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Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

EC CEO Allen seeks state direct-appropriation grant for Twende program

Aug 18, 2021 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Lee incorporated in the State's final FY 2022 budget a provision for a non-recurring $450,000 direct appropriation to support taking to Tennessee communiti.... Read More

LaunchTN confirms staff departure as it pushes forward on multiple fronts

Aug 17, 2021 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), dba Launch Tennessee, may be broadly reviewing its priorities and opportunities as it prepares to pursue a potential $65.4.... Read More

Maxwell: NYCB-Figure pact + JAM FINTOP Blockchain Fund are aligned

Aug 16, 2021 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Fintech investor Joe Maxwell today confirmed that a new strategic alliance between New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) and Bay Area-based Figure Tec.... Read More

Claya Inc's precision-nutrition entry Rootine draws $4.5M, mulls roadmap

Aug 13, 2021 at 03:21 pm by miltcapps

AGAINST the backdrop of the pandemic, startup brand Rootine is targeting an opportunity that has "shot to the forefront" in the minds of consumers and care professionals who i.... Read More

Project Healthcare 2021-22 cohort revealed by Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Aug 12, 2021 at 12:10 pm by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center today formally announced the 2021-2022 cohort for Project Healthcare, with 14 entrants from many geographies. The EC's Project Healthcare pr.... Read More

Reimagine Care's $25MM raise includes Martin Ventures, Sante, LRV

Aug 09, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Jan. 25, 2022: Reimagine Care announced completion of its Series A round, VNC's expanded coverage here.-Ed. VANGUARD Health veterans, VC Martin Ventures and other all.... Read More

LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly

Aug 06, 2021 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that CEO Van Tucker will step down from her role as president and CEO of Laun.... Read More

Venture Notes - Aug. 5, 2021

Aug 05, 2021 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

TN entrepreneurship allies launch AIM HIGH for Appalachian Highlands

Jul 29, 2021 at 05:07 pm by miltcapps

JOHNSON CITY-based entrepreneur Heath Guinn, founder of Sync Space, has joined with ETSU Research Corporation and Kingsport-based TSG Innovation Group to launch a broad entrep.... Read More

Venture Notes - 22 July 2021

Jul 22, 2021 at 03:03 pm by miltcapps

McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings

Jul 16, 2021 at 02:48 pm by miltcapps

IT HAS BEEN just over 25 years since Stuart McWhorter and his father, Clayton McWhorter, co-founded Clayton Associates (CA), a family office that also spawned Seed- and Growth.... Read More

Venture Notes - July 14, 2021

Jul 14, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Eyeing $65M SSBCI funds, TN-ECD surveys biz, entrepreneurs, DBE execs

Jul 10, 2021 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THROUGH August 2, 2021, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) is asking for survey responses from business owners, entrepreneur support workers,.... Read More

Mike Bradshaw named EIR in UTC Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jul 09, 2021 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

MIKE BRADSHAW, who has operated for decades at the intersection of technology and knowledge-sharing businesses, is now entrepreneur in residence (EIR) at the Center for Innova.... Read More

Memphis entrepreneurship plans surge, as Bioworks Foundation ends run

Jul 07, 2021 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Updated: 30 Sept. 2021: EDA announced no winners in Tennessee in the latest round. See who got shares of the program's $36.5MM outlays right here.-Ed. THREE NEW MEMPHIS entrep.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 30, 2021

Jun 30, 2021 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

Dynamo Ventures $43.2M Fund II eyes global Supply Chain, Mobility bets

Jun 24, 2021 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

DYNAMO Ventures, a Chattanooga investor with a widening global footprint, today announced completion of its $43.21MM Fund II, which has already deployed money to at least thre.... Read More

Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga

Jun 24, 2021 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

LINDSEY COX is simultaneously shaping strategy, expanding her team, advancing a new $5MM fund, and preparing to buff the brand of The Company Lab, aka CoLab, in Chattanooga. C.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

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