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301.Venture Notes - February 1, 2021
Action: UGP, Grabbr, VoluMetrix, SSM Partners, new PE fund, FINTOP, FilterX, Redwood, SocialBot, Shockwave.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 1, 2021 3:54 pm

302.Venture Notes - January 25, 2021
TN IPO enlarges, Pharos and other VC updates, plus action in spacs, fintech, insuretech, sports odds and more.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 25, 2021 2:24 pm

303.IPO: Nashville regulars aboard $160MM shelf filing for EQ Health SPAC
EQHA plans for offering come after long period of scant IPO activity in healthcare services sector.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 15, 2021 1:13 pm

304.Gut check: Van Tucker tells 'What drives her' as Launch Tennessee CEO
Creating impactful companies, changing communities, and nurturing collaboration are just parts of her answer.
Guest commentary / Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:30 pm

305.Startup 'Hypersence' seeks $2.5M to advance MemorySPEX + its platform
Michigan entrepreneur discovering Nashville's robust healthcare venture ecosystem.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 8:00 am

306.Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly
Amid pandemic and General Assembly session looming, 'broadest sandbox program in the U.S.' is the goal.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 8, 2021 3:45 pm

307.Jeremy Bolls' FINTOP-backed Kindful sells to JMI-backed Bloomerang
Founder says in wake of deal with growth-equity-backed firm, he looks forward to helping advance Nashville fintech.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, January 8, 2021 10:15 am

308.Cleantech: TN's Shoals Technologies + PE Oaktree prep public stock offering
Sponsor Oaktree recently ran IPO process for Array Technologies, which is not a Shoals competitor.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:52 am

309.Healthtech entrant 86Borders maps capital raises to advance ConnectAllCare
Platform company draws Greater Nashville venture, policy veterans + mulls further advisors and capital options.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 4, 2021 3:21 pm

310.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
By Milt Capps updated / Published Friday, January 1, 2021 10:58 am

311.Venture Notes - December 29, 2020
Fund passes $100M, raises in healthcare, fitness, musictech, fintech, insurance, plus policy push, Angel credit, Smokies and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45 pm

312.Startup 'Real Good Kitchen' backs Food owners, equity, ecosystems
More than one bold B2B industry innovator is raising capital, launching industry kitchens and eyeing markets beyond their homebase.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, December 23, 2020 4:15 pm

313.Venture Notes - December 18, 2020
Dozens of news items on startups, capital raises, executive moves and business resources.
By Milt Capps updated 31 May 2021 / Published Friday, December 18, 2020 4:30 pm

314.Heritage Group affiliates report $315 Million Fund III progress
The raise seems to be peaking more than four years after Fund II was closed.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, December 14, 2020 5:41 pm

315.Branch Technology secured patents, files on a nearly $12MM capital raise
Disruptive 3D Printing manufacturer, backed by a strategic that's backed by Momenta Ventures.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, December 10, 2020 5:00 pm

316.Launch Tennessee board vets, then names Van Tucker CEO
Snap board meeting on Friday covered key issues and produced mandate to seek a contract with Tucker.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:29 pm

317.Venture Notes - Kentucky ventures - December 4, 2020
20 pieces of evidence that startup-, innovation- and deal-oriented folks find plenty to like in Kentucky.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, December 4, 2020 3:58 pm

318.Venture Calendar - 2020 - Updated
[updated] Entrepreneurial, startup and capital events and activities around Tennessee.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:00 am

319.Appello Pharma completes Series A to advance treatment of Parkinson's
[Updated] Less than three years into their mission, Deerfield, Mountain Group and founders press forward.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:15 pm

320.BullVC eyes $75MM raise, aims to help founders, teams sell startup shares
[Updated] New firm seems industry agnostic, tech-oriented, with entrepreneurial, financial and related experience.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Monday, November 30, 2020 4:30 pm

321.Creators of LUCI tech for power-wheelchairs + its users prize independence
TIME Magazine cited Nashville startup Luci's hardware-software creation as worthy of Top 100 Innovations for 2020.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 24, 2020 5:15 pm

322.Venture Notes - November 23, 2020
19 updates on funds being raises, startups drawing attention, growth capital being raised.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 23, 2020 4:45 pm

323.Martin Ventures-backed Hashed Health evolves with market, raises capital
CEO John Bass et al today filed for a capital raise north of $8MM to advance 'venture studio' business.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:58 pm

324.Council Capital completes $200M raise for Fund IV and affiliates
The firm's currently announced portfolio includes a Tennessee-based firm.
adapted from submitted press release / Published Wednesday, November 18, 2020 7:48 am

325.Spinout COO: Beam Mobile 'bringing Griffin Technology band back together'
Healthcare is first-up, but other verticals beckon in U.S. and other nations. Capital open for discussion.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, November 18, 2020 2:32 pm

