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101.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

102.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

103.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

104.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

105.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

106.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

107.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

108.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

109.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

110.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

111.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

112.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

113.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

114.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

115.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

116.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

117.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

118.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

119.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

120.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

121.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

122.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

123.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

124.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

125.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

126.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

127.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

128.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

129.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

130.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

131.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

132.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

133.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

134.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

135.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

136.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

137.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

138.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

139.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

140.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

141.Tennessee lags peers in commercializing ideas + products, now TN ECD, Launch Tennessee and allies aim to grow resources
RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:00 pm

142.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.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, November 3, 2023 4:31 pm

143.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.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Tuesday, October 31, 2023 6:15 pm

144.Mountain Group Partners joins Bonnie Anderson on $40M PinkDx raise
Joe Cook III, who leads one of Tennessee two most active LifeSci investors, represents the VC.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, October 26, 2023 5:45 pm

145.Nashville Entrepreneur Center reveals 2023 NEXT Awards honorees
Let's keep eyes out for the winners and other competitors who might become the 'world-changers' we need.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 23, 2023 9:00 pm

146.Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination
Tennessee cities can take reinforcement from the dynamics reflected in analysts' methodology.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 20, 2023 3:02 pm

147.LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push
Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 17, 2023 2:00 pm

148.Greater Nashville Venture Capital Association advances toward kickoff
[updated] Nashville advocates prepare potentially unprecedented stimulus for expansion of the region's capital stack.
By Milt Capps - updated / Published Friday, October 13, 2023 2:32 pm

149.Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership
Pasta innovator raising first investment as global strategic pasta brands seek innovation at-scale.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 10, 2023 5:45 pm

150.NW TN's Donaldson leads The Mill's emergence as LaunchTN regional EC
After 7 years without a formal regional entrepreneurship partner in NW Tennessee, The Mill contracts for the work.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, October 10, 2023 11:25 am

151.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.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 6, 2023 1:16 pm

152.Pitchbook radar tracks entrepreneurial Vanderbilt alumni startups, capital
Vanderbilt alumni overall rank in undergrad, grad and MBA ranks. In addition, VU women alumna rank among undergrads.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Tuesday, September 12, 2023 7:51 am

153.Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee pilots statewide TTAC consortium
Pilot project could lead to bolstering state's tech transfer and commercialization.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 8, 2023 9:38 am

154.SPAC: Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp may seek new deadline
[Updated] Live Oak filed Nov. 15, 2023, reporting it is winding-down its LOCC program, and will do no combination.
By Milt Capps UPDATED Nov. 16, 2023 / Published Thursday, September 7, 2023 5:45 pm

155.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.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Tuesday, September 5, 2023 4:30 pm

156.JHI affiliate Jumpstart 2023 gains ground on $4.3MM capital raise
JHI CEO: results include numerous 40x exits, and nearly 200 investments made since inception, with a total 40 likely in 2023.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:09 am

157.Vanderbilt IP licensed to IPO-prospect Neumora might earn VU millions
Scenario: VU could garner up to $422MM, as fight against neurospsych disorders, degenerative diseases advances.
By Milt Capps / Published Saturday, August 26, 2023 12:14 pm

158.Nashville's Whistler Capital affiliate sets $500MM healthcare raise
Whistler affiliates have previously invested in locally based Embold Health, Hashed Health, et al.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 24, 2023 6:32 pm

159.Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances
[Updated] Entrepreneurship, Engagement, Education add momentum to Fisk and partners' innovation.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, August 16, 2023 12:30 pm

160.Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem
Candidates Alice Rolli and Freddie O'Connell are to vie in Metro's mayoral run-off contest Sept. 14, 2023
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 7, 2023 12:13 pm

161.Tech consolidator Blattner acquires DevDigital from Peter Marcum
Predictive transformation seems to be at the heart of this deal, for all parties.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 27, 2023 7:53 am

