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1.Petra Capital files for $150 Million Growth Fund IV
Twenty-one-year-old firm could hit $600MM raised since inception.
By Milt Capps Updated 4 June 2020 / Published Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:20 pm

2.Briefly: Petra Capital invests in med transcription company
Today's announcement is further evidence of the attraction of healthcare-savvy investors to health IT, wherever it resides
By Venture Nashville Staff Updated 5:30 p.m. / Published Friday, October 23, 2009 3:18 pm

3.Petra Capital makes $5MM tech investment
Nashville's Petra Capital backs entrepreneur in Boston area, mining the HR/Payroll platform space
By Milt Capps Updated 3:58 P.M. / Published Monday, April 6, 2009 12:22 pm

4.Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'
Waiting for the economy's turn, this VC keeps it real by focusing on performance, processes and pairing-up golfers
By Milt Capps Updated Jan. 28, 2009, 5:15 a.m. / Published Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:00 pm

5.Venture Notes 15 August 2016
Frontier Capital, Petra Capital, TextRequest, CEAdvisory raise, Pharos Cap, VU Med Innovators, MDSave.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 15, 2016 4:53 pm

6.Noted: WellNow Urgent Care reports $7.7MM capital raise
WellNow says it's actually gotten $35MM in commitments - out-of-hospital is a PE magnet.
By Milt Capps Updated 5:52 p.m. 15 February 2012 / Published Friday, February 10, 2012 2:59 pm

7.VenturePeople: Heritage Group gains Wallace from SVLS
Nashville VC finds his way home and once more into the healthcare arena
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:20 am

8.Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants
Some are shoppers, some are bidders, some are there to keep an eye on others...and some are committed to vying for TNInvestco certification
Last Updated 2:21 p.m., Aug. 14, 2009 / Published Friday, August 14, 2009 9:31 am

9.Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes'
There are no 'weathervanes' among these folks. Defining 'institutional', a caution about egos, and a reminder that sounds a lot like 'Dance with the one that brung ya'
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:36 am

10.Venture Notes -- April 20, 2009
Goad reported suing former TVA director, Petra and Innova invest, $20MM the number for startup, tech transfer event, views on IPO climate...
By Milt Capps Last Updated 2:29 p.m. / Published Monday, April 20, 2009 1:47 pm

11.NEWSBITS March 30, 2009
Notes from Northshore Capital Management, TTDC, VCs, wealth-management moves and more...
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 30, 2009 9:44 am

12.McQuigg tweaks management at ConnectivHealth
Facing waves of technologies and possible future M&A deals, this venture-backed organization gets a tuneup
Milt Capps UPDATED Oct. 6, 2008 0749 / Published Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:32 pm

13.Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles
'Venture' in our region has been cookin', with Nashville leading the way in many respects. The Top 25 reads of Summer 2011 are here
Published Saturday, September 3, 2011 8:42 am

14.Sidebar: Opinions on CAPCO vary among VCs
Tennessee executives see both problems and opportunities in proposal for stimulation of early-stage investment
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, May 1, 2009 8:35 am

15.HealthTeacher reaches venture's 'inflection point';
backer Chrysalis joined by SSM as Petra exits

Strategy and financing now inplace, HealthTeacher may have graduated to growth-company status
By Milt Capps Updated 5:47 p.m. / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:31 am

16.Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has a great gameplan, but the clock is ticking for policymakers, VCs, scientists and entrepreneurs
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 28, 2008 2:50 pm

17.NEWSBITS May 26, 2009
Jacobson's new digs, Universal Robotics' placement, WSJ taps local analysts, Solidus' stake, antitrust cautions and more...
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:22 am

18.Nashville Capital Network prepares twin deals
Sid Chambless says he's hanging on for the ride, as NCN queues-up two more financing deals, leveraging its new Fund with investors from 50-Angel network
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:39 am

19.NewsBits, April 18, 2011
Petra, VU commercialization, HealthStream, Sustainability Summit, Owen GSM honors, Unum CIO, entrepreneurs young and older and more
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 18, 2011 9:38 am

