Brad Holliday

Haley Zapolski + Lighthouse ramp Nashville founder support, SPV investments

Aug 04, 2025 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

VERY NEAR THE beginning of our first interview for this story, 29-year-old Haley Patricia Zapolski told VNC that during 2019-2023 she had a lot to prove to herself and others.... Read More

LaunchTN IMPACT group grows to 21, with $65.4MM SSBCI decisions due

May 20, 2021 at 12:48 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE continues to add members -- all 21 are listed below in this story -- to its Impact Fund Investment Committee. The Investment Committee, the members of which s.... Read More

LASSO aims to corral $4MM+ Series A for workforce management platform

May 18, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated 17 July 2017 1214 - Lasso said it hired Doug Marrs, founding partner and former VP of StudioNow, as lead for sales and service. -Ed. LASSO LLC, the Nashville startup t.... Read More

Tennessee doubles down on LaunchTN, 36|86 looms as inflection point

May 14, 2017 at 02:06 pm by miltcapps

IN 21 DAYS, The State of Tennessee's flagship 36|86 Conference, designed to advance startups and spur investment in high-growth businesses, could become the latest inflection.... Read More

Accelerate Health? With EC & Jumpstart Foundry out of the game,<br>some mull the need for a Healthcare accelerator in Nashville

Mar 06, 2017 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5:49pm: Stuart McWhorter's earlier response to our query was apparently overlooked in our queue and has been added, below.-Ed. THE Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) h.... Read More

Nashville investors with hospital savvy eyed by Patientory PHM startup

Mar 06, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

[Updated] June 7, 2017: Patientory announced raising $7.2MM in ETH in 3 days from about 1,730 ICO investors who'll convert to its PTOY native token, details here. April 25, 20.... Read More

VC, Techie, Startup speakers pack March 12-17 week<br>with Nashville entrepreneurship at several venues

Mar 04, 2017 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Nashville Startup Week, March 12-17, offers more than 40 speakers, panelists and startup Pitch entrants. The entire schedule and free registration are here. Artiphon's.... Read More

Belmont University Student Business Plan Competition set March 15

Mar 02, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: On March 15, winners were (1) With the Band (2) Bloom Brightly Paper Co. (3) Gift Box Drop - details here.-Ed. BELMONT University's Center for Entrepreneurship puts t.... Read More

Nashville healthcare services, HealthIT players<br>urged to innovate and engage policy-rulemakers

Nov 12, 2015 at 01:45 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's healthcare providers, HealthIT execs and entrepreneurs have been warned: More policy changes and disruptive technology and business models are coming, and locals w.... Read More

GrowthX partners eye $50MM fund, visit Nashville startups, investors

Nov 10, 2015 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Update: 16 Nov. 2015 - Brad Holliday told VNC today that GrowthX portfolio interests include Logistics, thus he'll attend EPICenter Memphis's Logistics Accelerator Demo Day, N.... Read More

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