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Vanderbilt University taps UChicago Provost Diermeier as its 9th chancellor (relevance: 27.6%, date: Dec 4, 2019)
143-year-old institution draws broad-spectrum academic and polyglot Berliner as its next leader.

Commentary: Nashville Entrepreneur Center
search committee chair on EC CEO search (relevance: 27.1%, date: Jul 25, 2019)
VNC asked EC Chair Emeritus and Search Committee chair to share an update on the search process.

Lured by 36|86, Sportstech startup UPGRADED's founder
just might be biggest TN Titans fan in the Bay Area (relevance: 27.1%, date: May 24, 2017)
He's taking a break from raising capital for his blockchain-powered tix-management startup.

WINNERS! Nashville tech startups, enterprises + pro's vie for NTC laurels (relevance: 26.4%, date: Feb 16, 2023)
[Updated 16 Feb 2023 with winners] Judges' experience, victories, scars and hard-earned wisdom help sort Greater Nashville region's talent pool.

Meharry Medical College's MMC Ventures names Reginald Holt its CEO (relevance: 26.4%, date: Jun 28, 2023)
Meharry chooses U.S. and international health and healthtech veteran to lead transformative venture unit.

Entrepreneurs, Investors place bets on LaunchTN 3686 & Health:Further (relevance: 23.9%, date: Jul 30, 2018)
Pass, Punt, Run, Dribble -- Ticket-buyers should have gameplan to get most out of events Aug. 27-30 in Nashville.

Entrepreneur Mark Harris is a CEO for startup in 36|86 Student Edition (relevance: 22.6%, date: Jul 30, 2019)
The latest generation of ventures spawned from TN campuses suggests competition must've been intense.

LaunchTN's Lanahan on coastal VC realities, authenticity + Unicorns (relevance: 22.4%, date: Jun 1, 2017)
Exec averse to encouraging all to 'shoot for the middle', notes need for champion investors.

Venture Notes - June 25, 2020 (relevance: 22%, date: Jun 25, 2020)
New funds, startup capital raises, exec moves, innovation pushes, fintech, and a mayor who supports innovation.

Metro Nashville seeks Manager, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (relevance: 21.8%, date: Aug 26, 2024)
Short fuse: Metro hiring to fill pivotal role in entrepreneurship, innovation slot open.

Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders (relevance: 21.2%, date: Dec 20, 2023)
Entrepreneurs and change-agents focus on early capital access for founders of color.

UMemphis Crews Center exec search runs, Hoffmeyer settles at UMaryland (relevance: 21.1%, date: Nov 30, 2023)
Long-time Crews chief accepts his "builder" mentality in search for fresh challenges, wider resources.

Briovation likely to invest in 20+ Health startups outside Nashville in 2018 (relevance: 20.8%, date: Dec 7, 2017)
[updated] Company recently had first close for its targeted $30MM early-growth fund and has invested.

Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas (relevance: 20.1%, date: Jul 10, 2020)
White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.

Tennessee plans new entrepreneur centers, RFP proposals due NLT May 22 (relevance: 20.1%, date: Apr 18, 2023)
updated : TN Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee aims to provide up to $250K for each new center.

JumpFund spurs women-led investment,
entrepreneurship, economic development (relevance: 19.4%, date: Aug 2, 2018)
Having raised north of $7MM and bet on nearly two-dozen ventures, firm founders have traction.

Venture Voices: Julie Samuels of TECH:NYC shares views with Nashville (relevance: 18.7%, date: Aug 14, 2018)
VU Law alum, Case ally and tech-policy veteran shares views on startup regulation, capital, talent, diversity and more.

New entrepreneur-in-res at EC, launches 'Milk the Moment' startup (relevance: 18.4%, date: May 2, 2017)
Startup is priority for Memphis native, as she pursues strategic partners, mulls capital and advisors.

Brock: Company Lab CEO search advances in gateway City of Chattanooga (relevance: 18.2%, date: Apr 26, 2022)
Hub praised for its startup drive and innovation emerges from pandemic throes with both strategy and wide-ranging leadership search.

MedHaul startup propelled by Erica Plybeah, backed by InnovaMemphis (relevance: 18%, date: Feb 17, 2022)
The challenges are real, but this mission-oriented entrepreneur is 'grateful for the journey'.

Advisor entrant: Cherry Bekaert's MP in Nashville also tech-innovation lead (relevance: 17.5%, date: Jan 2, 2018)
Innovation growth draws innovation-centric pro's -- VNC poll provides hint of incubent advisor standings.

Venture Notes - February 24, 2021 (relevance: 17.1%, date: Feb 24, 2021)
[updated] 37 items on startups, PE-VC-Angel-Crowd-Seed raises, entrepreneurs, events, deadlines, resources and more.

Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies (relevance: 17%, date: Jan 12, 2022)
[Updated] Four Black-led companies are already in the portfolio of $55MM fund, with a half-dozen more deals likely in the next 12 months.

Exec: LaunchTN embraces discretionary role in IMPACT Fund investing (relevance: 16.6%, date: Oct 18, 2017)
Applications for investment consideration are being taken now.

Eleven9's Mixtroz founders pitch Creative Startups, pursue $600K capraise (relevance: 16.6%, date: Sep 14, 2017)
[updated] The challenges are real, but two women entrepreneurs declare their determination.