Council Ventures

CapControls' $3.8m cap raise and AnalytX pact<br>drive Maxwell start-up's pursuit of growth

May 22, 2011 at 06:03 pm by miltcapps

EARLY-STAGE venture CapControls is aggressively pursuing growth through a strategic partnership with AnalytX, after securing capital from a TNInvestco and other investors, sai.... Read More

Background: NotifyMD and Ferguson

Apr 05, 2010 at 04:25 am by miltcapps

â–ºThis backgrounder accompanies VNC's story today on Gary Ferguson's appointment as CEO of ClearPractice LLC. In 1997, Gary Ferguson, Ph.D., joined NotifyMD as vice presi.... Read More

Uniguest reeling-in M&As, eyes digital-signage growth

Apr 01, 2010 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

Updated Dec. 22, 2016: Industry veteran Jeff Hiscox appointed CEO, succeeding Joseph Morgan, who served more than a year after succeeding John Bearden. Oct. 14, 2015: Uniguest.... Read More

VC Coleman demands access to TNInvestco records

Jan 28, 2010 at 10:43 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:45 p.m.:  State. Sen. Doug Overbey told VNC he will file a "caption bill" this afternoon to "reserve a space" for legislation advocated by the Bredesen Administ.... Read More

Nashville mobilizes for U.S. Health technology leadership

Jan 25, 2010 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

Nashville industry, academe and government are said to be creating an alliance that could breathe reality into Music City's dream of becoming the Silicon Valley of Healthcare..... Read More

Health IT Roundup: Executives comment on Nashville's leadership options

Jan 25, 2010 at 03:31 pm by miltcapps

As reported in today's accompanying article, Nashville is mobilizing to strengthen its leading role in healthcare information technology and related domains. Here are excerp.... Read More

2010 Economy: Kisber, Cromwell both face reckoning

Jan 06, 2010 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

The leaders of two platoons of State economic-development professionals will each face a reckoning in 2010. Matt Kisber, Gov. Phil Bredesen's commissioner of economic and comm.... Read More

Nashville Techies continually monitored by investors

Jan 05, 2010 at 07:01 am by miltcapps

This article was originally published by Digital Nashville, Jan. 4, 2010, with VNC's permission. Nashville's tech professionals may feel they toil in obscurity, but in fact th.... Read More

Medical Trade Center would expand Convention Center

Nov 30, 2009 at 07:33 am by miltcapps

Update, 3:23 p.m. Nov. 30:  Metro, State and local officials and stakeholders announced detail on NMTC plans during a press conference this morning.  Plans call for.... Read More

TNInvestco ranks may grow if idea gets legs

Nov 24, 2009 at 02:49 pm by miltcapps

Update 8:35 p.m.: Innova Fund II told VNC this afternoon it succeeded in raising its $20MM total credit commitment. Also this afternoon, Commissioners Matt Kisber and Reagan F.... Read More

TNInvestco: Goldrush underway to fund TN ventures

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

The State of Tennessee today announced plans to divide $120 million in tax credits among six new TNInvestco investment firms, to spur venture investment in dozens of high-pote.... Read More

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC — Mike Shmerling's XMi Capital was one of the first firm's to signal its intention to pursue a TNInvestco allocation, under leaders.... Read More

Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC -- Formed by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Denny Bottorff and Katie Gambill, the general partners of Nashville-based Council Ven.... Read More

Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:33 pm by miltcapps

Update: UTRF Partnerships Director Stacey Patterson said after publication that "more than half" of UT's 58 percent of the grant amount "goes back out to other institutions an.... Read More

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

TNInvestco finalists named by ECD-Revenue

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco announced its ten semi-finalists earlier today: • Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC• Innova Fund II, LP• Limestone Fund, LLC• Memphis.... Read More

Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Biotechnology Association Interim Chairman Bob Acuff, Ph.D., says TBA knows his successor should come from the biotech industry, not academe. Acuff has held the TBA.... Read More

TNInvestco: 'Creativity incredible' among interested firms

Sep 14, 2009 at 08:03 am by miltcapps

Updated 2:58 p.m. Sept. 17, 2009: Coleman Swenson Crist; Southern Appalachian TNInvestco Management Co. LLC; and, Richland Ventures IV LLC have now also applied for TNInvestco.... Read More

Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants

Aug 14, 2009 at 09:31 am by miltcapps

Here are the firms that were registered to attend one or both of the two TNInvestco briefings. Firms that had representatives attending the briefings, but who are not listed b.... Read More

'Smart' tech ventures spawned by VU student-entrepreneurs

Aug 14, 2009 at 09:20 am by miltcapps

One of Nashville's newest technology ventures was spurred by Vanderbilt students and faculty connecting theory and practice. Soon to debut: Nashville Pulse and VandyUpon, a pa.... Read More

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