162.CPG startup Daily Crunch raises capital, advances in channels, eyes horizon
Early-growth startup gathers advisors, maps capital raises for further revenue growth nationally
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, July 26, 2023 4:45 pm

163.Update: Martin-, Heritage-backed Wellvana files further $10MM capraise
[updated] Amid sector consolidation, Wellvana financings now total at least $150MM.
By Milt Capps with updates / Published Friday, July 21, 2023 4:33 pm

164.VC Caduceus Capital Partners advances early-stage digital health fund
[updated] Firm pursues $100MM raise, with progress reported for Early Stage Digital Health Fund I.
By Milt Capps updating earlier coverage / Published Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:45 am

165.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

166.Shore Capital makes waves raising $640MM+ for industrial, healthcare funds
Chicago-Nashville PE has raised an estimated $2.3BN or more through at least 10 funds, and has $6BN+ assets and related.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 13, 2023 2:45 pm

167.Venture Notes - July 11, 2023
Twenty-three items on new funds, startups and early-growth businesses, people in transition, state programs and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:28 pm

168.Innova Memphis's $75MM farmtech raise advances to first-close at $40MM
Team is apparently leaning further into its latest raise, with TAUM now over $100MM.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 28, 2023 7:05 am

169.Nashville startup Time Miner pursues B2B platform ties, maps capital raises
Nashville transplants, allies prep for expanded growth as legal-services deals with competitive, economic pressures.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 20, 2023 4:00 pm

170.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.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4:45 pm

171.Nashville EC Chair, CEO tell Jane Allen's exit plans, launch successor search
Search firm The Grant Partners of Alpharetta is handling the search.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, April 28, 2023 1:56 pm

172.Tennessee plans new entrepreneur centers, RFP proposals due NLT May 22
updated : TN Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee aims to provide up to $250K for each new center.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 18, 2023 9:02 am

173.Obit: Nashville's Ed Braswell, 65, serial fintech-payments entrepreneur
Entrepreneur's tech gambits had rippling impact. No decision yet on G2Lytics succession.
By Milt Capps / Published Sunday, April 16, 2023 4:26 pm

174.Year-old Nashville-Seattle platform startup Goodship raised at least $7.4M
Dynamo VC, FUSE, Cercano, Ironspring, Innovation Endeavors, and others backers are early-in. [updated]
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, April 14, 2023 3:37 pm

175.Heritage Group execs plant flag for $400MM Healthcare Innovation Fund IV
Private equity execs and their strategic investors set sail on next fund amid crosswinds.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 10, 2023 4:57 pm

176.Techstars Industries of the Future has drawn 20 deeptechies to Tennessee
The accelerator has enlisted startups from 13 other states and 3 other nations. No native TN ventures, yet.
By Milt Capps updated 14 June 2023 / Published Thursday, April 6, 2023 2:41 pm

177.CEO McDaniel: S3 Recycling Sols eyes growth, draws interest, mulls capraise
Early-growth startup with EBITDA enters third phase of life amid growing environmental concerns.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 3, 2023 3:45 pm

178.McWhorter-led TNECD, LaunchTN aim to elevate two entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems
Challenges and opportunities statewide, drive to position two new regional entrepreneur centers.
By Milt Capps updated 15 June 2023 / Published Friday, March 31, 2023 7:45 pm

179.CEO: Qualle logistics startup secures runway, eyes 2H23 Seed capital raise
Nashville/LA-based startup hopes to contract with all major ocean-going shipping companies in North America, and beyond.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 29, 2023 1:56 pm

180.Fintech: Sonata Financial raising capital to leverage market-proven solutions
Targeting underserved segments + adroit tech adoption seen as key to growing recap'd financial institution.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:30 pm

181.Jumpstart Foundry fund eyes $6.5M via general solicitation
Nineth of annual JSF funds is pursued in atmosphere of both challenge and opportunity.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 16, 2023 5:17 pm

