IPO: Nashville regulars aboard $160MM shelf filing for EQ Health SPAC

Jan 15, 2021 at 01:13 pm by miltcapps

AUSTIN, Texas-based EQ Health Acquisition Corp., a new blank check company organized for M&A or similar transactions, this week filed its preliminary S-1 for a $160MM init.... Read More

Gut check: Van Tucker tells 'What drives her' as Launch Tennessee CEO

Jan 14, 2021 at 01:30 pm by miltcapps

Note: Venture Nashville asked Van Tucker, MBA, a native Nashvillian who is CEO of Launch Tennessee (Tennessee Technology Development Corp.), 'What drives you - at a gut person.... Read More

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

Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly

Jan 08, 2021 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

Innovation Fast Track Act eyes regulatory licenses CEO scouts for legislative sponsors, grassroots allies Sandbox results could lighten venture drag Beacon abhors economic de.... Read More

Jeremy Bolls' FINTOP-backed Kindful sells to JMI-backed Bloomerang

Jan 08, 2021 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

KINDFUL, the 9-year-old Nashville-based nonprofit donor-management software as a service (SaaS) company founded by Founder and CEO Jeremy Bolls, has sold to Indianapolis-based.... Read More

Cleantech: TN's Shoals Technologies + PE Oaktree prep public stock offering

Jan 05, 2021 at 08:52 am by miltcapps

Updated: 27 April 2023: Shoals and announced strategic partnership with Brookfield Renewable for EV charging as a solution (CaaS) development, release here. Jan. 29, 2021: Sho.... Read More

Healthtech entrant 86Borders maps capital raises to advance ConnectAllCare

Jan 04, 2021 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

Updated April 5, 2021 - 86Borders filed for a planned $2.5MM equity raise.-Ed. 86BORDERS LLC, an Atlanta- and Nashville-based company offering its ConnectAllCare (CAC) platfor.... Read More

Ark Global Acquisition IPO could give Nashville view of tech-centric M&A

Jan 01, 2021 at 10:58 am by miltcapps

Reports June 23, 2023 of planned combo with Mindmaze here. Earlier: Following its planned merger with Babylon Holdings -- a London-based global digital health company -- ARK's.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2020 at 03:45 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: SSM | Echelon | Episode | Captives | AB | InnerG | WSWST | StayClean | Ingram | Guidance | Chestnut | LaunchTN | Beacon | Smokies | CHECKS: The $100MM mark has.... Read More

Startup 'Real Good Kitchen' backs Food owners, equity, ecosystems

Dec 23, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

REAL GOOD KITCHEN INC. (RGK) is raising capital to complete its cornerstone production and services facility in urban Knoxville, a move that Founder-CEO Bailey Foster believes.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: EC | ACG | CoLab | CP | Cicayda | Levo | Curex | 3R | Innova | JSF | JSCap | VRH | PEN | Ed | Sabil | HBR | OR | Equi | Lepi | Hemp | Seiko | SRC | HCap | BU | Equity |.... Read More

Decode Health CEO widens view of COVID19 impact, as projections play-out

Dec 18, 2020 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: On 27 Sept. 2022, Decode announced Don Hardison to be chairman and Frank Cockerill MD as CMO, release here.- Editor DECODE HEALTH Co-Founder and CEO Chase Spurlock Ph.... Read More

Heritage Group affiliates report $315 Million Fund III progress

Dec 14, 2020 at 05:41 pm by miltcapps

HERITAGE GROUP affiliates today reported $306,689,985 raised toward an offering totaling $315MM. The issuers are Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund III LP and Heritage Execut.... Read More

Finalists chosen for Nashville Technology Council Awards XII

Dec 14, 2020 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

DURING Nashville Technology Council's Dec. 10 Holiday Party, finalists in the 12th Annual NTC Awards competition were revealed. The winners in each category will be announced.... Read More

Branch Technology secured patents, files on a nearly $12MM capital raise

Dec 10, 2020 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

BRANCH TECHNOLOGY INC., the oft-celebrated Chattanooga-based company that fabricates architectual components with large-scale 3D printing, has filed with the SEC for an $11.7M.... Read More

Launch Tennessee board vets, then names Van Tucker CEO

Dec 08, 2020 at 12:29 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE's board of directors made quick work of finalizing contract talks that were authorized Friday afternoon with then-Interim CEO Van Tucker, who had served rough.... Read More

Venture Notes - Kentucky ventures - December 4, 2020

Dec 04, 2020 at 03:58 pm by miltcapps

THERE'S LONG BEEN a lot of venture activity going on in neighboring Kentucky, and some of it involves Tennesseans you may recognize. We hope you'll find this mere sample of r.... Read More

Tour of Duty: Hogan leads Bunker Labs for veterans marching into business

Dec 02, 2020 at 04:57 pm by miltcapps

BLAKE HOGAN and his wife, Colbi Layne Hogan, arrived Music City from Austin in the dog days of summer 2015, just two years into their marriage. Five years on, Hogan now should.... Read More

Appello Pharma completes Series A to advance treatment of Parkinson's

Dec 01, 2020 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Jan. 24, 2022: Appello filed for completion of a $13.5MM Series B equity raise.-Ed. NASHVILLE-BASED Appello Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday reported completing its Ser.... Read More

Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated

Dec 01, 2020 at 02:00 am by miltcapps

NOTE: This Calendar tracks selected major events and related items. Due to the novel-coronavirus pandemic, we've deleted events known to be dead for 2020. Though we try to sta.... Read More

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