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Policy: Innovation & Startups Equity Investment Program draws TN interest (relevance: 10.6%, date: Jun 9, 2020)
Proposed federal funding could rekindle TN entrepreneurship and innovation, much as during the earlier Haslam Administration.

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead (relevance: 10.6%, date: Jan 24, 2024)
UPDATED 8 March 2024 A myriad of scheduled events lies just ahead and we're pointing you to several dozen in this collection.

Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas (relevance: 10.6%, date: Jul 10, 2020)
White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,
while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight (relevance: 10.6%, date: Mar 21, 2017)
With the General Assembly and Governor in full budget mode, LaunchTN assesses its options.

Chris Cashwell spins-up Azra AI by acquiring Smarsh/DRS healthtech assets (relevance: 10.4%, date: Mar 14, 2022)
Updated: VC$ from Sopris and FCA Venture Partners helped native Nashvillian transplant Digital Reasoning business.

CEO TJ Wilt says E|Spaces multiplies partners as it enters new markets (relevance: 10.4%, date: Oct 11, 2018)
Entrepreneurial team aims to move from 3 operating units to 25 or more before grow-or-exit decision.

LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly (relevance: 10.4%, date: Aug 6, 2021)
[Updated] Chairman says challenges led board to take 'different direction', national search will be mounted for next in a lengthening line of CEOs.

ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index (relevance: 10.4%, date: Nov 6, 2017)
[updated] A pronounced rise in overall ranking comes with weaker showing on some of 25 dimensions.

As General Assembly grinds along, some notes on TNInvestco and more (relevance: 10.4%, date: Apr 17, 2017)
Resources that might provide refreshment for those looking to advance Tennessee innovation.

Director: Gen Cap America discipline, portfolio teams rise to pandemic test (relevance: 10.4%, date: Mar 22, 2021)
[Updated] Deal flow again robust, as GCA requires owners seeking exits, successor management in-place, strong fundamentals

TN GenAssembly slashes LaunchTN SBIR-STTR matching request (relevance: 10.3%, date: Apr 20, 2023)
While budget heads to Leadership and then to the Governor, the LaunchTN board preps for road ahead.

Memphis Regional Megasite Lands $5.6BN investment from Ford Motor Co, SK Innovation (relevance: 10.3%, date: Sep 27, 2021)
A manufacturing campus in West TN conceived in about 2005, has come to fruit.

LaunchTN grapples with robust agenda of opportunities, challenges (relevance: 10.3%, date: Jan 25, 2016)
With 3686 ahead, new University and Researcher programs, weaker capital ecosystem and more

LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent (relevance: 10.3%, date: Jul 29, 2020)
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion
to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership (relevance: 10.2%, date: Jan 25, 2018)
CEO Charlie Brock unveils robust plan for LTN advancement, but may be facing budget headwinds.

ORNL's Innovation Crossroads energy startup accelerator preps for Cohort 3 (relevance: 10.1%, date: Jul 6, 2018)
[updated] The applications window will soon open for the DOE-backed technology commercialization program.

Ops-Relationships: Seed-stage Opre platform harmonizes 'future of work' (relevance: 10.1%, date: Jun 5, 2024)
Opre team anchors locally, aims for growth that helps spawn wealth and regional capital resources.

Wearables startup WiseWear's Series A underway, plans Nashville office (relevance: 10.1%, date: Apr 13, 2017)
Founder spent nearly a decade here earning degrees at Vanderbilt University.

Tour of Duty: Hogan leads Bunker Labs for veterans marching into business (relevance: 10%, date: Dec 2, 2020)
New CEO for pro-veterans entrepreneurship efforts focuses on quality services, programs, true community impact.

Surgiorithm among 5 Startups pitching LaunchTn-LSTN Venture Match (relevance: 10%, date: Nov 2, 2016)
[Updated] Startups with roots in Tennessee and Dallas take the stage Nov. 4 at Innovation Park

HealthIT: Scale-focused RoundingWell in Super-Angel raise, may double staff (relevance: 10%, date: Feb 27, 2015)
[updated] Smithwick says early market penetration signals 'time to step on the gas'.

Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN (relevance: 10%, date: Dec 1, 2023)
Dozens of Tennessee's 95 counties are represented by applicants in three key funding programs.

Tennessee reflections on PitchBook list of 'World's top startup cities' (relevance: 9.9%, date: Jun 12, 2024)
Surely some think Austin or Raleigh is sitting in Nashville's future seat on this leaderboard.

TN ECD-Launch Tennessee may be one step away from $117MM SSBCI grant (relevance: 9.9%, date: Jan 20, 2023)
[Updated] TN House FW&M Chair Patsy Hazlewood is among Tennessee legislators expressing support.

TN innovators seek i6 Challenge grants for innovation, entrepreneurship (relevance: 9.9%, date: Sep 27, 2018)
Regardless of grant outcomes, these strategic proposals warrant scrutiny across Tennessee.