startups

Haley Zapolski + Lighthouse ramp Nashville founder support, SPV investments

Aug 04, 2025 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

VERY NEAR THE beginning of our first interview for this story, 29-year-old Haley Patricia Zapolski told VNC that during 2019-2023 she had a lot to prove to herself and others.... Read More

Fresh initiatives for Center for Entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt's Owen GSM

Jul 29, 2025 at 04:33 pm by miltcapps

The Center for Entrepreneurship within Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management is developing expansive plans and programs that rely on experimentation, anal.... Read More

VNC's February 2025 Venture Calendar

Feb 03, 2025 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

As my CoPilot sees February '25 OPEN - Taking applications through March 21 for 12-week hybrid Memphis program focused on "Business Essentials for Food and Beverage A.... Read More

LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties

Jan 23, 2025 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Investment requests from TN regions other than Nashville have priority Impact of preferences for 82 counties' startups to be assessed by early April Nashville opportunity bul.... Read More

Heinz Ventures Fund I eyes medtech targets, adds venture partners

Jan 06, 2025 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Solo GP leverages career for pre-Seed medtech investing Names three Venture Partners to investment committee Pipeline has 15 targets, two prioritized for diligence Firm now h.... Read More

Epicenter Memphis's ZeroTo510 accelerator builds on fresh momentum

Jan 01, 2025 at 04:14 pm by miltcapps

VNC offers this heads-up to med-device and other med-tech innovators contemplating applying for the next cohort of the Epicenter Memphis's ZeroTo510 accelerator program. Appli.... Read More

BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD

Oct 16, 2024 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

BioTN Foundation, which helps propel bioscience entrepreneurship and STEM education in Tennessee, has named Karrie Dudek PhD director of its Life Science Venture Progr.... Read More

Nashville, UK's West Yorkshire CA team for MedTech-innovation & trade

Oct 11, 2024 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

THIS WEEK'S Global Health Innovators Summit in Nashville's Omni Hotel addressed innovation, challenges and impact of emerging technologies in the healthcare sector. Exe.... Read More

Entrepreneurial deadline looms for Logistics Industry Opportunity Challenge

Sep 04, 2024 at 01:42 pm by miltcapps

ENTREPRENEURS seeking to operationalize and scale logistics and supply-chain businesses in one of four industry domains have through Sept. 13 to apply for admission to Memphis.... Read More

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

Oct 06, 2023 at 01:16 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Mayor Freddie O'Connell today announced his appointment of Isaac Yao Addae PhD to manage Small and Minority Business Engagement matters within the new Administration.... Read More

Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga

Sep 05, 2023 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

CEO Tarby Bryant The Gathering of Angels (GOA) program, which helps prepare founders of entrepreneurial companies to pitch groups of accredited Angel investors, plans.... Read More

Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances

Aug 16, 2023 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

[12 Sept.] Presidential selection: Dr. Agenia W Clark, release here. She starts 6 Nov. 2023. Freeman Center programs to ramp-up Q1 2024 Designers, builders work toward iconic.... Read More

Tom Noser: 'When to broaden product offerings at early-stage companies'

Aug 05, 2023 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

There are five instances in which leaders of an early-stage company should expand their product offerings: ❶ When an outside factor produces a remarkable opportunity or threat.... Read More

Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso

May 23, 2023 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

THREE startups co-founded by Vanderbilt University faculty are targeted for investments from the university's Discovery Vanderbilt program. The University today announced appr.... Read More

RFP details for funding TN Fintech, Consumer Products networks

Jan 30, 2023 at 02:17 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee said Jan. 30, 2023, it had selected two nonprofit applicants for contracts from TTDC-LaunchTN t.... Read More

CEO: The Company Lab taking fast lane to Sustainable Mobility leadership

Jan 23, 2023 at 12:50 pm by miltcapps

Major SM kickoff conference in Chattanooga, May 9-11 2023 Capital-sourcing facility may emerge Parent CoLab continues as regional EC in LaunchTN net GigTank program ending af.... Read More

Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I

Oct 07, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

16 startups are listed in this story, with 10 likely added in next 12 months Each resident founder gets initial $250,000 investment Radical focus is maintained on reaching pr.... Read More

Monique Villa Capra holds pivotal role in ECD-LaunchTN $1BN SSBCI vision

Aug 29, 2022 at 03:14 pm by miltcapps

MONIQUE VILLA CAPRA, who became Launch Tennessee's chief investment officer 60 days ago, is to play pivotal roles in helping to fulfill many of the promises that the nonprofit.... Read More

Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption

Aug 17, 2022 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Grant funding win could help draw 12 startups yearly into Ag365 accelerator Data Commons, Smart Contracts, Trust Protocol will be put to work Partners to spin-up tech trainin.... Read More

SaaS: ESG Impact exits beta, seeks capital, opts for VU Wond'ry Founder

May 03, 2022 at 03:14 pm by miltcapps

Update Nov. 7 2022: The company rebranded to Atmos AI Inc. as of Oct. 1, 2022. ESG careers link here. ESG IMPACT Inc. (ESGi) Co-founder Max Mona confirmed that his revenue-gen.... Read More

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