| 701. |  Reporter's Notebook:
Ralph Schulz on tackling Brookings initiative, Charlie Martin eyes HealthIT
Response to Brookings Institution researchers will require deep knowledge.
Milt Capps / Published Saturday, September 3, 2016 3:15 pm
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| 702. |  Brookings Fellow: Nashville has 'very serious' HealthIT opportunity
[Updated] Brookings' findings are now available for review here.
Milt Capps Updated 24 Aug 2016 (Original story 15 Aug. 2:30pm) / Published Wednesday, August 24, 2016 5:45 am
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| 703. |  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.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:45 pm
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| 704. |  New board member McCormick sees Emma's
upside prospects and its requirements
[Updated] Advisor says Emma needs more people who have accelerated growth to and beyond $100MM sales.
Milt Capps updated Oct. 12, 2016 / Published Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:45 pm
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| 705. |  Franklin entrepreneur raises Seed for CommuniGift, plans D.C. headquarters
Intern to US Rep. Jim Cooper, Ensworth grad is dedicated to gifting platform for social good and profit.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 12, 2016 4:15 pm
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| 706. |  LaunchTN names Capital Formation, Entrepreneurship leaders
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), aka Launch Tennessee, fills posts.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 707. |  CMA-backed, EC-based Project Music accelerator accepting 3.0 applications
The year-round program for developing innovative companies could advance, once again.
Staff / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:00 am
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| 708. |  CaredFor: Polidor siblings eye Seed raise for referral-marketing startup
(updated) The CellJournalist veterans have brought another startup to the starting-line, this time in marketing software.
Milt Capps Last updated 2 Feb. 2022 / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:15 pm
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| 709. |  Venture Notes - 10 August 2016
New NTC CEO and Health IT strategy coming, VC motives, Noro-Moseley exec, Women Angels coalesce and more.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:10 pm
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| 710. |  Entrepreneur Center: Sullivan is EIR and startup Alumni Relations lead
Woman with international, finance, Angel and other experience to lead next phase of EC alumni network development.
Milt Capps / Published Friday, August 5, 2016 10:19 am
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| 711. |  Gatto exits Selous Venture, doubles-down on Jumpstart, Health:Further
[Updated] Shifting burden allows focus on Jumpstart, where his passion lies.
Milt Capps updated 3:05 pm / Published Friday, August 5, 2016 1:45 pm
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| 712. |  SaaS: Affirm Health startup preps for Seed capital raise
[updated] Opioid abuse crisis is latest driver in startup business opportunity.
Milt Capps updated / Published Friday, August 5, 2016 3:36 pm
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| 713. |  Mike Muhney, Harry Jacobson team on VIPOrbit's $2.7MM capital raise
Another rodeo: Partners target evolving team/interpersonal relationship- and project-management market.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 27, 2016 4:45 pm
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| 714. |  mSIGNIA nears end of Series A raise, sees Nashville as its techdev center
User-authentication startup pledges to grow Nashville headquarters.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 715. |  Dart Music pivots to deeper water as Dart Data, pursues $2MM Series A
[updated] Native Nashville entrepreneur presses forward after classic rethink.
Milt Capps Updated March 12, 2017 1428 / Published Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:45 pm
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| 716. |  CEO: Healthcare Blocks raising capital, navigates Tech-Angel shortage
[updated] Long-time Nashville resident Kelso rather not relocate, but needs Tech-savvy investors.
Milt Capps updated Sept. 27, 2016 9:35 a.m. / Published Monday, July 25, 2016 4:30 pm
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| 717. |  HouseLens in talks with strategics amid $2MM capraise
[updated] Management hopes local money will help deeply root company long-term in Nashville.
Milt Capps updated 9 March 2020 / Published Friday, July 22, 2016 1:12 pm
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| 718. |  Entrepreneur, Angel investor Freedman still has eye for startups
after selling majority of tents-events biz to PE funds
CEO has fresh powder for growing leasing biz, while still helping fund or drive startups.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 21, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 719. |  Venture Notes - 21 July 2016
Resolute Capital's Fund IV, HCA CEO to speak, new LaunchTN SBIR-STTR writing grants and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:00 pm
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| 720. |  Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still'
Racing toward the future, Nashville and TN innovators and businesses must be prepared.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 20, 2016 5:00 pm
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| 721. |  Venture Notes 14 July 2016
[updated] A baker's dozen oughta-reads on startups and capital from around the state.
