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VNC's February 2025 Venture Calendar

Feb 03, 2025 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

As my CoPilot sees February '25 OPEN - Taking applications through March 21 for 12-week hybrid Memphis program focused on "Business Essentials for Food and Beverage A.... Read More

VU Convoy 2025 event elevates entrepreneurship, ecosystem innovation

Jan 28, 2025 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE NEWLY CHRISTENED 2025 CONVOY CONFERENCE that convenes March 4-6 on the Vanderbilt University campus aims to be "a transformative event designed to accelerate the universit.... Read More

LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties

Jan 23, 2025 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Investment requests from TN regions other than Nashville have priority Impact of preferences for 82 counties' startups to be assessed by early April Nashville opportunity bul.... Read More

TNECD's LaunchTN reports gains, spotlights startups Whisper Aero + Shappi

Jan 16, 2025 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

DURING their 90-minute quarterly meeting this morning, the board of directors of Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee received from CEO Lindsey Co.... Read More

LaunchTN CIO Kelliher says LaunchTN investment bench full after hires

Jan 08, 2025 at 09:25 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) dba Launch Tennessee -- grappling with deployment and management of inherently challenging programs -- has in recent months.... Read More

2025 TN venture calendar is bubbling, not yet boiling

Dec 26, 2024 at 02:55 pm by miltcapps

► OPEN: The Company Lab's Spring 2025 CO.LAB Sustainable Mobility Accelerator -- powered by partnership with gener8tor -- is accepting applications through Jan. 27. ► OPEN: Ap.... Read More

Mid-state's GNVCA ramps-up onboarding venture execs, investors, sponsors

Dec 10, 2024 at 04:07 pm by miltcapps

GREATER Nashville Venture Capital Association (GNVCA), which registered in Tennessee 474 days ago, has outlined its prospective 2025 events and is stealthily expanding its boa.... Read More

CEO: TTDC-LaunchTN 'not anticipating' SSBCI funding changes under Trump Administration

Nov 20, 2024 at 05:01 pm by miltcapps

LINDSEY COX MBA, CEO of Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee, said today that contracts previously executed between the State of Tennessee.... Read More

BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD

Oct 16, 2024 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

BioTN Foundation, which helps propel bioscience entrepreneurship and STEM education in Tennessee, has named Karrie Dudek PhD director of its Life Science Venture Progr.... Read More

Nashville, UK's West Yorkshire CA team for MedTech-innovation & trade

Oct 11, 2024 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

THIS WEEK'S Global Health Innovators Summit in Nashville's Omni Hotel addressed innovation, challenges and impact of emerging technologies in the healthcare sector. Exe.... Read More

TN Founders using non-FINRA $-Finders may find SEC rules perplexing

Jun 26, 2024 at 04:08 pm by miltcapps

Particularly when friends and family support proves inadequate in the early-going, entrepreneurial founders are likely to need successive financings, for years on end. The cru.... Read More

Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance

Jun 21, 2024 at 08:24 am by miltcapps

Daniel Diermeier Freddie O'Connell VOWING TO SERVE the public interest through collaborative efforts, the Nashville Innovation Alliance has been launched to.... Read More

Tennessee reflections on PitchBook list of 'World's top startup cities'

Jun 12, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE and other Tennessee cities all failed to join 20 U.S. cities that were included in PitchBook analysts' latest ranking of 50 cities that represent the "top startup ci.... Read More

Ops-Relationships: Seed-stage Opre platform harmonizes 'future of work'

Jun 05, 2024 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

LeanKit veterans push to anchor Opre in Nashville, long term Team may consider Series A for growth in 2025 Seed raise may have headroom for sector-savvy among us 'Large, dist.... Read More

Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism'

Apr 29, 2024 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Accelerator 2.0 broadens focus to embrace all-inclusive fintech New EIR is veteran of long-hold, big-exit Tennessee fintech pioneer Tennessee attributes create unique opportu.... Read More

Corker, Brock lead Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative's workforce, economic, infrastructure push for 'thriving ecosystem'

Mar 26, 2024 at 07:03 am by miltcapps

THE CHATTANOOGA Quantum Collaborative today provided a bit more detail regarding its plans to help generate workforce, economic and community gains by building upon the region.... Read More

CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities

Mar 20, 2024 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

EIGHT MONTHS after accepting the tiller of Nashville Entrepreneur Center from predecessor Jane Allen, EC CEO Sam Davidson is weighing 2024 priorities related to revenue growth.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

Feb 07, 2024 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

Jan 24, 2024 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Stepping back from the fray, we find there are a myriad of scheduled events just ahead. We've chosen to spotlight 40+ below. Errors are ours. Updates, corrections are w.... Read More

Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN

Dec 01, 2023 at 04:43 pm by miltcapps

SULLIVAN COUNTY startup Personality Pool, led by East Tennessee native Lauren Glass Mullins, has been identified as the first business to consummate an equity investment from.... Read More

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