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Menūd, Plankk merge for growth via fitness influencers, pro's, brands, fans

Sep 11, 2020 at 02:01 pm by miltcapps

MENŪD Co. and Plankk Technologies Inc., two software startups that had been collaborating for more than a year, recently tied the merger knot, in order to accelerate their exp.... Read More

TTDC Launch Tennessee preps for its Sunset hearing at Comptroller request

Aug 06, 2020 at 01:53 pm by miltcapps

STATE-chartered Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) has begun preparing for a Sunset hearing that is to be undertaken to determine whether or not the nonprofit.... Read More

Launch Tennessee 36|86 capital-centric sessions, Pitch finalists listed

Aug 05, 2020 at 05:02 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has announced the six startup finalists that will vie for LTN Impact Fund investment during this month's entirely virtual 36|86 Festival, for which registrati.... Read More

'Build To Scale' entries target TN entrepreneurial pipeline, capital, rural

Aug 04, 2020 at 03:24 pm by miltcapps

UPDATE: US Commerce EDA announced Sept. 16, 2020, that the CoLab proposal below was a WINNER. Scroll down.-Ed. THREE NEW proposals from Tennessee ask the federal Economic Deve.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 3, 2020

Aug 03, 2020 at 03:25 pm by miltcapps

LaunchTN Capital Call tomorrow, survey-response incentive ends soon

Jul 27, 2020 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

THE STATE OF CAPITAL MARKETS in Tennessee and the Southeast get fresh scrutiny this week. TOMORROW, July 28, the first quarterly "Southeast Capital Call" for investors will be.... Read More

Scott Boruff-led startup Healthcare Integrated Technologies eyes capraise

Jul 14, 2020 at 03:58 pm by miltcapps

SCOTT BORUFF, the Knoxville entrepreneur with hard-won experience in Oil & Gas and Real Estate sectors, expects to raise more funding for expansion of Healthcare Integrate.... Read More

Transparency Health startup BaseCamp seeks partners + Ascend adopters

Jul 09, 2020 at 03:55 pm by miltcapps

BASE CAMP HEALTH's recent pact with Franklin, Tenn.-based RxGenomix may turn out to be part of a bigger series of partnerships forged to advance BaseCamp's new Ascend digital.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 7, 2020

Jul 07, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

. Today: ATC | UMG | VENO | AB | SOP | RAN | EVI | BEAST | SYNC | NEMZ | FRY | AI | SPH | RESOURCES TENNESSEE's Angel Tax Credit (ATC) was a 'positive policy shift for.... Read More

Software founder exits Doorport to PointCentral, recounts startup journey

Jun 26, 2020 at 03:52 pm by miltcapps

BEN TAYLOR, the Tennesseean who recently sold his Doorport technology to Alarm.com Holdings' PointCentral subsidiary, is spending the current pandemic season in Nashville, pri.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 25, 2020

Jun 25, 2020 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Margaret Dolan plans to depart LaunchTN, with Van Tucker interim CEO

Jun 15, 2020 at 12:47 pm by miltcapps

CEO MARGARET DOLAN and Launch Tennessee Chairman Bob Rolfe today announced Dolan's plans to leave her post to pursue another undisclosed opportunity, effective June 30. Chairm.... Read More

Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items

Jun 11, 2020 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

THE PANDEMIC and other matters caused the the 111th Tennessee General Assembly to reconvene June 1 to discuss only priority legislative proposals, which they hope to address f.... Read More

Policy: Innovation & Startups Equity Investment Program draws TN interest

Jun 09, 2020 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Former Gov. Bill Haslam MANY Tennessee entrepreneurs, policy-makers and their allies and advisors have hoped that Congress, The White House, the U.S. Treasury Departm.... Read More

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds

Jun 08, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's budget has been ramped-up in recent years, but the nonprofit agency has for months been bracing alongside its lead sponsor, Tennessee Economic and Community.... Read More

Venture Notes -- June 1, 2020

Jun 01, 2020 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: HGP | LTN | JSC | JSF | CHC | BLU | GLN | PWR | IDB | FCV | DIT | MIL | WRK | COC | Resources | ► HERITAGE GROUP affiliate Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund I.... Read More

Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks

May 21, 2020 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 20 July 2020 - Decode Health announced members of its new strategic advisory board, on team page here. Our May 21, 2020 story is below.-Ed.DECODE HEALTH INC., the Nash.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 13, 2020

Apr 13, 2020 at 03:29 pm by miltcapps

TCRS CIO Brakebill provides update on PE investment, other programs

Apr 13, 2020 at 11:08 am by miltcapps

SINCE 2008, when Venture Nashville broke the news that TCRS, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, had gained authorization to invest in private equity and other alter.... Read More

EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays

Apr 13, 2020 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) announced April 2 the 11 members of the 2020-2021 Cohort of its Project Music program. The cohort includes startups related to music, li.... Read More

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