Claritas Capital

VTC: Tech2020 CEO's exit provides another spur for Knoxville entrepreneurship re-think

Sep 02, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

BY THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY of Knoxville's incorporation, Oct. 27, 2015, East Tennessee leaders may know more about ho.... Read More

TN companies at pivot-points might attract funding via River Associates

May 17, 2012 at 10:05 am by miltcapps

AFTER 22 years in operation, Chattanooga-based's River Associates has secured its first institutional partners, completing a $222 million private-equity fundraise in "a very c.... Read More

Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round

May 14, 2012 at 10:08 am by miltcapps

VENTURE INCITE, the Oak Ridge-based company founded by Nashville-based Solidus and its TNInvestco fund, will use recent A-round funding to "attract the best regional and natio.... Read More

'Corner man' Forrest Shoaf joins Dobie Media as advisor

Apr 30, 2012 at 09:02 am by miltcapps

FORREST SHOAF, formerly Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's chief financial officer, has joined Dobie Media as advisor and investor, founder Bruce Dobie confirmed for VNC. Wor.... Read More

Dobie Media adds Rick Blair; A-round to give EvieSays more to talk about

Mar 13, 2012 at 10:06 am by miltcapps

DOBIE MEDIA, the West End startup that provides its EvieSays online events calendars for media outlets, has enlisted strategic advisor and former Examiner.com CEO Rick Blair&n.... Read More

'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:05 am by miltcapps

NICHOLAS HOLLAND has handed the reins of CentreSource to his management team and is launching his Populr venture using the first-ever investment by Nashville's Bullpen Venture.... Read More

Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:03 am by miltcapps

Shopping this week? Thistle Farms, the nonprofit venture founded by Magadalene program founder Rev. Becca Stevens, needs sales acceleration now to meet its goals in 2012, Stev.... Read More

Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy

Dec 18, 2011 at 06:52 pm by miltcapps

ATIBA Software is the majority owner of newly formed SLK Digital LLC, which seeks to buy digital businesses and assets, Atiba founder-owner JJ Rosen confirmed for VNC. FiledB.... Read More

Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles

Sep 03, 2011 at 08:42 am by miltcapps

Below are Summer 2011's Top 25 stories ranked by readership for Summer 2011 (ranked top-down). For more VNC stories in reverse-chron order, click here..... Read More

Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM raised so far in 2 funds

Sep 01, 2011 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

Claritas Capital, the Burton Hills-based early-stage venture capital firm, has apparently raised $10 million of a combined projected $75MM for two pooled investment interest f.... Read More

Next Nashville Technology Council CEO is Liza Lowery Massey

Aug 09, 2011 at 01:29 pm by miltcapps

Updated 11 July 2013 11:34 a.m.: Nashville Business Journal reports NTC CEO Liz Massey has a resigned and a search is being mounted for her successor. The 2011 NTC CEO job des.... Read More

TNInvestco portfolios: Hapten, ConsensusPoint, iScreen, Cagenix updates

Aug 09, 2011 at 10:54 am by miltcapps

Several TNInvestco funds and their portfolio companies are reporting investments or hires. Rebrovick Consensus Point, the predictive-markets firm led by CE.... Read More

Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion

Aug 09, 2011 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

Updated 12 April 2017: NextGen Healthcare (QSI) acquired Entrada for north of $30MM cash, release here. I reported the companies' strategic relationship in 2013 via Forbes for.... Read More

Bottorff: TNInvestco shows 'creativity' in TN capital-formation;<br>entrepreneurial sector is an American source of strength

Aug 08, 2011 at 02:58 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee cannot rely today on the economic tide that was rising before the recession, and must be creative in fostering capital formation and ultimately jobs, Dennis Bottorff.... Read More