20.Venture Notes - 27 July 2016
Speakers ahead and a Nashville startup joins Louisville healthcare accelerator.
Staff updated 5:56pm / Published Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:23 pm

21.NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011
Milestone events, capital raises, a whiskey resurrected, and local venture news recapped.
By Milt Capps updated 29 Oct. 9:35 a.m. / Published Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am

22.Venture Strategy: HealthTeacher mobilizing community allies to advance contract sales
With schools' funding hammered, Nashville health-education venture sets out to galvanize local alliances nationwide, to support funding for its curricular and instructional materials.
By Milt Capps Last Updated 9:38 a.m. / Published Monday, September 14, 2009 8:03 am

23.Venture Notes - June 25, 2020
New funds, startup capital raises, exec moves, innovation pushes, fintech, and a mayor who supports innovation.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:00 pm

24.Game-changing ideas for Tennessee venture capital
Could new Angel tax credits, grant programs and quasi-debt facilities provide the critical mass of capital Tennessee needs?
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 28, 2008 2:47 pm

25.Dan Hammond whets VCs' appetites
for 'Just A Pinch' media spin-out

The man, the plan, the brand...an energetic entrepreneur with a flair for promotion may typify players who 'leave it all on the field'
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:22 am

26.ConnectivHealth divests unit, focuses on key business
Evolving Brentwood company focuses fresh capital on latest acquisition, divests once flagship business
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 20, 2009 10:15 am

27.Growth-equity firm SSM Partners eyes Nashville investment opportunities
[updated] With dry powder and 60 transactions under its belt, SSM relishes HealthIT, ecommerce, marcom companies.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:30 am

28.General Assembly spotlights venture investing
The state's new private-equity director debuts and a VC panel gets the lowdown on controversial venture-funding proposal
By Milt Capps Last updated 8:55 a.m. April 6, 2009 / Published Monday, April 6, 2009 12:22 am

29.Relevance Ventures Fund IV eyes $75MM target, Native founders pipeline
Relevance, Skoden eye targets, lean into NACIA push to close capital gap facing Native entrepreneurs
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 28, 2024 3:59 pm

30.Urgent Team may turn to large PE house if $100MM M&A target looms
[updated] Chairman/CEO says company can be in Top 10 ranks nationally by EOY16.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:30 pm

31.NewsBits, May 3, 2011
Speaker Harwell's tech agenda.. Schulz on ECD strategy.. new TN tech jobs.. Chattanooga Ventures.. Dream CS, DigiChart and more..
By Milt Capps Updated 9:14 a.m. / Published Tuesday, May 3, 2011 8:06 am

32.Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus
TTDC presses ahead on numerous fronts, with a deadline looming just over the horizon, amid a rough economy, and political changes
Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 7, 2008 10:56 am

33.BIGR Media to raise capital for hyperlocal media and marketing group
Co-founders work to de-risk deal, now must decide how aggressive to be.
Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:45 pm

34.Gov. Haslam's INCITE program stirs to life via 'Venture Incite' A-round
There are some new faces among the 'usual suspects' applying at INCITE Fund
By Milt Capps updated May 26, 2012 / Published Monday, May 14, 2012 10:08 am

35.Nashville EC tells 2019 NEXT Awards finalists + Hall of Fame inductees
[Updated] Here is the fullest rundown you'll find on Awards entrants, judges and related matters ahead of this November event.
By Milt Capps Updated 7 Nov 2019 / Published Friday, September 6, 2019 5:00 pm

36.Nashville startups, market movers due for fresh look at NEXT Awards
Startups, market-movers and cities, themselves, often seek 'network effects', reputation and visibility -- which makes an inclusive Award program vital.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 5, 2019 3:30 pm

37.NVille's GoNoodle gets strategic investment from Children's Health of Texas
[updated] CEO McQuigg has had quite a journey. Now, he sees a global opportunity.
Milt Capps updated 31 Jan 2019 0827 / Published Tuesday, December 8, 2015 4:45 pm

