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Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference

Jan 28, 2009 at 07:36 am by miltcapps

Corey Cleek, the CEO of Uloop Inc., told VNC yesterday his two-year-old venture has links via students to more than 1,000 colleges and universities. That's up from the 50 cam.... Read More

Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm by miltcapps

Injecting wry humor into discussion of the nation's woebegone economy, Mike Blackburn said the slowdown has left him "feelin' a little idle." Then, during an interv.... Read More

10 Years: Nashville Technology Council claims broader role

Jan 22, 2009 at 06:29 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council today began its 10th anniversary celebration by inviting listeners to "Feel the beat of technology." That theme was woven throughout th.... Read More

Belmont University aims to raise Business enrollment

Jan 21, 2009 at 10:52 pm by miltcapps

Belmont University is preparing to provide students a faster path to an MBA. The university's pending "5th Year" offering that will for the first time allow Belmont undergrad.... Read More

Brain Gain: Bio Business Plan deadline to be extended

Jan 18, 2009 at 04:25 pm by miltcapps

To attract more student entrants, Tennessee Biotechnology Association is extending the deadline for entries in TBA's 2nd Annual Student/PostDoc Business Plan Competition. Eric.... Read More

Discovery: VU launches universe-class Internet highway

Jan 18, 2009 at 01:24 pm by miltcapps

Spurred by ties to an extraordinary laboratory in Europe, Vanderbilt University has established "leading-edge" broadband access to the rest of the world. On Friday, the unive.... Read More

Frontier Capital pushes West toward Nashville

Dec 30, 2008 at 08:23 am by miltcapps

Charlotte, N.C.-based Frontier Capital, a private-equity investor, is stepping-up its scouting of Middle Tennessee opportunities. Frontier's deal-flow developer, Seth Harward,.... Read More

Vanderbilt CFO retires, Zeppos names interims

Dec 29, 2008 at 06:53 am by miltcapps

Late Friday afternoon, Vanderbilt University announced the retirement of Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor Lauren J. Brisky. Brisky has overseen Vanderbilt's $3.1 b.... Read More

The Street: Nashville investor Heidtke thinks worst could be over

Dec 15, 2008 at 09:22 am by miltcapps

In some ways, Lyman Oscar Heidtke hasn't changed much since his childhood, when his mother lovingly dubbed him "Buzzie," for his hyperkinetic ways. Today, investment manager ".... Read More

'Nowhere is safe': Saint reaches $30MM in NIMBY wars

Dec 13, 2008 at 04:25 pm by miltcapps

Franklin-based Mike Saint has created a $30 million international consultancy driven by controversy, thanks largely to "doing less," in order to do it very, very wel.... Read More

Rising Stars: Rep. Cooper adds lawyer to staff

Dec 03, 2008 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5) has beefed-up his staff for addressing intellectual property and patent issues of interest to the entertainment industry and others, by adding Sam R.... Read More

Rick Oliver's American Sentinel launches D-Round capital raise

Dec 03, 2008 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

American Sentinel University, the online university that includes prominent Nashville investors among its leadership, has launched its fourth capital raise, with a goal in the.... Read More

PassAlong Networks reportedly raising $30MM

Dec 01, 2008 at 03:47 pm by miltcapps

For Update: See related Dec. 12 story here. Franklin-based PassAlong Networks, the digital-media and marketing firm, where Founder and CEO Dave Jaworski has previously p.... Read More

Scientist asks Nashville help, VU institutes move to Music Row

Nov 30, 2008 at 09:33 pm by miltcapps

Two of the nation's most prominent information-sciences institutes will relocate to Music Row in 2009. Meanwhile, one scientist says they need more help from Nashville. About.... Read More

Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:50 pm by miltcapps

Feelings run deep among venture-capital executives who believe the state is doing far too little to advance high-growth sectors of the Tennessee economy. In the face of that e.... Read More

Game-changing ideas for Tennessee venture capital

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

If high-growth development in Tennessee doesn't accelerate in the next few years, it won't be because of a shortage of ideas or a lack of smart plans and programs designed to.... Read More

VU portfolio company is plying A-round capital raise

Nov 25, 2008 at 06:33 am by miltcapps

Acuitec, the Vanderbilt University portfolio company based in Birmingham, is raising A-round capital and will probably relocate to Nashville if angels here become dominant inv.... Read More

Vanderbilt steps-up effort to help faculty create ventures, market products

Nov 23, 2008 at 08:39 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is strengthening its staff, budget and technology for spawning new ventures and for marketing technologies and educational materials that have been devel.... Read More

$27B State pension fund has 18 advisors after competition

Nov 05, 2008 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

The State's $27 billion pension fund has just refreshed the ranks of its investment advisors. No Tennessee-based firms were among the roughly 50 companies that competed for ad.... Read More

InfoWorks' Clayton names Heard president

Nov 03, 2008 at 01:09 pm by miltcapps

InfoWorks Inc. Founder Jim Clayton today announced that Tony Heard has been named president of the 11-year-old provider of business consulting and custom technology services..... Read More

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