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Disruptive Capital: Dr. Harry Jacobson's push for investment<br>could help make Nashville 'the Silicon Valley of Healthcare'

Jul 04, 2011 at 02:37 pm by miltcapps

HARRY JACOBSON, M.D., believes U.S. healthcare needs a dose of reality and that Nashville needs injections of growth capital before it can truly become the Silicon Valley of H.... Read More

Fetherling joins Moore in rebranded Stratasan startup;<br>Nashville Tech Council CEO search makes strides, says Sloan

Jul 02, 2011 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

STRATASAN, the healthcare marketing analytics firm originally known as HealthDataSource, announced July 1 that investor, Chairman and Founder Tod Fetherling is now fulltime in.... Read More

TCRS PE commitments hit $424 Million with nods<br>to Khosla Ventures IV, Berkshire Partners fund

May 26, 2011 at 09:50 am by miltcapps

THE Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Systems (TCRS) board of trustees' investment committee has committed a total $75 million to two funds, bringing the pension fund's c.... Read More

Fetherling eyes HealthDataSource role, resigns NTC;<br>Tech Council sets CEO search and strategic review

May 24, 2011 at 10:54 am by miltcapps

ENTREPRENEUR Tod Fetherling, the man who said he aimed to energize an association some thought had become "old and stodgy," has resigned his post as president of Nas.... Read More

NewsBits, April 25, 2011

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam Gov. Bill Haslam's move to shift some Tennessee Economic and Community Development resources toward helping existing TN businesses grow profitably has bee.... Read More

Healthcare Productivity Automation: the Next Shore?

Apr 24, 2011 at 11:33 pm by miltcapps

Note: HPA sold to TriZetto in December 2012. Novin's Linkedin is here.-Ed. Healthcare Productivity Automation (HPA), based in Franklin, needs brand awareness for its Health Ma.... Read More

TNInvestco pace mounts; Consensus Point next up?

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

CONSENSUS POINT, the Nashville-based predictive markets provider, is believed close to securing a $1 million investment from TNInvestco NEST-TN, according to VNC sources..... Read More

N³: NashvilleCubed April-May Venture events

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:09 am by miltcapps

NashvilleCubed [N³] spotlights events within the 500-plus* square miles of Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County, a Center of U.S. creativity and enterprise al.... Read More

Local newspaper relaunches as The Nashville Ledger

Jan 18, 2011 at 07:28 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Ledger, the rebranded successor to the 32-year-old Westview suburban weekly, recently expanded local business news coverage and introduced a new print layout and.... 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

VU School of Engineering alumni spawn businesses

Mar 26, 2010 at 10:01 am by miltcapps

The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering (VUSE) not only educates engineers and conducts advanced engineering research, but also spawns ventures that produce jobs - inc.... Read More

Informatics pro chosen to execute e-Health plan for TN

Mar 26, 2010 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

Will Rice a former Vanderbilt University informatics consultant, has been chosen to lead Tennessee's strategic e-Health information and technology initiatives. Rice reports t.... Read More

ISO Capital: Dobie Media sets next capital raise for EvieSays

Dec 21, 2009 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based and venture-backed Dobie Media Inc. has begun raising $1.5 million in fresh capital. The early-stage company is pushing its online EvieSays calendaring platfor.... Read More

Nashville TNInvestcos targeted by Computable Genomix

Dec 16, 2009 at 10:46 am by miltcapps

Computable Genomix CEO Brad Silver arrives Nashville tomorrow from Memphis, looking for investors. Memphis-based Silver (at left) told VNC yesterday that, among other stops,.... Read More

Entrepreneurs: Jacobson weaves healthcare, technology, ventures

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

This story accompanies our story today on the new Tri-Star fund and planned PE fund, here. As a member of the board of directors of Merck & Co., Harry Jacobson, M.D..... Read More

Briefly: Jacobson on Informatics Corporation of America

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

As reported by VNC today, Harry Jacobson, M.D., is helping launch new venture funds and undertaking other initiatives. Jacobson remains a senior advisor to Vanderbilt Univers.... Read More

TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation leaders see the next 30 days as crucial to TTDC's continued ability to add value to the state's tech-driven economic development..... Read More

CEO: Healthcare Management Systems passing $75MM mark

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems Inc. has more than doubled its revenue in about three years, and is eyeing Federal stimulus programs for further growth. HMS Pre.... Read More

VC-backed MetroLight loses U.S. leader to competitor

Aug 24, 2009 at 04:29 pm by miltcapps

Updated 7:34 p.m.: Reid said that while it's true the firms compete on general lighting, a key category, they don't compete head-to-head on most other categories and he hopes.... Read More

Nashville Medical Trade Center team blitzes NV influentials

Aug 21, 2009 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

Updated:  On Friday, Aug. 21, Metro Council voted 33-3 in favor of creating the Convention Center Authority, which many believe increases the certainty of the proposed Mu.... Read More

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