[Updated] Correspondent files profile of ubiquitous advocate for pro-economy, entrepreneurship groups.

Co-founder Enoch Elwell's mulling one or two capital raises for his startups.

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Dan LeVan, with a wide-ranging career, is honored after creating a new business.

Smaller downtown get economic development grants that favor entrepreneurship.

This entrepreneur must not be working part-time.

Bootstrapper til now, Knoxville startup aims for HD livestreaming leadership

With a development push completed, CEO Mac Bartine is happy with revenue trend.

Shelby County Maker entrepreneurs get close-up, ahead of further action

Lots of 2017 events already sprouting - plan ahead here.

Founded in 2010, Chattanooga event has track record of spawning some hits.

Six honorees emerged from this year's contest.

For the 14th year, investors, entrepreneurs, strategic corporates meld at FedEx Institute.

Mike Bradshaw

VTC Insightful, energetic and engaging chief departs for industry and research.

[DOE] New Lab-embedded program to be detailed today.

Boomer aging, story-telling and training needs in industry verticals and rising use of social media, help make the case.

Chattanooga startup made very strategic pivot, and builds bizdev presence in Nashville.

A fresh assay has led to new focus and renewed vision for regional service and leadership.

ORNL-UT-linked Peter Fuhr is now advisor to the startup he founded.

[updated 22 Oct 2019] In prospect: Deeper market penetration and more capital somewhere over the horizon.

[Updated] Long-term capital strategy and exit options await gaining further traction.

Accelerator program concludes with celebration in September.

While organic growth is aggressively pursued, this early-stage company is open to strategic/PE talks

[Updated] First cohort information out of Knoxville CodeWorks.

A new Music accelerator program in Memphis has awarded its first money.

We've proven we can attract cool companies. How do get them to stay?

[Updated] Innovation seeds begin sprouting, as first startups recruited.

[updated] Founder and investors express strong confidence in market headway.

More than 50 entrepreneurs represented in companies in flock of Memphis accelerators.

PYA's long-standing 'dream' of attracting ORNL talent is paying off in varied forms.

Whether you're a Coder or you've had a brainstorm about better living, check it out.

Chattanooga's ramping-up for a feverish startup season.

Student-driven and Music-tied accelerators offerings are new in Memphis.

University of Tennessee Research Foundation is TVC host each year.

[Updated] Grady Vanderhoofven is likely to lead the repurposed nonprofit and some allies.

[Updated] Two years after a successful exit from logistics business, a new venture launches.

Chairman of Knox-based company is also Haslam Administration's ECD chief.

P2S-Covenant JV tackles Big Data analytics for array of verticals.

VNC A fourth cohort of startups is likely to be invited to Knoxville, but timeline TBD.

Chattanooga doubles-down on its Gigabit infrastructure as entrepreneurial edge.

The second cohort of logistics-centered startups begins work in May.

Boutique investment banking firm eyes Florida, Carolinas.

[updated] Raising capital to support deploying TORCH router, as sector entrants multiply.

[Updated] The nonprofit will seek to shift program assets and staff to other organizations.

Memphis-centric founders to provide savvy and capital to proven early-stage companies.

Foundation seems appointment as strategic in raising region's Ag Innovation.

Commercializing the UT brand, localizing entertainment with streaming audio

VNC Even terrorism and immigration issues may affect performance monitoring.

A Series B raise and full market entry are in prospect in 2016.

[updated] Chief of Chattanooga media play in Outdoors, Healthy Living relies on mentors.

Personal care products-oriented business likely to ramp quickly.

[updated] Demo Day is Nov. 18 at SMTEC in Tullahoma. 8 startups presenting.

Five accelerators have 19 startups in 2015.

Seed funding, plus a targeted $10MM innovation warchest are highlighted.

Statewide civic-engagement gets another boost.

GigTank raised the bar for diverse entrants this year.

Strategic recommendations for Memphis ecosystem may be forthcoming by Labor Day.

Tech platform aims to crowd-out dusty paper-based legal processes.

Relocated from Tullahoma to Oak Ridge, the program continues.

[updated] Aerial automated meter readings are its niche among water, gas utilities.

MediaWorks in Knoxville was great fun last year - here it comes again.

[Updated] Aug. 14 deadline. Dan Marcum pushes law-enforcement, security program forward.

TN group has joined Angel Syndicates Central, startup eyes late 2015 capraise.

