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General Assembly leader, advocates keep LaunchTN SBIR fund hopes alive

Mar 30, 2021 at 05:47 pm by miltcapps

Update: May 12, 2021: LifeScienceTN's press release says the State is funding the SBIR-STTR program with $7MM for matching grants. April 13, 2021: In Gov. Lee's amended budget.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 29, 2021

Mar 29, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

LifeFileZ startup seeks $3M Seed-B, maps Series A, eyes key partners

Jul 22, 2020 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Beth Krauklis said in an Oct. 7, 2021, update that the firm had raised $528K in its Seed-B raise, with goals now including completing its Seed-B at $1.5MM, and deploy.... Read More

Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas

Jul 10, 2020 at 02:57 pm by miltcapps

A ROADMAP both pragmatic and ambitious has been published by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) includes scores of observations and recommen.... Read More

EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays

Apr 13, 2020 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) announced April 2 the 11 members of the 2020-2021 Cohort of its Project Music program. The cohort includes startups related to music, li.... Read More

Venture Notes -- March 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Wearables: Mark Harris-led HeroWear raising Seed, maps Series A round

Mar 05, 2020 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

CEO Mark Harris PhD confirmed for Venture Nashville that HeroWear, the manufacturer of an "exosuit" lift-assistance device that fits like clothing and offloads some energy fro.... Read More

Amid volatility, TN entrepreneurs eyeing public-co partners might be more diligent

Mar 04, 2020 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD, entrepreneurs looking for customers, strategic bidders, advisors and other resources often bank their hopes on publicly owned companies based in Tenness.... Read More

VU Wond'ry PreLaunch ideas target travel,<br>autonomous tech, visual empowerment

Feb 25, 2020 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE WOND'RY Innovation Center at Vanderbilt University runs a PreLaunch program to help potential entrepreneurs in the VU community determine whether they shoul.... Read More

Bunker Labs Muster Speakers

Aug 06, 2019 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

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36|86: Getting tech to market with max partnerships, with or without grants

Aug 05, 2019 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

EARLY ON THE SECOND DAY of the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival, four lab-to-market veterans from Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee will presumably have nothing in their cup.... Read More

Startup IP dispute: Global e-dentity founder squares-off against Apple Inc.

Jul 03, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based tech entrepreneur Robert Adams, founder and majority owner of Global e-dentity™, a multi-modal biometric identification startup on which Venture Nashville repo.... Read More

Venture Notes -- June 25, 2019

Jun 25, 2019 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Below: Today's roundup of 40 timely news items for your earliest perusal. TECH: Pilot.com Inc. of San Francisco today announced with TN ECD it will create 450 jobs in.... Read More

Amplion Clinical Communications CEO affirms capital raise among options

Jun 12, 2019 at 05:02 pm by miltcapps

THE little-noticed changing of the guard at Amplion Clinical Communications earlier this year promoted its former CTO, Lee Clark, to president and CEO, succeeding Frank Grant,.... Read More

VU OGSM reveals Ventures Group; Owens succeeds Grajewski at Wond'ry

Jun 07, 2019 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University has announced a change in leadership at its innovation center, The Wond'ry, and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Owen Graduate School of Management has.... Read More

State, Federal partnership spawns 24 grants for Tennessee tech companies

Jan 15, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5 March 2019: Gov. Bill Lee on March 4, 2019, briefed reporters on his proposed FY20 budget, calling, among other things, for increased SBIR/STTR match funding for Lau.... Read More

LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner

Jan 07, 2019 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Leeland Ekstrom PhD NASHVILLE BIOSCIENCES COO Leeland Ekstrom is scheduled to present the company this afternoon in San Francisco, during a session of Biotech Showcas.... Read More

Edtech startup Possip Inc. offers 2-way feedback glue for parents, schools

Dec 19, 2018 at 11:47 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE startup Possip Inc. is raising Seed capital for its Possip platform, which offers regular, useful and coherent feedback for both students' parents or guardians, as w.... Read More

Milken Institute Data 2018

Dec 18, 2018 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

► FOR TODAY'S accompanying article on 2018 Milken Science & Technology Index CLICK RIGHT HERE. Selected States+ Rankings 2018 Milken Rank+Score 2016 2014 2012 2010 R&am.... Read More

Fintech: Acquisitive startup Celero Commerce<br>picks Nashville for headquarters

Dec 04, 2018 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

Updated 18 June 2019: Celero acquired two payment companies on undisclosed terms: Elmhurst Financial Services and Tandem Innovative Payment Solutions. Release here. Earlier: C.... Read More

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