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Jul 31, 2009 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

Please submit your newstips, story ideas, data and other information and comments directly to Milt Capps, via milt-at-VentureNashville-dot-com ... You'll receive prompt feedba.... Read More

ECD's Kisber reasserts State authority for venture-capital push

Jul 30, 2009 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

Two members of Gov. Phil Bredesen's Cabinet want to erase all doubt about who's leading the effort to accelerate capital formation in Tennessee. Economic and Community Develo.... Read More

VCs form industry consortium, as TNInvestco nears kickoff

Jul 27, 2009 at 07:25 am by miltcapps

The state's venture capitalists are studying the rulebook, scouting for teammates and sizing-up the referees who'll control the TNInvestco tournament for 10 years. Just over t.... Read More

Recapitalization at Documentary Channel, after founder-filmmaker cedes CEO role

Jul 23, 2009 at 09:26 am by miltcapps

On Tuesday, Documentary Channel Inc. began taking investment for a recapitalization that may total exactly $13,010,458. Striking as it is, the Nashville company's filing.... Read More

U.S. economy in 'depression', says prominent former TN official

Jul 22, 2009 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

The nation is in an economic 'depression', says economist Pat Choate, the prominent Washington, D.C.-based author and former Tennessee government official. While some call th.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center gets project manager

Jul 22, 2009 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council has retained Joe Kustelski as project manager for creation of an online presence for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. As reported earlier by VN.... 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

Health IT exec to chair Nashville Technology Council

Jun 30, 2009 at 09:11 am by miltcapps

Tomorrow, Healthspring Inc.'s Andy Flatt begins his two-year term as chairman of Nashville Technology Council. Flatt's tenure will span pivotal years: NTC is due to launch or.... Read More

Tech commerce: Leadership shakeup reported at UT Research Foundation

Jun 25, 2009 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated, Oct. 30, 2009: Randy Gentry, a professor of engineering at UT-Knoxville, was earlier this month named president of UTRF, succeed Fred Tompkins. Our story as original.... Read More

$800MM: TCRS releases state private equity guidelines

Jun 24, 2009 at 12:02 pm by miltcapps

Investment guidelines have been released for investment of $800 million or more from $27 billion in assets of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. TCRS Director of P.... Read More

New 'Green energy' venture revealed in wake of Vencap legislation

Jun 22, 2009 at 04:06 pm by miltcapps

It's too early to say for sure, but the Tennessee Small Business Investment Company Credit Act may already be paying dividends. The pro-venture capital program was passed las.... Read More

Update: VGT's Yarbrough investing along twin paths

Jun 18, 2009 at 10:12 am by miltcapps

As previously reported by VNC, Smyrna-based Video Gaming Technologies founder and CEO Jon Yarbrough is still aiming to invest roughly $100 million in other ventures, during th.... Read More

Venture Capital tax credit approved by General Assembly

Jun 18, 2009 at 10:12 am by miltcapps

UPDATED: 5:52 P.M. June 18, 2009 -- Enabling legislation will go to Gov. Bredesen and is likely to become law, soon. The Senate voted 30-0 in favor of passage at 5:52 p.m. T.... Read More

Bredesen's Qualifacts, NC ally push for e-health consortia

Jun 16, 2009 at 02:55 pm by miltcapps

Updated: NBJ reported April 14, 2016, that Qualifacts now has about 150 FTE and forecasts strong organic growth.-Ed. Nashville's Qualifacts Inc. and strategically well-placed.... Read More

Judges like 'Nashville: Where Innovation Sings' for city branding

Jun 12, 2009 at 02:20 pm by miltcapps

During the annual Owen Accelerator competition this morning, "Nashville: Where innovation sings" topped seven other brand themes for marketing Nashville. Students in the Acce.... Read More

Startup: Network Contract Solutions leverages legal experience

May 26, 2009 at 10:22 am by miltcapps

Updated: In 1Q19, the company announced buying TruePoint Partners, which supports bank lending compliance. In May 2017, it acquired Supernal Software. The company changed its.... Read More

Aegis Sciences muscles-up for growth in Nashville

May 26, 2009 at 10:16 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Aegis Sciences Corp. has been quietly expanding its workforce to meet rising demand for its drug- and chemical-testing services. In a VNC interview Friday, fou.... Read More

CredenceHealth leverages Angel money and Feds' pressure

May 14, 2009 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

Note: CredenceHealth sold in March 2011 to Xerox's Affiliated Computer Services, release here. Data Advantage, referred to in this story, was sold in 2010 to sector consolidat.... Read More

State venture-capital incentive gains traction in Gen. Assembly

May 01, 2009 at 08:37 am by miltcapps

A House subcommittee voted earlier this week to support increasing venture-capital investment in Tennessee businesses. On Tuesday, after a series of pointed questions from an.... Read More

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