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UPDATED: The offering attracted 27 investors, according to this week's SEC filing.

Nonetheless, all hands are likely to keep a weather eye peeled.

Surely some think Austin or Raleigh is sitting in Nashville's future seat on this leaderboard.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center's unique-in-state ProjectFintech, backed by ECD & LaunchTN, closes 2.0 window May 3.

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

Deadline Nov. 20, 2023 - Q&A session just ahead, Pitches Dec. 5-6 as part of Expo in Nashville.

RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities

Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.

After 7 years without a formal regional entrepreneurship partner in NW Tennessee, The Mill contracts for the work.

Pilot project could lead to bolstering state's tech transfer and commercialization.

Search firm The Grant Partners of Alpharetta is handling the search.

While budget heads to Leadership and then to the Governor, the LaunchTN board preps for road ahead.

Challenges and opportunities statewide, drive to position two new regional entrepreneur centers.

Updated -'Tennessee Network Growth and Opportunity Initiative' could heighten partnering, grant competitiveness.

The long-gestating verdict is official. Read more here.

[Updated] TN House FW&M Chair Patsy Hazlewood is among Tennessee legislators expressing support.

[Updated with Kewpie news] Ahead of an impending press conference, we offer a thought experiment on investment scenarios.

Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.

Fintech entrepreneur Eric Satz (AltoIRA) is one of 60+ VCs, entrepreneurs, advisors playing 3686 Festival roles.

U.S. Treasury verdict still out, but more staff being recruited for developing TN ecosystem's capital stack.

Consumer Products, Advanced Manufacturing, Fintech, would join advanced energy, agritech, mobility, life-sciences concentrations.

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

After seven workdays at the helm of the regional entrepreneur center, CEO looks at capital, staffing, budgets and more.

Backed/advised by key players, firm hits quick first close, attracts Kleiner Perkins veteran Deshpande

Latest fund raise could become largest in history of Clayton Associates ecosystem.

VU-propelled startup, AI for VC, MB Ventures, Claritas, Harbert, McWhorter, lifesci fund, ed tech, SBIR, and more...

Twenty updates on VC/PE moves, startups, innovation funding, family offices and more, plus Resources.

20 pieces of evidence that startup-, innovation- and deal-oriented folks find plenty to like in Kentucky.

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

New CEO will rely on a lawyerly eye and entrepreneurial chops as she begins fresh assessment of the EC.

Brody-Waite plans to leave the decade-old entrepreneurship center.

[Updated 3/15] 41 items, including SEC $ filings, tech talent, startups, entrepreneurial events, capital formation, exec roles, and more.

[Updated] $6MM raise apparently found quick acceptance - McWhorter foresees $100MM impact.

LaunchTN pushes, TN fintech pivot person, Kisber in K-TENN, capraises for SIGNiX, Metova, others.

Providing more intimate meeting spaces and helping local nonprofits are among the goals.

VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.

[Updated] The best thinking at EC & JSF led to killing their cohort accelerators. Should we care?

[updated] 2016 rocks with appealing events statewide.

No Cohort 2 planned for now, but ICG keeps all innovation options on table.

Racing toward the future, Nashville and TN innovators and businesses must be prepared.

[updated] Nashville entrepreneurship 2.0? Capraises, possible startup trouble, Krajicek venture tips and more.

[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.

Global ambitions? Nashville Entrepreneur Center advances Vision 2020 Capital Campaign

Stuart McWhorter: Community service a kind of moral obligation

President and COO Sam Lingo will also be Acting CEO.

A fourth cohort of startups is likely to be invited to Knoxville, but timeline TBD.

[updated] TN's pro-entrepreneurship legislation, a $4MM JourneyPure raise, and more.

Year-round push involves Google for Entrepreneurs and Village Capital.

[updated] North Carolina-based entrepreneur and scholar begins work April 1.

[updated] Prepared for change, EC CEO has already sketched-out 2016 strategy.

Tennessee execs comment on Jumpstart Foundry founders' criticism of accelerator model.

Serial entrepreneur shifts to lead VC fund stressing operator experience and regional focus.

[updated] Williamson County aims to breed its Tech sector, leverages NEC resources

The EC team is rewarded with added responsibilities.

Handful of IC candidates remain in-the-running, VUSE plants flag in Maker territory

With EC as primary Kauffman liaison, EC and others will spur local entrepreneurial innovation.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center panel comes at key juncture for new industry.

Experience, expertise and continuity seem reflected in selections.

Long vacant seat goes to board veteran.

Three leaders' separate comments illuminate a common thread of concern.

Entrepreneur Center collaborates with publishing group to enter new accelerator vertical

[Updated] Who knows, such relatively stealthy encounters may be underway, daily.

Deadline July 10 - St. Louis accelerator ramps-up for Fall Cohort.

[updated McBee promoted] Perhaps it is Fate that lends a hand in figuratively connecting Pandoland and 36:86

Much sought-after advisor joins team at linchpin accelerator and training hub.

All program offerings are to be subjected to diligence befitting the next EC phase.

Exec sees new digs, job growth, sales - plus cultural + media challenges.

The son of the EC's founding chairman, Clayton McWhorter, takes the helm.

[updated] Litigation, uncertainty over INCITE funding, turnover and more.

First permanent CEO in three years begins a stem-stern review as he wades-in

A true startup leader, investment pros and others are aboard for the continuing relaunch

Watching a TNInvestco watcher, Scripps Interactive, Harbert, Solidus, Fresenius, key hires and more.

Remember when things used to slow down for Summer? Tennessee's venture scene seems busier than ever

New VC council forming, less TNInvestco info, Marcums' Tullhoma venture Launch Pad and news here and elsewhere

Get that extra cup o' coffee, you'll need it for news from McWhorter, Council Ventures, Vaden Landers and more.

Another 'complaining' serial entrepreneur is having trouble retiring, as one venture happily leads to another

More luminaries are getting onboard the Entrepreneur Ecosystem bandwagon, this time rolling-out a proven startup breeding concept