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Startup 'Hypersence' seeks $2.5M to advance MemorySPEX + its platform

Jan 14, 2021 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

FOUNDER and CEO Kim Lavine is working to raise $2.5MM in Seed funding to develop and advance the planned MemorySPEX™ product and platform from her startup, Heugenis Inc., whic.... Read More

TN innovators seek i6 Challenge grants for innovation, entrepreneurship

Sep 27, 2018 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

This covers four i6/RIS proposals: Collaboratory | POC | NFA | Smart Cities - None of these proposals won in the 2018 RIS cycle. TENNESSEE institutions and their corporate and.... Read More

Venture Notes - September 26, 2018

Sep 26, 2018 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Today: NueCura$ | TrackRef$ | Preteckt$ | IMAC$ | Joshi$ | Innova$ | Frist$ | Sports$ | Hepten$ | AgGenetics$ | AdvFin$ | Johnson | SBIR$ | SSM$ | Graphene | Auto | Galante |.... Read More

Local investors said acquiring Nashville exec-search business<br>as Salt Lake firm drops Nashville from Tech-city list

Apr 29, 2015 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Update 8 Jan. 2016 - NY-based MTS Health Advisors said they made a strategic investment in HCCA of undislosed magnitude.-Ed. NASHVILLE doesn't yet fit the mold of cities with.... Read More

Project Music Showcase: EarIQ leverages IP, charts B2Consumer push

Apr 23, 2015 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Update: Davis confirmed for VNC 27 April that the company's raise target is $480K. Also, he revealed during the Showcase that's its Auto-sector letter of intent (LOI) is with.... 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

SpecialOps: ExBellum combat veterans target business imperatives

May 06, 2013 at 09:59 am by miltcapps

Updated: In 2018, the now Texas-based founders exited Exbellum and cofounded Terradepth, a data-as-a-service company focused on actionable knowledge about oceans, according to.... Read More

Entrepreneurs: If you're still 'thinking about doing a startup', get a job instead

Oct 31, 2011 at 09:54 am by miltcapps

Entrepreneurs of the world, Get Busy: You have nothing to lose but your income and your family. You've probably already lost your mind. Okay, so Solidus partner Vic Gatto did.... Read More

ORNL's Ballard joins PYA, hands-off portfolio to scientist Roberto

Oct 31, 2011 at 06:40 am by miltcapps

OAK RIDGE National Laboratory partnerships director Tom Ballard's duties will be assumed Jan. 1 by ORNL Associate Director James Roberto, Ph.D., as Ballard joins management at.... Read More

BioMimetic CEO urges 'build on Bredesen's start', plus greater Vanderbilt role in life-sciences ventures

Feb 24, 2010 at 01:23 pm by miltcapps

BioMimetic Therapeutics CEO Sam Lynch said development of the life-sciences industry in Nashville demands a greater role by Vanderbilt University and the focusing of the regio.... Read More

Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation'

Feb 24, 2010 at 11:43 am by miltcapps

Joe Cook has great hopes for Nashville, but sees impediments to overcome for the region's life-sciences industry and for the innovation community, generally. Cook is co-founde.... Read More

Belmont University aims to raise Business enrollment

Jan 21, 2009 at 10:52 pm by miltcapps

Belmont University is preparing to provide students a faster path to an MBA. The university's pending "5th Year" offering that will for the first time allow Belmont undergrad.... Read More

Brain Gain: Bio Business Plan deadline to be extended

Jan 18, 2009 at 04:25 pm by miltcapps

To attract more student entrants, Tennessee Biotechnology Association is extending the deadline for entries in TBA's 2nd Annual Student/PostDoc Business Plan Competition. Eric.... Read More

Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus

Nov 07, 2008 at 10:56 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation yesterday reported further progress in stitching-together the state's science and technology stakeholders. The TTDC board of direc.... Read More

POV: Ventures at risk mean C-level IT role must change

Nov 06, 2008 at 07:51 am by miltcapps

Consultant Dave Chapman, who commutes between his 200-acre ranch in the Nashville area from another home in his native Massachusetts, began his career as an IBM engineer fifty.... Read More

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