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Venture Notes - 12 June 2017

Jun 12, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University

Jun 12, 2017 at 07:15 am by miltcapps

Updated 8 May 2020 - McWhorter, who recently chaired Gov. Bill Lee's Unified Command Group, tasked with addressing urgent Covid19 requirements, announced he's taking a strateg.... Read More

CEO David Fox: 'Enormous void' in trusted news,<br>passion for news spurred Exile Global founding

Jun 07, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

ONCE and future journalist David Fox's exploration of business options has culminated in his co-founding of Nashville media startup dubbed Exile Global Inc. The company's inau.... Read More

LaunchTN's Lanahan on coastal VC realities, authenticity + Unicorns

Jun 01, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCHTN Director of Capital Formation John Lanahan was not long in responding after being asked by Venture Nashville for his thoughts on whether Tennessee startups should, as.... Read More

Advisors: Jack Waddey says 'Nashville still needs major research park'

May 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

DESPITE Nashville's progress on many fronts since The Great Recession began in Spring 2008, attorney Jack Waddey on May 12 confirmed for Venture Nashville that he feels just a.... Read More

Venture Notes - 18 May 2017

May 18, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Memphis Agritech: The Seam launches blockchain venture,<br>considers capital strategy for product roadmap, global footprint

May 11, 2017 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

Update: March 10, 2020 - The Seam unveiled its Trust Protocol for sustainability, press release here. May 3, 2018 - Pryor announced the company has joined the Enterprise Ether.... Read More

BizFoundry CEO: Entrepreneur centers must<br>'meet entrepreneurs where they are'

May 08, 2017 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

JEFF BROWN, president and executive director of The Biz Foundry in Cookeville, listed several big lessons he's learned during five years cultivating entrepreneurship in the Up.... Read More

Jim Phillips CEO of relaunched XMI backed by Engelbrecht's SCI of Evansville

May 02, 2017 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

Updated July 25, 2017: XMI announced it bought 6-year-old accounting/CFO outsourced services company, ConServ Business Services, based in Nashville. XMI said in a release it n.... Read More

Venture Notes - 1 May 2017

May 01, 2017 at 09:45 am by miltcapps

Brett Jackson takes helm as CEO of Digital Reasoning Systems

Apr 20, 2017 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

FRANKLIN-based Digital Reasoning Systems announced Brett Jackson, former CEO and chairman of Logi Analytics and former CEO of Digital Harbor, has been named DRS's CEO, succeed.... Read More

As General Assembly grinds along, some notes on TNInvestco and more

Apr 17, 2017 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

MIXED reviews of the state's TNInvestco program, the wind-down of the original INCITE co-investment program, lingering questions about the health of Tennessee technology comme.... Read More

Get Started LLC's Co-Starters offering bound for global communities

Apr 11, 2017 at 10:38 am by miltcapps

Enoch Elway GET STARTED LLC, the Chattanooga company that provides CO.STARTERS™ educational content and services for weaving solid communities and out.... Read More

VU Law & Innovation, Blockchain, Hack events set this week

Apr 03, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Law School's Program on Law and Innovation is hosting several interrelated interrelated Tech-oriented events, open to the public, Friday-Saturday, April.... Read More

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,<br>while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

Mar 21, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has had its share of wobbly years since it was created in 1997 by enactment of State law and then launched under its formal name, Tennessee Technology Develop.... Read More

Briefing: Hashed Health to convene blockchain consortium in Nashville

Mar 13, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

HASHED HEALTH, the Nashville startup backed by Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital, will in September convene in Music City its growing consortium of healthcare companies int.... Read More

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter

Mar 06, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE, the assumed name of the nonprofit officially chartered as Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), seeks to amend its statement of objectives. I.... Read More

Event: BTC Media offers VNC readers access to Distributed: Markets

Feb 13, 2017 at 12:45 pm by miltcapps

BTC Inc., the tech publishing company that relocated here from Huntsville in 2015, this morning approved a Venture Nashville request to allow VNC readers a savings on tickets.... Read More

Gov. Haslam senses Tennessee 'making headway' in tech commercialization

Feb 13, 2017 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE companies and research institutions might be stepping-up efforts to secure patents, licensing intellectual assets and ensuring that such knowledge is commercialized.... Read More

Venture Notes - 17 January 2017

Jan 17, 2017 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

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