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Christal Hector presses on toward TuneHatch beta, launch, capital raise (relevance: 24.5%, date: Mar 8, 2022)
Startup CEO has an ear for music, mind for business, and her eyes on the VU Owen MBA finish line.

Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration' (relevance: 24.3%, date: Aug 1, 2023)
Updated 17 April 2024 - Institute announced. Chancellor says VU has strategic advantage in confronting challenges in a 'networked world'.

Venture Notes - Nov. 15, 2022 (relevance: 24.3%, date: Nov 15, 2022)
A baker's-dozen of venture updates, including ClearTrack, TraceFemcare, Writerly, Invergarry, Swingzen and more.

Nashville EC's 'Twende' event focuses on Black, Brown founders' funding (relevance: 24.2%, date: Mar 19, 2019)
Unprecedented EC gathering meant to improve minority entrepreneurs' access to contacts, capital and growth.

Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members (relevance: 24.2%, date: Aug 27, 2021)
UPDATED A similar previous national CEO search drew nearly 900 applicants. Results may be known by the beginning of CY22.

Blockchain: Will Gov. Haslam affix his name
to electronic transactions amendment? (relevance: 24.1%, date: Mar 20, 2018)
[updated] Some see Tennessee getting a boost from the legislation, others less sanguine.

Franklin fintech: Startup HealthcareTTU eyes $10MM Series B raise (relevance: 24%, date: Apr 3, 2017)
Alumni of Cedars Sinai Healthcare Accelerator Powered by Techstars are at the helm in TN.

Fintech: Acquisitive startup Celero Commerce
picks Nashville for headquarters (relevance: 23.9%, date: Dec 4, 2018)
[updated] CEO sees IPO likely outcome for new platform company, ETA elites to gather in Nashville.

Chris Cashwell spins-up Azra AI by acquiring Smarsh/DRS healthtech assets (relevance: 23.7%, date: Mar 14, 2022)
Updated: VC$ from Sopris and FCA Venture Partners helped native Nashvillian transplant Digital Reasoning business.

Creators of LUCI tech for power-wheelchairs + its users prize independence (relevance: 23.5%, date: Nov 24, 2020)
TIME Magazine cited Nashville startup Luci's hardware-software creation as worthy of Top 100 Innovations for 2020.

Venture Notes - July 18, 2023 (relevance: 23.4%, date: Jul 17, 2023)
[updated] Raises by Rubicon, Pharos Capital, Medaxion, Yoshi, Whisper Aero, EDA Tech Hubs, SSM pipeline signal

Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center
search committee chair on EC CEO search (relevance: 23.4%, date: Jul 25, 2019)
VNC asked EC Chair Emeritus and Search Committee chair to share an update on the search process.

Venture Notes - 11 July 2017 (relevance: 23.3%, date: Jul 11, 2017)
Publisher rating VCs!? plus new capital raises, deals, NVille EC scholarships and more.

Venture Notes -- June 1, 2020 (relevance: 23.2%, date: Jun 1, 2020)
[updated] Capital raises, LaunchTN + Jumpstart updates, M&A, Lifesci deals, Schulz on Chamber, 4 Bridges expansion + more.

Tennessee lags peers in commercializing ideas + products, now TN ECD, Launch Tennessee and allies aim to grow resources (relevance: 23.2%, date: Nov 9, 2023)
RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities

mobileMed devices: Franklin-based Cardiac Profiles pursues Series A2 raise (relevance: 23%, date: Feb 21, 2019)
CEO maps course for Series A-2, Series B raises and views Goggle and Apple moves as reinforcing vision.

Meharry Medical College Data Science Institute to impact
health policy, talent pipeline, clinical standards (relevance: 23%, date: Oct 19, 2018)
Years of work have prepared Meharry researchers to play influential role by drawing data from Nashville General Hospital.

Mental healthtech startup eyes Series A for Happego cognition-priming (relevance: 23%, date: Jan 21, 2020)
Knox entrepreneur has amassed knowledge and team bent on advancing mental health, motivation, goal achievement and social good.

Memphis' Epicenter meets FedEx challenge, nets $40M for entrepreneurship (relevance: 23%, date: Sep 26, 2018)
Bolus of funding seems likely to produce tidal surge of momentum in region's innovation economy.

McWhorters' CA healthcare innovation impetus reflected in new Fund filings (relevance: 23%, date: Jul 16, 2021)
Latest fund raise could become largest in history of Clayton Associates ecosystem.

Sarah Bellos, Lewis + Clark AgriFood chart Stony Creek Colors' Indigo path (relevance: 23%, date: Mar 1, 2021)
Its $9MM B-round nearly done, the startup's cornerstone is an amalgam of purpose, agriculture, supply chain and global economics.

New $100MM Jumpstart Nova Fund II now JS Health Investors flagship (relevance: 23%, date: Nov 18, 2024)
Seeking more institutional standing for JHI funds, with reduced potential for political-regulatory risk.

Brookings: TN located in 'Heartland' region
with weakspot for entrepreneurship (relevance: 22.8%, date: Oct 18, 2018)
A sobering report from Brookings Institution researchers inevitably shows there's work yet to be done.

TNECD-LaunchTN $117MM SSBCI request still under US Treasury's review (relevance: 22.8%, date: Oct 26, 2022)
Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.

Mountain Group Partners joins Bonnie Anderson on $40M PinkDx raise (relevance: 22.7%, date: Oct 26, 2023)
Joe Cook III, who leads one of Tennessee two most active LifeSci investors, represents the VC.