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LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited (relevance: 55.2%, date: Jan 2, 2020)
[Updated] No successor currently being recruited for the role, the fourth mid-level post vacated in the past year.

Nashville Mayor Barry names Kelsey Metro's first Chief Strategy Officer (relevance: 53.4%, date: Dec 14, 2016)
Exec to ensure alignment of budget priorities with priorities of Nashville residents.

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups
in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip (relevance: 53.1%, date: Nov 21, 2019)
Launch Tennessee builds the profile of its Innovation Capital Continuum.

Tech Commercialization Notes - April 28, 2021 (relevance: 53.1%, date: Apr 28, 2021)
Current and future startups being spawned by TTO focused on commercializing innovation.

Coming Venture Events for your earliest consideration next 10 days (relevance: 52.8%, date: Feb 18, 2020)
We're breaking-out eight events in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Memphis as being of special interest.

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead (relevance: 52.7%, date: Oct 6, 2023)
A fresh look at Nashville innovation-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and specifically EC ties, seems in-the-offing.

Nashville startup PredictGov joins Duke Law Tech Lab, eyes capital raises (relevance: 52.6%, date: Jan 23, 2017)
AI-Machine Learning-oriented startup must consider other HQ cities.

Memphis Regional Megasite Lands $5.6BN investment from Ford Motor Co, SK Innovation (relevance: 52.1%, date: Sep 27, 2021)
A manufacturing campus in West TN conceived in about 2005, has come to fruit.

TriStar Health Partners eyes $100MM fund for healthIT, medtech and more (relevance: 51.8%, date: Sep 12, 2016)
TriStar and Innovation Institute leaders 'get along well as human beings'

Reporter's Notebook:
Ralph Schulz on tackling Brookings initiative, Charlie Martin eyes HealthIT (relevance: 51.7%, date: Sep 3, 2016)
Response to Brookings Institution researchers will require deep knowledge.

Heritage Group execs plant flag for $400MM Healthcare Innovation Fund IV (relevance: 51.2%, date: Apr 10, 2023)
Private equity execs and their strategic investors set sail on next fund amid crosswinds.

Ted Townsend: Despite Fed grant miss, Memphis and 'Digital Delta' allies remain undeterred in pursuing Digital Delta initiative (relevance: 51.1%, date: Sep 3, 2022)
Updated 3 September 2022: 8 Tennessee economic-development coalitions pursued federal grants of $25MM+ more each. Only Memphis remained in the hunt.

Launch Tennessee seeks US EDA funding to expand Industry Networks (relevance: 50.7%, date: Aug 16, 2022)
Consumer Products, Advanced Manufacturing, Fintech, would join advanced energy, agritech, mobility, life-sciences concentrations.

Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University (relevance: 50.5%, date: Jun 12, 2017)
VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.

Gov. Lee samples major 2021 feats -- no entrepreneurial gains highlighted (relevance: 50.2%, date: Jan 4, 2022)
Commentary: Does list of TN gains in 2021 reflect actual lack of 'major' entrepreneurial achievements?

Innova Memphis's $75MM farmtech raise advances to first-close at $40MM (relevance: 50%, date: Jun 28, 2023)
Team is apparently leaning further into its latest raise, with TAUM now over $100MM.

Kauffman funds research on Nashville corporate spin-offs, ecosystem (relevance: 49.1%, date: Aug 11, 2016)
Researchers need Nashvillians' help in assay of spin-off activity in Nashville area.

Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission (relevance: 48.9%, date: Dec 13, 2023)
Filing could be precursor of larger raise. Staff expansion seems imminent.

TN entrepreneurship allies launch AIM HIGH for Appalachian Highlands (relevance: 48.7%, date: Jul 29, 2021)
Entrepreneurial and economic development allies have crafted roadmap to Rural development leadership.

Heritage Group affiliates report $315 Million Fund III progress (relevance: 48.7%, date: Dec 14, 2020)
The raise seems to be peaking more than four years after Fund II was closed.

Advisor entrant: Cherry Bekaert's MP in Nashville also tech-innovation lead (relevance: 48.1%, date: Jan 2, 2018)
Innovation growth draws innovation-centric pro's -- VNC poll provides hint of incubent advisor standings.

Enexor BioEnergy taps Wond'ry's Grajewski as SVP ahead of Series A (relevance: 47.8%, date: Sep 24, 2019)
CEO Lee Jestings confirms appointment and continued focus on capital-raising, advisor-selection planning.

As General Assembly grinds along, some notes on TNInvestco and more (relevance: 47.5%, date: Apr 17, 2017)
Resources that might provide refreshment for those looking to advance Tennessee innovation.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center update on startup capital recruitment (relevance: 47%, date: Feb 25, 2022)
EC staff, led by COO John Murdock provide fresh details on EC capital-formation efforts.

LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent (relevance: 46.9%, date: Jul 29, 2020)
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.