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[Obit] 'Buzz' Heidtke, 82, Nashville investment-brokerage icon (relevance: 24.8%, date: Dec 18, 2024)
Sadly, iconic financial professional passed on the 16th anniversary of our only prior coverage of him.

Increased budget for LaunchTN uncertain as influentials ponder the matter (relevance: 24.5%, date: Feb 5, 2018)
LaunchTN funding would rise in latest interpretation from state agencies.

Venture Notes - May 2, 2018 (relevance: 24.5%, date: May 2, 2018)
LaunchTN pushes, TN fintech pivot person, Kisber in K-TENN, capraises for SIGNiX, Metova, others.

ITIF: Tennessee has risen sharply in New Economy Index (relevance: 24.3%, date: Nov 6, 2017)
[updated] A pronounced rise in overall ranking comes with weaker showing on some of 25 dimensions.

Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders (relevance: 24.2%, date: Dec 20, 2023)
Entrepreneurs and change-agents focus on early capital access for founders of color.

LaunchTN and allies pick startups for 36|86 Pitch & Demo events Aug. 28-29 (relevance: 24.2%, date: Jul 21, 2019)
Event could top last year's 1,200 registrants, including 100 or more presenters, hundreds of serial entrepreneurs and investors.

Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members (relevance: 24.1%, date: Aug 27, 2021)
UPDATED A similar previous national CEO search drew nearly 900 applicants. Results may be known by the beginning of CY22.

LaunchTN confirms staff departure as it pushes forward on multiple fronts (relevance: 23.9%, date: Aug 17, 2021)
[Updated] Tech-advancement may be among programs getting fresh look, with funding increased and likely to grow further.

Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items (relevance: 23.8%, date: Jun 11, 2020)
Consequential innovation and entrepreneurship issues are overshadowed, but may get visibility in future.

Garrabrant's SMTI maps Series A, preps heat-pump debut in OEM markets (relevance: 23.7%, date: Apr 5, 2021)
ETN startup Stone Mountain Tech maps capital, foresees global reach, hundreds of homegrown E.TN jobs.

Tennessee State University, NBIC separate business incubation missions (relevance: 23.7%, date: Nov 13, 2017)
Startup clients may migrate to either of the incubators - Nashville gets a net incubator increase.

CEO: Nashville Fashion Alliance may pivot into strategic relationship (relevance: 23.6%, date: Jan 29, 2019)
With a merger or other transition afoot, NFA chief and Mayor Briley restate value of supporting Creatives, Fashion entrepreneurs.

LaunchTN CEO search draws 900 resumes, dozens of qualified candidates (relevance: 23.5%, date: Jul 17, 2018)
Rolfe and Brock doubtless plan a smooth transition to maintain momentum, but there are vagaries to ponder.

VC Innova Memphis ignites $31MM RBIC fund,
projects 20 transactions by year-end 2018 (relevance: 23.4%, date: May 15, 2017)
Robotics, analytics, decision-support tech -- it's not your Grandma's Ag anymore.

Tennessee plans new entrepreneur centers, RFP proposals due NLT May 22 (relevance: 23.4%, date: Apr 18, 2023)
updated : TN Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee aims to provide up to $250K for each new center.

Launch Tennessee names Van Tucker to strategic COO role (relevance: 23.4%, date: Jan 14, 2020)
CEO Margaret Dolan has gained an exec who apparently knows a valuable badass when she sees one.

Nashville, UK's West Yorkshire CA team for MedTech-innovation & trade (relevance: 23.4%, date: Oct 11, 2024)
Cross-border trade, entrepreneurship and investment likely to flow from this week's step forward.

CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities (relevance: 23.3%, date: Mar 20, 2024)
14-year-old EC prioritizes community, program-member alignment, revenue, capital connection.

Techstars Industries of the Future has drawn 20 deeptechies to Tennessee (relevance: 23.3%, date: Apr 6, 2023)
The accelerator has enlisted startups from 13 other states and 3 other nations. No native TN ventures, yet.

TN ECD today may announce innovative investment in Clarksville area (relevance: 23.3%, date: Nov 9, 2022)
[Updated with Kewpie news] Ahead of an impending press conference, we offer a thought experiment on investment scenarios.

TN ECD-Launch Tennessee may be one step away from $117MM SSBCI grant (relevance: 23.2%, date: Jan 20, 2023)
[Updated] TN House FW&M Chair Patsy Hazlewood is among Tennessee legislators expressing support.

Kauffman funds research on Nashville corporate spin-offs, ecosystem (relevance: 23.2%, date: Aug 11, 2016)
Researchers need Nashvillians' help in assay of spin-off activity in Nashville area.

LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push (relevance: 23.1%, date: Oct 17, 2023)
Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.

ECD's Brewer joins Cate's Stones River Group (relevance: 23%, date: Aug 11, 2016)
Clint Brewer served commissioners Hagerty and Boyd, now joins a Haslam Admin veteran.

Brookings: TN located in 'Heartland' region
with weakspot for entrepreneurship (relevance: 22.9%, date: Oct 18, 2018)
A sobering report from Brookings Institution researchers inevitably shows there's work yet to be done.