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Headsup: 'Women + AI Summit' slated at Vanderbilt University
Headsup: 'Women + AI Summit' slated at Vanderbilt University

Action, Community, Empowerment (ACE) to support advance of Women in AI

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State's new AI Advisory Council eyes risks and leadership opportunities
State's new AI Advisory Council eyes risks and leadership opportunities

Ahead: AI council's 2nd meeting, a milestone in '25 and a 4-year ramp amid enthusiasm and uncertainty.

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FINTECH: TN AG Skrmetti joins USDOJ action vs RealPage, which rejects price-fixing complaints
FINTECH: TN AG Skrmetti joins USDOJ action vs RealPage, which rejects price-fixing complaints

[updated Aug. 26] With apartment, home and shelter pricing and AI deployment top o' mind in U.S. and elsewhere, this is timely.

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FBT's Bennett: AI Governance is scalable at all startup or venture stages
FBT's Bennett: AI Governance is scalable at all startup or venture stages

Startups, growthcos or enterprises can start AI governance journey quickly without sapping resources.

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Guest Column: Don't risk demoting your brand with Artificial Intelligence
Guest Column: Don't risk demoting your brand with Artificial Intelligence

It's early days in AI usage for content, but risks to brand are real and immediate.

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Lipscomb's Applied AI cohorts boost industries' general talent supply
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.

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

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Venture Notes - April 22, 2024
Venture Notes - April 22, 2024

20 bullets on up-and-comers, investors, startups, investors and more.

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Vanderbilt University launching Institute for National Defense & Global Security
Vanderbilt University launching Institute for National Defense & Global Security

Summit III speakers' savvy, calibrated comments may contain 'signals' for domestic and global listeners.

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

Startup veteran structures company, sets priorities with growth and independence in mind.

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Venture Notes - April 3, 2024
Venture Notes - April 3, 2024

Project Fintech, Montecito, Altitude VC, SubSplit, Sharecare, Claritas, EQL Games, Melt Pharma

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Venture Notes - March 27, 2024
Venture Notes - March 27, 2024

Local VC association advances, updates on Lasso, Whistler, AgyleAI, Terry's On3, Investor Ten31, Herowear, and more...

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Venture Notes - February 7, 2024
Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

[updated] Our latest update in more than 20 briefs on startups, funding, and more.

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

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TN's Techstars IoF's Brandon Bruce advises seedcos hit pipeline by Nov. 29
TN's Techstars IoF's Brandon Bruce advises seedcos hit pipeline by Nov. 29

Program lead stresses immediate and persistent benefits - program's 4th year option to be reviewed.

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Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo
Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo

Quantum-inspired, Industrial AI-centric enterprise software firm, dba Zapata AI, has motorsports innovation suitor.

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Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief
Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief

Speakers seemed to strike genuinely responsive chords among the audience.

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LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push
LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push

Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.

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Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship  lead
Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

A fresh look at Nashville innovation-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and specifically EC ties, seems in-the-offing.

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Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga
Capital: Tarby Bryant summons Gathering of Angels from Chattanooga

Four startups -- including one led by a co-founder of Ancestry.com and one by a Chattanooga entrepreneur -- will appear in person.

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Venture Calendar - Key mid-TN events, next 30 days
Venture Calendar - Key mid-TN events, next 30 days

What Happens in Music City Serves the World.

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Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration'
Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration'

Updated 17 April 2024 - Institute announced. Chancellor says VU has strategic advantage in confronting challenges in a 'networked world'.

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Tech consolidator Blattner acquires DevDigital from Peter Marcum
Tech consolidator Blattner acquires DevDigital from Peter Marcum

Predictive transformation seems to be at the heart of this deal, for all parties.

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OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses
OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses

Nashville HC and technology veterans plan to co-found multiple SaaS businesses in the next few years.

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Obit: Nashville's Ed Braswell, 65, serial fintech-payments entrepreneur
Obit: Nashville's Ed Braswell, 65, serial fintech-payments entrepreneur

Entrepreneur's tech gambits had rippling impact. No decision yet on G2Lytics succession.

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Updating Mike Uchrin-led Monogram Health's latest growth-capital raise
Updating Mike Uchrin-led Monogram Health's latest growth-capital raise

Updated 9 Jan. 2023: VC expands its portfolio with its entrepreneur in residence at the helm.

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Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines
Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines

Five TN cities home to 10 Engine candidates seeking to strengthen region's entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystem.

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TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call
TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call

$1BN+ impact could rise in TN in decade of mobilizing investment capital and lending power.

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Chris Cashwell spins-up Azra AI by acquiring Smarsh/DRS healthtech assets
Chris Cashwell spins-up Azra AI by acquiring Smarsh/DRS healthtech assets

Updated: VC$ from Sopris and FCA Venture Partners helped native Nashvillian transplant Digital Reasoning business.

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Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville
Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville

AI is a dominant theme among Industries of the Future Accelerator team members landing in Tennessee from other states and nations.

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TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts
TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts

Moyer, Barnard, Martinez, Den Haring, Kauppila and Liu on prospects for AI's increased role in Tennessee.

