Julia Polk

Pointing growth-oriented Founders to NVL's 6th Dealmakers Conference

Feb 07, 2025 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

Update: Due to Winter weather, this event rescheduled to May 1, 2025. Details. The link to the VNC Reader discount included in the story below remains available. IN 12.... Read More

TN GenAssembly slashes LaunchTN SBIR-STTR matching request

Apr 20, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly have rejected half the funding proposed by Gov. Bill Lee for improving the competitiveness of Tennessee startups and other businesses.... Read More

Launch Tennessee unveils 12 CEO search committee members

Aug 27, 2021 at 02:35 pm by miltcapps

Update: LaunchTN retained the Stanton Chase search firm for this CEO assignment.-Ed. Launch Tennessee's board of directors published the names of the 12-member search committe.... Read More

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds

Jun 08, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's budget has been ramped-up in recent years, but the nonprofit agency has for months been bracing alongside its lead sponsor, Tennessee Economic and Community.... Read More

Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks

May 21, 2020 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 20 July 2020 - Decode Health announced members of its new strategic advisory board, on team page here. Our May 21, 2020 story is below.-Ed.DECODE HEALTH INC., the Nash.... Read More

Nashville fintech: Waud-backed SphereCommerce eyes M&A opportunities

Aug 26, 2019 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

SPHERECOMMERCE LLC, the integrated payments technology and security software provider, won't be deterred in its role as M&A consolidator by the frothy valuations it often.... Read More

Venture Notes -- August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019 at 02:42 pm by miltcapps

2019 Mayoral Candidate Cooper on questions posed by Venture Nashville

Aug 21, 2019 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Below are verbatim responses to questions posed by Venture Nashville via respective campaign staff for the candidates seeking election as Mayor of the Metropolitan Government.... Read More

HRtech: XOi Technologies' founder aims for 'optionality' at inflection points

Aug 08, 2019 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

AARON SALOW, Co-Founder and CEO of XOi Technologies, told Venture Nashville he isn't naive about the need for a liquidity event of some type after a startup begins accepting v.... Read More

HC adaptive learning entrant OnSomble targets Nashville, mulls capraise

Jul 25, 2018 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

ONSOMBLE Inc., the Nashville adaptive-learning platform company serving the healthcare industry, recently booked consecutive profitable quarters and could soon provide a liqui.... Read More

LaunchTN to ask 5-year, $44MM State support for maturing action plan

Jul 23, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock said his goal upon taking the reins of Launch Tennessee in January 2013 was always to "come in sprinting, and go out sprinting." Brock recently announced tha.... Read More

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion<br>to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership

Jan 25, 2018 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock Launch Tennessee, officially Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, has received about $20MM mostly from State funds in the past five years,.... Read More

TTDC: Launch Tennessee fills gaps in board of directors

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Chair Bob Rolfe NEWLY APPPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS - Tennessee Technology Development Corp. (dba Launch Tennessee) Launch Tennessee is mainly funded by Tennessee Economic.... Read More

NBIC Incubator Clients Nov. 13, 2017

Nov 13, 2017 at 02:52 pm by miltcapps

NBIC Clients (transcribed from site 13 Nov 2017) - Related story here. AJ Media Services Video production Link Archangel Protective Services Security services, training, tec.... Read More

Four TN startups to pitch this week during Life Science Tennessee conclave

Nov 08, 2017 at 01:56 pm by miltcapps

FOUR Tennessee startups will present Friday during the annual Venture Forum of Life Science Tennessee, the industry trade association based in Nashville. LifeSciTN staff told.... Read More

M&A: Fintech entrepreneur Greg Daily says he's a buyer, not a seller

Jun 12, 2017 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

[updated 7 Sept. 2017: Daily told VNC today he raised $14MM from existing investors, effective July 31.-Ed.] FINTECH entrepreneur Greg Daily of i3 Verticals has completed 16 b.... Read More

Deadline 6/21: Impact Lab to prep Nashville startups to face investors

Jun 11, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

THE DEADLINE is June 21 for for-profit and nonprofit social-impact startups to apply for Impact Lab: Nashville, the five-day training program designed to prepare 10 social imp.... Read More

Apto maps capraises through 2019, targets expat adaptation in U.S., abroad

Nov 28, 2016 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Updated: On July 12, 2019, Apto filed with the SEC for a $1.5MM raise.-Ed. APTO LLC, which offers a cultural-linguistic training platform to help internationals adapt with con.... Read More

2016 Next Awards by Nashville Chamber, Entrepreneur Center

Nov 18, 2016 at 07:07 am by miltcapps

The Next Awards for entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC), with presenting sponsor Lipscomb Universi.... Read More

Expression Health Analytics presses Seed round, eyes Series A raise

Oct 12, 2016 at 04:41 pm by miltcapps

EXPRESSION Health Analytics, which offers a strategic growth and development platform for outpatient providers and their advisors, has a Seed raise underway and is likely to p.... Read More

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