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Emerging blockchain-industry is focus of TokenizeTN skull session at ECD

Oct 23, 2018 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

STAKEHOLDERS in the creation, growth and connectedness of blockchain- or distributed ledger-enabled jobs and wealth creation in Tennessee gathered twice within the past 24 hou.... Read More

New VU Entrepreneurship Conference powered by Owen's C4E + donors

Aug 27, 2018 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE VANDERBILT Entrepreneurship Conference set for this autumn is being convened by the Center for Entrepreneurship (C4E) at Owen Graduate School of Management and is largely.... Read More

Venture Notes - 21 August 2018

Aug 21, 2018 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

Today: CoinCart-BTC | Angels | Ariste | Motivo | Visuwell | BOHAN | Defiant | Neurogami |Key Biologics | IngramCG | MixTrox-PID | Ambition | Axia | Claritas | 180 |Switchpoint.... Read More

LaunchTN taps 13 potential startups from campus entrepreneurship pipeline

Jul 02, 2018 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE today announced it has picked the next crop of University-based entrepreneurship finalists who will pitch their business ideas to judges Aug. 28, as part of t.... Read More

Blockchain startup <i>The Opinion Economy</i> maps token, ICO, equity offerings

Jun 21, 2018 at 11:29 am by miltcapps

TED WAZ, the Nashville-based CEO of The Opinion Economy Inc., is moving steadily along his blockchain startup's roadmap, the milestones of which include a utility token offeri.... Read More

Venture Notes - 22 January 2018

Jan 22, 2018 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: Soccer$ | G2Lytics$ | Claritas$ | Avvay$ | RedHawk$ | FINTOP$ | AgricenterMBVP$ | AHP | BlackRock$ | Martin Ventures$ | Concert$ | VitaHeat$CastleBio$ | LegacyEP$ | Ari.... Read More

Rosenblatt departs Frost Brown for SVP/GC role at Tech-centric BTC Inc.

Jan 17, 2018 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Josh Rosenblatt JOSH ROSENBLATT on Jan. 1 became SVP for corporate development and general counsel for BTC Inc., the Nashville-based flagship for a cluster of blockch.... Read More

Healthy Eating: Jumpstart Capital takes a taste of startup Menud

Dec 18, 2017 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Jumpstart Capital has subscribed to the thesis that Menud Co. has honed through two pivots, which have left the startup positioned at the intersection of Celebrity.... Read More

Venture Notes - 6 December 2017

Dec 06, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Scroll down (27) Hirebotics$ | Good Dye$ | Duranc$ | Ag$ | ALTO$ | Fintech | In2Bones$ | EddlemanVC$ | Claritas$ | Hudsmith | Kimberlin | Tandum | Gatto | FrontierVC$ |Univers.... Read More

FINTECH: Leaf virtual banking startup eyes global markets, capital raises

Dec 01, 2017 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: On July 2, 2019, Leaf filed for a $145K raise involving 2 investors. On Dec. 12, 2017, Leaf learned that it had won a Sohr grant of $25K. Robinson pitched in the Sohr.... Read More

FINTECH: Franklin-based Core10's Series A propelled by FINTOP Capital

Nov 27, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Former COO/CFO Jeff Hanson succeeded Jeff Martin as CEO in October 2019.-Ed. FRANKLIN-based Core10, a software development services startup, has closed a $3.5MM Serie.... Read More

Tennessee State University, NBIC separate business incubation missions

Nov 13, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE State University (TSU) is launching the TSU Incubation Center, while its former on-campus partner, the decades-old Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC), moves.... Read More

Army veteran Wegner raises capital to fortify<br>new 'Authentically American' apparel brand

Oct 05, 2017 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 May 2020: A source told VNC Wegner had completed his $500K raise. 21 April 2020: Wegner filed for a $500K capital raise. 27 June 2018: Startup announced here that l.... Read More

Nashville-linked RecordGram to launch $300MM TUNE token sale

Sep 20, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: CEO Erik Mendelson said April 2, 2018, "We started our token sale. New hard cap is 45000 eth or USD 25m." TuneToken page here.-Ed. RECORDGRAM, the Miami-based and Nash.... 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

emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays

Aug 15, 2017 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 10 March 2020: Today, emids announced investment of undisclosed magnitude from Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners (the Blue Venture Fund). In September 2019, emid.... 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 clients' legal.... Read More

With Nashville tech players aboard, Po.et Foundation reports $10MM funding

Aug 09, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 26 Sept 2017 - BTC Media announced during its Distributed:Health event Sept. 26 that, beyond Po.et, it'll seek additional digital-media portfolio companies for its BT.... 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

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