Gov. Bill Lee: ECD's Stuart McWhorter to succeed Deputy Gov Butch Eley Oct. 15

Sep 17, 2025 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced fellow Cabinet member Stuart McWhorter will succeed Deputy Governor Butch Eley as Deputy Governor of Tennessee, effective Oct. 15..... Read More

Five medtech startups inducted into Memphis Epicenter’s ZeroTo510 accelerator

Sep 17, 2025 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Epicenter, the Memphis regional entrepreneurship center, announced the admission of five early-stage medtech startups to its ZeroTo510 accelerator. ZeroTo510 Programs Di.... Read More

Julia Polk of startup ClimateWiser convenes stakeholders, treks to ClimateWeek NYC

Sep 16, 2025 at 03:16 pm by miltcapps

JULIA POLK, a highly regarded business advisor based in Nashville, says her bootstrapped startup, ClimateWiser LLC, is moving stepwise through a process that will allow it to.... 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

Nashville on course for Global Health Innovators Summit II landing Oct. 1

Sep 08, 2025 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

GLOBAL Health Innovators (GHI) Summit II convenes Oct. 1 at Nashville's Cannery Hall, as the result of collaboration between Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Global Hea.... Read More

Sherry Deutschmann maps $7MM BrainTrust equity raise, new markets, credit fund

Sep 05, 2025 at 03:44 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDER-CEO Sherry Stewart Deutschmann is launching her Nashville-born BrainTrust women's business programs into Charlotte, Austin and other markets. She told Venture Na.... Read More

VentureNVTN: VNC's September 2025 Venture Calendar

Aug 29, 2025 at 03:33 pm by miltcapps

•West | •Central | •Eastern | •Other Updated Sept. 17. Please send adds, comments via LinkedIn.  SEPTEMBER Sept. 1 •&nbs.... Read More

PhaseWell Research platform arises in Nashville by Shore Capital Partners

Aug 28, 2025 at 04:38 pm by miltcapps

CHICAGO- and Nashville-based PE Shore Capital Partners announced the formation of Nashville-based PhaseWell Research, which owns dedicated clinical research sites and, as appr.... Read More

Governor's innovation legacy may grow by McWhorter, Bryson efforts

Aug 27, 2025 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

ALL MEMBERS of Governor Bill Lee's Cabinet are doubtless aware that Lee's state budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2027 must arrive the General Assembly by Feb. 1, 202.... 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

Nashville Chamber, YP Nashville name NELAs generational changemakers

Aug 19, 2025 at 06:30 am by miltcapps

THE SIXTEEN professionals ages 21-40 who won this year's Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) are capable of actively and significantly shaping the future of the Nashville.... Read More

Startups: After Transparency LLC 'takes sides' in providing payors' transparent pricing only to healthcare providers

Aug 13, 2025 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

PETE BRUMM, founder of After Transparency LLC, emphasized that he and his team are fully aware that "we're choosing a side" by assigning their priority to.... Read More

CapitalSpring's $1BN Fund VII eyes branded restaurant groups, other multilocation targets

Aug 11, 2025 at 04:35 pm by miltcapps

CSFC Management-aligned CapitalSpring Investment Partners VII LP filing with the SEC on Aug. 8 shows target-$1BN raise that would fund transactions involving multilocation res.... 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

Chancellor: UT Southern pro-entrepreneurship serves region and beyond

Aug 01, 2025 at 03:43 pm by miltcapps

UNIVERSITY of Tennessee Southern Chancellor Melinda Schlager Arnold PhD told Venture Nashville the Pulaski-based university has many opportunities to extend educatio.... Read More

VentureNVTN: VNC's August 2025 Venture Calendar

Jul 31, 2025 at 03:40 pm by miltcapps

•West | •Central | •Eastern | •Other Includes events into 2026. Latest update 1500 29 Aug. 2025 - Updated continually in current mon.... 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

Ido Sarig a venture-driver for Alchemist Accelerator, Epicenter, UMemphis

Jul 29, 2025 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

IN JANUARY, Memphis venture expert Ido Sarig sailed past the second anniversary of his efforts to help drive dealflow, techcentric commercialization and startup growth in the.... Read More

TN's pre-Seed-to-SeriesA founders have til Aug. 15 to ask into 3686 pitch-off

Jul 27, 2025 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

'TENNESSEE-located' startups in the pre-Seed to Series A portion of the venture spectrum must apply by Aug. 15 for consideration of their requests to compete in the pitch comp.... Read More

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