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Charlie Martin chairs SPAC as First Digital Health Acquisition preps listing
Charlie Martin chairs SPAC as First Digital Health Acquisition preps listing

Nashville HC venture veteran marshals team and money to sort hundreds of potential targets, against the clock.

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One to Watch: DRS's Tim Estes retires, Smarsh brand prevails
One to Watch: DRS's Tim Estes retires, Smarsh brand prevails

Estes' departure from Smarsh's DRS unit signals break from DRS identity, and prologue to future.

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Harry Jacobson, Tony Harkin advance iCitizen civic-engagement platform
Harry Jacobson, Tony Harkin advance iCitizen civic-engagement platform

Veteran investor, serial entrepreneur and data scientist advance civil engagement platform, mull capital raise.

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MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem
MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

[updated] Build Back Better funding via EDA for ventures, biomaking, cyber and more could lift Nashville region's lifesciences ecosystem.

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Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness
Venture Notes - November 30, 2021 - Healthtech + Wellness

UPDATED Exclusive health-wellness venture roundup with updates on fund raises, startups...all in Tennessee.

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Ark Global Acquisition IPO could give Nashville view of tech-centric M&A
Ark Global Acquisition IPO could give Nashville view of tech-centric M&A

[Updated] With Data/AI target filter, former Google CEO preps to lead SPAC sortie into healthtech, fintech, consumer internet and marketplace

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Digital Reasoning to be acquired by Portland, Ore.-based Smarsh Inc.
Digital Reasoning to be acquired by Portland, Ore.-based Smarsh Inc.

DRS valuation, other transaction details have not been divulged.

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Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas
Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas

White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.

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Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks
Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks

[updated] Data science, machine learning tech and prediction services startup brings to bear its SDOH learning curve.

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Venture People - May 13, 2020
Venture People - May 13, 2020

Tracking moves among a baker's-dozen innovators, including Martin, McWhorter, Freeman, Johnson and more.

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Lee Company among 7 strategics codeveloping technologies with innovators
Lee Company among 7 strategics codeveloping technologies with innovators

Specialized early-stage tech-centric ventures with market-entry challenges have 7 potential new allies.

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VU Wond'ry PreLaunch ideas target travel,<br>autonomous tech, visual empowerment
VU Wond'ry PreLaunch ideas target travel,
autonomous tech, visual empowerment

A sample of what VU student and faculty ideas for producing better life experiences.

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BOS Framework eyes cap-raises to accelerate tech across biz spectrum
BOS Framework eyes cap-raises to accelerate tech across biz spectrum

[updated] Tech veteran preps for ramping-up sales, scouts for talent in Nashville and beyond.

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John Liu stealthy about startup Intelluron,<br> but vocal about 2020 Sci-Engineering event
John Liu stealthy about startup Intelluron,
but vocal about 2020 Sci-Engineering event

Digital Reasoning exec felt called to pursue ML venture, extols Nashville and its STEM-oriented youth.

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EC admits 8 startups in new Project Healthcare pilot program
EC admits 8 startups in new Project Healthcare pilot program

Opportunity arose for 'pre-Portfolio" sidecar pilot, bringing total to 26 startups enlisted this cycle.

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Entrepreneur Mark Harris is a CEO for startup in 36|86 Student Edition
Entrepreneur Mark Harris is a CEO for startup in 36|86 Student Edition

The latest generation of ventures spawned from TN campuses suggests competition must've been intense.

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EC's Project Healthcare cohort grows to 18 companies gathering tonight
EC's Project Healthcare cohort grows to 18 companies gathering tonight

Nashville EC says Portfolio companies are more advanced, separate pilot will help newer startups.

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Agrin Health eBiography raises capital to transform healthcare consumerism
Agrin Health eBiography raises capital to transform healthcare consumerism

Founder says consumers will transform healthcare; she eyes series of raises, senior hires, partnerships.

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Venture Notes - January 23, 2019
Venture Notes - January 23, 2019

Latest roundup of Tennessee startups, capital raises, economic development and more.

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LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner
LifeSciences: NashBio in SFO showcase; VUMC + GE Health partner

Ventures, partnerships accelerate VUMC lifesciences, plus VUMC and VU's independent commercialization programs.

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GE Healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center release on precision immunotherapy cancer treatment partnership
GE Healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center release on precision immunotherapy cancer treatment partnership

A five-year partnership is centered on using AI to increase medical precision.

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Mid-TN biometric ID startup 'Global e-dentity' eyes $38MM Series A
Mid-TN biometric ID startup 'Global e-dentity' eyes $38MM Series A

Franklin entrepreneur says eventual IPO is only exit option he's focused on, given global demand for ID assurance.

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Blockchain, AI: Capital raises ahead for Hashed Health-partnered ProCredEx
Blockchain, AI: Capital raises ahead for Hashed Health-partnered ProCredEx

Startup charts path for Seed, Series A and customer acquisition in healthcare and perhaps beyond.

