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Adam Boehler-led Rubicon hits $471MM in Opp Fund I for HC investments (relevance: 32.8%, date: Aug 30, 2022)
The PE has pulled trigger on early transactions, and its trajectory suggests more deals and 'thought leadership' ahead.

Fintech entrepreneur Silas Deane relishes momentum in Tyler Technologies (relevance: 32.7%, date: Dec 13, 2022)
Resolute businessman enthusiastic about Mid-TN and others in TN and mid-South advancing entrepreneurship, particularly in fintech.

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead (relevance: 32.5%, date: Oct 6, 2023)
A fresh look at Nashville innovation-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and specifically EC ties, seems in-the-offing.

Venture Notes - April 2, 2021 (relevance: 32.2%, date: Apr 2, 2021)
Fintech VC in major alliance, plus filings in banking, film industry, med devices and more.

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem (relevance: 32%, date: Aug 7, 2023)
Candidates Alice Rolli and Freddie O'Connell are to vie in Metro's mayoral run-off contest Sept. 14, 2023

LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties (relevance: 31.3%, date: Jan 23, 2025)
[updated] Startups in Nashville Cluster may need to adjust funding plans during region's opportunity bulge.

$5MM NSF grant supports Fisk University Center
for Biological Signatures and Sensing (relevance: 30.9%, date: Mar 31, 2016)
Program is partnership with Vanderbilt University and others.

Mayor Barry seeks 'Nashville Vision' for economic inclusion, empowerment (relevance: 30.9%, date: Sep 30, 2016)
A new platoon of civic-minded influentials picks-up the challenge.

Gov. Haslam says ECD Commissioner Randy Boyd returning to private sector (relevance: 30.4%, date: Jan 9, 2017)
Announcement could fuel fresh speculation regarding potential Boyd bid for GOP gubernatorial nomination.

Enexor BioEnergy taps Wond'ry's Grajewski as SVP ahead of Series A (relevance: 30.3%, date: Sep 24, 2019)
CEO Lee Jestings confirms appointment and continued focus on capital-raising, advisor-selection planning.

Vreeland confirms Jumpstart Capital's
SimplifyASC and HIGI SH LLC investments (relevance: 30.2%, date: Aug 3, 2018)
[Updated] While still growing its $30MM-$50MM growth fund, JSCap adds notches to its moneybelt.

Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves (relevance: 29.9%, date: May 6, 2019)
Music City Music Council, which augments Metro ECD, gets new staffer and SMB tools are spotlighted.

State-backed LaunchTN Awards $7MM in matching funds to 37 TN firms (relevance: 29.9%, date: Oct 5, 2022)
Launch Tennessee announced latest SBIR fundings.

CEO David Fox: 'Enormous void' in trusted news,
passion for news spurred Exile Global founding (relevance: 29.8%, date: Jun 7, 2017)
Former reporter, political candidate and hedge-fund manager sees return to newsmedia timely.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center update on startup capital recruitment (relevance: 29.8%, date: Feb 25, 2022)
EC staff, led by COO John Murdock provide fresh details on EC capital-formation efforts.

Startup 'Real Good Kitchen' backs Food owners, equity, ecosystems (relevance: 29.7%, date: Dec 23, 2020)
More than one bold B2B industry innovator is raising capital, launching industry kitchens and eyeing markets beyond their homebase.

Might TN General Assembly rebrand Capitol Hill as Innovation LaunchPad? (relevance: 29.6%, date: Feb 13, 2025)
Governor's focus on Innovation, President's focus on the Gulf left us mulling options concrete + symbolic.

Venture Notes - 8 June 2017 (relevance: 29.6%, date: Jun 8, 2017)
Dart Music bankruptcy buyers step up, startup, PE and Fund news, and more.

Tom Bancroft sees Pencilish Animation Studios as industry disruptor (relevance: 29.3%, date: Apr 2, 2021)
Franklin-based veteran of Walt Disney has passion for creating path for direct investment in Animation business.

Booker: CapitalTN aiming to improve Tennessee PE/VC investor ecosystem (relevance: 29.1%, date: Jul 6, 2016)
Group working from Nashville EC plans to draw more investors in from the sidelines.

Governor proposes funds for TN GO push by TN ECD, UT, TVA, ORNL, VU (relevance: 29.1%, date: Mar 13, 2023)
Updated -'Tennessee Network Growth and Opportunity Initiative' could heighten partnering, grant competitiveness.

Nashville EC CEO Allen soon to be succeeded by Batch Gifts' Davidson (relevance: 29%, date: Jun 28, 2023)
Serial entrepreneur becomes entrepreneur center's fifth chief exec in about 13 years.

ISO Capital: LaunchTN expands innovation-capital investment committee (relevance: 29%, date: Nov 20, 2019)
[Updated) There's sharpened focus on capital, as well as on entrepreneurial infrastructure and regional strategy.

Nashville Mayor Cooper names SBA veteran LaTanya Channel director of Economic Growth and Small Business Development (relevance: 28.9%, date: Sep 15, 2022)
Administration's appointment of business and economic advisor comes ahead of Metro Nashville's mayoral election in 2023.

Brock: Company Lab CEO search advances in gateway City of Chattanooga (relevance: 28.5%, date: Apr 26, 2022)
Hub praised for its startup drive and innovation emerges from pandemic throes with both strategy and wide-ranging leadership search.