LeShane Greenhill

Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Dec 18, 2018 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index out today from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within.... Read More

Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere

Dec 11, 2018 at 09:43 am by miltcapps

Updated 21 Dec 2018: Coko Eason's Milk the Moment has been inducted into the 2019 cohort of Velocity Accelerator in Birmingham, she told VNC today. BBJ coverage. -Ed. COURTNEY.... Read More

NPREX eyes capital raises for direct-licensing performing rights platform

Apr 25, 2017 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

NPREX LLC, the digital marketplace for direct licensing transactions in the music performing rights industry, is in beta simulation testing with major publishers, has a Seed-2.... Read More

Courtney 'Coko' Eason named EIR at Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Apr 25, 2017 at 10:45 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) joins Code2040 and Google for Entrepreneurs today to announce Coko Eason (Linkedin) of Milk App as Nashville's second Code2040 Entrepren.... Read More

Wearables startup WiseWear's Series A underway, plans Nashville office

Apr 13, 2017 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

WISEWEAR, the health, safety and security wearable technologies brainchild of a Vanderbilt University biomedical engineering alumnus, plans to establish a Nashville office and.... Read More

Venture Notes - 11 April 2017

Apr 11, 2017 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Healthtech: Spera Health F&F raise likely prelude to true Seed round

May 03, 2016 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

SPERA HEALTH aims first for its software platform to support addiction recovery en route to the startup's broader positioning in the Behavioral Healthcare arena. Meanwhile, St.... Read More

Greenhill, Nowers: Nashville EC Diversity program lifts-off, adds sponsors

May 02, 2016 at 03:49 pm by miltcapps

THE IMPACT from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's expanded diversity and inclusion effort is already being felt and its leaders are prepared to match more financial sponsors.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 14, 2016

Mar 14, 2016 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Pendleton Square, Rockhopper, Interoptex, VU commercialization Robin Satyshur PENDLETON Square Holdings, based in Green Hills, reported March 8 it is raising $7MM, wi.... Read More

Diversity: Nashville Entrepreneur Center to add Entrepreneur in Residence

Mar 11, 2016 at 03:51 pm by miltcapps

Updated March 12, 2016 1400. Last edited 3/12 @ 1726: Google for Entrepreneurs announced that Nashville's Code2040 Residency will be held by Leshane Greenhill of the Sagents s.... Read More

Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group,<br> Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

Joe Glaser JOE GLASER, the Nashville investor and entrepreneur who was in at the ground floor in both Artist Growth and Moontoast launches, is collaborating wi.... Read More

Griffis' FanSafety seeks Seed-capital for venue-security gameplan

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

FANSAFETY.ORG, based in Gallatin outside Nashville, is in conversations with potential investors in its Seed-capital raise. Founder-CEO Don Griffis told VNC that FanSafety is.... 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

TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans

Nov 28, 2011 at 05:41 pm by miltcapps

The office of State Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty on Nov. 28, 2011, issued draft guidelines for its 2012 INCITE Co-Investment Fund for early-sta.... Read More

Fortune's Force Five supports startups' crucial early sales efforts

Nov 27, 2011 at 08:59 pm by miltcapps

A FEW YEARS AGO, Marc Fortune got a rude reminder of how tough it is to be the lead person pursuing sales for a startup. As a result of that bruising, Fortune launched Force.... Read More

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