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Venture Notes -- April 13, 2020

Apr 13, 2020 at 03:29 pm by miltcapps

Today: GovLee | DTC | Episode | Mono | FINTOP | DRS | Vesalio | RareDis | Jelly | Quick | Incyte | 3rdD | Velocity | Council | LTN | Ag | ENA | Tune | Resources | Gov. B.... Read More

TCRS CIO Brakebill provides update on PE investment, other programs

Apr 13, 2020 at 11:08 am by miltcapps

SINCE 2008, when Venture Nashville broke the news that TCRS, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, had gained authorization to invest in private equity and other alter.... Read More

Coronavirus, tornados lead LaunchTN 36|86,<br>NVille Entrepreneur Week to weigh options

Mar 09, 2020 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: On March 17, Nashville Entrepreneur Week postponed indefinitely, rescheduling contingent on COVID situation improvement. On March 12, 2020, DIG SOUTH announced postpon.... Read More

Modeling TNINVESTCO 'fraught' with challenges, but maybe worthwhile

Mar 02, 2020 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

MATTHEW MURRAY PhD, one of Tennessee's go-to economists at the University of Tennessee, has, albeit with qualifications, affirmed that it could be worthwhile to do some modeli.... Read More

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups<br>in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip

Nov 21, 2019 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE today announced investing an aggregate of at least $626K via its Innovation Capital Continuum program in startups Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch and.... Read More

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy

Nov 19, 2019 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TED TOWNSEND, who is now in his second term as chairman of the board of Life Science Tennessee Inc., recently told Venture Nashville that the time is ripe for new plans for th.... Read More

CEO: LaunchTN hires tackle Capital requirements, Commercialization

Feb 06, 2019 at 04:47 pm by miltcapps

Launch Tennessee has appointed new staff leads for commercialization and capital formation. Alexandra "Allie" Mikels is now LaunchTN's technology commercialization program man.... Read More

Studio Bank's Shmerling offers reality check for Nashville entrepreneurs

Feb 06, 2019 at 03:36 pm by miltcapps

EARLY-STAGE Studio Bank brands itself with an iconic French bulldog and aims to serve entrepreneurs and other Creatives in Nashville and beyond. The de novo bank recently adde.... Read More

TokenizeTN names exec director to advance blockchain ecosystem

Feb 06, 2019 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

CARI JOHNS ISHAM brings experience in both the public affairs and events-management arenas to her new role as executive director of TokenizeTN, an advocate for making the Tenn.... Read More

TN General Assembly, Lobbyists + Clients engage on ed, tech,<br>medicine, taxes, myriad other issues

Feb 04, 2019 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

DREW Rawlins, the executive director of the Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance -- where he has served 28 years in one role or another -- told Venture Nashville la.... Read More

Venture Notes - January 23, 2019

Jan 23, 2019 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: Gov. Lee | Claritas | DSP Group | Reeves | Ponder |UrgentTeam | BTC | WTB | KEC | Ananda | Resources | ► GOV. BILL LEE today issued his 1st Executive Order, dir.... Read More

State, Federal partnership spawns 24 grants for Tennessee tech companies

Jan 15, 2019 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5 March 2019: Gov. Bill Lee on March 4, 2019, briefed reporters on his proposed FY20 budget, calling, among other things, for increased SBIR/STTR match funding for Lau.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 19, 2018

Dec 19, 2018 at 04:48 pm by miltcapps

Today: Soccer | EdgeNet | ZeroTo510 | WillCo | Caredfor | Lanahan | Henderson | Blockchain | Bellhops | Apto | Pokitdok ► BEAUTIFUL GAME INC. of Chattanooga, aligned with bac.... Read More

Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Dec 18, 2018 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index out today from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within.... Read More

Nashville's Black tech entrepreneurs sometimes weigh locating elsewhere

Dec 11, 2018 at 09:43 am by miltcapps

Updated 21 Dec 2018: Coko Eason's Milk the Moment has been inducted into the 2019 cohort of Velocity Accelerator in Birmingham, she told VNC today. BBJ coverage. -Ed. COURTNEY.... Read More

TVA is looking to startups to help solve its big energy problems

Nov 29, 2018 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

The federally owned electric power provider that serves Tennessee and portions of five adjoining states has been working in an advisory capacity with the federally-funded Inno.... Read More

Entrepreneur preps DOT-Ready trucking tech, mulls partner + capital ideas

Nov 28, 2018 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

ENTREPRENEUR Tyna Bryan believes the technology she's launching in January can help improve trucking companies' operational safety, regulatory compliance, economics and retent.... Read More

Blockchain, AI: Capital raises ahead for Hashed Health-partnered ProCredEx

Nov 12, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE- and Tampa-based Professional Credentials Exchange (ProCredEx) is raising $3MM Seed capital in the form of a convertible note for its blockchain- and AI-enabled infr.... Read More

Healthcare accelerator pact among Company Lab, Erlanger, Unum<br>leverages Chattanooga's broad innovation impulse

Nov 01, 2018 at 01:44 pm by miltcapps

THE DISTINCTIVE new healthcare and insurance-benefits startup accelerator being organized in Chattanooga reflects the convergence of innovation efforts previously undertaken b.... Read More

Ingram Industries CEO, directors reflect on principles, practices and growth

Sep 19, 2018 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

IMPERATIVES such as honesty, trust, family ties, shareholder value, culture and decision-making processes were among the topics touched on last week during a panel discussion.... Read More

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