Jim Stefansic

People: Martha Stamps has new venue, focused mission

Feb 08, 2010 at 11:44 am by miltcapps

Martha Stamps, synonymous for a decade with Martha's at the Belle Meade Plantation, cheerily told VNC that this morning she served her first offering in her new venue. To the.... Read More

Pathfinder's Stefansic comments on Nashville leverage, challenges

Feb 08, 2010 at 11:05 am by miltcapps

For five years within startup Pathfinder Therapeutics, Chief Operating Officer Jim Stefansic has seldom spoken publicly. In a recent exchange with VNC, however, Stefansic see.... Read More

Shmerling's XMi will offer free offices to startups

Sep 21, 2009 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

XMi Capital will soon take applications for "scholarship" leases for startups that need a place to incubate, at no cost. An XMi spokesperson told VNC Friday that st.... Read More

Vanderbilt venture developer notes 'disconnect' with Venture Capital

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University's technology-commercialization startups have not enjoyed particularly strong connections to Tennessee venture-capital sources. On Sept. 11, VU New Ventu.... Read More

Tech Economy: TTDC targets Angels and Entrepreneurs

Mar 11, 2009 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has retained two companies to help improve the odds of success for high-growth entrepreneurial ventures in Tennessee. Nashville-ba.... Read More

VC CEO steps aside for new man at Pathfinder Therapeutics

Mar 11, 2009 at 10:40 am by miltcapps

Pathfinder Therapeutics Inc. has a new president and CEO, just in time for the company's presentations to investors and medical professionals. Curtis L. "Skip" Good.... Read More

Vanderbilt responds to news report on endowment loss

Jan 28, 2009 at 06:31 pm by miltcapps

As originally posted Jan. 28, 2009, 6:21 p.m.  UPDATED Feb. 5 / 1421: See The VN Blog Post here.   Early this afternoon, The Tennessean's newsfeed informed e-.... Read More

Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference

Jan 28, 2009 at 07:36 am by miltcapps

Corey Cleek, the CEO of Uloop Inc., told VNC yesterday his two-year-old venture has links via students to more than 1,000 colleges and universities. That's up from the 50 cam.... Read More

Griffin Technology founder again CEO as exec returns to campus

Sep 24, 2008 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Griffin Technologies Founder Paul Griffin is once again CEO, as well as president, following David Owens' return to his former faculty position at the Owen Graduate School of.... Read More

Pathfinder Therapeutics CEO is out

Sep 23, 2008 at 07:08 am by miltcapps

Pathfinder Therapeutics is short on CEO as well as capital, it seems. Paul MacDonald, the Canadian who joined Pathfinder two years ago, is apparently no longer with the firm,.... Read More

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