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TN's pre-Seed-to-SeriesA founders have til Aug. 15 to ask into 3686 pitch-off

Jul 27, 2025 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

'TENNESSEE-located' startups in the pre-Seed to Series A portion of the venture spectrum must apply by Aug. 15 for consideration of their requests to compete in the pitch comp.... Read More

Raghavan to drive Vanderbilt 'vision as catalyst + incubator of innovation'

Jun 27, 2025 at 08:25 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier plans July 1 to make current Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Padma Raghavan his office's first executive director fo.... Read More

TN envoys take entrepreneurial, econdev, FDI savvy to Amsterdam, Paris

Jun 13, 2025 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE economic and entrepreneurial leaders are heading to Amsterdam and Paris next week, reinforcing this state's interest in innovation, cross-border trade and for.... Read More

New entrepreneurial, innovation centers rise in Southern Middle Tennessee

May 22, 2025 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

A NEW regional entrepreneur center seems likely to be born in southern-middle Tennessee this summer, largely thanks to spadework and prospective partnership with Tennessee Tec.... Read More

ITIF: TN has strengths, but underperforms as hub for key innovation sectors

May 07, 2025 at 08:49 am by miltcapps

Update May 15, 2025: State Science & Technology Institute analyzes ITIF report.-Ed. TENNESSEE's progress in economic development, education, research and related fields is.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Nashville + the World eye Music-Entertainment innovation + impact

Mar 05, 2025 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE investors, top executives, performers, technologists and entrepreneurs are not alone in celebrating this city's Music legacy. Neither are they alone in wondering how.... Read More

VNC's March 2025 Venture Calendar

Mar 02, 2025 at 05:32 pm by miltcapps

Comments welcomed via Milt@VentureNashville.com or LinkedIn. AHEAD: MARCH 2025 3 Epicenter, Alchemist Accelerator Hub and Memphis supply-chain industry invite startups and oth.... Read More

LaunchTN swings SXSW Fest spotlight onto TN startups, tech, brands

Feb 24, 2025 at 02:54 pm by miltcapps

ON MARCH 7-9, Launch Tennessee will re-activate "Tennessee House" in Austin within the city's massive South by Southwest Festival. A year ago, in spring 2024, invitations to S.... Read More

ETSU Research, Sync Space ally to 'Accelerate Appalachia' startups + SMEs

Feb 13, 2025 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Sync Space and East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Research Corporation have collaborated in launching Accelerate Appalachia, a program designed to help advance the region'.... Read More

Might TN General Assembly rebrand Capitol Hill as Innovation LaunchPad?

Feb 13, 2025 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

ON MONDAY, Feb. 10, President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14172 of January 20th gained regulatory force, requiring federal agencies refer to the Gulf of America, rather tha.... Read More

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

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