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Venture Notes - February 3, 2022

Feb 03, 2022 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts

Jan 28, 2022 at 02:18 pm by miltcapps

Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies

Jan 12, 2022 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

MARCUS WHITNEY, the Black 46-year-old founder and managing partner of Jumpstart Nova, today revealed the venture capital firm has surpassed its recruitment goals for Fund I, h.... Read More

TN Sports-wagering startup WAGR's $12MM raise a launch harbinger?

Jan 10, 2022 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

WAGR INC., which will offer Tennesseans an app for sports-wagering and peer-to-peer smack-talk, has raised $9.99MM against an $11.99MM goal, according to the Nashville startup.... Read More

Ward: Graham Healthcare Capital investment firm grows Nashville presence

Jan 05, 2022 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

GRAHAM Healthcare Capital LLC (GHCC) will on Jan. 10 add two executives to its Nashville headquarters who will pursue and develop further private-equity investment opportuniti.... Read More

Harry Jacobson, Tony Harkin advance iCitizen civic-engagement platform

Dec 31, 2021 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

INVESTOR and entrepreneur Harry Jacobson MD has quietly been backing the new iCitizen civic-tech engagement platform since 2019, the year he and cofounders shuttered a predece.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More

Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness

Nov 30, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Claya Inc's precision-nutrition entry Rootine draws $4.5M, mulls roadmap

Aug 13, 2021 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

AGAINST the backdrop of the pandemic, startup brand Rootine is targeting an opportunity that has "shot to the forefront" in the minds of consumers and care professionals who i.... Read More

Venture Notes - Aug. 5, 2021

Aug 05, 2021 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Venture Notes - July 14, 2021

Jul 14, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021 at 04:29 pm by miltcapps

Startup brewer Pure Land Sake eyes capital raises, Nashville entry

May 11, 2021 at 11:16 am by miltcapps

CO-FOUNDER and CEO Rick Margaritov, an entrepreneur who moved to Nashville from Los Angeles in summer 2019, is preparing to raise Seed capital for Pure Land LLC, which plans a.... Read More

Endeavor Business Media opportunistic buyer, ramps events, mulls capital

Apr 20, 2021 at 10:06 am by miltcapps

THREE-year-old Endeavor Business Media LLC receives periodic interest from potential investors, but its current owners are likely to wait til the company has had "four good no.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 1, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 at 03:54 pm by miltcapps

Venture Notes - December 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: EC | ACG | CoLab | CP | Cicayda | Levo | Curex | 3R | Innova | JSF | JSCap | VRH | PEN | Ed | Sabil | HBR | OR | Equi | Lepi | Hemp | Seiko | SRC | HCap | BU | Equity |.... Read More

Appello Pharma completes Series A to advance treatment of Parkinson's

Dec 01, 2020 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Jan. 24, 2022: Appello filed for completion of a $13.5MM Series B equity raise.-Ed. NASHVILLE-BASED Appello Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday reported completing its Ser.... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated

Dec 01, 2020 at 02:00 am by miltcapps

NOTE: This Calendar tracks selected major events and related items. Due to the novel-coronavirus pandemic, we've deleted events known to be dead for 2020. Though we try to sta.... Read More

BullVC eyes $75MM raise, aims to help founders, teams sell startup shares

Nov 30, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated: BullVC Fund LLC reported in April 2021 that to that point $6.3MM had been raised. Our original Nov. 30, 2020 story is below. -Ed. FRANKLIN-based BullVC Fund Managemen.... Read More

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