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

VC Innova Memphis ignites $31MM RBIC fund,
projects 20 transactions by year-end 2018 (relevance: 56.4%, date: May 15, 2017)
Robotics, analytics, decision-support tech -- it's not your Grandma's Ag anymore.

Rep. Mark White: GOP West TN Economic Caucus
should push region's economic development (relevance: 54.6%, date: Dec 4, 2017)
Legislator observes the Western Division of the State lagging Eastern and Western regions.

LaunchTN Impact Fund investor committee announced (relevance: 52.9%, date: Jan 25, 2018)
Six veterans of early-stage entrepreneurial investment have screened 18 companies.

Startup bio-dyemaker Stony Creek Colors closes Series A, eyes B-round (relevance: 49.4%, date: Jun 13, 2019)
Founder has raised north of $8MM, recruited growing ranks of farmers since inception.

Denenberg departs LaunchTN, state mentor networks for new industries set (relevance: 44.5%, date: Apr 21, 2016)
Search for entrepreneurship lead begins soon, lead for Ag network is set.

36|86: Getting tech to market with max partnerships, with or without grants (relevance: 41.4%, date: Aug 5, 2019)
[updated] Straight-talking commercialization and capital advisors from Austin, Nashville and Lexington converge, Aug. 29.

NW TN's Donaldson leads The Mill's emergence as LaunchTN regional EC (relevance: 40.9%, date: Oct 10, 2023)
After 7 years without a formal regional entrepreneurship partner in NW Tennessee, The Mill contracts for the work.

Innovator AgLaunch seeks EDA grant for agrifood value-chain disruption (relevance: 39.1%, date: Aug 17, 2022)
UPDATES Memphis-based hub sees diversity, agtech, national ecosystem development and innovation acceleration as vital.

LaunchTN selects partners for Statewide University Pitch Competition (relevance: 37.5%, date: Mar 11, 2016)
[Updated] 17 competitions on 10 Tennessee campuses are admitted.

ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index (relevance: 37.4%, date: Nov 6, 2017)
[updated] A pronounced rise in overall ranking comes with weaker showing on some of 25 dimensions.

Tennessee's scitech industry mentor networks finalize LaunchTN grants (relevance: 36.8%, date: Sep 24, 2020)
Intelligent Mobility, Life Sciences, Energy, and Ag-Food networks bolster startup resources

Nashville Mayor Cooper names SBA veteran LaTanya Channel director of Economic Growth and Small Business Development (relevance: 34.9%, date: Sep 15, 2022)
Administration's appointment of business and economic advisor comes ahead of Metro Nashville's mayoral election in 2023.

Startup's GeoAir recipe calls for Drones, pest DNA and AgBiz savvy (relevance: 33.9%, date: Oct 18, 2017)
Young entrepreneur finds curious farmers allow testing his tech in their fields.

Venture Notes - 21 August 2018 (relevance: 33.3%, date: Aug 21, 2018)
Capraises, Angels, VCs, biotech, automotive, publishing, healthcare, fintech, Agbiz, TN-Women rock, and more...

3 Winners! among TN challengers for 2019 EDA Regional Innovation grants (relevance: 28.6%, date: Jul 23, 2019)
$3MM+ will go to new capital formation, entrepreneurship, mentoring and related initiatives. 3 winners in the state. 6 teams submitted compelling ideas.

Venture Notes - March 29, 2021 (relevance: 27.7%, date: Mar 29, 2021)
Today: ObjectiveGI | AgAdvisory | EPI Capital | TechTrans | IPE | Lemonade | IMAC | SESAC | Agilon | Nikola

Venture Notes -- Aug. 1, 2019 (relevance: 27.2%, date: Aug 1, 2019)
OppZone platform in works, Legility M&A, SEC filings, Veteran Ventures, H2O and Lirio raises and more.

LaunchTN's Lanahan on coastal VC realities, authenticity + Unicorns (relevance: 25%, date: Jun 1, 2017)
Exec averse to encouraging all to 'shoot for the middle', notes need for champion investors.

Venture Notes - 6 December 2017 (relevance: 23.9%, date: Dec 6, 2017)
27 short takes on Venture developments statewide, from robots and healthcare, to hair dye and video security.

Venture Notes - 19 October 2016 (relevance: 23.8%, date: Oct 19, 2016)
Boyd & Brock of LaunchTN respond on sustainability, Healthcare, Rural Metrics and more.

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups
in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip (relevance: 23.4%, date: Nov 21, 2019)
Launch Tennessee builds the profile of its Innovation Capital Continuum.

TN ECD + Opportunity Zone allies convene OZ briefing in Nashville (relevance: 23.4%, date: Feb 26, 2020)
[updated] Convenors say tracks are clear for OZ-advantaged real estate and operating business developments.

Tennessee's innovators rally toward NSF Regional Innovation Engines (relevance: 22.7%, date: Aug 11, 2022)
Five TN cities home to 10 Engine candidates seeking to strengthen region's entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystem.

LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent (relevance: 21.8%, date: Jul 29, 2020)
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.