Vanderbilt University

János Sztipanovits: View of Nashville as among dynamic US tech hubs grows rapidly

May 07, 2026 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Nashville+VU-ISIS help spur region to U.S. tech hub ranks Campus research intersects hot-tech domains Convergence of disciplines, technologies a source of energy.... Read More

Headsup: Vanderbilt CTTC seeks New Venture Development exec

May 01, 2026 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Transfer Alan Bentley this morning confirmed that the Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization, which serves.... Read More

VU grows ties to University of Leeds, British HealthTech arrives Nashville

May 01, 2026 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University and England's University of Leeds have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by which they intend to expand their current cooperation on engine.... Read More

VU Institute of National Security adds Innovation Director Trish Puttmann

Apr 25, 2026 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Institute of National Security within the VU School of Engineering has named Trish Puttmann its director of innovation -- a fact we offer as ye.... Read More

DLR Group leads design of VU Stevenson 6 'radical collaboration' hub

Apr 23, 2026 at 12:30 pm by miltcapps

  Stevenson 6 conceptual rendering (DLR) Vanderbilt University has selected Omaha- and Nashville-based DLR Group to lead design of its 10-floor Stevenso.... Read More

Venture-investor collisions ahead in SE Venture Showcase II, Nashville

Mar 30, 2026 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

ORGANIZERS of Southeast Venture Showcase II (SVS) have announced that investors, deeptech professionals and members of early-stage startup teams that are determined to take br.... Read More

No changes planned in VU Summit on Modern Conflict & Emerging Threats, as warfare expands

Mar 02, 2026 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University's Institute of National Security said earlier today it has "no plans to change plans" for its scheduled fifth annual Asness Summit on Modern Conflict &am.... Read More

NU: Nick Zeppos aims to galvanize ties of VU alumni founders, investors

Jan 08, 2026 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

  Nicholas S. "Nick" Zeppos NICK ZEPPOS JD plans to gather next week with about 30 Vanderbilt University alumni and investors to discuss a new gras.... Read More

Vanderbilt University, Electric Power Board of Chattanooga creating campus for Institute for Quantum Innovation

Dec 11, 2025 at 06:58 am by miltcapps

Note: VU release of 10 December 2025.      Vanderbilt University and EPB launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and tech.... Read More

VU C4E entrepreneurial ecosystem gains Chancellor's Launch Grants impetus

Nov 10, 2025 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University expressed pride in its statement this fall about having 10 unicorn founders among its alumni and the university has made clear its goal of becoming.... Read More

VU Owen Armed Forces Club connects Veterans, entrepreneurs, executives

Sep 30, 2025 at 03:58 pm by miltcapps

LED BY an MBA-seeking former U.S. Marine named Pete Witte, on Sept. 26 the Armed Forces Club at the Owen Graduate School of Management convened roughly 150 Veteran and no.... Read More

Yarbrough Capital joins Greater Nashville Private Capital Assn

Sep 29, 2025 at 01:06 pm by miltcapps

GNPCA members last updated 12 February 2026 within our 9/29/25 story below. YARBROUGH CAPITAL, the family office created by entrepreneur, investor and Managing Dire.... Read More

$20MM gift propels Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School full steam on Entrepreneur Center, Angel net + VC

Sep 15, 2025 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY and its Owen Graduate School of Management today announced that a $20MM gift from an undisclosed donor is designed to further the transformation of the O.... Read More

Veteran Ventures Capital scours TN for U.S. veterans' investable dual-use companies

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

VETERAN VENTURES CAPITAL (VVC) aims to invest near-term at least $3MM in Tennessee-based businesses led by U.S. military veterans, with emphasis on early-stage companies offer.... Read More

Tennessee AI Advisory Council reconvenes Aug. 11 as AI challenges rise

Aug 08, 2025 at 05:12 pm by miltcapps

THE State of Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council is to meet in open forum Aug. 11, while preparing delivery an annual report later this year, with a fully.... Read More

Haley Zapolski + Lighthouse ramp Nashville founder support, SPV investments

Aug 04, 2025 at 03:19 pm by miltcapps

VERY NEAR THE beginning of our first interview for this story, 29-year-old Haley Patricia Zapolski told VNC that during 2019-2023 she had a lot to prove to herself and others.... Read More

Fresh initiatives for Center for Entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt's Owen GSM

Jul 29, 2025 at 04:33 pm by miltcapps

The Center for Entrepreneurship within Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management is developing expansive plans and programs that rely on experimentation, anal.... Read More

Raghavan to drive Vanderbilt 'vision as catalyst + incubator of innovation'

Jun 27, 2025 at 08:25 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier plans July 1 to make current Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Padma Raghavan his office's first executive director fo.... Read More

VNC's March 2025 Venture Calendar

Mar 02, 2025 at 05:32 pm by miltcapps

Comments welcomed via Milt@VentureNashville.com or LinkedIn. AHEAD: MARCH 2025 3 Epicenter, Alchemist Accelerator Hub and Memphis supply-chain industry invite startups and oth.... Read More

Global-minded Nashville execs bound for West Yorkshire Innovation Festival

Feb 26, 2025 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

Lori Odom THREE Nashvillians intent on building two-way business bridges with other nations will soon travel to the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival, in E.... Read More

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