Milt Capps updated 18 July 2016 1403 / Published Thursday, July 14, 2016 5:30 pm
|
| 722. |  Idea: Curt Hahn presses case for Nashville Film & TV Investment Fund
That old chestnut, Film-TV industry production incentives, gets a fresh take.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, July 11, 2016 4:45 pm
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| 723. |  TwelveStone Health Partners to create techco,
raise venture capital, add JVs and M&A deals
[updated] After sales of specialty pharmacy and other assets to Fred's, Shane Reeves has 100% control.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 7, 2016 2:30 pm
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| 724. |  Exec: With $22MM in, Chattanooga's Bellhops likely to raise more capital
VTC In prospect: Deeper market penetration and more capital somewhere over the horizon.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, July 7, 2016 1:00 pm
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| 725. |  Booker: CapitalTN aiming to improve Tennessee PE/VC investor ecosystem
Group working from Nashville EC plans to draw more investors in from the sidelines.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:00 am
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| 726. |  Startup Thrivist eyes further capital after Crimson Ventures takes stake
Andrew McGarrity now leads digital group in Tennessee Book Company (Ingram).
Milt Capps updated 30 May 2017 / Published Wednesday, July 6, 2016 12:45 pm
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| 727. |  HealthQRS current investors can fund ramp-up,
but strategic money + marketshare attractive
HealthIT entrepreneur Eric Winter signs-on for another startup rodeo.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:15 pm
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| 728. |  Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward
VTC Long-term capital strategy and exit options await gaining further traction.
Milt Capps updated Nov. 20, 2020 / Published Thursday, June 30, 2016 4:59 pm
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| 729. |  Ripple Music emerging from stealth, into Series A raise for VideoBomb app
[Updated] Chad Marcum begins to reveal details of his team, model, strategy and roll-out plans.
Milt Capps updated 8 June 2017 / Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 4:00 pm
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| 730. |  VentureNotes June 29, 2016
Updates on InCrowd Capital, VRTIFY, Arkis, Addiction Campuses
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 29, 2016 5:05 pm
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| 731. |  Proximity Aware chooses Nashville, sets Seed raise for its Menud platform
Departing tech-centric Bay Area, co-founder cites Nashville's numerous advantages.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 10:30 am
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| 732. |  Musictech: Jammber, LANDR could raise capital in Music City
Nashville gradually moving toward becoming true Music innovation-investment nexus?
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 28, 2016 3:30 pm
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| 733. |  Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative
anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia
A cohort of healthcare startups will visit each city and ultimately peer-rate investment winners.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 734. |  Galante, Trahern, Artists & Allies take Music issues to nation's capital
Seeking to anchor Music in the education agenda, the industry has business issues, as well.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 21, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 735. |  Bunker Labs Nashville startups on firing line in June 28 event
[updated] Local Bunker Labs crew is gaining momentum, enjoying network effect.
Milt Capps Updated June 24, 2016 2:20pm / Published Tuesday, June 21, 2016 5:15 pm
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| 736. |  Prominently backed YouScience startup sets $2.5MM capital raise
Updated / YouScience learned a lot in the early going, now aspires to gain traction in Enterprise.
Milt Capps updated 18 April 2017 / Published Friday, June 17, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 737. |  Venture Notes, 17 June 2016
[updated] Nashville entrepreneurship 2.0? Capraises, possible startup trouble, Krajicek venture tips and more.
Milt Capps updated 18 June 2016 1110 / Published Friday, June 17, 2016 4:32 pm
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| 738. |  Startup capital raises reported for HoneyCo indie-living + Ampersand Health
While talk of industry consolidation and impediments continues, entrepreneurs keep innovating.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:30 pm
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| 739. |  Post-36|86: VC Mitchell seeks dealflow, Nashville affiliate candidates
Question mark hangs over Nashville's shot at being a Consumer startup breeder.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 13, 2016 4:30 pm
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| 740. |  EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare
[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.