326.Nashville's VideoBomb welcomes former Apple CEO and a serial entrepreneur to board, maps capital raises
Founder-CEO Chad Marcum broadens AR startup industry reach and tech footprint.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, November 16, 2020 4:16 pm

327.Digital Reasoning to be acquired by Portland, Ore.-based Smarsh Inc.
DRS valuation, other transaction details have not been divulged.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:45 pm

328.Venture Notes - October 19, 2020
[updated] Capital raises, executive moves, venture plays, true startups and more.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Monday, October 19, 2020 5:15 pm

329.Whitney to lead Jumpstart fund investing in Black-owned Health startups
Jumpstart Health Investors deploys new VC to pursue compelling opportunities among Black-owned firms.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, October 12, 2020 12:15 pm

330.Exec launches Rocket Propulsion Fund via AngelList rolling-funds platform
Nashville Founder/GP targets fintech, insurtech, digital-health verticals, affirms cap-table diversity goal
Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 28, 2020 4:30 pm

331.Tennessee's scitech industry mentor networks finalize LaunchTN grants
Intelligent Mobility, Life Sciences, Energy, and Ag-Food networks bolster startup resources
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:42 pm

332.Venture Notes - Sept. 21, 2020
[Updated] A gamble, sure, but the Pandemic Vintage of startups, capraises + executive moves may rival any we've seen in the past decade.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 21, 2020 3:30 pm

333.Venture People - Sept. 21, 2020
A batch of updates on executive moves, appointments, roles and other ties to Tennessee
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, September 21, 2020 12:27 pm

334.Venture Notes - Sept. 15, 2020
Jumpstart Capital liquidity, LaunchTN, Jammber, virus capital, Fintech, Healthcare, data, Vizion, spinup, spinout, and more updates.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:00 pm

335.Menūd, Plankk merge for growth via fitness influencers, pro's, brands, fans
Nashville+ Calgary startups partnered more than a year, chose to merge, now raising capital.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, September 11, 2020 2:01 pm

336.TTDC Launch Tennessee preps for its Sunset hearing at Comptroller request
Both LaunchTN and its sponsor, TN ECD, have begun responding to Comptroller requests ahead of hearings later this year.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:53 pm

337.Launch Tennessee 36|86 capital-centric sessions, Pitch finalists listed
VNC is here highlighting sessions tied to capital and scale-up. 36|86 also has many other valuable elements.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 5, 2020 5:02 pm

338.'Build To Scale' entries target TN entrepreneurial pipeline, capital, rural
Annual grant competition draws rigorous programs from campus and accelerator advocates for entrepreneurship, investment.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:24 pm

339.Venture Notes - August 3, 2020
Digital Reasoning board said to devise M&A process, Bartholomew-Fox raise capital, hi-tech bicycle venture advances, and more here.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, August 3, 2020 3:25 pm

340.LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:07 am

341.LaunchTN Capital Call tomorrow, survey-response incentive ends soon
Potentially pivotal capital-formation event tomorrow, TN investment assessment 'first close' at week's end.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 27, 2020 1:30 pm

342.Venture Notes - July 23, 2020
Fintech updates, exec and advisor appointments, special events in Nashville and Memphis.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 23, 2020 5:30 pm

343.LifeFileZ startup seeks $3M Seed-B, maps Series A, eyes key partners
[updated] CEO Beth Krauklis and Nashville cofounders seek rapid adoption, take blockchain partner, anticipates VC interest.
By Milt Capps updated 9 Oct. 2021 / Published Wednesday, July 22, 2020 4:45 pm

344.Fintech entrepreneur McGugin expands CoreCommerce role in payments
Payments veteran eyes market opportunities, strategic capital and M&A options after acquiring company entering growth mode.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:04 pm

345.Scott Boruff-led startup Healthcare Integrated Technologies eyes capraise
A veteran of tough slogs, CEO sees lift in enterprise demand for critical care monitoring of seniors in communities.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 14, 2020 3:58 pm

346.Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas
White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, July 10, 2020 2:57 pm

347.Transparency Health startup BaseCamp seeks partners + Ascend adopters
Backed by Transparency Health and Noon Management, this TN startup aims to help folks get safely back to work or school.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 9, 2020 3:55 pm

348.Venture Notes - July 7, 2020
Music innovation push, startup scouts, fintech, Y-Combinator entrant, Angel Tax Credit takers, partnerships, exec moves, resources + more...
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:45 pm

349.Software founder exits Doorport to PointCentral, recounts startup journey
Tennessee native, VU EE grad takes vision from startup to exit in under 4 years, still embracing both risk and calling.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 26, 2020 3:52 pm

350.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

351.CEO: Martin Ventures-backed Wellvana Health eyes Series A raise
New CEO charts rapid path toward 40 markets, says indie physician model both disruptive, scalable
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:30 pm

