NOHO DENTAL INC. in Nashville filed Friday on a $124.9M raise

Apr 12, 2021 at 08:17 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE dental entrant TEND (legally Noho Dental Inc.), based in the oneC1TY Business Center off Charlotte, filed Friday for completion of its $124.5M raise. Updated: After.... Read More

Margaret Dolan says TN startup funding lags, state should weigh tax credit

Apr 09, 2021 at 02:05 pm by miltcapps

Update 5 Feb. 2022: New Markets Tax Credit SB0900 legislation is to be on the Feb. 8, 2022 agenda of TN Senate Commerce-Labor Committee. Dolan said today she's doing some work.... Read More

Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed

Apr 08, 2021 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Treasury has allocated $65.4MM for Tennessee under the SSBCI - word out today, April 9, 2021.-Editor. TENNESSEE's potential share of the the $10BN State Small Busines.... Read More

Garrabrant's SMTI maps Series A, preps heat-pump debut in OEM markets

Apr 05, 2021 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee heat-tech startup raising capital with strategics aboard SMTI prioritizes OEM markets, foresees hundreds of jobs in E.TN Founder says TN mentors accelerated progres.... Read More

Tom Bancroft sees Pencilish Animation Studios as industry disruptor

Apr 02, 2021 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Update 27 April 2021: On 4/25, Pencilish raised the target on its WeFunder campaign to $5M.-Ed.A DISNEY ANIMATION VETERAN with a career spanning the creative arts, entrepreneu.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 2, 2021

Apr 02, 2021 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

Today: JAM-FINTOP | Film | Banking | Vivorte | MSouth | Captives | Fintech FINTECH: JOE MAXWELL, founder of Nashville fintech VC firm FINTOP Capital (Nested Rails LLC.... Read More

Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise

Apr 01, 2021 at 05:08 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Health Investors, whose principals have been among the pioneers of modern Nashville entrepreneurship and venture investing, have raised more than $18.7MM toward thei.... Read More

General Assembly leader, advocates keep LaunchTN SBIR fund hopes alive

Mar 30, 2021 at 05:47 pm by miltcapps

Update: May 12, 2021: LifeScienceTN's press release says the State is funding the SBIR-STTR program with $7MM for matching grants. April 13, 2021: In Gov. Lee's amended budget.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 29, 2021

Mar 29, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: ObjectiveGI | AgAdvisory | 180Health | EPI Capital | TechTrans | IPE | Lemonade | IMAC | SESAC | Agilon | Nikola CEO Colleen Hoke STARTUP ObjectiveGI Inc. of.... Read More

Director: Gen Cap America discipline, portfolio teams rise to pandemic test

Mar 22, 2021 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 April 2022: Lead Capital Partners announced Lamar Stanley has joined Nashville-based Lead, release here.-Ed. GEN CAP AMERICA Inc. (GCA), the PE based in Nashville's.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 19, 2021

Mar 19, 2021 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

TODAY: Freedman | UTXO | Shooters | Heritage | Acquire | BFox | FINTOP | Sphere | Ditto | OZ1 | OZ2 | TNacity | CAD1 | CAD2 | Dough | IDB | iBank | Harbert | Peaker | Malone |.... Read More

Venture People - March 19, 2021

Mar 19, 2021 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Today: Ricci | Whitney | Ghorashi | Dolan | Creel | Mann | Dent | Huddleston | Johns | Wilt | Ramkhelawan | Nagarajan | Ward | Eagle | McAdoo | Joseph et al. Paul Ricci.... Read More

Signals: Media veterans Dobie, Davis pursue debt raise for Power Poll LLC

Mar 15, 2021 at 05:28 pm by miltcapps

NEWSMEDIA Founder-CEO Bruce Dobie and Executive Chairman Kirk Davis have filed for a crowdfunded debt raise that could bring $500K for their Power Poll startup, based in Nashv.... Read More

Relevance Ventures seeks 'first-call' from Technology entrepreneurs

Mar 08, 2021 at 10:12 am by miltcapps

RELEVANCE Ventures recently pulled the trigger on three investments, is advancing its Fund IV raise, and is working to become the "first call" for capital for early-s.... Read More

Sarah Bellos, Lewis + Clark AgriFood chart Stony Creek Colors' Indigo path

Mar 01, 2021 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: Dec. 15, 2022: Related SEC filing dropped here. Dec. 2, 2022: The company announced in a press release here the closing a Series B2 round at $4.8 million co-led by gro.... Read More

LaunchTN eyes capital access, SBIR matches, possible renewed Fed funding

Feb 26, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Update March 11, 2021: The $1.9TN American Rescue Plan signed today funds the renewed State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). SSTI summary here. and separate US Senate.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 24, 2021

Feb 24, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

TODAY (37): B2S | AgLaunch | FCAHI | IHC | Hero | Adair | Cauble | ArtiphonMono | Insur | Potluck | RDPF | GTV | Blue | Optix | Soccer | Veno | PTrust | Beer | Kamp | Grazr |.... Read More

Tennessee economy tied to cities' tech-weighted industry expansion

Feb 19, 2021 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

TWO handfuls of Tennessee cities saw their rankings rise up or down in the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities (BPC) report on U.S. metropolitan regions. The BPC report.... Read More

Milken Institute BCP Sectors Chart - Nashville

Feb 19, 2021 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Click here - direct link return to Feb. 29, 2021 article on Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities, 2021. 20 Key Industry Sectors for Nashville, Tennessee 1.0 or bett.... Read More

Memphis Regional Megasite awaits 'honest' report<br>on potential users, programs, development

Feb 10, 2021 at 04:05 pm by miltcapps

A FRESH ASSESSMENT of the roughly 4,000-acre Memphis Regional Megasite's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT), as well as comments on the long-running proje.... Read More

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