adapted from submitted release updated 14 June 2016 / Published Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:45 am
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| 741. | Nashville EC Vision2020 suggests global ambitions
and quiet building of entrepreneurship warchest
Global ambitions? Nashville Entrepreneur Center advances Vision 2020 Capital Campaign
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 742. |  AeroWALL Dynamics: NVille startup to leverage TN's transportation sector
Healthcare veteran finding more 'fun' in Transportation startup.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, June 6, 2016 2:15 pm
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| 743. |  SCHERMERLAND: 36:86 Speakers, celebration draw entrepreneurs, investors
LaunchTN has upped the ante, producing a cohesive package of certain fun and likely wisdom.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:00 pm
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| 744. |  Overdog sale was assets deal; buyer Odd Networks mulls capraise
New York-based principals shed a bit more light on the deal and its origins.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 16, 2016 10:30 am
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| 745. |  NEA partner eyes 'huge opportunity' for Nashville healthcare technologists
Sandbox, Brentwood Capital, Citigroup, NEA, EDG Partners execs share views.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 16, 2016 10:45 am
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| 746. |  President of S-RAM Dynamics sees near-term opportunity in Tennessee
Tech-dev exec, active Angel with Bioenergy interests surveys the region.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, May 11, 2016 2:15 pm
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| 747. |  Venture Notes - May 11, 2016
[updated] Health:Further, Ingram, Case, McWhorter, DART Music and DATAFlyte raises, SeedHatchlings and more.
Milt Capps Dart Music item updated 26 July, 2016 / Published Wednesday, May 11, 2016 5:13 pm
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| 748. |  Message at Samford bears McWhorter legacy and son's challenge to serve
Stuart McWhorter: Community service a kind of moral obligation
Published Monday, May 9, 2016 3:30 pm
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| 749. |  Healthcare: SEMDA Nashville event affirms
connections of Devices, IT/Data, Services
Fresh-faced startups, veterans of industry convene in Music City May 18-19.
Milt Capps Updated 16 May 2016 11:51am / Published Friday, May 6, 2016 1:15 pm
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| 750. |  Healthtech: Spera Health F&F raise likely prelude to true Seed round
Behavioral Health, particularly addiction treatment, is the launchpad.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, May 3, 2016 3:45 pm
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| 751. |  TeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise
VTC Founder and investors express strong confidence in market headway.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, May 2, 2016 5:46 pm
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| 752. |  OverDog sale rumor afloat, some announcement said imminent
[Sale confirmed] New money, strategic inflection, or much hubbub about nothing? Time will tell.
Milt Capps 3:38pm 9 May 2016 / Published Friday, April 29, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 753. |  Reporter's Notebook: Healthcare M&A Conference in Nashville, June 16-17
VNC Discount: Healthcare consolidation is robust and the landscape rapidly shifting.
Milt Capps Updated 3 May 2016 / Published Thursday, April 28, 2016 2:30 pm
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| 754. |  LaunchTN 36|86 Announces "Village 36" for event June 6-7 in Nashville
adapted from submitted release / Published Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:00 pm
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| 755. |  PYA Analytics keeps Healthcare emphasis, mulls eventual MD Radio capital raise or sale and welcomes opportunities in other verticals
VTC PYA's long-standing 'dream' of attracting ORNL talent is paying off in varied forms.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:15 pm
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| 756. |  Their Take on Capital: Grant Jackson, Council Capital managing partner
Managing General Partners gives fresh view of region's Healthcare sector.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 757. |  Anquiro market-intel startup in Nashville acknowledges Angel conversations
Helping incumbent retailers adjust to signals of new entrants in their markets.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:35 pm
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| 758. |  Solidus-backed Healthcare Learning Innovations plants flag in Nashville
American Sentinel veteran takes the helm in Music City.
