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Tennessee entrepreneurs, government<br>coalesce for COVID-19 counterattack

Apr 09, 2020 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

AS PERHAPS NEVER BEFORE, the fight against the shape-shifting coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease has spurred a de facto alliance of startups, mature business, government and.... Read More

Recession ahead, Maxwell's FINTOP Capital Fund II passes goal, hits $125M

Mar 17, 2020 at 02:37 pm by miltcapps

JOE MAXWELL, managing partner of fintech specialist FINTOP Capital LLC, confirmed the Nashville firm's Fund II closed March 14, after being oversubscribed north of $125MM. Fun.... Read More

Coronavirus, tornados lead LaunchTN 36|86,<br>NVille Entrepreneur Week to weigh options

Mar 09, 2020 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: On March 17, Nashville Entrepreneur Week postponed indefinitely, rescheduling contingent on COVID situation improvement. On March 12, 2020, DIG SOUTH announced postpon.... Read More

Wearables: Mark Harris-led HeroWear raising Seed, maps Series A round

Mar 05, 2020 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

CEO Mark Harris PhD confirmed for Venture Nashville that HeroWear, the manufacturer of an "exosuit" lift-assistance device that fits like clothing and offloads some energy fro.... Read More

TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville

Feb 26, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: Some registrants to this event received a storm-related cancellation notice, but the event, in fact, merely started late, according to TN ECD staff.-Ed. OPPORTUNITY ZO.... Read More

Lead Capital Partners' ApolloLIMS seeks growth in sector 'ripe' for M&A

Feb 24, 2020 at 01:37 pm by miltcapps

Updated 13 April 2022: ApolloLIMS acquired by UK-based Clinisys (Clinisys Group), release here. The local unit has 18FTE, Hart told VNC.-Ed.APOLLO LIMS, the laboratory informa.... Read More

SyncEC forges alliances to build entrepreneurship beacon in Highlands

Feb 18, 2020 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Apply by March 15, 2020, for Market Access Program On entry, participants prepare to engage with customers, partners Local and state-level grants-makers help fund momentum Re.... Read More

Brian Fox: Taking Confirmation global like launching series of startups

Feb 05, 2020 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

BRIAN FOX, whose Brentwood-based Capital Confirmation Inc. sold last year to Thomson Reuters for a reported $430MM, told Venture Nashville that expanding the company's busines.... Read More

Nashville Bitcoin execs ramp $10MM raise with eye on crypto market cycle

Jan 28, 2020 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: March 18, 2021: 210K Capital on March 5, 2021 raised its target to $30MM, showing $18MM in from 64 investors in on that date. Our original 28 Jan. 2020 story follows b.... Read More

CEO Dolan: LaunchTN aims for authentic partnerships,<br>while blazing paths to capital, investors, corporates

Jan 23, 2020 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE CEO Margaret Dolan on Jan. 16 received unanimous approval from her board of directors to commence full-tilt its "audacious pursuit of entrepreneurship," using.... Read More

Tennessee capital formation back on front burner, says LaunchTN CEO

Jan 23, 2020 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

INADEQUATE pools of risk capital are widely viewed as an impediment to maturation of the Tennessee entrepreneurial ecosystem. Though cautiously avoiding predictions, Launch Te.... Read More

Venture Notes -- January 21, 2020

Jan 21, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee names Van Tucker to strategic COO role

Jan 14, 2020 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee today announced the appointment of Van Tucker as its chief operating officer, working alongside CEO Margaret Dolan. Tucker, a native Tennessean who grew up in.... Read More

Cofounders: Startup ObjectiveGI is ramping-up ahead of Series B raise

Jan 13, 2020 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: See more recent updates here. The company changed its name to ObjectiveHealth Inc. on Sept. 14, 2021. Our Jan. 13, 2020 story is below.-Editor. NASHVILLE's ObjectiveGI.... Read More

StartupEquity: Shani Dowell on lessons honed during Possip's rise

Jan 07, 2020 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

CEO SHANI DOWELL, the black female edtech entrepreneur who founded Possip in Nashville, is naturally proud of having become one of the few black women in the U.S. to have recr.... Read More

LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited

Jan 02, 2020 at 03:57 pm by miltcapps

FORMER Launch Tennessee Chief Program Officer Jill Van Beke exited her role with the Nashville-based nonprofit Dec. 13, after more than seven years service. Those facts were c.... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2019 - Updated

Dec 31, 2019 at 06:00 am by miltcapps

Scroll down or Jump to this week's or later 2019 events. Also : 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | January 1 - (Tuesday) New Year's Day. January 7 - 9 - JP Morgan Healthcare.... Read More

Vanderbilt University taps UChicago Provost Diermeier as its 9th chancellor

Dec 04, 2019 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

MONTHS ahead of the search pace originally set by its Board of Trust, Vanderbilt University today announced its 9th chancellor is to be Daniel Diermeier PhD, who is now the po.... Read More

FOH&BOH: Nashvillians raise capital to soothe global Hospitality painpoint

Dec 02, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE startup FOH & BOH Inc. is tackling a global Hospitality problem that is especially visible in restaurants where operators are pushed up-against the wall by 75% a.... Read More

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups<br>in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip

Nov 21, 2019 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE today announced investing an aggregate of at least $626K via its Innovation Capital Continuum program in startups Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch and.... Read More

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