Venture Nashville

Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance

Jun 21, 2024 at 08:24 am by miltcapps

Daniel Diermeier Freddie O'Connell VOWING TO SERVE the public interest through collaborative efforts, the Nashville Innovation Alliance has been launched to.... Read More

Nashville-centered Edison Partners Fund XI targets $650 Million raise

Jun 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Managing Partner Christopher Sugden, who represents Edison XI GP LLC from Edison Partners' office in Nashville's WeHo District, filed June 13 on efforts to rai.... Read More

VU alum Megan Feely raises capital, preps EDDY Aesthetic's market entries

Jun 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

SINCE MAY 2022, Bay Area-based Founder-CEO and sole designer Megan Eddings Feely has been selling her startup EDDY Aesthetic's elevated-bohemian outfits and accessories for wo.... Read More

Tennessee reflections on PitchBook list of 'World's top startup cities'

Jun 12, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE and other Tennessee cities all failed to join 20 U.S. cities that were included in PitchBook analysts' latest ranking of 50 cities that represent the "top startup ci.... Read More

Ops-Relationships: Seed-stage Opre platform harmonizes 'future of work'

Jun 05, 2024 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

LeanKit veterans push to anchor Opre in Nashville, long term Team may consider Series A for growth in 2025 Seed raise may have headroom for sector-savvy among us 'Large, dist.... Read More

Fintech New Constructs adds to Bloomberg New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders Index for use by ETF generator First Trust Advisors

May 13, 2024 at 06:15 pm by miltcapps

BRENTWOOD-based New Constructs LLC, the fintech led by Founder-CEO David Trainer and powered by machine learning and a measured approach to AI, is poised to provide Bloomberg.... Read More

Serial startup founder de-risks Atadas, meets potential investors, bidder

May 09, 2024 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDER-CEO Bill Farr is the 100% owner and funder of startup telehealth-solutions entrant Atadas Inc. and he makes very clear that his priority is de-risking his startup by e.... Read More

CoMobility Summit could galvanize quantum + comobility ventures, allies

May 02, 2024 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

THIS MONTH'S 2024 Co-Mobility Summit could burnish Chattanooga's reputation as a city that aims to leverage quantum technology and mobility solutions in ways that improve its.... Read More

MonarchPSG brings clients' SaaS revenue forward, shrinks onboard backlog

Apr 30, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

SERIAL entrepreneur Lee Inman Farabaugh today told VNC that it was early in Summer 2023 that she and her co-founders at Core10 Inc. recognized that she was the best person to.... Read More

Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism'

Apr 29, 2024 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Accelerator 2.0 broadens focus to embrace all-inclusive fintech New EIR is veteran of long-hold, big-exit Tennessee fintech pioneer Tennessee attributes create unique opportu.... Read More

Leader-designee bound for UTC Research Institute's Quantum Center

Apr 29, 2024 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

RICK MUKHERJEE PhD, most recently a scientist in the Department of Physics of the University of Hamburg, Germany, is scheduled in September to pick up his duties as professor.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University launching Institute for National Defense & Global Security

Apr 18, 2024 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Updates: Sept. 18, 2024: VU published a summary (here) related to its Sept. 17, 2024 convening of the Institute of National Security (its recently shortened name). May 8, 2024.... Read More

Founder: startup SwimIntel's PredictAI churns athlete-recruitment waters

Apr 05, 2024 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

JAMIE BAILEY, a Kentucky-bred EE, tech entrepreneur and father of a daughter determined to be a more competitive swimmer, says he is unlikely ever to sell any of his 100% owne.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 3, 2024

Apr 01, 2024 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Applications window open for Project Fintech The Works deadline for 5-startup cohort, Knoxville Altitude Ventures filings support Fund III and SPVs Calm Waters AI, backed by.... Read More

Brief: HealthStream remains alert for platform-enhancing SaaS deals

Apr 01, 2024 at 02:58 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based HealthStream (NASDAQ-HSTM) didn't complete a business acquisition in roughly the past 14 months, but the company has done more than two-dozen deals since 1999.... Read More

Relevance Ventures Fund IV eyes $75MM target, Native founders pipeline

Mar 28, 2024 at 03:59 pm by miltcapps

RELEVANCE VENTURES of Brentwood has set the target for Relevance Capital Fund IV at $75MM. Its filing yesterday shows $50.6MM in the Fund IV till, thus far. Fund IV's current.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Judith Byrd to be GNVCA chief Whistler Capital Partners' new raise Ricketts' Agyle AI at work on Seed raise - updated Shannon Terry's On3 funds growth Sifford's Lasso advance.... Read More

Corker, Brock lead Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative's workforce, economic, infrastructure push for 'thriving ecosystem'

Mar 26, 2024 at 07:03 am by miltcapps

THE CHATTANOOGA Quantum Collaborative today provided a bit more detail regarding its plans to help generate workforce, economic and community gains by building upon the region.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 21, 2024

Mar 21, 2024 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: ZeroTo510 | Mamaya | We Are Nations | Lodestone | Homeware LARGELY inactive the past two years or so, the Memphis-based ZeroTo510 accelerator is due to open the.... Read More

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