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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

TODAY: 3686 | Whisper | Capital | Vision | CopyAI | Inno | Galileo | Solo | Relatient | RediVet | PrePaid | Qler | Heritage | Piermont | Maybe | NX | Radian | TrakRef | IntelS.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 14, 2021

Jul 14, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: OrcoGuard | MBV | AgLaunch | AccelUp | Courseflow | Opya | Harbert | Claritas | 1stAve | Wendal | Vets | Paper | MSRural | Resources | Twende Laurence Zwiebel Ph.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Today: Politics | Nearest | Adair | Vesalio | JSF | PhosCyber | Fast | SurgePays | Ditto | River | SouthPoint | TPG | TSIAF | RISE | 5X5X5 | FwDyn | Concert | ICX | EIR | Ange.... Read More

Venture Notes - May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021 at 04:29 pm by miltcapps

Today: Virtuoso | DARVIS | Claritas | Caduceus | SureTest | Compwell | Ortale | Winter | ProNvest | emocha | EDPBio | Nth | Tooth | Hemp | Nusachi | Borderless | LINQ | Derma.... Read More

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

Today: UGP | Grabbr | VoluM | MGC | Fintop | FilterX | UMG | SSM | SBot | Shock Rick Apple ► RICK APPLE, the the fellow who once spent fulltime managing the Council.... Read More

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

Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020

Sep 21, 2020 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: MCB | Innova | Claritas | 180 Health | Bambu | Curie | SavvyFI | Klara | Mitsu | EC | Morris | GT | Stony | Tribe | CoLab | LFN | Script | Spesana | Vida | SR | Mentr |.... Read More

LaunchTN Capital Call tomorrow, survey-response incentive ends soon

Jul 27, 2020 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

THE STATE OF CAPITAL MARKETS in Tennessee and the Southeast get fresh scrutiny this week. TOMORROW, July 28, the first quarterly "Southeast Capital Call" for investors will b.... Read More

Fintech entrepreneur McGugin expands CoreCommerce role in payments

Jul 16, 2020 at 05:04 pm by miltcapps

CEO DANIEL MCGUGIN is moving apace to expand Nashville-based CoreCommerce's role in the e-commerce ecosystem from successful shopping-cart and software provider to a robust fi.... 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

Software founder exits Doorport to PointCentral, recounts startup journey

Jun 26, 2020 at 03:52 pm by miltcapps

BEN TAYLOR, the Tennesseean who recently sold his Doorport technology to Alarm.com Holdings' PointCentral subsidiary, is spending the current pandemic season in Nashville, pri.... Read More

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds

Jun 08, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's budget has been ramped-up in recent years, but the nonprofit agency has for months been bracing alongside its lead sponsor, Tennessee Economic and Community.... Read More

Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks

May 21, 2020 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 20 July 2020 - Decode Health announced members of its new strategic advisory board, on team page here. Our May 21, 2020 story is below.-Ed.DECODE HEALTH INC., the Nash.... Read More

Venture Notes -- March 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

. TODAY (27): VC | CHNG | Chalk | DRS | DIAKARD | HaloScrips | Shear | Gunio | Built | Sedg | BPrint | AgL | 405 | eMids | HSTM | Premise | Lens | MDSave | 180 | EVID | Axial.... Read More

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