Launch Tennessee

Fintech founder-CEO Marcus Cobb raises capital for Mozaic platform

Sep 02, 2022 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

-Seed-2 raise bridges to Series A (done)-Early-growthco eyes global payments-CEO taps advisors here, Chicago, NY-Music-Entertainment first, then 'heavy compliance' sectors UP.... Read More

Monique Villa Capra holds pivotal role in ECD-LaunchTN $1BN SSBCI vision

Aug 29, 2022 at 03:14 pm by miltcapps

MONIQUE VILLA CAPRA, who became Launch Tennessee's chief investment officer 60 days ago, is to play pivotal roles in helping to fulfill many of the promises that the nonprofit.... Read More

Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption

Aug 17, 2022 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Grant funding win could help draw 12 startups yearly into Ag365 accelerator Data Commons, Smart Contracts, Trust Protocol will be put to work Partners to spin-up tech trainin.... Read More

Launch Tennessee seeks US EDA funding to expand Industry Networks

Aug 16, 2022 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

RFP for (2) Fintech and Consumer Products industry networks disclosed Nov. 14, 2022, documentation begins here. - Editor LAUNCH TENNESSEE has requested roughly $1.99MM federal.... Read More

TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call

Aug 08, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Treasury funding could lead to $1BN-plus decade impact in Tennessee Initiatives span Equity and Debt capital recruitment, could mobilize Angels Elements include largely unpre.... Read More

CivicEye's $12.4MM A-round fuels US growth and team-building

Aug 03, 2022 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Awareness of safety-security factors grows, CivicEye deepens US presence Founders, VC, Angels, TNInvestco, INCITE, SSBCI initiative sustained vision VC Cercano has phase-gate.... Read More

CEO Tasia Malakasis ramps-up The Company Lab in Chattanooga

Jul 19, 2022 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

FOOD-sector entrepreneur, tech-industry sales and marketing veteran, and cookbook author Tasia Malakasis has begun her second week in her role as CEO of Chattanooga's Company.... Read More

Kickoff: VentureSouth Chattanooga investor forum possible model for Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville

Jul 18, 2022 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

EXECUTIVES with Greenville, S.C.-based VentureSouth are scheduled to launch on July 21 the firm's Venture South Chattanooga (VSC) membership forum, into which individual accre.... Read More

Brock: Company Lab CEO search advances in gateway City of Chattanooga

Apr 26, 2022 at 02:27 pm by miltcapps

THE NEXT CEO of The Company Lab regional entrepreneurship center in Chattanooga is likely to be piped aboard this summer. The nonprofit accelerator and business scaleup hub, w.... Read More

Bulletin: Launch Tennessee has chosen Lindsey Cox as CEO to succeed Interim Abby Trotter

Mar 01, 2022 at 02:05 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee, aka Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, announced this afternoon that its nationwide search for a successor CEO has resulted in its recommendation.... Read More

MedHaul startup propelled by Erica Plybeah, backed by InnovaMemphis

Feb 17, 2022 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDER-CEO ERICA PLYBEAH-HEMPHILL's MedHaul Inc. has previously raised $1.64MM in outside capital to expand adoption of its technology, which enables healthcare providers to.... Read More

EC says Twende event Feb. 15 coincides with 'Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day' proclaimed by Nashville Mayor Cooper

Feb 14, 2022 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Mayor John Cooper has declared that February 15 is now Nashville Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day here, according to an announcement by Nashville Entrep.... Read More

Gov. Lee samples major 2021 feats -- no entrepreneurial gains highlighted

Jan 04, 2022 at 05:09 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Lee recently published his sample of 38 of the state's "major" legislative accomplishments and government investments in 2021. The roundup included an expr.... Read More

Chairman: Nashville Tech Council preps CEO search<br>as Brian Moyer eyes return to entrepreneurship

Dec 08, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Technology Council, which began life in 1999 amid a tech-sector stock run-up and the subsequent Dot.com bust, is searching for the ninth successive leader of the non.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More