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Dan Hammond whets VCs' appetites<br>for 'Just A Pinch' media spin-out

May 11, 2011 at 09:22 am by miltcapps

Dan Hammond, the Nashville media-culture entrepreneur, has apparently consulted his heartland gut and decided to keep 'dancing with the one that brung him'. Hammond, the 51-y.... Read More

NHCC panel: Nashville healthcare stakeholders must promote elsewhere

May 11, 2011 at 09:21 am by miltcapps

Nashville Health Care Council events invariably attract a sea of suited healthcare executives intent on networking and hearing wisdom from panelists. Yesterday's "Financi.... 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

'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

Chancellor's TNInvestco records decision against Coleman

Mar 02, 2010 at 03:13 pm by miltcapps

Nashville Chancery Court Chancellor Russell Perkins' decision released today gives a win to two state commissioners who sought to keep confidential TNInvestco records demande.... Read More

Quick Take: New Seed fund may be on RightSide

Mar 01, 2010 at 10:50 am by miltcapps

Some experts say the "seed-stage" venture model is broken and even Angels are seed-averse. Meanwhile, here in Tennessee the new TNInvestco funds have been encourage.... Read More

TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

The State of Tennessee today announced plans to divide $120 million in tax credits among six new TNInvestco investment firms, to spur venture investment in dozens of high-pote.... Read More

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC — Mike Shmerling's XMi Capital was one of the first firm's to signal its intention to pursue a TNInvestco allocation, under leaders.... Read More

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

TNInvestco finalists named by ECD-Revenue

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco announced its ten semi-finalists earlier today: • Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC• Innova Fund II, LP• Limestone Fund, LLC• Memphis.... Read More

Capital Confirmation reports bank mandates, growth surge

Jul 21, 2009 at 04:53 am by miltcapps

Capital Confirmation Inc. says that in the past year its revenue has increased "8 to 10 times" over its year-earlier.   According to executives with Brentwood.... Read More

TTDC predicts venture-cap program will be 'over-subscribed'

Jul 16, 2009 at 03:13 pm by miltcapps

NOTE: At 10:40 a.m., VNC corrected a significant typo in the 18th graf of this story. - MFC Tennessee's recently enacted venture-capital initiative to stimulate funding for hi.... Read More

Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals

Sep 02, 2008 at 06:42 am by miltcapps

For the third year in a row, Claritas Capital Managing Partner John Chadwick is pretty happy about being the only Tennessee fund to make Entrepreneur magazine's ranking of "To.... Read More

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Sep 02, 2008 at 06:00 am by miltcapps

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Nashville exec immersed in Cisco's healthcare mission

Jul 30, 2008 at 09:23 pm by miltcapps

Frank Grant, based in Nashville, is the "face of healthcare" in North America for Cisco Systems, the San Jose-based networking giant that's fast-approaching $40 bill.... Read More

Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'

Jul 29, 2008 at 06:36 am by miltcapps

It was a memorable moment during the Nashville Health Care Council's recent mergers and acquisitions conference. One by one, a panel of out-of-town venture capitalists had jus.... Read More

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