Gov. Bill Haslam

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members

Apr 19, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

THE NATIONAL Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is recruiting new members to succeed its current slate, including out-going Co-Chair Michael Burcham, who is F.... Read More

New Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software

Mar 29, 2016 at 05:30 am by miltcapps

Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at table

Mar 17, 2016 at 04:41 pm by miltcapps

Medical Decisions LLC plans $2MM-plus Series A for EvidenceCare platform

Mar 03, 2016 at 05:11 pm by miltcapps

Updated Feb. 3, 2018: EvidenceCare has joined the 6th Accelerator cohort of Texas Medical Center in Houston, details here. 15 May 2017: Chicago's Auctus Group has been mandate.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 1, 2016

Mar 01, 2016 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Mac Bartine TODAY: Smart-RIA, ECD's Randy Boyd, LaunchTN INCITE,Impact Investing, Rebrovick move FINTECH is bubbling-up again in Tennessee: Knoxville-based newco Smar.... Read More

SIIA: C-levels eye Software-cos' finance, performance 3/16 at the EC

Feb 17, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

SPEAKERS have been added for SIIA's daylong 'Deciphering Finance' conference March 16 at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Software and Information Industry Association e.... Read More

Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask

Feb 16, 2016 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

AS PROMISED a year ago, Life Science Tennessee (LSTN) has suited-up again to try to create a path toward eventual funding for innovation and Tech commercialization during the.... Read More

People: Charleson Bell, Ph.D., innovator at Vanderbilt University

Jan 18, 2016 at 03:39 pm by miltcapps

CHARLESON BELL's comment during the recent Maker-Space Planning meeting at Vanderbilt University really stuck with some of us in the audience. As reported by Venture Nashville.... Read More

Haslam Admin asks GenAssembly for Angel Tax Credit to mobilize early-stage investors and energize Tennessee 'Angel ecosystem'

Jan 15, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: April 14, 2016: Credit bill deferred in both chambers til week of April 18. March 2, 2016 1:57pm - The companion bill introduced by Sen. Norris is SB2539. Bills are wo.... Read More

March 16: Tech sector Execs focus on Software growth + finance in Nashville

Jan 11, 2016 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

RAMPING-UP Software companies' growth, performance and value is the focus March 16 at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, during an Executive event convened by the Software and.... Read More

ECD's Boyd prepping ideas for stimulating TN entrepreneurship, investment

Jan 05, 2016 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

RANDY BOYD, Tennessee commissioner for economic and community development, is staffing proposals for further energizing the State's entrepreneurial ecosystem and may submit on.... Read More

36|86: Veteran-led Kanga Technology has suitors, eyes $3M-$5M Series A

Dec 03, 2015 at 02:45 am by miltcapps

KANGA Technology, the Atlanta parent of the Kanga Delivery driver-on-demand platform, is eyeing a $3MM-$5MM Series A raise for 3Q 2016, and the company receives serious approa.... Read More

Venture Calendar 2015 - Updated

Dec 02, 2015 at 06:00 am by miltcapps

Also Visit : 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | March 1 - Deadlines for Memphis StartCo accelerators Seed Hatchery (B2B), Upstart (Women), SkyHigh (Social impact). Mar.... Read More

Headsup: Governor's budget hearing spotlights Captive Insurance startups

Dec 01, 2015 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 20 Feb 2020: State says it now is home to 200 Captives and TN is 7th largest Captives domecile. Jennifer Stalvey is Captives director in TNC&I, which is led by Com.... Read More

Kauffman Foundation, Nashville Entrepreneur Center confirm Nashville pact

Nov 17, 2015 at 08:51 am by miltcapps

KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION of Kansas City today announced it intends to plant up to $500K in Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem over an 18-month period, with the Nashville Entrepr.... Read More

Gov. Haslam's evolving performance dashboard<br>gains heft and sheds some graphic impact</center>

Nov 16, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update 16 Dec. 2015: UnitedHealth Foundation ranking: Tennesseans' Health dropped further to 43rd among states.-Ed. GOV. BILL HASLAM's online performance dashboard was at firs.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center appointments heavy with longtime advocates

Oct 27, 2015 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center, the nonprofit chartered six years ago to cultivate Music City innovation, entrepreneurship and investable businesses, has completed a periodic r.... Read More

LaunchTN calibrates its Tech Transfer, Commercialization roles

Oct 22, 2015 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

LAUNCHTN, the public-private partnership, is nearing completion of a strategic review of ways it might help create further economic value through technology transfer and comme.... Read More

Tennessee rural economy is focus of new econ-development Fund

Oct 15, 2015 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced today [via this press release] the state is investing $8 million in a new R.... Read More

TN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activation

Oct 08, 2015 at 03:38 pm by miltcapps

AGLAUNCH, the State of Tennessee's agriculture-sector entrepreneurship and business-acceleration push, will mark a milestone Aug. 20 and then push onward. On that date, Ag-se.... Read More

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