38.Partnership 2010/Chamber call for 'Virtual Entrepreneur Center'
With an eye toward the long haul, and against a backdrop of economic crisis, Co-Chairs Frist and Shmerling (L-R) release Entrepreneur Project recommendations
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:34 pm

39.Venture Notes - July 18, 2023
[updated] Raises by Rubicon, Pharos Capital, Medaxion, Yoshi, Whisper Aero, EDA Tech Hubs, SSM pipeline signal
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 17, 2023 4:58 pm

40.Venture Notes - October 19, 2018
Another batch of entrepreneurial and investment movers, shakers and TBDs.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 19, 2018 1:30 pm

41.Venture Notes -- March 13, 2020
Nearly 30 items of extraordinary range, from capital raises, to exec appointments, uncertainty and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, March 13, 2020 5:00 pm

42.Venture Notes - May 7, 2022
Venture updates on new Funds, raises in Fintech, Music-Ent, Wealth, LifeSci, HCare, Media, HRtech, blockchain and other arenas.
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, May 7, 2022 10:00 am

43.Lead Capital Partners advances on $125MM LCP II goal for healthcare deals
LCP has acquired control of eight companies since its inception in 2011.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 12, 2024 5:15 pm

44.Mid-state's GNVCA ramps-up onboarding venture execs, investors, sponsors
[updated] Entering Year 2 of backing by Vanderbilt University, nonprofit seeks sustained momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 10, 2024 4:07 pm

45.SportsMedia, Lifestyle player Shannon Terry's On3 Media raises $36.M+
UPDATED: The offering attracted 27 investors, according to this week's SEC filing.
By Milt Capps updated 22 Nov 24 1311 / Published Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:27 pm

46.CEO: Express Wages signs corporate beta, readies Next Big Thing pitch
Founder exits EC Project Fintech, completes F&F round, maps $3MM round
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 18, 2024 10:45 am

47.New $100MM Jumpstart Nova Fund II now JS Health Investors flagship
Seeking more institutional standing for JHI funds, with reduced potential for political-regulatory risk.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 18, 2024 3:20 pm

48.NEXT Awards 2024 Winners chosen by Nashville Entrepreneur Center
UPDATED Winners announced among dozens of young companies
By Milt Capps updated Oct. 23-24, 2024 / Published Tuesday, October 22, 2024 7:00 am

49.BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD
Industry could reach favorable inflection, particularly if supply of domain's sophisticated capital grows.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 16, 2024 4:00 pm

50.Nashville, UK's West Yorkshire CA team for MedTech-innovation & trade
Cross-border trade, entrepreneurship and investment likely to flow from this week's step forward.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 11, 2024 7:45 am

51.TCRS: Tennessee Consolidated report includes PE-Alt Assets angle
Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled in Nashville to address the NABE.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 30, 2024 7:45 am

52.Haslam Family Capital, Ara Partners detail $725MM decarbonization scenario
PE seeks leadership in industry transformation, no interest in being 'zeitgeist'-driven fund with 'impact' label affixed.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:27 pm

53.Acquisitive techcos i3 Verticals, Payroc WorldAccess wrap $438MM M&A deal
Nashville seller of non-core line focuses on Edtech, Regtech, Healthcare software markets
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 23, 2024 1:00 pm

54.Memphis: VC Ridgeline Ventures Fund II reports raising $28MM+
Targets businesses with solutions for complex enterprises.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 19, 2024 8:46 am

55.Bruck + Bruce-led Market Square Ventures might average deal-a-month
Propelled by aggressive ecosystem builders whose 121 Tech Hub rivals Fund in salience.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 19, 2024 3:45 pm

56.Chris Hefley advances LLM As A Service toward market, maps capital raise
Serial tech entrepreneur says he won't 'dilly-dally' in raising money to address AI opportunity.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 9, 2024 3:15 pm

57.Virtuous Cycles: Native local VC Rockmont Partners leads Lab Logs' Series A
Serial SaaS entrepreneurs' GrowthTech Fund I makes first bet under modeled $50MM target
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 6, 2024 6:15 pm

