Claritas Capital

Tazzle founder slips into town to capitalize on technology

Aug 06, 2009 at 11:40 am by miltcapps

A few days ago, Chris Savoie stood at a microphone in a local hotel ballroom and asked a question clearly out of step with conventional wisdom. The occasion was a panel discus.... Read More

VC-backed StudioNow adding capital, clients and creativity

Aug 05, 2009 at 08:49 am by miltcapps

Having just raised a bit more capital for StudioNow, David Mason says with apparent ease that maybe next time he'll focus more on strategic investors. Mason has recruited $4..... 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

Briefly: edo Interactive files for $8MM private placement

Jun 12, 2009 at 01:38 pm by miltcapps

In October, when edo Interactive announced completion of a $5 million A-round, CEO Ed Braswell said at the time he thought the funding would be sufficient to fund the company'.... Read More

Maynard asks further look at Metro economy

Dec 18, 2008 at 08:48 am by miltcapps

Metro Councilmember At-Large Jerry Maynard told VNC late yesterday he'll ask Vice Mayor and President Diane Neighbors to convene a Council working session on Metro economic de.... Read More

VC-backed former Ingram exec launches online business

Dec 17, 2008 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

Updated 10:55 A.M. - Clifton called to say Mzeenz is 'dormant' and the site will be coming down, very soon. He says Mzeenz has no active business with Ingram or other firms. C.... Read More

NV entrepreneur preps 'game-changing' tech for Sports-Entertainment

Oct 19, 2008 at 09:09 pm by miltcapps

[Update: On Jan. 1, 2009, Frazer and MusicRowSearch CEO Tom Truitt announced what they called a 'strategic merger', with Truitt taking on sales-leadership duties at Digome and.... Read More

Cybera trims sails to remain on-course

Oct 19, 2008 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

Update: Cybera announced Sept. 16, 2015 that the majority of Cybera equity has been sold to Sumeru EP, with Duffey succeeded as CEO by Andrew Lev. Our 10/08 story is below. -E.... Read More

$5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:49 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based edô Interactive has closed a $5 million Series A round of funding, with investment from venture-capital firms Claritas Capital and Clayton Associates. The rais.... Read More

McQuigg tweaks management at ConnectivHealth

Oct 05, 2008 at 03:32 pm by miltcapps

ConnectivHealth CEO Scott McQuigg is putting more weight on Steve NeSmith, the company's former director of technology operations, appointing him to the newly created position.... Read More

Bredesen finance chief eyes legislation for eHealth

Sep 22, 2008 at 02:09 pm by miltcapps

Prospects are growing stronger that the General Assembly will soon receive a Bredesen Administration proposal aimed at accelerating adoption of health information technol.... Read More

Tennessee VCs worry they'll be crowded-out of state pension investments

Sep 19, 2008 at 09:21 am by miltcapps

Ed Hennessee offered little comfort this week for Tennessee-based venture-capital fund managers who worry they'll get crowded-out by "megafunds" based elsewhere, as.... 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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OOPSLA! Nashville hosts milestone computer-languages event

Aug 11, 2008 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

Nashville's community of thought-leading experts in computer-languages, systems integration and software design and development is often undercounted or overlooked in national.... Read More

Liquidity event: Passport Health deal shows power of health-revenue cycle

Aug 05, 2008 at 05:53 am by miltcapps

The latest round of investment in Passport Health Communications provided an exit for an undisclosed number of investors, many of whom had been in place a decade or more, and.... Read More

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