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Venture Notes - 11 April 2017 (relevance: 24.6%, date: Apr 11, 2017)
About two-dozen items ranging from capital raises, bankruptcy to tech transfer.

Digital Reasoning to be acquired by Portland, Ore.-based Smarsh Inc. (relevance: 24.6%, date: Nov 10, 2020)
DRS valuation, other transaction details have not been divulged.

Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville (relevance: 24.6%, date: Feb 7, 2022)
AI is a dominant theme among Industries of the Future Accelerator team members landing in Tennessee from other states and nations.

NEC's Project Music & Entertainment inducts 14 teams for latest cohort (relevance: 24.6%, date: May 4, 2021)
Four teams based in Tennessee, plus businesses from Canada, Illinois, Boston and elsewhere get the nod.

Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise (relevance: 24.4%, date: Apr 1, 2021)
Impetus for fund has been growing amid rampant awareness of inequities in backing for Black entrepreneurs.

EC's Project Music captures broader range of entertainment plays (relevance: 24.4%, date: Apr 13, 2020)
Music production, gamification, fan engagement, shout-out market, backend management and more up for grabs.

TNECD-LaunchTN $117MM SSBCI request still under US Treasury's review (relevance: 24.3%, date: Oct 26, 2022)
Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.

Venture Notes - December 18, 2020 (relevance: 24.3%, date: Dec 18, 2020)
Dozens of news items on startups, capital raises, executive moves and business resources.

Venture Notes - October 19, 2018 (relevance: 24.2%, date: Oct 19, 2018)
Another batch of entrepreneurial and investment movers, shakers and TBDs.

Lindsey Cox building head o' steam at CoLab in Chattanooga (relevance: 24.1%, date: Jun 24, 2021)
Healthcare, transportation, mobility among targets of new Chattanooga Regional Catalyst Fund

Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed (relevance: 24%, date: Apr 8, 2021)
UPDATED: U.S. Treasury program to move economic-development, equity and entrepreneurship needles, soon to be revived.

Startups: TN's autoXLR8R up for adoption by UT Institute for Public Service (relevance: 23.8%, date: Mar 9, 2016)
A fourth cohort of startups is likely to be invited to Knoxville, but timeline TBD.

Heinz Ventures Fund I eyes medtech targets, adds venture partners (relevance: 23.8%, date: Jan 6, 2025)
Solo GP files to raise $10MM, builds-out investment committee and platform.

Chattanooga's Brickyard VC's startup 'insulator' eyes $20MM Fund I (relevance: 23.8%, date: Oct 7, 2022)
There are 16 firms aboard now, each starting with a $250K investment and a supportive non-distracting work-life environment.

Oasis Venture entrepreneurship program for 'often marginalized'
Nashville teens folds after budget review (relevance: 23.7%, date: Oct 9, 2019)
Realities of youth services and the breeding of entrepreneurs bring abrupt changes in local programs.

SaaS: ESG Impact exits beta, seeks capital, opts for VU Wond'ry Founder (relevance: 23.6%, date: May 3, 2022)
[Updated] Co-founders seek $2MM, as VU OwenGSM, VU The Wond'ry and others seem to recognize startup's promise.

Knoxville's Reviewbox sold, Horey eagerly joins PE-backed Talkwalker (relevance: 23.4%, date: Sep 1, 2021)
Tennessee SaaS entrepreneur sets out on journey that could include IPO by global acquirer.

Venture Notes - Sept. 29, 2016 (relevance: 23.4%, date: Sep 29, 2016)
VU spawns Predictgov, Clayton Associates, REDCap Cloud update, NextGxDx raise, Project Healthcare, The TENN and more.

Venture Notes - 28 November 2016 (relevance: 23.3%, date: Nov 28, 2016)
A fresh dozen items from around the state of interest to the venture sector.

Tennessee State University, NBIC separate business incubation missions (relevance: 23.3%, date: Nov 13, 2017)
Startup clients may migrate to either of the incubators - Nashville gets a net incubator increase.

Health Velocity Capital's $185MM Fund I invests solely in HC tech + services (relevance: 23.3%, date: Nov 8, 2018)
Founders with Nashville stripes and strategic partners vow to leverage ties for innovation, growth.

Vanderbilt University launching Institute for National Defense & Global Security (relevance: 23.3%, date: Apr 18, 2024)
Summit III speakers' savvy, calibrated comments may contain 'signals' for domestic and global listeners.

Brookings: TN located in 'Heartland' region
with weakspot for entrepreneurship (relevance: 23.2%, date: Oct 18, 2018)
A sobering report from Brookings Institution researchers inevitably shows there's work yet to be done.

MedHaul startup propelled by Erica Plybeah, backed by InnovaMemphis (relevance: 23%, date: Feb 17, 2022)
The challenges are real, but this mission-oriented entrepreneur is 'grateful for the journey'.

Nashville startups scouted by Cedars-Sinai
Healthcare Accelerator with Techstars (relevance: 23%, date: Mar 17, 2017)
Opportunity helps close gap after closure of EC's healthcare cohort accelerator.