58.Entrepreneurial deadline looms for Logistics Industry Opportunity Challenge
Whatever your stage, act now to present Alchemist ideas, experience for surmounting supply-chain challenges.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1:42 pm

59.VUMC Brock Center GM to forge R&D ties for pharma, digital transformation
Chosen exec is to provide strategic leadership for the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:09 pm

60.Nashville execs join board of Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association
GNVCA board is aggregating clout as it begins partnering and other work.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 27, 2024 11:51 am

61.CEO: Meharry Medical College's MMCV Inc. considers $100MM Fund I
CEO says Nashville 'uniquely' ready for scalable ventures and partnerships that advance health equity.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:23 pm

62.Vanderbilt University's West Palm Beach development scenario unfurls
[updated] VU makes clear it's looking at mission-oriented options, including new Florida presence, to increase its impact.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 19, 2024 9:38 am

63.Rehberg heads strategic unit for innovative EPB, quantum-services pioneer
Arkansas native joins from exec ranks of a Texas power cooperative.
Staff edited submitted press release / Published Friday, August 16, 2024 1:25 pm

64.Nancy Falls affirms Concinnity capraise, e-clinical tailwind, potential suitors
Two pivots in, this clinical technology management platform lashes its future to a kinetic sector.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 9, 2024 5:00 pm

65.Lipscomb's Applied AI cohorts boost industries' general talent supply
Market and tradeoff assessments, rapid development and accreditation yield a win for university and Nashville.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 9, 2024 3:51 pm

66.New $75MM+ Nashville Catalyst Fund to create, preserve, develop affordable housing
Catalyst allies Metro Housing Division, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, First Horizon, Vanderbilt University, et al.
Submitted release, edited / Published Friday, June 28, 2024 12:55 pm

67.TN Founders using non-FINRA $-Finders may find SEC rules perplexing
Are too many actors are 'worrying too little' about sanctions and-or prosecution under securities laws?
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 26, 2024 4:08 pm

68.Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance
Initiative seeks economic expansion and inclusive prosperity.
Published Friday, June 21, 2024 8:24 am

69.VU alum Megan Feely raises capital, preps EDDY Aesthetic's market entries
Platoon of fellow Vanderbilt alumni investors congregate around Bay Area startup.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 14, 2024 12:00 pm

70.Nashville-centered Edison Partners Fund XI targets $650 Million raise
Leading the charge in our region is Christopher Sugden.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 14, 2024 12:00 pm

71.Tennessee reflections on PitchBook list of 'World's top startup cities'
Surely some think Austin or Raleigh is sitting in Nashville's future seat on this leaderboard.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:00 pm

72.Ops-Relationships: Seed-stage Opre platform harmonizes 'future of work'
Opre team anchors locally, aims for growth that helps spawn wealth and regional capital resources.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:15 pm

73.Fintech New Constructs adds to Bloomberg New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders Index for use by ETF generator First Trust Advisors
[updated] Founder David Trainer may have hit a true inflection point, amid an evolving, target-rich environment.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Monday, May 13, 2024 6:15 pm

74.Serial startup founder de-risks Atadas, meets potential investors, bidder
Owner and CEO Bill Farr is on his fourth tech venture, prepping options for funding runway.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, May 9, 2024 5:45 pm

75.MonarchPSG brings clients' SaaS revenue forward, shrinks onboard backlog
President Farabaugh builds reliability for platform clients, cashflow for parent Core10 + sees future suitors likely.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00 pm

76.Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism'
Nashville Entrepreneur Center's unique-in-state ProjectFintech, backed by ECD & LaunchTN, closes 2.0 window May 3.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 29, 2024 5:00 pm

77.Venture Notes - April 22, 2024
20 bullets on up-and-comers, investors, startups, investors and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 22, 2024 6:00 pm

78.Founder: startup SwimIntel's PredictAI churns athlete-recruitment waters
Startup veteran structures company, sets priorities with growth and independence in mind.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, April 5, 2024 10:30 am

