venture capital

Angels on Safari: Gatto, Burcham target startups via Selous Venture Society

Jun 25, 2014 at 02:21 pm by miltcapps

THE SOLIDUS-spawned Selous Venture Society (SVS), an Angel group based in Nashville, has been quietly stalking Angels and startups for months, and is about to pounce on its fo.... Read More

Former LaunchTN Chairman William Evans<br>hands St. Jude CEO reins to James Downing, M.D.

Jun 25, 2014 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

ST. JUDE Children's Research Hospital CEO William Evans, PharmD, is returning to full-time pharmacogenetic research, and is to be succeeded in the role of director and CEO by.... Read More

Southland's 50 StartupVillage residents announced

May 31, 2013 at 03:26 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCHTN announced it's Southland event's full 50-startup lineup for its June 12-13 StartupVillage this afternoon (May 31). The listing follows. VNC's earlier rundown on the f.... Read More

LeanKit: Tech-savvy NVille VCs harder to find than Software talent

May 29, 2013 at 07:26 am by miltcapps

Updated Aug. 12, 2014: CEO Hefley said earlier this month the company's total capital-in is about $9MM, with more than 100 Angel investors participating. CrunchBase says that.... Read More

TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

Update: 28 January 2014 - TCRS announced that formerly Interim PE director Daniel Crews was named successor to Lamar Villere.-Ed. MAJOR PLAYERS among national and global v.... Read More

No leg-up? TCRS pension-assets 'Set-aside' for TN firms uncertain

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

THE NOTION of creating allocations of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) assets expressly for investment by in-state private-equity firms remains an idea with few.... Read More

Entrepreneur Center: AdvanceNashville seeks 16 leaders

May 13, 2013 at 06:43 am by miltcapps

Update: 23 May 2013 - EC management seems to have deleted the mildly controversial reference to an under-age 40 requirements from the AdvanceNashville site.-Ed. SIXTEEN Unde.... Read More

Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department

May 05, 2013 at 01:34 pm by miltcapps

RICHARD MCKINNEY, who has held key roles in Nashville information technology for nearly three decades, has been named CIO for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Ray LaHoo.... Read More

Mentor Capitalist: Gary Peat reboots after Council Capital

Apr 09, 2013 at 05:10 pm by miltcapps

GARY PEAT, the Nashville venture-capital executive known for his acumen and his patented intensity, has relaunched as an independent "mentor capitalist," after nearly 13 years.... Read More

LifeScienceTN: Drug discovery gets spotlight in venture-oriented event

Nov 13, 2012 at 08:36 am by miltcapps

AN INCONSPICUOUS, but science-heavy panel discussion here this week may help eventually broaden Nashville's Bio-reputation. At the Vanderbilt Marriott this Thursday, Jeff Con.... Read More

VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE VENTURE COUNCIL, a proposed nonprofit organization for VC's, seems to have moved closer to becoming operational. According to a new website that purports to represe.... Read More

Startup POPVOX could double as case study for LaunchTN tech-venture push

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:02 pm by miltcapps

POPVOX, the California-, DC- and Jackson, Tennessee-based legislative-action platform created by a Tennessean and her co-founder, could prove to be a case study for the state'.... Read More

Former HMS chief Stephenson now Condra's president/COO<br>at Dalcon Communications, says Linkedin entry

Sep 11, 2012 at 05:27 pm by miltcapps

Update: A Dalcon spokesman on 12 Sept. confirmed Stephenson's appointment. Our original story is below.-Ed.Tom Stephenson, formerly president of Healthcare Management Systems.... Read More

VentureNotes, September 10, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 at 07:53 am by miltcapps

Franklin-based Metova mobile-appmaker sells control to Arkansas' A4Solutions

Sep 05, 2012 at 10:57 am by miltcapps

Franklin-based Metova, the mobile-app developer, has sold majority interest in the firm to Cabot, Arkansas-based A4 Solution, which will do business as Metova. Metova founder.... Read More

Care Technology Systems says Healthcare venture veteran Hertik joins board

Sep 04, 2012 at 11:29 am by miltcapps

CARE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, the Nashville-based provider of comprehensive electronic monitoring for the elderly or disabled living independently, has added entrepreneur-investor.... Read More

VentureNotes: Council Capital, Solidus at Work

Aug 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm by miltcapps

Dennis Bottorff COUNCIL CAPITAL-backed NuScriptRX, the Nashville-based mail order institutional pharmacy, has reached a $30MM revenue run-rate and has closed on a gro.... Read More

From Cicero to Church Street:<br>Startup Contigo Financial challenges payday lending

Aug 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm by miltcapps

[Update: July 1, 2013] Contigo announced it has been merged with San Francisco-based Emerge Financial, following the two companies' restructuring by Serious Change, a social i.... Read More

TNInvestco funds still had $84 Million dry powder at year-end 2011, ECD says

Aug 21, 2012 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

The state's TNInvestco-supported venture-capital funds had deployed roughly $55.3 million for 76 firms by year-end 2011, according to a report posted today by the program admi.... Read More

INCITE program announces more grant winners

Aug 20, 2012 at 02:33 pm by miltcapps

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