352.Margaret Dolan plans to depart LaunchTN, with Van Tucker interim CEO
Board voted today on her successor. Dolan made no disclosure of her plans.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 15, 2020 12:47 pm

353.Venture Notes - June 12, 2020
New Angel fund, resource for family offices, OZ fund, Innova bets, Techstars eyes Knox, batch of raises, exec moves + more.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, June 12, 2020 3:16 pm

354.Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items
Consequential innovation and entrepreneurship issues are overshadowed, but may get visibility in future.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 11, 2020 3:00 pm

355.CEO: Nashville supply chain startup Vibronyx mulls growth-funding options
With Seed self-funded and operations breakeven or better, veteran of HCIT, IBM, U.S. Army, West Point and more eyes higher ground.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:15 pm

356.Policy: Innovation & Startups Equity Investment Program draws TN interest
Proposed federal funding could rekindle TN entrepreneurship and innovation, much as during the earlier Haslam Administration.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:30 pm

357.Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds
Lofty goals, budget cuts and a mission made more challenging amid pandemic and economic pandemonium.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 8, 2020 4:30 pm

358.Venture Notes -- June 1, 2020
[updated] Capital raises, LaunchTN + Jumpstart updates, M&A, Lifesci deals, Schulz on Chamber, 4 Bridges expansion + more.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 1, 2020 4:45 pm

359.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.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:45 pm

360.Harpeth Venture Advisors signals 1st close of $27.5M Opportunity Fund
[updated] Longtime Nashville i-bankers will apply experience as venture-capital investors.
By Milt Capps updated 12 November 2020 / Published Thursday, May 21, 2020 11:00 am

361.Venture Notes -- May 13, 2020
Updated - Another bevy of entrepreneurs seeking capital, an innovative Fund ponders next steps, details on corporate relo's, and more.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:00 pm

362.Venture People - May 13, 2020
Tracking moves among a baker's-dozen innovators, including Martin, McWhorter, Freeman, Johnson and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:15 pm

363.EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays
Music production, gamification, fan engagement, shout-out market, backend management and more up for grabs.
By Staff, adapted from submitted materials / Published Monday, April 13, 2020 9:30 am

364.TCRS CIO Brakebill provides update on PE investment, other programs
[Updated] Due to COVID19-induced recession, recent years' stellar fund performance may be 'ancient history'.
By Milt Capps Updated / Published Monday, April 13, 2020 11:08 am

365.Venture Notes -- April 13, 2020
Gov. Bill Lee updates us, plus 17 venture updates and resources on telemed, M&A and more.
By Milt Capps Updated 15 April 2020 / Published Monday, April 13, 2020 3:29 pm

366.Tennessee entrepreneurs, government
coalesce for COVID-19 counterattack

Opportunities for startup growth and service are plentiful in the new Pandemic Era.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:30 am

367.Recession ahead, Maxwell's FINTOP Capital Fund II passes goal, hits $125M
[updated] VC looks to do at least six deals per year, and watches portfolio companies' KPIs amid chaos.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:37 pm

368.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

369.Lee Company among 7 strategics codeveloping technologies with innovators
Specialized early-stage tech-centric ventures with market-entry challenges have 7 potential new allies.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 11, 2020 3:45 pm

370.Coronavirus, tornados lead LaunchTN 36|86,
NVille Entrepreneur Week to weigh options

[updated] Conference, tourism and other travel decision-makers worldwide are continually adapting to shifting conditions.
By Milt Capps updated 17 March 2020 / Published Monday, March 9, 2020 12:30 pm

371.Wearables: Mark Harris-led HeroWear raising Seed, maps Series A round
Serial entrepreneur leverages technology create by Vanderbilt University investigators.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 5, 2020 11:15 am

372.Amid volatility, TN entrepreneurs eyeing public-co partners might be more diligent
Whether public or privately held, prospective strategic partners' financial durability warrants examination.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, March 4, 2020 4:00 pm

373.Modeling TNINVESTCO 'fraught' with challenges, but maybe worthwhile
Some would like to see a bold, rigorous assessment of TNInvestco that would better assess value and improve the model.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 2, 2020 3:00 pm

374.TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville
[updated] Convenors say tracks are clear for OZ-advantaged real estate and operating business developments.
By Milt Capps updated rescheduled / Published Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:15 pm

375.Ahead: Pathway Lending CEO eyes expansion of regional operations
Eighteen years into nonprofit lender's mission, Clint Gwin aims to expand footprint in key markets
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 25, 2020 4:01 pm

376.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.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 25, 2020 2:30 pm

377.Lead Capital Partners' ApolloLIMS seeks growth in sector 'ripe' for M&A
[updated] PE-backed lab optimization company ramps sales, regards M&A as future option.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 24, 2020 1:37 pm

