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NewsBits, August 1, 2011

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:59 am by miltcapps

► [Update] Steve Turner, Joe Galante and Mark Montgomery -- previously associated with Dollar General, Sony Music and Echomusic, respectively -- will invest a total $500K in.... Read More

VenturePeople, August 1, 2011

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

► Today: Peterson (Bandbox), Francis (Brightwurks), Garner (games scene), Poland (Cardagin), Karleski (Chrysalis) Entrepreneurin full Dad-Mode BRIAN PETERS.... Read More

VenturePeople, July 18, 2011

Jul 18, 2011 at 07:09 am by miltcapps

Today: Galante | VTM | Zingo | DST | Advon | EO | CRI | Graves | Frontier | AMTA Joe Galante JOE GALANTE, the former chairman of Sony Music Nashville who spent a.... Read More

Liverpool's Ditto Music has Nashville foothold, mulls taking outside capital

Jul 17, 2011 at 06:40 pm by miltcapps

Updated: The Tennessean reports 12 December 2012 that Ditto passed $2MM annual revenue and plans to raise $2MM-$3MM capital and has annual revenue now north of $2MM. Our 7/17/.... Read More

Briefly: Nashville Technology Council freshens its board

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council, with its CEO search expected to continue at least through this month, announced changes in its board of directors. Klements A.... Read More

At 16, Technology 2020 takes innovation challenges in stride

Jul 10, 2011 at 10:13 pm by miltcapps

TECHNOLOGY 2020 absolutely plans to be among competitors for the State of Tennessee's new funding for business accelerators, said President and CEO Mike Cuddy. Of course, en.... Read More

Gov. Haslam: TN to co-invest via INCITE<br>innovation and jobs-formation campaign

May 05, 2011 at 04:12 pm by miltcapps

GOVERNOR Bill Haslam's new $50 million INCITE economic-innovation program will include co-investment for Tennessee ventures, new incubators, a push on both tech transfer and e.... Read More

Pathway Lending, UT Research Foundation have intersecting commercialization interests

May 03, 2011 at 08:07 am by miltcapps

Pathway Lending, the statewide economic development lender based in Nashville, is solidifying its position along the "access-to-capital continuum" that serves Tennessee's jobs.... Read More

Link: Briggs named to lead BMI technology innovation

Apr 25, 2011 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

The Lamp Post Group, which aims to leverage Chattanooga's high-speed Internet access and the River City's whitewater and hang-gliding amenities, is quietly gathering momentum..... Read More

Vanderbilt University shifts tech-transfer portfolio

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:32 am by miltcapps

Dr. Gordon Bernard Update: To read about the appointment of Alan Bentley to the position reported here, click here. The story as originally publis.... 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

VCs hope to avoid 'smoking holes', look for passion<br>and aim for 'great companies' over jobs-creation

Mar 07, 2011 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Solidus Co. Managing Partner Townes Duncan apparently shares a fear common among Ace fighter pilots: He really doesn't want to end-up being part of a "smokin' hole" in the gro.... Read More

Law + Leverage: Baker Donelson adds Sloan<br>for technology & emerging companies

Mar 07, 2011 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Beginning today, Chris Sloan dons the colors of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, expanding the law firm's presence in the emerging-company and technology secto.... Read More

Solidus-SeedHatchery mentees named

Mar 02, 2011 at 02:26 pm by miltcapps

NewsBits, February 28, 2011

Feb 28, 2011 at 08:43 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is moving along in efforts to recruit an assistant vice chancellor to support technology transfer and commercialization efforts. The assignment is.... Read More

Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center<g> for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program

Feb 22, 2011 at 10:16 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) and Clayton Associates partners Stuart McWhorter and John Ingram are partnering to support a new Bullpen Ventures mentoring and startup.... Read More

NewsBits, Feb. 14, 2011

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Joe Cook Jr. Joe Cook Jr. became chairman of Life Science Tennessee, effective Feb. 3. In a VNC interview a year ago, Cook said Nashville needed a culture of "true in.... Read More

CEO says Moontoast considers A-round capital raise

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:40 am by miltcapps

Moontoast, the Boston-based and Nashville-linked social-commerce platform that enables "brands" and their owners to generate fan income, may conduct an A-round capital raise t.... Read More

Dalcon and C7 Technologies put new alliance in context

Jan 18, 2011 at 05:36 am by miltcapps

The recently announced alliance between C7 Technologies and Dalcon Communications allows C7 to commercialize proven healthcare technology without diluting C7's focus on servi.... Read More

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