182.FINTOP CEO: SV Bank vibrations are 'wake-up call' for venture-sector actors
Joe Maxwell, MP of Fintop Capital and Co-EIR for Project Fintech of the Nashville EC sees rise in diligence.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:23 pm

183.Governor proposes funds for TN GO push by TN ECD, UT, TVA, ORNL, VU
Updated -'Tennessee Network Growth and Opportunity Initiative' could heighten partnering, grant competitiveness.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Monday, March 13, 2023 1:45 pm

184.Alchemist Accelerator propels Memphis Hub alongside Epicenter, Ridgeline
Influential Bay Area accelerator reserves seats in global accelerator for qualified businesses.
By Milt Capps updated 1155 7 March 2023 / Published Monday, March 6, 2023 5:30 pm

185.Tennessee approved for $116M+ via US Treasury's SSBCI initiative
The long-gestating verdict is official. Read more here.
ECD press release / Published Monday, February 27, 2023 10:41 am

186.Launch Tennessee recruiting Director of Commercialization
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee is making a signal hire.
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2023 7:12 am

187.LaunchTN leverages State, EDA funding to spark Nashville EC and Proof Programs industry networks for Fintech, Consumer Products
[Updated] Network teams led by Jane Allen and Michael Robinson will be unwrapping details soon.
By Milt Capps updated 6 February 2023 / Published Monday, January 30, 2023 5:00 pm

188.RFP details for funding TN Fintech, Consumer Products networks
Here's the original description of the new programs' funding and expectations.
staff / Published Monday, January 30, 2023 2:17 pm

189.CEO: The Company Lab taking fast lane to Sustainable Mobility leadership
[updated] CoLab CEO Tasia Malakasis drives plans for SM leadership from Chattanooga epicenter.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Monday, January 23, 2023 12:50 pm

190.TN ECD-Launch Tennessee may be one step away from $117MM SSBCI grant
[Updated] TN House FW&M Chair Patsy Hazlewood is among Tennessee legislators expressing support.
By Milt Capps Updated 25 January 2023 / Published Friday, January 20, 2023 12:47 pm

191.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.
By Milt Capps Updated 9 January 2023 / Published Monday, January 9, 2023 9:00 am

192.Fintech entrepreneur Silas Deane relishes momentum in Tyler Technologies
Resolute businessman enthusiastic about Mid-TN and others in TN and mid-South advancing entrepreneurship, particularly in fintech.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 13, 2022 4:18 pm

193.Venture Notes - December 7, 2022
Venture bullets: DARVIS, Dropper, SeeSnap, Rockmont, Simple Solutions, AngelEye, HotPoppy, Campus Protein, AgLaunch, SmartRIA and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 7, 2022 2:57 pm

194.Venture Notes - December 1, 2022
[updated] 15 bulletins on newcomer VCs, fintech, healthtech, edtech, Web3, logistitech, materials, med devices and more.
By Milt Capps updated 28 November 2023 / Published Thursday, December 1, 2022 4:45 pm

195.Venture Notes - November 17, 2022
15 bulleted updates on deals, funds, leaders and innovation in Tennessee.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 17, 2022 5:15 pm

196.Venture Notes - Nov. 15, 2022
A baker's-dozen of venture updates, including ClearTrack, TraceFemcare, Writerly, Invergarry, Swingzen and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 15, 2022 5:15 pm

197.TN ECD today may announce innovative investment in Clarksville area
[Updated with Kewpie news] Ahead of an impending press conference, we offer a thought experiment on investment scenarios.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 9, 2022 2:15 pm

198.TNECD-LaunchTN $117MM SSBCI request still under US Treasury's review
Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, October 26, 2022 2:42 pm

199.Report: PanoramicVC's 'State of Startups in the Southeast'
HealthIT, SaaS, Fintech are lead categories for venture growth in Volunteer state.
Submitted / Published Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:33 am

200.Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I
There are 16 firms aboard now, each starting with a $250K investment and a supportive non-distracting work-life environment.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, October 7, 2022 5:15 pm

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