79.Venture Notes - April 3, 2024
Project Fintech, Montecito, Altitude VC, SubSplit, Sharecare, Claritas, EQL Games, Melt Pharma
By Milt Capps Updated April 4, 2024 / Published Monday, April 1, 2024 5:30 pm

80.Brief: HealthStream remains alert for platform-enhancing SaaS deals
Depending on market conditions, there could be more dividends and share buybacks, as well as deals.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 1, 2024 2:58 pm

81.Venture Notes - March 27, 2024
Local VC association advances, updates on Lasso, Whistler, AgyleAI, Terry's On3, Investor Ten31, Herowear, and more...
By Milt Capps Updated 3 May 2024 / Published Wednesday, March 27, 2024 5:15 pm

82.Venture Notes - March 21, 2024
Updates: Accelerator revival, Lodestone Advisory, Homeware, We Are Nations, Mamaya Health
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:15 pm

83.CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities
14-year-old EC prioritizes community, program-member alignment, revenue, capital connection.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:45 pm

84.Rubicon Founders' Fund II said to have commitments of $1BN+
Founder's early track record and discipline of 'value lens' investing may be generating sustained momentum.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 18, 2024 1:23 pm

85.Bartholomew, Fox, Futch file for $50MM Rockmont GrowthTech Fund I
Early-stage fintech and health tech targets are priority for firm with deep operator and securities experience.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 13, 2024 8:45 am

86.Brandon Bruce's SEC filing signals Market Square Ventures Fund I on horizon
Serial entrepreneur Bruce also leads Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator backed by UTSys, TVA, ORNL
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:19 pm

87.VocalBrain CEO eyes bootstrap, capraise options for vocal-training platform
Founder-CEO's renewed focus on roles of voice and expression part of launch impetus.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 6, 2024 11:27 am

88.Fintech: SavvyFi's latest SEC filing draws our attention
[updated] Such small steps as this often lead somewhere interesting.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 16, 2024 2:24 pm

89.VU Owen alumni's ESG entrant Atmos acquired by WAP Sustainability
WAP founder-CEO says he's no classic sector consolidator, but eyes more value-adding technologies for his platform.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 16, 2024 5:30 pm

90.Carbon Conversion Group S1 may prove R&D, commercialization venture's step toward scaleup
CCG lands amid rising global interest in scitech commercialization, engineering, adv-manufacturing and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:15 pm

91.CPG Brief: Woman-owned Daily Crunch Snacks busts a move on Series A
UPDATED Okay, we're easy, but it's good to see Nashville CPG products flying-off grocery shelves.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:40 pm

92.Venture Notes - February 7, 2024
[updated] Our latest update in more than 20 briefs on startups, funding, and more.
By Milt Capps - updated 16 July 2024 / Published Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:36 am

93.Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead
UPDATED 8 March 2024 A myriad of scheduled events lies just ahead and we're pointing you to several dozen in this collection.
By Milt Capps Updated 8 March 2024 / Published Wednesday, January 24, 2024 4:30 pm

94.Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders
Entrepreneurs and change-agents focus on early capital access for founders of color.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 20, 2023 1:55 pm

95.Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission
Filing could be precursor of larger raise. Staff expansion seems imminent.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 13, 2023 8:45 am

96.Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN
Dozens of Tennessee's 95 counties are represented by applicants in three key funding programs.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, December 1, 2023 4:43 pm

97.Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion
New Strategic Limited Partner says Altitude is a 'good fit', given it understands how to add value beyond capital.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 30, 2023 8:45 am

98.UMemphis Crews Center exec search runs, Hoffmeyer settles at UMaryland
Long-time Crews chief accepts his "builder" mentality in search for fresh challenges, wider resources.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 30, 2023 8:00 am

99.Erstwhile Nashville change-agent Ratliff leads AdaptX amid capraises
Where Are They Now? series traces current and former Nashville influentials having impact here and elsewhere.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:44 pm

100.DigitalSelf eyes $300MM raise, has 'major' focus here + fan of Nashville SC
CEO sees office open in Nashville by January, major focus on Music City brands and other targets.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 20, 2023 3:47 pm

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