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Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,
while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight (relevance: 29.3%, date: Mar 21, 2017)
With the General Assembly and Governor in full budget mode, LaunchTN assesses its options.

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds (relevance: 29.3%, date: Jun 8, 2020)
Lofty goals, budget cuts and a mission made more challenging amid pandemic and economic pandemonium.

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee pilots statewide TTAC consortium (relevance: 29.3%, date: Sep 8, 2023)
Pilot project could lead to bolstering state's tech transfer and commercialization.

LaunchTN selects partners for Statewide University Pitch Competition (relevance: 28.9%, date: Mar 11, 2016)
[Updated] 17 competitions on 10 Tennessee campuses are admitted.

LaunchTN: Van Tucker steps down as CEO, Abby Trotter to serve interimly (relevance: 28.9%, 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.

TN GenAssembly slashes LaunchTN SBIR-STTR matching request (relevance: 28.7%, date: Apr 20, 2023)
While budget heads to Leadership and then to the Governor, the LaunchTN board preps for road ahead.

TN startup formation, market entries may rise with SE XOR platform launch (relevance: 28.7%, date: Aug 10, 2018)
UT, VU, KY officials see hundreds of successfully exited entrepreneurs possibly leading startup teams.

Tennessee plans new entrepreneur centers, RFP proposals due NLT May 22 (relevance: 28.5%, date: Apr 18, 2023)
updated : TN Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee aims to provide up to $250K for each new center.

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy (relevance: 28.5%, date: Nov 19, 2019)
A rigorous study of TN lifesciences is afoot and advocates are clearly positioning to push for public and private support.

EC seeks Entrepreneur in Residence, add advisors for Project Healthcare (relevance: 28.5%, date: Jun 9, 2016)
[Updated] The EC also seeks an Entrepreneur in Residence for the PH initiative.

TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts (relevance: 28.5%, date: Jan 28, 2022)
Moyer, Barnard, Martinez, Den Haring, Kauppila and Liu on prospects for AI's increased role in Tennessee.

Joe Maxwell & partners launch Cultivation Capital Fintech Growth Fund (relevance: 28.4%, date: Jan 8, 2016)
Serial entrepreneur shifts to lead VC fund stressing operator experience and regional focus.

Brookings Fellow: Nashville has 'very serious' HealthIT opportunity (relevance: 28.4%, date: Aug 24, 2016)
[Updated] Brookings' findings are now available for review here.

Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask (relevance: 28.2%, date: Feb 16, 2016)
[updated] Treading carefully to 'get program right', industry aims for step-by-step progress.

LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief (relevance: 28.1%, date: May 4, 2018)
Chair's experience brings continuity, clear sense of value of legislative ties and momentum.

Forming priorities, Mayor Barry engages Nashville entrepreneurs, creatives (relevance: 28%, date: Feb 25, 2016)
[updated] Nashville's first woman as Mayor eyes opportunities, five months into her term.

LaunchTN names Capital Formation, Entrepreneurship leaders (relevance: 27.8%, date: Aug 11, 2016)
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), aka Launch Tennessee, fills posts.

Launch Tennessee names Partnerships Coordinator (relevance: 27.8%, date: Jul 18, 2019)
Tennessee Tech alumna and entrepreneurship intern gets the job.

Garrabrant's SMTI maps Series A, preps heat-pump debut in OEM markets (relevance: 27.7%, date: Apr 5, 2021)
ETN startup Stone Mountain Tech maps capital, foresees global reach, hundreds of homegrown E.TN jobs.

Venture Notes - June 25, 2020 (relevance: 27.6%, date: Jun 25, 2020)
New funds, startup capital raises, exec moves, innovation pushes, fintech, and a mayor who supports innovation.

Fisk University presidential choice nears, Darrell Freeman Incubation & Innovation Center advances (relevance: 27.6%, date: Aug 16, 2023)
[Updated] Entrepreneurship, Engagement, Education add momentum to Fisk and partners' innovation.

Venture Notes - Dec. 5, 2016 (relevance: 27.6%, date: Dec 5, 2016)
Update on Angel Tax Credit, Jobs recruitment and more.

Village Capital-Kresge healthcare startup initiative
anchored in Nashville, San Francisco, Philadelphia (relevance: 27.4%, date: Jun 22, 2016)
A cohort of healthcare startups will visit each city and ultimately peer-rate investment winners.

VU Owen alumni's ESG entrant Atmos acquired by WAP Sustainability (relevance: 27.4%, date: Feb 16, 2024)
WAP founder-CEO says he's no classic sector consolidator, but eyes more value-adding technologies for his platform.

Venture Notes -- October 18, 2019 (relevance: 27.4%, date: Oct 18, 2019)
Launch Tennessee, Electro-Active, Dynamo, CET, EPIcenter, and more updated in today's roundup.