The fourth cohort of medical-device startups underway this week.

From hundreds of applicants, 36 companies present next month in Music City

Seed, Early- and Growth-stage startups may all benefit from USDA RBIC effort.

Co-founders turn erstwhile hobby into potentially disruptive autocycle play.

Kragenbrink aims to add value for entrepreneurs, while teaming with institutions.

Data-driven Ag platform said well-positioned to compete in emerging sector.

If successful, new fund could pump up to $40MM into leading-edge Ag-sector ventures.

New fund is likely to benefit Tennessee as a priority, but it is not geo-constrained.

It's not lore that propels this institution's reputation as a place whence problem-solvers come.

Seeking 'standard of practice' status, patient Knoxville startup prepares to touch all the bases.

Accelerator's regional mission to be continued after 3 years in Tullahoma

Bioworks Steve Bares announces the news-making appointment

CEO broadens this new-era company's footprint, leverages existing assets, and enters Mexico.

Everyone's still working at something, years after an earlier venture crashed.

The first exit for the fund affiliate with Memphis-based MB Venture Partners.

VNC The idea of a new Financial Technology FinTech accelerator or program taps into energy.

[Updated] In the red-hot mobile payments space, this startup has Master Mentors.

e-Signatures entrant next seeks to get VCs to sign some checks.

A robust new event will kickoff the StartCo accelerator Summer, in May.

[Updated] A plan by the Greater Memphis Chamber and its allies takes a big step forward.

Company Lab board has approved game plan for 2015 event, with increased corporate focus.

Startup leaders, campus scientists and corporate intrapreneurs could gain advantage through MT-DRP

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[Updated] Commissioner Julius Johnson and a team including Memphis BioWorks will press forward.

[Updated] Kevin Kragenbrink was chosen Nov. 11 to serve as Interim Executive Director.

This Shelton Group spinout gets tailwind from mandates in dozens of States

The distance between Murfreesboro and Nashville hasn't gotten any shorter in recent years.

Portfolio company ReadyCart has $2MM Seed-capital raise underway

Key University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University execs discuss partnership, commercialization

[updated] Memphis startup has quickly established a presence, partly on founder's personal franchise

Duo wants to develop crowdbooking platform and other tools in Knoxville, despite capital source

[update] AGC could be active in a dozen or more states by mid-2015, CEO says

Partners plan to invest mainly human capital in promising startups

Emerging life science companies from across the state will state their cases Oct. 21

Tennessee isn't known for digital gaming startups, but Memphis startup aims to change that.

Where money flows, money goes, and the state may've lost a startup prospect.

A second cohort, representing the pick of the state's accelerator litters, set off on a long march.

[Khosla investment] Woman-led business garners the fund's first native Tennessee investment

Entrepreneurs seeks investors who want to become JellyFish.

[Updated] HQ in Memphis, development team in Budapest, startup may be blessed by Universe.

Founder explores various corporate structures to support its sustained mission focus.

Rumors abound, but the project's CEO keeps his powder dry and out of sight.

CCE director brings lessons learned from his own startups, adjusted for the academic setting.

A $500K raise would help it aggressively address the Medical and Fitness sectors.

[Updated] Company spawned by State's Biofuels Initiative aims to gain share ahead of niche competition

Initial platform soon goes live, with huge Golf universe to target.

Updated: Firm will continue bio/investment pace, likely to eye yet another fund in coming years

[updated] Startup will maintain ties to SeedHatchery as it pursues $500K capital raise

Yahoo! Finance columnist Michael Santoli, CEOs, other C-levels headline Nashville event

The urgency driving this OakRidge-Knoxville startup could lead to its relocation

Opportunities are likely amid myriad moving parts in Knox-OakRidge ecosystem

After a bit more than two years in the job, Tech2020 CEO steps down with ecosystem in flux

Money from the Scenic City is now regularly finding its way farther east in Tennessee.

[Updated 10:30a 19Aug] Tech-transfer, PEveteran will shepherd growing early-stage pipeline

Updated: PE buys Skuid. Earlier: Salesforce.com investment. CEO says a San Francisco or Atlanta lead investor with SaaS savvy is likely preferred.

A Louisville company gets the nod; JumpFund could do nine to 14 more deals in next few years.

Chattanooga's KOR Health is pressing ahead with its capital raise, while scouting California digs

Here's the list of AutoXlr8r's first cohort in 2013, then at Tullahoma.

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