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Venture Notes - 21 August 2018
Venture Notes - 21 August 2018

Capraises, Angels, VCs, biotech, automotive, publishing, healthcare, fintech, Agbiz, TN-Women rock, and more...

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Roadtrip! Memphis Demo Day startups beckon entrepreneurs, investors
Roadtrip! Memphis Demo Day startups beckon entrepreneurs, investors

Consider going: Array of startups queued-up for the Aug. 16 culmination of 'Summer of Acceleration'

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Jax is Back: He masters Retail and preps for $2MM capraise for SaaS play
Jax is Back: He masters Retail and preps for $2MM capraise for SaaS play

Serial tech entrepreneur goes deep on Retail, emerges with Vertical SaaS concept.

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DASH Lawtech: Bridgesmith's Legal Alignment startup eyes capital raises
DASH Lawtech: Bridgesmith's Legal Alignment startup eyes capital raises

Entrepreneur who knows both sides of the Law coin weighs-in with ambitious offering.

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Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation
Tim Choate: ThinkDeeply startup amplifies MidTN capacity for AI innovation

Newco says it'll pursue capital raise opportunistically among savvy investors.

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emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays
emids Technologies gets suitors, eyes M&A, plus IoT and Blockchain plays

[updated] Healthcare IT, solutions and consulting provider has apparently passed a revenue milestone.

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Venture Notes - 23 June 2017
Venture Notes - 23 June 2017

Updates on Synchronous Health, Taigan, SkyDropX, Sunset Digital, Integrated Healing Tech and more.

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RAD<em><sup>x</sup></em> Innovation Challenge cohort of May 15, 2017
RADx Innovation Challenge cohort of May 15, 2017

Seventeen concepts that could become businesses, spawned by new incubator.

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Advisors: FBT attorney Josh Rosenblatt deep-dives Blockchain
Advisors: FBT attorney Josh Rosenblatt deep-dives Blockchain

FBT Blockchain practice has nearly a dozen clients operating in the emerging space.

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36|86 Nashville: LaunchTN cohort of 36 startups has 21 from out of state
36|86 Nashville: LaunchTN cohort of 36 startups has 21 from out of state

With more than 1,000 attendees projected for the annual conference, Villagers get scrutiny.

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Brett Jackson takes helm as CEO of Digital Reasoning Systems
Brett Jackson takes helm as CEO of Digital Reasoning Systems

Venture-backed, 17-year-old firm gets veteran exec as CEO.

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Venture Notes - 11 April 2017
Venture Notes - 11 April 2017

About two-dozen items ranging from capital raises, bankruptcy to tech transfer.

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Nashville startup PredictGov joins Duke Law Tech Lab, eyes capital raises
Nashville startup PredictGov joins Duke Law Tech Lab, eyes capital raises

AI-Machine Learning-oriented startup must consider other HQ cities.

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Venture Notes - 12 December 2016
Venture Notes - 12 December 2016

[updated] New private equity fund, $5MM Series A, Disruption Labs, Rezli raise and more.

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Synchronous Health's AI-bot Karla may attract capital<br>to help 'disrupt' population behavioral healthcare
Synchronous Health's AI-bot Karla may attract capital
to help 'disrupt' population behavioral healthcare

Updated 8 Oct 2024 - Artificial Intelligence may rides wave into population health.

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Faros Healthcare names board chair, as Centerstone plan advances
Faros Healthcare names board chair, as Centerstone plan advances

[updated] Former Pathfinder exec is CEO in the business that got running start in Centerstone.

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Will Emma's discipline attract partner who shares Nashville commitment?
Will Emma's discipline attract partner who shares Nashville commitment?

IPO, private equity, regardless of the course, there may be a way to preserve the vision.

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Proximity Aware chooses Nashville, sets Seed raise for its Menud platform
Proximity Aware chooses Nashville, sets Seed raise for its Menud platform

Departing tech-centric Bay Area, co-founder cites Nashville's numerous advantages.

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Centerstone Research Institute eyes capital for healthcare analytics spin-out
Centerstone Research Institute eyes capital for healthcare analytics spin-out

Centerstone of America seeks commercial prowess to get technologies to market.

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Edtech: Ingram Content Group Ventures invests in Austin's Querium Corp
Edtech: Ingram Content Group Ventures invests in Austin's Querium Corp

Education content and assessment are hot segments that Ingram seems to eye.

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Angel Capital Group criteria and deal flow
Angel Capital Group criteria and deal flow

ACG shares its criteria and recent portfolio additions

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Universal Robotics sets VC round, plants flag in N'ville
Universal Robotics sets VC round, plants flag in N'ville

UR has a tight grip on its Vanderbilt technology license, as it prepares to go to market, globally

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TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative
TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative

With former VC hired to lead program, grant for entrepreneurship helps flesh-out tech-development ecosystem

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World Trade Center in Nashville moves closer to reality
World Trade Center in Nashville moves closer to reality

A Franklin, Tenn.-based entrepreneur today won approval of the World Trade Centers Association in New York City to create a World Trade Center to serve the Greater Nashville area.

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