LaunchTN swings SXSW Fest spotlight onto TN startups, tech, brands

Feb 24, 2025 at 02:54 pm by miltcapps

ON MARCH 7-9, Launch Tennessee will re-activate "Tennessee House" in Austin within the city's massive South by Southwest Festival. A year ago, in spring 2024, invitations to S.... Read More

Memphis-based Visalaw-ai raises $1.6MM Seed to fund growth, innovation

Feb 19, 2025 at 05:10 pm by miltcapps

MEMPHIS-based Visalaw.ai, has raised $1.6MM in Seed financing to accelerate adoption and innovation of its platform, which it says "is designed to enhance the productivity, ef.... Read More

Brief: Valor Ventures eyes Census-South region's B2B AI, SaaS startups

Feb 18, 2025 at 02:39 pm by miltcapps

ATLANTA-based Valor Ventures LLC is investing out of its Valor Ventures Fund 3 LP and now has 31 active portfolio companies, including transactions announced yesterday in Memp.... Read More

ETSU Research, Sync Space ally to 'Accelerate Appalachia' startups + SMEs

Feb 13, 2025 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Sync Space and East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Research Corporation have collaborated in launching Accelerate Appalachia, a program designed to help advance the region'.... Read More

Might TN General Assembly rebrand Capitol Hill as Innovation LaunchPad?

Feb 13, 2025 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

ON MONDAY, Feb. 10, President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14172 of January 20th gained regulatory force, requiring federal agencies refer to the Gulf of America, rather tha.... Read More

Passing of academic, founder, investor + veteran David Furse lamented

Feb 10, 2025 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

David Houseal Furse 1943-2024 NASHVILLE'S David Houseal Furse, husband, parent, entrepreneur, university educator, advisor, investor and U.S. Army veteran, died unexp.... Read More

Innovation chief McCullough leads 'Goal 7' push at Lipscomb University

Feb 08, 2025 at 01:23 pm by miltcapps

ON MONDAY, Feb. 10, Todd McCullough MBA is to take-up his duties as Lipscomb University's newly hired chief innovation officer (CIO), with priority assigned to achieving meani.... Read More

Pointing growth-oriented Founders to NVL's 6th Dealmakers Conference

Feb 07, 2025 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

Update: Due to Winter weather, this event rescheduled to May 1, 2025. Details. The link to the VNC Reader discount included in the story below remains available. IN 12.... Read More

NEC Project Healthcare amps focus on digital-health plays

Feb 06, 2025 at 12:09 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center staff, entrepreneurs in residence (EiRs) and mentors are now adequately prepared to "accept and serve founders in healthcare services, SaaS, medi.... Read More

VNC's February 2025 Venture Calendar

Feb 03, 2025 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

As my CoPilot sees February '25 OPEN - Taking applications through March 21 for 12-week hybrid Memphis program focused on "Business Essentials for Food and Beverage A.... Read More

Petra Capital Partners nails fundraising on $270MM Petra Growth Fund V

Jan 30, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Petra Capital Partners announced completing fund-raising for Petra Growth Fund V at its hardcap and now has $270MM Fund V capital available to invest. The firm.... Read More

NEC's Malone-led Project Fintech, RevTech Labs at NY Fintech Week

Jan 30, 2025 at 11:01 am by miltcapps

PROJECT FINTECH of Nashville Entrepreneur Center plans to partner with Charlotte-based RevTech Labs Foundation for an April 22 fintech-insurtech founder-pitch showcase, featur.... Read More

NHCC Council Fellows 2025 Class seeks insights amid times still turbulent

Jan 29, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Three weeks ago, on Jan. 7, Nashville Health Care Council (NHCC) announced 27 members of its 2025 Council Fellows Class, in keeping with its goal of "Connecting the Brightest.... Read More

Nashville healthtechie leader Thrailkill now directs ECHAlliance US ops

Jan 28, 2025 at 03:59 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Eric Thrailkill, a widely recognized driver of digital health innovation and sector collaboration, has been named executive director of US operations of ECHAllianc.... Read More

VU Convoy 2025 event elevates entrepreneurship, ecosystem innovation

Jan 28, 2025 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE NEWLY CHRISTENED 2025 CONVOY CONFERENCE that convenes March 4-6 on the Vanderbilt University campus aims to be "a transformative event designed to accelerate the universit.... Read More

Rockmont Partners, Nashville Capital Network move on RepScrubs

Jan 27, 2025 at 03:59 pm by miltcapps

Rockmont Partners and Nashville Capital Network recently invested in a secondary transaction totaling $8MM, to secure expanded minority interest in healthtech vendor-managemen.... Read More

LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties

Jan 23, 2025 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Investment requests from TN regions other than Nashville have priority Impact of preferences for 82 counties' startups to be assessed by early April Nashville opportunity bul.... Read More

TNECD's LaunchTN reports gains, spotlights startups Whisper Aero + Shappi

Jan 16, 2025 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

DURING their 90-minute quarterly meeting this morning, the board of directors of Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee received from CEO Lindsey Co.... Read More

Chamber's Leadership Connect empowers competitive SMB and entrepreneurial owners for business and community gains

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:56 pm by miltcapps

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Connect program affords competitively selected cohorts of small-business owners and entrepreneurs opportunities to e.... Read More

Venture Notes - January 11, 2025

Jan 11, 2025 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

Updates today: SSM Partners fund | MOBIUS-AI | ULYS | Azra | Lone Oak SPAC | Nashville SC moves ► Memphis-based SSM Growth Equity IV LP and its Co-Invest LP filed placeholder.... Read More

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