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TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says

Jul 16, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made fresh commitments totaling $190MM to four private-equity firms, according.... Read More

VentureNotes: June 25, 2011

Jun 25, 2012 at 11:12 am by miltcapps

LEAD CAPITAL PARTNERS, a year-old venture-capital and private-equity firm based in Nashville and backed by an undisclosed number of high net-worth families, will eventu.... Read More

Managers see TNInvestco benefits, Sen. Kyle restates case for outreach

Mar 05, 2012 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

VenturePeople: LeShane Greenhill and Sagents

Mar 05, 2012 at 09:10 am by miltcapps

LeShane GreenHill SAGENTS, a Cloud-based startup, aims to be the "premier online sales connector," said its 34-year-old Founder LeShane Gree.... Read More

'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:05 am by miltcapps

NICHOLAS HOLLAND has handed the reins of CentreSource to his management team and is launching his Populr venture using the first-ever investment by Nashville's Bullpen Venture.... Read More

Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales

Dec 19, 2011 at 09:03 am by miltcapps

Shopping this week? Thistle Farms, the nonprofit venture founded by Magadalene program founder Rev. Becca Stevens, needs sales acceleration now to meet its goals in 2012, Stev.... Read More

Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,<br>leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization

Nov 07, 2011 at 07:49 am by miltcapps

Life Science Tennessee has fewer than 80 corporate members today, but will soon be knocking on doors of nearly 700 non-member firms within the state, as well as strategizing t.... Read More

Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011

Nov 07, 2011 at 05:48 am by miltcapps

Erik Carlson Streamweaver may be in self-avowed "stealth" mode, but LinkedIn indicates the TNInvestco-backed company is the result of an acquisition and it has a new.... Read More

NewsBits, May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011 at 09:21 am by miltcapps

Roy Ziegler ► Louisville-based Chrysalis Ventures has added healthcare services and technology VC Roy Ziegler, previously with Health Evolution Partners, the private.... Read More

NEXT TN: Research-industry-capital links are key<br>to state's intellectual-property commercialization

May 10, 2011 at 07:54 am by miltcapps

Too few Tennessee-born ideas are translating into start-up businesses, but stronger outreach and collaboration could improve upon the state's "mixed record of entrepreneurial.... Read More

QuickTake: Will the Google algorithm like your content?

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Some of Nashville's search-engine optimization and interactive marketing pro's seem to live and breathe Google rules, rumors and rants. We know: It's dirty work, but somebody'.... Read More

CEO: CellJournalist helps news media 'win the big story'

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Updated 23 April 2014: VNC hears from a reliable source today that CellJournalist has been sold to Toronto-based ScribbleLive. Seeking confirmation.-Ed. Nashville-based CellJ.... Read More

People: JumpStart's Hendrickson pitched Nashville <br>for ReadWriteStart's tech-center spotlight

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Nashville's recent exposure on the widely followed ReadWriteWeb blog was not the result of a "ranking" of top tech cities, but the shout-out by columnist Audrey Watters w.... Read More

M&A: Nashville Software, IT firms mull buying, selling

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Tech-sector mergers and acquisitions may be heating-up in Middle Tennessee, based on a sampling of opinion-leaders. At least one respondent is giving selling rigorous consider.... Read More

Tech venture is newest focus for networker Adam Small

Jun 10, 2009 at 06:10 am by miltcapps

Nashville's Adam Small, founder of the former eConception incubator and Strategic Business Networks, is now leveraging his expertise in a technology venture. Small told VNC h.... 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

Start-up 'Border Jump' leaps into Aeropost alliance

Feb 13, 2009 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Border Jump LLC aims to help U.S. online retailers overcome barriers to selling goods to Latin American consumers. Border Jump CEO Bobby Frank told VNC yesterd.... Read More

NEWSBITS Feb. 13, 2009

Feb 13, 2009 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

ICA, iPayment, Tractor Supply, Solar Institute interest, Stimulus, Tech competition, and Med-devices firms... ICA Informatics Corporation of America, the Vanderbilt spin-out,.... Read More

The Raise: Nashville startup lands in TechCrunch 'DemoPit'

Sep 13, 2008 at 01:33 pm by miltcapps

Having won a coveted slot within San Francisco's TechCrunch startup showcase, a father-son team from Nashville will pitch their developing tech company to West Coast investors.... Read More

State to invest $900 Million in private-equity alternatives

Aug 24, 2008 at 06:32 pm by miltcapps

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System will soon hire a new executive to plan and invest up to $900 million in pension-fund assets in private equity. Earlier this year,.... Read More

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