378.SyncEC forges alliances to build entrepreneurship beacon in Highlands
[updated] Market Access program prioritizes quickly connecting with customers, vendors, and strategic partners
By Milt Capps updated 2 June 2022 / Published Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:45 am

379.Venture Notes -- Feb. 18, 2020
Updates on EC strategic planning, plus fintech, music tech startups, healthcare raises and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:15 pm

380.Coming Venture Events for your earliest consideration next 10 days
We're breaking-out eight events in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Memphis as being of special interest.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 18, 2020 3:43 pm

381.Gov. Lee signals rethink on best path to bring Memphis Megasite to fruition
[Updated 14 Feb 2020] ECD Chief Rolfe updates Caucus, advises all hands on deck about competition, ultimate project cost.
By Milt Capps / Published Friday, February 7, 2020 5:00 pm

382.Brian Fox: Taking Confirmation global like launching series of startups
Post-sale, Nashville native leads growth push, tracks M&A targets, and grows his Angel/LP investment portfolio.
By Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

383.Nashville Bitcoin execs ramp $10MM raise with eye on crypto market cycle
In what could become $100MM fund, crypto exec aim to connect digital-asset investors with trading opportunities.
By Milt Capps updated 18 March 2021 / Published Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:15 pm

384.Beachy CEO vows to keep finger off cap-raise trigger until late 2020
Mergers and acquisitions requirements likely to factor into decision on another raise by autumn 2020.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 27, 2020 3:15 pm

385.CEO Dolan: LaunchTN aims for authentic partnerships,
while blazing paths to capital, investors, corporates

LTN board and leadership top for empowering ecosystem from post within the partner ranks.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:34 pm

386.Tennessee capital formation back on front burner, says LaunchTN CEO
Could lessons learned translate into new push for the innovation economy?
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:00 am

387.COPILOT TRAVEL in Seed raise, eyeing Series A
to drive ticketing from any website or device

New technology enables most website owners to get a piece of action in ticket-marketing arena.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 21, 2020 11:10 am

388.Mental healthtech startup eyes Series A for Happego cognition-priming
Knox entrepreneur has amassed knowledge and team bent on advancing mental health, motivation, goal achievement and social good.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:15 pm

389.Venture Notes -- January 21, 2020
Nashvillian in ABLE Channel debut, Bill Butler's new biz, Castillo in hunt for startup award, fund update and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:30 pm

390.New in Town: Kansas City's Bungii thinks Music City likes Pickup Trucks
Founders had questions about Nashville as a market priority, but were quickly won over.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:30 am

391.Venture Notes - January 16, 2020
13 new capital moves by Pharos, Relode, Blueprint, Curex, Claritas, and more.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:00 am

392.Cofounders: Startup ObjectiveGI is ramping-up ahead of Series B raise
Colleen Hoke, Don Lazas are fresh off Frist-backed Series A, now at 12 centers and running.
By Milt Capps / Published Monday, January 13, 2020 3:30 pm

393.Belmont Dean Gardial expands Massey College business, campus outreach
Both Venture + Corporate entrepreneurship embraced, because not everyone's cut-out for doing startups from scratch.
By Milt Capps / Published Thursday, January 9, 2020 3:00 pm

394.Exploring an Alt-scenario for Bill Frist's filings for $40MM RSV QOZB LTSS
[updated] Frist discloses details about what's under the hood of the healthtech startup now in stealth mode.
By Milt Capps updated 21 October 2024 / Published Thursday, January 9, 2020 5:30 pm

395.Intelligent Systems wins Sohr Grant at VU Owen GSM, eyes Seed raise
CEO Timothy Darrah will present his company to the Vanderbilt Ventures Group this month.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 7, 2020 11:44 am

396.StartupEquity: Shani Dowell on lessons honed during Possip's rise
Black female CEO shares 'what it takes' and underscores listening and learning, no matter what.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, January 7, 2020 3:15 pm

397.Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants
[Updated] EDA has $33MM pot, says previous grant wins no reason to withhold well defined, competitive ideas.
By Milt Capps updated / Published Friday, January 3, 2020 4:30 pm

398.Nashville's Crom Carmichael, TJ Wilt pursue Opportunity Zone strategies
[updated] Nashvillians' latest efforts could generate $80MM or more for OZ plays for growth, socioeconomic impact.
By Milt Capps updated 11:25a 22 Jan 2020 / Published Thursday, January 2, 2020 2:30 pm

399.LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited
[Updated] No successor currently being recruited for the role, the fourth mid-level post vacated in the past year.
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 3-4, 2020 / Published Thursday, January 2, 2020 3:57 pm

400.Venture Calendar - 2019 - Updated
[Updated] Entrepreneurial, startup and capital events and activities around Tennessee.
By Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, December 31, 2019 6:00 am

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