healthcare

TNInvestcos-funded 'S2 Interactive' debuts at Musculoskeletal venture forum

Sep 26, 2011 at 10:58 am by miltcapps

Larry Foster's S2 Interactive startup may stand-out in many ways during the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, Oct. 18th in Memphis. Foster is S2's founder, president, C.... Read More

NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

Antoine Agassi ANTOINE AGASSI, who moved from CIO to President of Cogent Healthcare during the past three years, has exited to pursue other interests. He told VNC tha.... Read More

VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 am by miltcapps

Today: Les Wilkinson of The Martin Cos., Si Deane of Baden and Luke Simons of Council Capital. Luke Simons W. LUCAS 'Luke' SIMONS told VNC he's having loads of fun he.... Read More

Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM raised so far in 2 funds

Sep 01, 2011 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

Claritas Capital, the Burton Hills-based early-stage venture capital firm, has apparently raised $10 million of a combined projected $75MM for two pooled investment interest f.... Read More

BreatheAmerica B-round hits $22MM with Essex Woodlands in lead

Sep 01, 2011 at 09:09 am by miltcapps

Update Sept. 6: Essex Woodlands announced leading and closing a total $22MM B-round for BreatheAmerica. On Sept. 1, CEO Hutts confirmed BreatheAmerica's runrate is about.... Read More

Regional Roundup, Aug. 29, 2011

Aug 29, 2011 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

Sean Carson VENTURE INCITE (VI), backed by Solidus TNInvestco, has signed a license Agreement With Babcock & Wilcox Y-12 that could lead to production of body arm.... Read More

Newsbits, August 29, 2011

Aug 29, 2011 at 08:01 am by miltcapps

CEO Burcham Nashville Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Burcham has, with the blessing of the Entrepreneur Center board of directors, taken on as a personal responsibil.... Read More

Growing TN: Hagerty chairs ECD-funded TTDC development group

Aug 18, 2011 at 02:24 pm by miltcapps

Update Aug. 19: The TTDC Board voted at 3:15 p.m. August 19, 2011, to name Bill Hagerty its chairman. The continued service of Leslie Wisner-Lynch as president, on a month to.... Read More

Healthcare-focused Council Ventures adds HealthSpring CEO Fritch<br>for CEO council that guides health and related portfolio companies

Aug 18, 2011 at 02:24 pm by miltcapps

Council Ventures, the 11-year-old Nashville private equity firm with a health-heavy portfolio, has added HealthSpring founder, Chairman and CEO Herb Fritch to its CEO advisory.... Read More

TNInvestco portfolios: Hapten, ConsensusPoint, iScreen, Cagenix updates

Aug 09, 2011 at 10:54 am by miltcapps

Several TNInvestco funds and their portfolio companies are reporting investments or hires. Rebrovick Consensus Point, the predictive-markets firm led by CE.... Read More

Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion

Aug 09, 2011 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

Updated 12 April 2017: NextGen Healthcare (QSI) acquired Entrada for north of $30MM cash, release here. I reported the companies' strategic relationship in 2013 via Forbes for.... Read More

Kahootzz eyes capital raise to fuel 'opportunity engine'

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:59 am by miltcapps

Note: Kahootzz was renamed Wannado. The company reported July 10, 2015, it is about halfway along in a $750K raise.- Ed. KAHOOTZZ, nurtured by ConduIT and JumpStart Foundry an.... Read More

NewsBits, August 1, 2011

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:59 am by miltcapps

► [Update] Steve Turner, Joe Galante and Mark Montgomery -- previously associated with Dollar General, Sony Music and Echomusic, respectively -- will invest a total $500K in.... Read More

VenturePeople, August 1, 2011

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

► Today: Peterson (Bandbox), Francis (Brightwurks), Garner (games scene), Poland (Cardagin), Karleski (Chrysalis) Entrepreneurin full Dad-Mode BRIAN PETERS.... Read More

TNInvestco-backed VenX vein-treatment device gets FDA nod

Jul 19, 2011 at 01:02 pm by miltcapps

VenX, the medical device company backed by TNInvestco TriStar Technology Fund in Nashville, announced 18 July it recently received the FDA's 510(k) pre-market notification for.... Read More

MB Ventures makes its first TNInvestco bet: Veracity Medical Solutions

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

MB VENTURES' TNInvestco affiliate has weighed-in with its first investment, a $1 million allocation to Veracity Medical Solutions, an orthopedic device-prototyping and -manufa.... Read More

At 16, Technology 2020 takes innovation challenges in stride

Jul 10, 2011 at 10:13 pm by miltcapps

TECHNOLOGY 2020 absolutely plans to be among competitors for the State of Tennessee's new funding for business accelerators, said President and CEO Mike Cuddy. Of course, en.... Read More

NewsBits, July 5, 2011

Jul 04, 2011 at 07:56 pm by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam ► GOV. BILL HASLAM's economic-development conference will be Sept. 22-23 at the Renaissance Hotel, Nashville. The governor recently announced an appointme.... Read More

Disruptive Capital: Dr. Harry Jacobson's push for investment<br>could help make Nashville 'the Silicon Valley of Healthcare'

Jul 04, 2011 at 02:37 pm by miltcapps

HARRY JACOBSON, M.D., believes U.S. healthcare needs a dose of reality and that Nashville needs injections of growth capital before it can truly become the Silicon Valley of H.... Read More

Fetherling joins Moore in rebranded Stratasan startup;<br>Nashville Tech Council CEO search makes strides, says Sloan

Jul 02, 2011 at 03:27 pm by miltcapps

STRATASAN, the healthcare marketing analytics firm originally known as HealthDataSource, announced July 1 that investor, Chairman and Founder Tod Fetherling is now fulltime in.... Read More

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