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Venture Notes - April 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Today: ExpressWages | Raise Financial | MyVFO | FCV | Totem | Basa Futura | Somavac | CareEco | Ten31 | UTC | AgylAI | Yarbrough | Topbins | Novestus | Comma | EvidenceCare |.... Read More

Caduceus Capital's LAUNCH accelerator eyes pre-Seed digital health startups

Jan 09, 2025 at 03:16 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE VC Caduceus Capital Partners today formally announced its Caduceus LAUNCH accelerator program for pre-Seed digital health startups.The program has been concei.... Read More

Venture Notes - Jan. 8, 2025

Jan 08, 2025 at 04:51 pm by miltcapps

today: Bartholomew | Mehlman | Bruce | Bragdon | Ortale | Parikh | Lauzon Bo Bartholomew ROCKMONT Partners Bo Bartholomew and Brian Fox are among those named in a ne.... Read More

Venture Notes - March 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Judith Byrd to be GNVCA chief Whistler Capital Partners' new raise Ricketts' Agyle AI at work on Seed raise - updated Shannon Terry's On3 funds growth Sifford's Lasso advance.... Read More

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

Jan 24, 2024 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Stepping back from the fray, we find there are a myriad of scheduled events just ahead. We've chosen to spotlight 40+ below. Errors are ours. Updates, corrections are w.... Read More

Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination

Oct 20, 2023 at 03:02 pm by miltcapps

Nashville region didn't make rankings, but PB provided VNC Nashville scores Smaller ecosystems again seen for potential dealflow, exits, talent, value The PB methodology, its.... Read More

LaunchTN names Kelliher chief investment officer amid SSBCI push

Oct 17, 2023 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Eller Mallchok Kelliher TENNESSEE Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee today announced Eller Mallchok Kelliher as its new chief investment officer.... Read More

JHI affiliate Jumpstart 2023 gains ground on $4.3MM capital raise

Aug 31, 2023 at 09:09 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE-BASED Jumpstart 2023 LLC, a Seed-stage-oriented VC fund supporting Jumpstart Foundry programs, has gained further ground toward a $4.3MM fundraise. Jumpstart Foundr.... Read More

OtherLeft Ventures joins 'driven innovators' to co-create health tech businesses

May 02, 2023 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

FOUNDERS of OtherLeft Ventures LLC, a venture studio based in Brentwood, plan during the next 12 months to join with healthtech entrepreneurs as co-founder and investor in "2.... Read More

Jumpstart Foundry fund eyes $6.5M via general solicitation

Mar 16, 2023 at 05:17 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Health Investors in Nashville today reported some progress in raising funds from accredited investors for Jumpstart 2023 LLC, the ninth fund supporting the Jumpstart.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 1, 2022

Dec 01, 2022 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: Skyview Ventures | DiveInLabs | SavvyFI | Slingshot | Veterans | StonyCreek | Ship It Pro | Gossamer | Shepherd | Augment | SOMAVAC | AugustBio | CrossLink | Trillium |.... Read More

Nashville's Jumpstart Capital files for $120MM Fund II ahead of JSF bets

May 02, 2022 at 05:35 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE'S Jumpstart Capital Fund II LP recently filed for a $120MM raise for a new pooled-investment fund. The filing for Fund II was submitted here by Vic Gatto, who is als.... Read More

EC says Twende event Feb. 15 coincides with 'Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day' proclaimed by Nashville Mayor Cooper

Feb 14, 2022 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE's Mayor John Cooper has declared that February 15 is now Nashville Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day here, according to an announcement by Nashville Entrep.... Read More

Whitney unmasks Jumpstart Nova VC focused on Black-led HC companies

Jan 12, 2022 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

MARCUS WHITNEY, the Black 46-year-old founder and managing partner of Jumpstart Nova, today revealed the venture capital firm has surpassed its recruitment goals for Fund I, h.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: Park | Launch | Techcos | Enexor | LPNT | Strumn | RV | Cast21 | PWR | Policy | Hapten | UV | BioR | CNXT | GT | HARB | DDT | Banc | LEGD | FG | GSV | Red | CP | Prop |.... Read More

Venture Notes - June 18, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Today: Politics | Nearest | Adair | Vesalio | JSF | PhosCyber | Fast | SurgePays | Ditto | River | SouthPoint | TPG | TSIAF | RISE | 5X5X5 | FwDyn | Concert | ICX | EIR | Ange.... Read More

Venture Notes - April 28, 2021

Apr 28, 2021 at 04:36 pm by miltcapps

Today: SSBCI | Mega | IPO | Rootine | Pencil | DeadSea | Rock | GSV | GBanc | RPoint | Haslam | L37 | Kelly | Alto | Enexor | Upper | 86B | Wander | AdCrit | 180H | Resources.... Read More

Jumpstart Health principals file for $30MM Jumpstart Nova Fund I raise

Apr 01, 2021 at 05:08 pm by miltcapps

JUMPSTART Health Investors, whose principals have been among the pioneers of modern Nashville entrepreneurship and venture investing, have raised more than $18.7MM toward thei.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 24, 2021

Feb 24, 2021 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

TODAY (37): B2S | AgLaunch | FCAHI | IHC | Hero | Adair | Cauble | ArtiphonMono | Insur | Potluck | RDPF | GTV | Blue | Optix | Soccer | Veno | PTrust | Beer | Kamp | Grazr |.... Read More

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