NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 at 10:54 am by miltcapps

NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY's recently launched $500K capital raise promises to rekindle the Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey brand, now led by founder Charles Nelso.... Read More

Economist: Innovation campaign driven by pragmatism is crucial

Oct 20, 2011 at 12:25 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEANS who want to advance the state's economy and its citizens' standard of living must not "become fixated on gridlock in Washington" and must realize that the fate of.... Read More

VentureNotes: Change|Healthcare, XMi High Growth,<br>Shareable Ink, StreamWeaver

Oct 19, 2011 at 10:32 am by miltcapps

Update: Nov. 19, 2014 11:15 a.m. - Emdeon announced it has acquired Change|Healthcare for $135MM+. Our October 2011 item is below.-Ed. CHANGE|HEALTHCARE, which provides consum.... Read More

IP imperative: MyWerx, Cumberland Center<br>and Universities ally for iExchange

Oct 19, 2011 at 10:32 am by miltcapps

A partnership between tech entrepreneur Tim Smith and nonprofit CEO Scott Massey seems likely to ensure that the fledgling Cumberland Center becomes an action tank, rather tha.... Read More

ShareableInk CEO 'not yet convinced' he can build techco in Nashville

Oct 11, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Shareable Ink, the startup that digitizes physicians’ handwritten documentation for electronic health records, relocated here from Boston mainly because of Nashville's h.... Read More

Briefly: NEXT Nashville Legacy Entrepreneurs named

Oct 07, 2011 at 10:20 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Nashville Entrepreneur Center announced today they've named the five individuals who will be honored during their Oct. 18 NEXT Award.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center gains Galen Partners as lead Healthcare sponsor

Oct 07, 2011 at 08:06 am by miltcapps

Galen Partners, the Stamford, Conn.-based private-equity firm specializing in healthcare, has become the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 2012 healthcare sector sponsor. Galen.... Read More

VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011

Oct 03, 2011 at 08:19 am by miltcapps

Today: XMi, Limestone, TriStar, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Sponsorpitch TNINVESTCO's Limestone Fund and XMi High Growth Development Fund have each invested $550K in Indust.... Read More

JumpStart grad 'RentStuff.com' taps network for Seed capital

Oct 03, 2011 at 08:19 am by miltcapps

RentStuff Inc., the Nashville startup whose online platform supports transactions among people who borrow and lend things, is nearly ready to trade some of its shares for seed.... Read More

Angel Capital Group chapter fate uncertain in Memphis

Oct 03, 2011 at 08:19 am by miltcapps

The fate of the infant Memphis Chapter of the Nashville-based Angel Capital Group (ACG) is uncertain and the group has been closed, at least temporarily. ACG founder and Presi.... Read More

TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's

Sep 30, 2011 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

JAMES STOVER, Ph.D., vice president-operations for Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), is stepping-down from that post to join Diagnovus, a Nashville startup.... Read More

'Pantheon Park' idea concentrates Music City techies, entrepreneurs, Creatives

Sep 30, 2011 at 02:23 pm by miltcapps

A platoon of well-connected Nashvillians is advancing with a concept for a Davidson County urban haven that would be home to creatives, technology developers and entrepreneurs.... Read More

A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture

Sep 27, 2011 at 09:40 am by miltcapps

CHRIS HEFLEY, the co-founder and CEO of LeanKit, recently told VNC the Brentwood software startup is likely by the end of 2012 to quintuple its 2011 revenue -- moving from a p.... Read More

TNInvestcos-funded 'S2 Interactive' debuts at Musculoskeletal venture forum

Sep 26, 2011 at 10:58 am by miltcapps

Larry Foster's S2 Interactive startup may stand-out in many ways during the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, Oct. 18th in Memphis. Foster is S2's founder, president, C.... Read More

NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

Antoine Agassi ANTOINE AGASSI, who moved from CIO to President of Cogent Healthcare during the past three years, has exited to pursue other interests. He told VNC tha.... Read More

VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 am by miltcapps

Today: Les Wilkinson of The Martin Cos., Si Deane of Baden and Luke Simons of Council Capital. Luke Simons W. LUCAS 'Luke' SIMONS told VNC he's having loads of fun he.... Read More

Economy: Music City Music Council moves from rehearsal to live performance

Sep 20, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

Nashville is in for an unprecedented economic-development push, if Co-Chairs Mayor Karl Dean and Randy Goodman and their allies can marshall the talent, energy and t.... Read More

Angels: Crom Carmichael will 'restock pond' after some 2012 venture exits

Sep 06, 2011 at 09:43 am by miltcapps

Updated Dec. 7, 2013: Carmichael told VNC that, though a company or two have gone away, he has done no actual exits as he anticipated when this story was first published in 20.... Read More

Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles

Sep 03, 2011 at 08:42 am by miltcapps

Below are Summer 2011's Top 25 stories ranked by readership for Summer 2011 (ranked top-down). For more VNC stories in reverse-chron order, click here..... Read More

Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM raised so far in 2 funds

Sep 01, 2011 at 03:09 pm by miltcapps

Claritas Capital, the Burton Hills-based early-stage venture capital firm, has apparently raised $10 million of a combined projected $75MM for two pooled investment interest f.... Read More

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