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Venture Notes - April 14, 2025

Apr 14, 2025 at 11:56 am by miltcapps

Today: SherpaRX | LedgerLink | XEnergy | Deacon | PitchEquity | Angels | Vori | Apex | Walker | Gate11 | Wendal | Street | Hoist | Rubicon Ryan Nowers AI.... Read More

Memphis: VC Ridgeline Ventures Fund II reports raising $28MM+

Sep 19, 2024 at 08:46 am by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based, early-stage-oriented Ridgeline Capital Management's Ridgeline Ventures Fund II has thus far raised nearly $28.8MM, according to its Sept. 18 SEC filing. Record.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 3, 2024

Apr 01, 2024 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Applications window open for Project Fintech The Works deadline for 5-startup cohort, Knoxville Altitude Ventures filings support Fund III and SPVs Calm Waters AI, backed by.... Read More

Altitude Ventures eyes $100M Fund III for digital health, HC services

Mar 31, 2022 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

ALTITUDE VENTURES, a Nashville VC focused mainly on digital health and healthcare services companies, is working to raise its Fund III, which has a hard cap of $100MM. Its ini.... Read More

LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due

May 20, 2021 at 12:48 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE continues to add members -- all 21 are listed below in this story -- to its Impact Fund Investment Committee. The Investment Committee, the members of which s.... Read More

Venture People - May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: Randy Boyd | Charlie Martin | Darrell Freeman | Stuart McWhorter | Mick Murray | Denenberg - Sable | Drew Livingston | Scott Hawley | Bill Brown | Alisha Novin | Aaron.... Read More

TCRS CIO Brakebill provides update on PE investment, other programs

Apr 13, 2020 at 11:08 am by miltcapps

SINCE 2008, when Venture Nashville broke the news that TCRS, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, had gained authorization to invest in private equity and other alter.... Read More

LASSO aims to corral $4MM+ Series A for workforce management platform

May 18, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 July 2017 1214 - Lasso said it hired Doug Marrs, founding partner and former VP of StudioNow, as lead for sales and service. -Ed. LASSO LLC, the Nashville startup t.... Read More

Tennessee doubles down on LaunchTN, 36|86 looms as inflection point

May 14, 2017 at 02:06 pm by miltcapps

IN 21 DAYS, The State of Tennessee's flagship 36|86 Conference, designed to advance startups and spur investment in high-growth businesses, could become the latest inflection.... Read More

NEA partner eyes 'huge opportunity' for Nashville healthcare technologists

May 16, 2016 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

FOR A MOMENT, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Partner Mohamad Makhzoumi seemed ready to accord Nashville something like a gentleman's "C" on healthcare technology, but landed.... Read More

Notable: Project Music + Music Biz team for tonight's Startup Showcase II

May 16, 2016 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

SOLD OUT, reads the Music Business Association (MusicBiz) webpage for tonight's Project Music Startup Showcase, which cranks up late this afternoon in the CMA Theater of the C.... Read More

Kozicki: Brentwood Capital Advisors eyes pure-play Technology deals

Dec 18, 2014 at 01:06 pm by miltcapps

PURE-PLAY TECHNOLOGY companies in Nashville seem likely to get unprecedented attention from 15-year-old Brentwood Capital Advisors (BCA). Recently appointed BCA Managing Direc.... Read More

XOEye Technologies wearables gameplan could include Series B in 2015

Dec 15, 2014 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

Updates: Aug. 7, 2019: XOi announced $11MM Series C raise, with PeakSpan, Grotech, Vocap and NCN. Could mean total capital-in has passed $18MM, based on Crunchbase. Dec. 11, 2.... Read More

VC Coleman Swenson Booth realized $44MM in 2010; portfolio exits likely to continue in 2011

Jan 18, 2011 at 07:38 am by miltcapps

Coleman Swenson Booth's exits from portfolio firms in 2010 yielded $44 million and further exits lie ahead, said CSB Managing Partner Larry Coleman. Full or partial exits fro.... Read More

'Pinky Gonzales' meets the digital Age of Fanatics

Jan 17, 2011 at 06:01 pm by miltcapps

Editor's note: In a move apparently planned well in advance of this interview, Jansen subsequently relocated to Portland, Ore. The story as it originally appeared follows. Jo.... Read More

TNInvestco: Court date looms, Lobbyists mass, Websites flower

Feb 11, 2010 at 12:38 pm by miltcapps

Updated 7:25 p.m. – In filings this afternoon with Chancery Court, Coleman and counsel argue, among other things, that such principles as public accountability militate.... Read More

NEWSBITS, Feb. 11, 2010

Feb 11, 2010 at 12:38 pm by miltcapps

Pharos Capital Managing Partner Michael Devlin (left) told an audience gathered here yesterday for a panel discussion of IPO, M&A and financing trends that he believes it'.... Read More

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