News & Views

The startup/venture cauldron bubbles across Tennessee. 40 abstracts here.

SaaS entrepreneur Kevin Ross and Esports advocate Jared Miller surface in new ventures.

[updated] Fighting colorectal cancer, CEO eyes growing Knoxville biotech scene and Euro and U.S. markets

Founder has raised north of $8MM, recruited growing ranks of farmers since inception.

A Select Medical exec is also Amplion chair; CEO says tech advantage makes a raise reasonable.

Founder says consumers will transform healthcare; she eyes series of raises, senior hires, partnerships.

Mixture of Entrepreneurship and innovation are further stirred and shaken at VU.

CEO, author, advisor moves from bootstrapping to scale-up for board governance platform.

Heritage pops new fund, plus raises for healthcare, crypto, CBD, Growth Fund model notes and more.

Eight teams are enrolled in the Erlanger-Unum-CoLab HealthTech Accelerator.

Nashville entrepreneur's business and social-impact lenses are focused on venture gap.

Cohort D2C goods, wearables, transportation, diagnostic devices and remote patient monitoring.

[updated] Medical Decisions team believes it has unique offering, propelled by quality-of-care and economics tailwinds.

News from Frist Cressey, fintechs, Washtopia, Episode Sols, Sphere, Veterans VC, FedEx, Ballast, VendEngine, and many more.

Music City Music Council, which augments Metro ECD, gets new staffer and SMB tools are spotlighted.

Alternative routes for developing the Fashion ecosystem could be taken while the industry matures further.

Serial social-impact entrepreneur creates several potentially investable Pharmacy-related startups.

HealthStream ties-up with early-growth cos, Alphabet-backed Clover hits Music City, a startup's $6MM raise, money for June Medical, HempTenn, BeastBrands, SmartRIA, and much more.

Eat on the House eschews ratings in favor of consumer intercepts at point of decision.

Weaver mulls spinout, Angels active, fintech adds, SiRanch bucks, tech commercialization, Briovation bread on the waters and more...

Files for $1.1MM preliminary capraise, ahead of much larger funding for projects in Tennessee and elsewhere.

[Updated] WillCo EC to serve established businesses seeking scale in TN's fast-growing Williamson County.

Matt Wiltshire's successor has led key deals for state economic and community development.

Founder says company is ready to make scaleup push, amid active fintech M&A landscape.

Nearly 70 judges listed here contributed centuries of relevant experience in choosing 14 Winners.

Sure, there's some HIT, but also a wide range of products, apps and services in a variety of sectors.

Unprecedented EC gathering meant to improve minority entrepreneurs' access to contacts, capital and growth.

[updated] Its delta symbol for change may prove a harbinger of this tech-centric company.

Earlier successful exit and relo to homestead in Tennessee helped pave the way for latest gambit.

[updated] FINTOP has drypowder from Fund I, expands team, likes what it sees in non-coastal dealflow.

Entrepreneurship, innovation, social impact, blockchain, networking are threads running in parallel.

[Updated 3/15] 41 items, including SEC $ filings, tech talent, startups, entrepreneurial events, capital formation, exec roles, and more.

Core enterprise platform expected to have drawn north of $7MM total by summer's end.

[Updated] Director joins from PwC as tech development and entrepreneurship nonprofit pursues FY20 funding, strategic objectives.

Sixteen new startups join Project Music alumni ranks, with first public-facing event in May.

Startups, market-movers and cities, themselves, often seek 'network effects', reputation and visibility -- which makes an inclusive Award program vital.

CEO has deflected suitor interest, but after RANDA expands to more states, investment may get a re-think.

CEO maps course for Series A-2, Series B raises and views Goggle and Apple moves as reinforcing vision.

[updated] Completing process, this startup's listing could help with elite athlete partners, banks, investors.

[updated] Fast-moving Mobility-as-a-Service entrant backed by MSouth aims to add 50 markets in 2019.

CMI is locked-onto policy and industry developments, as it presses its mission forward.

Commercialization and availability of capital now more fully staffed for a strategic push forward.

Particularly if you're trying to grow a business that's not in Healthcare or Music, you may need to hear this -- again.

Fledgling nonprofit adds staff with politics and projects savvy to support advocacy and outreach.

As bill-filing deadlines loom, bills that shape TN economy, startups, entrepreneurial momentum are in prospect.

With a merger or other transition afoot, NFA chief and Mayor Briley restate value of supporting Creatives, Fashion entrepreneurs.

Latest roundup of Tennessee startups, capital raises, economic development and more.

Co-founders Gatto & Whitney keep tacking in healthcare's crosswinds, complete 6th capraise of $21MM, its largest to date.

LaunchTN matches have now supported 24 fledgling firms, mainly in energy, materials and health/biomedical.

With Black-owned ventures front and center, CEO shares playbook for forging just, inclusive, growing regional economy.

Ventures, partnerships accelerate VUMC lifesciences, plus VUMC and VU's independent commercialization programs.

A five-year partnership is centered on using AI to increase medical precision.

Lee Cabinet choices affect ECD, LaunchTN, others..plus updates on capital raises.

Nashville needs more SaaS startups and talent pool is adequate now for those who engage with ecosystem.

People on the move, capraises for Soccer, healthIT and others -- and maybe a tech employer in play.

Education champion + entrepreneur is raising Seed capital, mapping growth

Biannual Science & Technology Index shows some TN gains, but weakspots among growth factors

The latest in a series of biannual rankings of the States on science and technology competitiveness.

[Updated] Birmingham among alternatives, as some Women, Blacks and other minorities report struggling for traction.

Mayor Briley maker-manufacturer initiatives, capital raises aplenty and more.

[updated] CEO sees IPO likely outcome for new platform company, ETA elites to gather in Nashville.

HealthIT startup winds-down, VC tags talent for Nashville, Angels raising, and more.

Teaming with ORNL + Innovation Crossroads, power producer looks tech targets, maybe some surprises.

Updated - Those who knew this Nashville new-era software entrepreneur will gather this weekend.

Bootstrapper likes idea of strategic partner or investor with sector savvy -- maybe KeepTruckin?

Franklin entrepreneur says eventual IPO is only exit option he's focused on, given global demand for ID assurance.

Two solid hits reinforce Nashville economic status.

New $20MM Angel fund, Shore Capital hoists flag higher in Nashville, and more.

Startup charts path for Seed, Series A and customer acquisition in healthcare and perhaps beyond.

Founders with Nashville stripes and strategic partners vow to leverage ties for innovation, growth.

Months and years of ecosystem development might help make Chattanooga an 'overnight' entrepreneurial success.

Co-founders see sector receptive to Cloud-linked technology and sensitive to search and review costs.

Exits may be ahead for Brentwood-Tullahoma firm seeking stakes in early-stage coastal targets, but at Nashville valuations.

Waller attorney leads prospective not-for-profit advocacy group through private 'summit' at ECD.

Another batch of entrepreneurial and investment movers, shakers and TBDs.