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Gun.io CEO keeps finger off fund-raising trigger, outlines broad ambitions (relevance: 21.2%, date: Feb 25, 2015)
[updated] Founder on a mission sees world of opportunity, with a dash of charlatanism, here and there.

FINTOP Capital Fund III eyes $250MM, Joe Maxwell active on multi-fronts (relevance: 21.1%, date: Jan 14, 2022)
Fund Close Updated: This fintech VC's execs are involved not only in deals, but in potentially industry-transforming efforts.

OverDog sale rumor afloat, some announcement said imminent (relevance: 21.1%, date: Apr 29, 2016)
[Sale confirmed] New money, strategic inflection, or much hubbub about nothing? Time will tell.

Maxwell: NYCB-Figure pact + JAM FINTOP Blockchain Fund are aligned (relevance: 21%, date: Aug 16, 2021)
Joe Maxwell's FINTOP Capital in Nashville plays steadily broadening role in nation's fintech venture + tech ecosystem.

New in Town: Kansas City's Bungii thinks Music City likes Pickup Trucks (relevance: 21%, date: Jan 16, 2020)
Founders had questions about Nashville as a market priority, but were quickly won over.

John Liu stealthy about startup Intelluron,
but vocal about 2020 Sci-Engineering event (relevance: 21%, date: Oct 30, 2019)
Digital Reasoning exec felt called to pursue ML venture, extols Nashville and its STEM-oriented youth.

LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push (relevance: 20.9%, date: Oct 17, 2023)
Tennessean succeeds Monique Villa.

Fintech New Constructs adds to Bloomberg New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders Index for use by ETF generator First Trust Advisors (relevance: 20.9%, date: May 13, 2024)
[updated] Founder David Trainer may have hit a true inflection point, amid an evolving, target-rich environment.

TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts (relevance: 20.8%, date: Jan 28, 2022)
Moyer, Barnard, Martinez, Den Haring, Kauppila and Liu on prospects for AI's increased role in Tennessee.

Caduceus Capital's LAUNCH accelerator eyes pre-Seed digital health startups (relevance: 20.7%, date: Jan 9, 2025)
With applications deadline in 78 days, VC execs prep for first 'AcceleratorPlus' cohort, to be followed this fall by a second.

Shore Capital makes waves raising $640MM+ for industrial, healthcare funds (relevance: 20.7%, date: Jul 13, 2023)
Chicago-Nashville PE has raised an estimated $2.3BN or more through at least 10 funds, and has $6BN+ assets and related.

LaunchTN's Lanahan on coastal VC realities, authenticity + Unicorns (relevance: 20.7%, date: Jun 1, 2017)
Exec averse to encouraging all to 'shoot for the middle', notes need for champion investors.

Whitney to lead Jumpstart fund investing in Black-owned Health startups (relevance: 20.7%, date: Oct 12, 2020)
Jumpstart Health Investors deploys new VC to pursue compelling opportunities among Black-owned firms.

Claya Inc's precision-nutrition entry Rootine draws $4.5M, mulls roadmap (relevance: 20.7%, date: Aug 13, 2021)
Optimized nutrition startup producing revenue, eyes roadmap + milestones, with a possible A-round ahead.

Gov. Lee samples major 2021 feats -- no entrepreneurial gains highlighted (relevance: 20.7%, date: Jan 4, 2022)
Commentary: Does list of TN gains in 2021 reflect actual lack of 'major' entrepreneurial achievements?

Medaxion goes mobile to capture medical charges (relevance: 20.5%, date: Dec 14, 2009)
[updated] HealthStream co-founder's latest technology play aims to awaken sleeping value in medical niche

Allison Duke to take helm of Lipscomb University College of Business (relevance: 20.5%, date: Dec 16, 2024)
VNC updates impending shifts, updates campus entrepreneurship, pitch contest and more

Venture Notes - June 25, 2020 (relevance: 20.3%, date: Jun 25, 2020)
New funds, startup capital raises, exec moves, innovation pushes, fintech, and a mayor who supports innovation.

Brody-Waite: EC won't sub 'vaporware' or coffee for sustainability + value (relevance: 20.3%, date: Jun 1, 2017)
Nashville Entrepreneur Center's third chief seems opportunity to 'leapfrog' some other cities.

Venture Notes - October 19, 2020 (relevance: 20.2%, date: Oct 19, 2020)
[updated] Capital raises, executive moves, venture plays, true startups and more.

Dynamo Ventures $43.2M Fund II eyes global Supply Chain, Mobility bets (relevance: 20.2%, date: Jun 24, 2021)
Chattanooga investor likely to back 25 new portfolio companies in U.S. and abroad.

Kickoff: VentureSouth Chattanooga investor forum possible model for Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville (relevance: 20.1%, date: Jul 18, 2022)
VentureSouth Fund V raise underway targets $10MM to augment Angels' individual bets and sidecar participation.

'Not raining, it's pouring: E&Y + Amazon news means 5,600 jobs in Nashville (relevance: 19.9%, date: Nov 13, 2018)
Two solid hits reinforce Nashville economic status.

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy (relevance: 19.8%, date: Nov 19, 2019)
A rigorous study of TN lifesciences is afoot and advocates are clearly positioning to push for public and private support.

Mobius-AI taps CEO Westenberg, advances electrified transportation fleet management platform (relevance: 19.8%, date: Aug 18, 2024)
Co-founder Abhishek Dubey PhD has led much of the R&D and deployment this startup is leveraging.