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VU prof's Maize Analytics targets health-info breaches, mulls capital raise

Oct 13, 2014 at 03:37 pm by miltcapps

Updated: In July 2022, Maize buyer SecureLink was acquired by Thoma Bravo-backed Imprivata. In 2021: VU Profile of Fabbri, founder of Maize, which was acquired in May this yea.... Read More

Strategy: Startup ComputeCycles seeks 'defensible' IoT mobile-app roles

Aug 11, 2014 at 05:30 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE returnee Van Simmons aims for his ComputeCycles mobile software development firm to become widely known as a go-to vendor for Internet of Things (IoT) contracts. To.... Read More

Mid-TN's NueCura Partners gathers Angels, some join MEDArchon capraise

Aug 08, 2014 at 02:22 pm by miltcapps

NUECURA PARTNERS has quietly gathered a core group of 15 to 20 Angel investors, some of whom are aboard a Series B raise just completed for MEDArchon, said Don Lazas, M.D., Nu.... Read More

LaunchTN WIP: Exploring state Angel network, policy options and rankings

Jul 21, 2014 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE plans to mobilize more Angel investors, influence public-policy on capital formation and achieve higher economic rankings for Tennessee. And that's just part.... Read More

Tech entrepreneur: Nashville Healthcare IT talent can spur other industries

Jul 21, 2014 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Update: Sept. 15, 2014 - Cognizant said it plans to buy Trizetto for $2.7BN cash.-Ed. SAL NOVIN, who sold his startup to Trizetto Group, suspects heavy demand for IT workers.... Read More

Northstar: Jumpstart Foundry event 22 August to be live-streamed

Aug 14, 2013 at 09:16 am by miltcapps

Release submitted 14 August by Northstar: Nashville’s largest full production television studio, NorthStar Studios, is hosting Investor Day for Jumpstart Foundry, a mentor-dr.... Read More

Vanderbilt's Lutz kicks-off 'One Vanderbilt IT' cultural-change initiative

Jul 01, 2013 at 07:11 am by miltcapps

CONSULTANT BAIN & CO. not long ago completed its work at Vanderbilt University, leaving John Lutz, vice chancellor for information technology, and his specially chosen tea.... Read More

Search! Cornwall no longer leads Belmont University entrepreneur center

Jun 19, 2013 at 05:13 pm by miltcapps

JEFF CORNWALL, the bootstrap-entrepreneurship evangelist and mentor who has for years led Belmont University's Center for Entrepreneurship, has stepped-down from that post, Co.... Read More

Shareable Ink names McGraw CEO, succeeding Founder Steve Hau

Jun 11, 2013 at 12:20 pm by miltcapps

Hal Andrews Update: Sept. 3, 2015 - The company announced shortening its name to Shareable. May 15, 2015 - Shareable Ink filed for a $4MM raise, with about $3MM in, i.... Read More

Southland's 50 StartupVillage residents announced

May 31, 2013 at 03:26 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCHTN announced it's Southland event's full 50-startup lineup for its June 12-13 StartupVillage this afternoon (May 31). The listing follows. VNC's earlier rundown on the f.... Read More

LeanKit: Tech-savvy NVille VCs harder to find than Software talent

May 29, 2013 at 07:26 am by miltcapps

Updated Aug. 12, 2014: CEO Hefley said earlier this month the company's total capital-in is about $9MM, with more than 100 Angel investors participating. CrunchBase says that.... Read More

Consultant PYA doubles-down with U.S. healthcare data startup

May 06, 2013 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

PERSHING YOAKLEY ASSOCIATES (PYA), the consulting and accounting firm, has augmented its healthcare claims analytics resources with a separate large-scale analytics and predic.... Read More

Nashville IT: McKinney named CIO of U.S. Transportation Department

May 05, 2013 at 01:34 pm by miltcapps

RICHARD MCKINNEY, who has held key roles in Nashville information technology for nearly three decades, has been named CIO for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Ray LaHoo.... Read More

INCITE's latest co-investments announced

Oct 08, 2012 at 11:49 am by miltcapps

Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard

Sep 20, 2012 at 06:46 pm by miltcapps

Updated 21 Sept. 2012 0753: Agilum, the dba adopted in March 2012 by Anthem Healthcare Intelligence, reported to the SEC 20 September 2012 that it had raised $4.8MM against a.... Read More

ERM Legal Solutions startup is thinking big beyond its $1.25MM A round

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:08 am by miltcapps

ERM Legal Solutions, the Nashville startup that provides software for management of complex legal projects, is easing into a $1.25 MM A Round, according to Larry Bridgesmith,.... Read More

<center>IDEAS: Time to step-up local university-industry<br>collaboration in Information Technologies</center>

Feb 13, 2012 at 06:07 am by miltcapps

By Douglas C. Schmidt Douglas C. Schmidt, Ph.D., is the associate chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program, a professor of Computer Science, and a senior research.... Read More

Ferdowsi's latest venture was obvious path<br>after his Austin Ventures gig ended

Jun 06, 2011 at 06:25 am by miltcapps

Farsheed Ferdowsi, now 56, was failing at retirement even more miserably than we realized. For several months in 2010, the founder and successfully exited CEO of Paymaxx quie.... Read More

Ventures: BlankSlate fund debuts, 5 venture updates

Jun 05, 2011 at 11:12 pm by miltcapps

Cliff Duffey GROWTH COMPANY CYBERA, the Franklin-based provider of hosted IT network, application and event security solutions for retail stores, announced.... Read More

Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm by miltcapps

Injecting wry humor into discussion of the nation's woebegone economy, Mike Blackburn said the slowdown has left him "feelin' a little idle." Then, during an interv.... Read More

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