Venture Nashville

CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities

Mar 20, 2024 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

EIGHT MONTHS after accepting the tiller of Nashville Entrepreneur Center from predecessor Jane Allen, EC CEO Sam Davidson is weighing 2024 priorities related to revenue growth.... Read More

Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+

Mar 18, 2024 at 01:23 pm by miltcapps

RUBICON Founders Fund II, based in Nashville and led by Founder Adam Boehler, has received capital commmitments totaling north of $1.18BN, according to figures recently publis.... Read More

Bartholomew, Fox, Futch file for $50MM Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I

Mar 13, 2024 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

ROCKMONT PARTNERS' affiliate Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I filed yesterday on its planned $50MM raise, showing north of $21.8MM in. Brentwood-based Rockmont' funds and aff.... Read More

Brandon Bruce's SEC filing signals Market Square Ventures Fund I on horizon

Mar 07, 2024 at 02:19 pm by miltcapps

KNOXVILLE's BRANDON BRUCE on March 6 filed a placeholder with the SEC, reporting plans for raising Market Square Ventures Fund I venture capital, with sector and target amount.... Read More

VocalBrain CEO eyes bootstrap, capraise options for vocal-training platform

Mar 06, 2024 at 11:27 am by miltcapps

Tech veteran weighs pros + cons of early funding options Vocal coaching, training via community platform easing thru betas engineering talent with heart for Music a priority.... Read More

VU Owen alumni's ESG entrant Atmos acquired by WAP Sustainability

Feb 16, 2024 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

ATMOS.AI, the the vintage-2022 Nashville startup driven by Vanderbilt Owen GSM grads Max Mona and Adam Jace was sold in 2023 on undisclosed terms to 16-year-old WAP Sustainabi.... Read More

Fintech: SavvyFi's latest SEC filing draws our attention

Feb 16, 2024 at 02:24 pm by miltcapps

Updated 22 March 2024 - target upped to $300K. 'Could go higher.-Ed. BRENTWOOD-BASED fintech growth company SavvyFi (Savvy Financial Inc.), with impetus from Series A funding.... Read More

CPG Brief: Woman-owned Daily Crunch Snacks busts a move on Series A

Feb 14, 2024 at 04:40 pm by miltcapps

Update - Forbes reports Sept. 17, 2024, on completion of Daily Crunch Series A. Our original Feb. 14, 2024, story below. - Ed. DAILY CRUNCH INC., a Nashville startup with a "b.... Read More

Carbon Conversion Group S1 may prove R&D, commercialization venture's step toward scaleup

Feb 14, 2024 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

CARBON Conversion Group Inc. (CCG), which on Jan. 18 filed its draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC, is adding senior staff for its principal office in Murfreesboro a.... Read More

Invitation for VNC Readers

Feb 12, 2024 at 07:52 am by miltcapps

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ThriveAP investor's $3MM bet focuses on Advanced Practice Provider needs

Feb 12, 2024 at 07:08 am by miltcapps

TWELVE-year-old MidlevelU Inc., which offers accredited ThriveAP education and training programs for the healthcare sector's Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and the.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

Feb 07, 2024 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

UT-C's Quantum Center awaits chief, as EPB, ORNL, QT partnerships grow

Jan 25, 2024 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

THE UNIVERSITY of Tennessee at Chattanooga is said to be "finalizing" its search for the inaugural leader of its rapidly maturing Quantum Center. According to a detaile.... Read More

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

Jan 24, 2024 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Stepping back from the fray, we find there are a myriad of scheduled events just ahead. We've chosen to spotlight 40+ below. Errors are ours. Updates, corrections are w.... Read More

Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders

Dec 20, 2023 at 01:55 pm by miltcapps

VOLUNTEERS rallying under the "Re:Generate" banner and closely allied with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) are redoubling their efforts to recruit timely philanthropic.... Read More

Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission

Dec 13, 2023 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

FRANKLIN-based The Innovation Studio filed yesterday for its Innovation Studio Fund I raise, providing fresh evidence of Studio's progress in its campaign to create and grow a.... Read More

Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN

Dec 01, 2023 at 04:43 pm by miltcapps

SULLIVAN COUNTY startup Personality Pool, led by East Tennessee native Lauren Glass Mullins, has been identified as the first business to consummate an equity investment from.... Read More

Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion

Nov 30, 2023 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-based Altitude Ventures today announced its appointment of Amol Deshpande as a strategic limited partner and senior advisor to the firm and affirmed its expectations.... Read More

UMemphis Crews Center exec search runs, Hoffmeyer settles at UMaryland

Nov 30, 2023 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

CREWS CENTER for Entrepreneurship at the University of Memphis continues working to select a successor to former Crews Director Mike Hoffmeyer, who held the role for nearly a.... Read More

Erstwhile Nashville change-agent Ratliff leads AdaptX amid capraises

Nov 21, 2023 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

IN THE LATE 1990s, Warren Ratliff JD, played a key role in defining and mobilizing Greater Nashville's digital and biopharma technology space. In addition to practicing intell.... Read More

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