Council Capital

TTDC predicts venture-cap program will be 'over-subscribed'

Jul 16, 2009 at 03:13 pm by miltcapps

NOTE: At 10:40 a.m., VNC corrected a significant typo in the 18th graf of this story. - MFC Tennessee's recently enacted venture-capital initiative to stimulate funding for hi.... Read More

Apple Inc. approves Nashville techies' iPhone game

Jun 09, 2009 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Nashvillian Nicholas Holland believes that, at age 30, with a new baby at home and his business thriving, it's time to take some freshly calculated risks. Thus, this week, ro.... Read More

Briefly: Council Ventures leads New Day Pharmacy raise

May 28, 2009 at 03:46 pm by miltcapps

Second Avenue denizen Council Ventures today announced it recently led a $10.2 million Series A preferred financing for Nashville-based New Day Pharmacy, which outsources serv.... Read More

CredenceHealth leverages Angel money and Feds' pressure

May 14, 2009 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

Note: CredenceHealth sold in March 2011 to Xerox's Affiliated Computer Services, release here. Data Advantage, referred to in this story, was sold in 2010 to sector consolidat.... Read More

Sidebar: Opinions on CAPCO vary among VCs

May 01, 2009 at 08:35 am by miltcapps

As previously reported by VNC, venture capitalists, particularly those who want state incentives managed by Tennessee firms, have differing opinions on the legislative proposa.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen: Talks underway for Solar Institute

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Updated Feb. 11, 0709: In an AP story appearing this morning in the Times Free Press, ORNL Director Thom Mason indicated ORNL will prepare a proposal for t.... Read More

TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has awarded a $270,000 grant to support biotech entrepreneurs and commercialization of technologies. Grant recipient Memphis Biowo.... Read More

Cable industry's Briggs ready for General Assembly return

Jan 05, 2009 at 09:12 pm by miltcapps

The Cable industry's Stacey Briggs spends much of the year amid a swirl of legislative, regulatory and consumer issues. With more than 11 years as president of the Tenne.... Read More

The VNC Reader's Guide to the Best of 2008

Jan 02, 2009 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

VNC's MOST READ STORY OF 2008: State of Tennessee to Invest $900 Million in Private-Equity alternatives VNC NEWS THREADS 2008 ► 2008 VENTURE COMMUNITY CULTURE AND VALUES.... Read More

HealthStream 'Constitution' sharpens focus

Dec 28, 2008 at 04:28 pm by miltcapps

Updated: July 23, 2019 - Founder-CEO Frist said the company has more than 50 jobs to fill by year's-end; has spent more than a year updating its Constitution (below); and, is.... Read More

Council Ventures adds VC general partner

Dec 26, 2008 at 11:05 am by miltcapps

Nashville's Council Ventures has added a general partner with deep VC experience in healthcare and healthcare IT investing. Grant A. Jackson (left) previously spent nearly fou.... Read More

'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups

Nov 14, 2008 at 10:03 am by miltcapps

In the past two years, Nashville's grassroots mobilizing of executives and creatives has enlisted hundreds of entrepreneurs, independent professionals and techno-innovators. N.... Read More

Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks

Nov 12, 2008 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

According to reports in TechCrunch and other media, iKobo Inc., a venture-backed company whose investors have included Nashville-based Council Ventures, is ceasing operations..... Read More

ESPN-backed company buys Nashville ventures

Nov 11, 2008 at 08:23 pm by miltcapps

By Milt Capps ESPN-backed Active Network Inc., has bought two Nashville ventures that provide state governments the technology and services they need to conduct hunting and f.... Read More

Nashville VC: 'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply

Nov 09, 2008 at 05:43 pm by miltcapps

During last week's venture-capital panel discussion here in Nashville, the Most Sobering Comment Award probably went to Sid Chambless, the executive director of Nashville Capi.... Read More

Startup Weekend Nashville: Passions, Programmers and Products

Oct 09, 2008 at 09:06 am by miltcapps

The co-leaders of Nashville Startup Weekend, which convenes tomorrow on the Vanderbilt campus, believe the event will dramatically strengthen ties among local techies. The unp.... Read More

Partnership 2010/Chamber call for 'Virtual Entrepreneur Center'

Oct 08, 2008 at 03:34 pm by miltcapps

The Entrepreneurship Task Force of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Partnership 2010 today announced plans to create an online community to help connect local entrep.... Read More

Nashville exec immersed in Cisco's healthcare mission

Jul 30, 2008 at 09:23 pm by miltcapps

Frank Grant, based in Nashville, is the "face of healthcare" in North America for Cisco Systems, the San Jose-based networking giant that's fast-approaching $40 bill.... Read More

Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'

Jul 29, 2008 at 06:36 am by miltcapps

It was a memorable moment during the Nashville Health Care Council's recent mergers and acquisitions conference. One by one, a panel of out-of-town venture capitalists had jus.... Read More

VU Tech Transfer takes company's liquidation in stride

Apr 14, 2008 at 06:35 am by miltcapps

Posted at The VN BLog, April 10, 2008 "This is a high-risk business," said Vanderbilt Tech Transfer & Enterprise Development Director Chris McKinney (at left), as he resp.... Read More

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