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TN ECD-Launch Tennessee may be one step away from $117MM SSBCI grant

Jan 20, 2023 at 12:47 pm by miltcapps

Update 25 January 2023 - Both TN House and Senate have concurred. Now, it's a matter of a bit more paperwork. A day earlier, State Sen. Bo Johnson, chair, Senate FW&.... Read More

Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I

Oct 07, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

16 startups are listed in this story, with 10 likely added in next 12 months Each resident founder gets initial $250,000 investment Radical focus is maintained on reaching pr.... Read More

TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call

Aug 08, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Treasury funding could lead to $1BN-plus decade impact in Tennessee Initiatives span Equity and Debt capital recruitment, could mobilize Angels Elements include largely unpre.... Read More

CivicEye's $12.4MM A-round fuels US growth and team-building

Aug 03, 2022 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Awareness of safety-security factors grows, CivicEye deepens US presence Founders, VC, Angels, TNInvestco, INCITE, SSBCI initiative sustained vision VC Cercano has phase-gate.... Read More

Kickoff: VentureSouth Chattanooga investor forum possible model for Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville

Jul 18, 2022 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

EXECUTIVES with Greenville, S.C.-based VentureSouth are scheduled to launch on July 21 the firm's Venture South Chattanooga (VSC) membership forum, into which individual accre.... Read More

SaaS: ESG Impact exits beta, seeks capital, opts for VU Wond'ry Founder

May 03, 2022 at 03:14 pm by miltcapps

Update Nov. 7 2022: The company rebranded to Atmos AI Inc. as of Oct. 1, 2022. ESG careers link here. ESG IMPACT Inc. (ESGi) Co-founder Max Mona confirmed that his revenue-gen.... Read More

Memphis's ESO Fund files for $150MM Fund V to back venture option moves

May 02, 2022 at 04:03 pm by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund) filed on a $150MM venture-capital raise for ESO Venture Fund V LP (Delaware). Fund V's general partner is ESO GP V LLC,.... Read More

Updated: Frist Cressey Ventures ups to $300MM Fund III fundraising target

Sep 20, 2021 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

UPDATED 18 April 2022: FCV raised its Fund III target to $300MM. FIII file here. QP file here. VNC's original 20 Sept. 2021 story is below.-Editor FRIST CRESSEY VENTURES in Na.... Read More

Eyeing $65M SSBCI funds, TN-ECD surveys biz, entrepreneurs, DBE execs

Jul 10, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THROUGH August 2, 2021, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) is asking for survey responses from business owners, entrepreneur support workers,.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

RoundingWell capraise decision ahead for workflow orchestration platform

May 07, 2021 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

WILL WEAVER, the cofounder, president and CTO of RoundingWell LLC, told Venture Nashville that a decision regarding the form, magnitude and timing of the company's next capita.... Read More

Rick Kushel: FINTOP Capital a disciplined investor amid Fintech surge

Apr 23, 2021 at 10:13 am by miltcapps

CLOSE on the heels of leading a $6MM Series A round for Snappy Kraken Inc., FINTOP Capital General Partner Rick Kushel paused to discuss that deal as an example of the kind of.... Read More

Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise

Apr 01, 2021 at 05:08 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Health Investors, whose principals have been among the pioneers of modern Nashville entrepreneurship and venture investing, have raised more than $18.7MM toward thei.... Read More

Relevance Ventures seeks 'first-call' from Technology entrepreneurs

Mar 08, 2021 at 10:12 am by miltcapps

RELEVANCE Ventures recently pulled the trigger on three investments, is advancing its Fund IV raise, and is working to become the "first call" for capital for early-s.... Read More

Heritage Group affiliates report $315 Million Fund III progress

Dec 14, 2020 at 05:41 pm by miltcapps

HERITAGE GROUP affiliates today reported $306,689,985 raised toward an offering totaling $315MM. The issuers are Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund III LP and Heritage Execut.... Read More

Whitney to lead Jumpstart fund investing in Black-owned Health startups

Oct 12, 2020 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: March 17, 2021 - See Whitney/Buckner podcast for more context for this initiative. Jan. 21, 2021 - Whitney said the firm will be known as 'Jumpstart Nova', rather than.... Read More

Exec launches Rocket Propulsion Fund via AngelList rolling-funds platform

Sep 28, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

BRENTWOOD-based Israel Rollins aims to make seed-stage venture investments via his emerging Rocket Propulsion Fund LP, which operates as a rolling-fund vehicle atop the AngelL.... Read More

Rocket Propulsion Fund Universe

Sep 28, 2020 at 04:17 pm by miltcapps

. Rocket Propulsion Fund I Universe -- click here to return to main story. Rocket Propulsion Fund Universe Sept. 28, 2020

Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020

Sep 21, 2020 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee 36|86 capital-centric sessions, Pitch finalists listed

Aug 05, 2020 at 05:02 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has announced the six startup finalists that will vie for LTN Impact Fund investment during this month's entirely virtual 36|86 Festival, for which registrati.... Read More

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