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Funding Ballparc: ParkIT Ventures jumpstarts alongside Bullpen Ventures

Jun 09, 2013 at 10:38 pm by miltcapps

BALLPARC LLC, the Nashville startup offering software for small parking businesses, has raised $275,000 and may be able to scale-up entirely by bootstrapping, said Taylor Chap.... Read More

Aquation hopes Angels bless bottled water for competitive beverage sector

Jun 05, 2013 at 11:28 am by miltcapps

AQUATION LLC, a Nashville startup with a hydration and hygiene pitch, is tapping into America's reportedly growing thirst for bottled water and its owners hope local Angels wi.... Read More

NewsBits, April 25, 2011

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam Gov. Bill Haslam's move to shift some Tennessee Economic and Community Development resources toward helping existing TN businesses grow profitably has bee.... Read More

Healthcare Productivity Automation: the Next Shore?

Apr 24, 2011 at 11:33 pm by miltcapps

Note: HPA sold to TriZetto in December 2012. Novin's Linkedin is here.-Ed. Healthcare Productivity Automation (HPA), based in Franklin, needs brand awareness for its Health Ma.... Read More

Cost-effective healthcare: Texans join Morphis, Marconcini in Precedent Health launch

Jan 10, 2011 at 02:28 pm by miltcapps

Precedent Health Inc. is launching in Nashville with investor Rock Morphis as chairman and Glen Marconcini as CEO, Morphis confirmed. VNC's online research suggests Precedent.... Read More

NewsBits, January 10, 2011

Jan 10, 2011 at 02:27 pm by miltcapps

Gina Ashe Eric Satz KRUSH: Local entrepreneur and VC Eric Satz may have "spotted the next new thing" in Boston. XconomyBoston, citing an SEC filing, recently.... Read More

Recruiters target Nashville's life-sciences sector

Oct 14, 2009 at 07:28 am by miltcapps

Updated: Sept. 23, 2019 - Arthur J Gallagher & Co. announced buying Human Capital Group on undisclosed terms. Named in our 2009 article, Dan Ryan moved-on in 2010 to creat.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Noro-Moseley will keep eye on Digital Media

Oct 08, 2009 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

The news last week that Noro-Moseley Partners and digital-media specialist and General Partner Greg Foster had parted ways may have sent an uncertain message to Nashville medi.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Decosimo Corporate Finance origins

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

Decosimo Corporate Finance LLC, the entity formed nearly a year ago, is an investment banking company closely aligned with parent Joseph Decosimo and Company PLLC, which was f.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Change:Healthcare update

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:52 am by miltcapps

Robert Hendrick, the 42-year-old COO at Change Healthcare, told VNC on Friday that the company recently completed a $1 million Angel round of financing. The Angel round was co.... Read More

Duthie sells e-learning biz to May's bytes of knowledge

Sep 14, 2009 at 08:03 am by miltcapps

Update: 21 December 2022 - Bytes of Knowledge announced selling to IT VOICE, based in Texas, on undisclosed terms. Release here. Our September 2009 story is below.-Editor Bob.... Read More

HealthStream performance draws analyst's tough love

Sep 10, 2009 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

On Sept. 22, HealthStream and Quorum announced a new alliance that should heighten synergies between HealthStream's e-learning and research divisions and their new partner. Ou.... Read More

Angel Capital Group leaders tackle 'rev-up' challenge

Sep 10, 2009 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Angel Capital Group Founder Rachael Qualls says she recently realized her fledgling company was not likely to fly, unless she got help. Consequently, Qualls has recently admi.... Read More

Metro fund targets volatility and budget pressure

Sep 02, 2009 at 02:05 pm by miltcapps

Spelling of BouSamra's named corrected throughout 25 Feb. 2011.-Ed. The Metro Nashville Employee Benefit System's chief investment officer says he's aiming for further reduct.... Read More

Nashville execs say they'll launch 'smoke-free cigarette'

Apr 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm by miltcapps

Two Nashville executives say they'll launch their smokefree cigarette-like electronic device in Europe by year's-end. Chairman Evert Wilbrink and CEO Thomas Schroepfer of Smo.... Read More

Strategics: Nashville's Emma invests in New Zealanders

Apr 20, 2009 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

Emma Inc. has made a strategic investment in a New Zealand technology company. In a VNC interview, Emma Co-founder Clint Smith said that after "many months" of consideration,.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 20, 2009

Apr 20, 2009 at 01:47 pm by miltcapps

Startup-oriented VC Innova Memphis, a division of [corrected] Memphis Bioworks led by President Ken Woody, announced it has invested in 7-year-old Memphis venture Cagenix Inc..... Read More

NEWSBITS April 7, 2009

Apr 07, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

The annual CyberStates report is out, with Tennessee having barely moved the needle from a year earlier. That's probably good news in this environment, even though it shows us.... Read More

Money, technology, consumerism converge in Medical Banking Project

Sep 11, 2008 at 02:24 pm by miltcapps

John Casillas, president of the Franklin-based Medical Banking Project told VNC Thursday that his organization has completed pilot testing of an unprecedented certification pr.... Read More

Spitz counsels skepticism to counter 'seductive' markets

Sep 09, 2008 at 09:20 am by miltcapps

Greed, hubris and fraud have repeatedly brought financial crises, and there's no remedy in sight for crises such as that currently roiling the United States and the world, acc.... Read More

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