Milt Capps updated 5:48pm / Published Tuesday, April 26, 2016 4:15 pm
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| 759. |  Vanderbilt University Board of Trust taps Private Equity execs as chairs
[updated] Veterans of Summit, Accel, Facebook, TPG, Tech Crossover, GS and others on BoT.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 25, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 760. |  Spotlight: Nashville's WPC's Taproot a finalist for SIIA Codie healthIT award
SIIA led by board of execs from within Thomson Reuters, Google, Adobe and others.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 25, 2016 11:00 am
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| 761. | Denenberg departs LaunchTN, state mentor networks for new industries set
Search for entrepreneurship lead begins soon, lead for Ag network is set.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:00 pm
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| 762. |  National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members
Michael Burcham's term as NACIE co-chair ends in October.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 19, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 763. | Venture Notes - 12 April 2016
This roundup features Amplion, HCCA, CouncilCapital, John Murdock, Joe Kustelski, Proton and more.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:15 pm
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| 764. |  HealthIT: Both hard realities and major opportunities are C4MI targets
Center for Medical Interoperability begins ramping-up its architectural and assessment work.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 11, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 765. |  Publishing startup Leafless pivots, plots course to profits + 1440 Demo Day
Three-year-old company sees mainstream publishing industry with fresh eyes.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, April 11, 2016 2:30 pm
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| 766. |  CEO: Despite Ukraine-Nashville shuttle, Music City best for Concert.Expert
[updated] Co-founder happy to be in Nashville, with access to Indie performers and Project Music.
Milt Capps updated 26 December 2023 / Published Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 767. |  Entrepreneur Center CEO McWhorter stepping down
to shoulder Clayton Associates' duties
President and COO Sam Lingo will also be Acting CEO.
Adapted from submitted press release / Published Thursday, April 7, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 768. |  Zycron CEO Freeman says Nashville Tech-talent shortage real and worsening
[Sale updated] Entrepreneur says youth need to develop 'hunger' to accomplish goals.
Milt Capps updated / Published Wednesday, April 6, 2016 10:30 am
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| 769. |  Smartvue receives suitors, next raise likely a multiple of $15MM Series B
[Updated] About 16 years into his mission, CEO Renkis gears for Internet of Things video leadership.
Milt Capps Updated 2 April 2018 1046 / Published Tuesday, April 5, 2016 1:00 pm
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| 770. |  BeachyApp: Nashville's Beach Chairs pursues $2MM Angel raise
Entrepreneurs have their eyes on the prize, and future investment in other startups.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:15 am
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| 771. |  Gem founder ranks NVille Healthcare sector as a key Blockchain market
CEO Winkelspecht is working with HC customers on proof of concept technologies.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:30 am
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| 772. |  $5MM NSF grant supports Fisk University Center
for Biological Signatures and Sensing
Program is partnership with Vanderbilt University and others.
submitted release / Published Thursday, March 31, 2016 6:15 am
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| 773. |  Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor
VTC Grady Vanderhoofven is likely to lead the repurposed nonprofit and some allies.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:19 pm
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| 774. |  Stony Creek Colors eyes $8.6MM capital raises now thru 2018
Founder presses ahead with no native Tennessee capital, other than her own.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 28, 2016 5:30 pm
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| 775. |  Venture Notes - March 17, 2016
Updates on VU venture staff, raises by SmartFurniture and RelevanceCapital and more.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 17, 2016 4:15 pm
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| 776. | Update: Launch Tennessee presses forward on Commercialization
Some new public-private stratagems for commercialization may emerge this spring and summer.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, March 14, 2016 11:26 am
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| 777. |  Baker Donelson programs advance Atlanta Cybersec accelerator + HealthIT
[Updated] Deadline for SE Regional Capital Connections event is April 29.
Milt Capps Updated 25 May 2016 / Published Friday, March 11, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 778. |  3/16: SIIA Strategy & Diligence: MedCare Investment's Ron Ilesco, Brentwood Capital's Cook Wylly, Edgenet's JJ Freitag join speakers
Sign-up: Gatto, Meisner, Perdue, Polk et al on roster for Software companies' financial success.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 8, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 779. |  Carmichael-backed Tandum LLC's extended Seed round approaches $2MM
[Updated-Exit] Co-CEO's cautiously share dream of leadership in crowded event ticketing space.
Milt Capps Updated 5 March 2017 / Published Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:47 pm
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| 780. | Venture Notes - March 7, 2016
[updated] TN's pro-entrepreneurship legislation, a $4MM JourneyPure raise, and more.
Milt Capps Updated 11 Jan 2017 / Published Monday, March 7, 2016 4:45 pm
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| 781. |  Dose Healthcare eyes Series A raise, serves consumers at home or work
Cole Hawkins, Jade Preis aim to expand from Mid-TN through Southeast
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:02 pm
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| 782. |  Medical Decisions LLC plans $2MM-plus Series A for EvidenceCare platform
Spying opportunity to speed adoption of evidence-based medicine, startup asserts itself.
