has retained The Buffkin Group LLC of Nashville to conduct the search for the glo.... Read More

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