Milt Capps updated 15 March 2017 / Published Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:11 pm
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| 783. |  IQuity Labs' VU license + Eurofins partnership could lead to global market
[Updated] Team says rapid Angel-investor enlistment is one reason this is a 'W' for region's LifeSciences
Milt Capps updated 7 May 2018 / Published Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:45 am
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| 784. |  Venture Notes - March 1, 2016
VU event, Fintech startup, Randy Boyd on ECD priorities, INCITE and accelerator cos.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, March 1, 2016 11:15 am
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| 785. |  Forming priorities, Mayor Barry engages Nashville entrepreneurs, creatives
[updated] Nashville's first woman as Mayor eyes opportunities, five months into her term.
Milt Capps updated 28 February 2016 / Published Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:15 am
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| 786. |  CEO: Cicayda LLC extends Series B for growth, receives suitors
Four-year-old Cicayda preps for growth and explores M&A possibilities.
Milt Capps / Published Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:00 pm
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| 787. | LaunchTN details INCITE investment tallies, investors, portfolio companies
As INCITE comes to halt, we take at look at the ground that's been covered.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 788. |  SIIA: C-levels eye Software-cos' finance, performance 3/16 at the EC
More speaker announcements, with event just a month away!
Published Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 789. |  Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask
[updated] Treading carefully to 'get program right', industry aims for step-by-step progress.
By Milt Capps updated with ECD comments 4pm 17 February 2016 / Published Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:30 pm
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| 790. |  Qualderm Partners raises $31.8MM for practice growth,
PE Cressey and VC Apple Tree back the transaction
A consolidator has been quietly established in Nashville, focusing on an aging-driven sector.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 10, 2016 5:15 pm
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| 791. |  Martin Ventures' bet on Carena telemed a signal for Nashville HealthIT?
Frank Coliano shares the view from one of Nashville's most interesting vantage-points.
Milt Capps / Published Wednesday, February 10, 2016 4:34 pm
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| 792. |  Startup BachWeekend priorities include Hotel hookup and Seed-capital raise
Founder Goldsmith cites steady growth in first-to-market effort.
Milt Capps / Published Monday, February 8, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 793. |  Venture Notes - February 8, 2016
[updated] Raises by SertintyONE, Lincor, MedPass and others updated here.
Milt Capps updated 3 May 2016 / Published Monday, February 8, 2016 5:15 pm
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| 794. |  Video-content monetizer GameWisp raised $843K, has runway to Series A
[updated] Two Vanderbilt alumni target celeb-streamers who seek shares in 200MM fan universe.
Milt Capps updated / Published Friday, February 5, 2016 1:00 pm
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| 795. |  Tech-talented VU School of Engineering alumni quickly spread afar
The local shortage of computer science, other engineering talent oft-cited, while recruiters swarm.
Milt Capps last edited 6:23pm Feb. 5, 2016 / Published Friday, February 5, 2016 3:00 pm
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| 796. |  Startup assistive-device maker TabletTable considering recruiting capital
[updated] Entrepreneur says he knows his limits, wants assistive-device mission to succeed.
Milt Capps updated 11 January 2017 / Published Wednesday, February 3, 2016 5:30 pm
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| 797. | Nashville EC's Project Healthcare Accelerator to launch in Fall 2016
Year-round push involves Google for Entrepreneurs and Village Capital.
Milt Capps / Published Tuesday, February 2, 2016 2:45 pm
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| 798. |  FourBridges Capital Advisors expands SE reach, doesn't rule-out VC fund
VTC Boutique investment banking firm in Chattanooga eyes Florida, Carolinas.
Milt Capps Last edited 8:08am 3 February 2016 / Published Tuesday, February 2, 2016 2:00 pm
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| 799. |  Vanderbilt University Innovation Center's first chief to be Robert Grajewski
[updated] North Carolina-based entrepreneur and scholar begins work April 1.
Milt Capps Updated 17 March 2016 / Published Monday, February 1, 2016 12:00 pm
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| 800. |  FinTech Nashville: Bitcoin, Blockchain at center of BTCMedia event plans
[updated] Advocates believe Healthcare could be linchpin in new cyberindustrial role for Nashville.
Milt Capps Updated 25 March 2016 / Published Monday, February 1, 2016 11:30 am
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