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PE-backed Aegis Sciences acquires startup Diagnovus' assets

Jan 06, 2015 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

AEGIS Sciences Corporation, based in MetroCenter, announced today its acquisition of assets of VC-backed molecular-diagnostics startup Diagnovus, also based in Nashville. Term.... Read More

JumpFund updates investments in women-owned startups

Nov 24, 2014 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

THE JUMP FUND in Chattanooga recapped its recent investments in a release Nov. 24, 2014. The Fund said in a release it had invested more than $500K total via investments of u.... Read More

Haslam Admin eyes AgLaunch support for TN rural entrepreneurs, growers

Nov 12, 2014 at 10:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 18 Nov. 2014 - During the annual Global Action Platform (GAP) conference in Nashville yesterday, Cambridge Holdings Chairman-CEO Jean-Claude Saada annou.... Read More

Bootstrapped Fiveworx eyes capital raise among growth-finance options

Nov 10, 2014 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Update: Jan. 22, 2015 - Knoxville-based Angel Capital Group announced it made an investment of undisclosed nature and magnitude in Fiveworx.-Ed. FIVEWORX, the Knoxville-.... Read More

2nd Middle Tennessee Tech council being formed in Rutherford County

Nov 10, 2014 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

A SECOND industry-driven, information-technology-oriented initiative is emerging within the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin triangle. Tentatively dubbed the Rutherford C.... Read More

Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund hasn't exhausted TNInvestco capital

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

COUNCIL & ENHANCED Tennessee Fund, a TNInvestco VC, continues to scout for new investment opportunities, said the fund's director, Tyler Augusty. The fund still has "an ap.... Read More

Council Capital launches Fund III with $125MM target, exits Ingenious Med

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 12 April 2016: Council Capital announced today it recently closed Fund III at more than $150MM, surpassing its previously declared target of $125MM and hitting its har.... Read More

Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital

Oct 10, 2014 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: ACG said Sept. 3, 2015, it is putting together a $1MM-$5MM micro-seed fund to support Kansas City-area investments.-Ed. ANGEL CAPITAL GROUP, based in K.... Read More

Morris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL region

Oct 10, 2014 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

            John Morris CLEARPATH VENTURES, focused on services that drive ventures beyond conception, has been formed.... Read More

Digital Reasoning Systems secures $24MM GS + Credit Suisse NEXT capital

Oct 09, 2014 at 11:55 am by miltcapps

Digital Reasoning Systems, a leader in cognitive computing, today announced that it has raised $24 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.... Read More

Griffis' FanSafety seeks Seed-capital for venue-security gameplan

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

FANSAFETY.ORG, based in Gallatin outside Nashville, is in conversations with potential investors in its Seed-capital raise. Founder-CEO Don Griffis told VNC that FanSafety is.... Read More

Venture Notes: EO-Nashville, Back Porch Group,<br> Sagents, PBM365, Frontier Capital, Tandum

Oct 06, 2014 at 08:26 am by miltcapps

Joe Glaser JOE GLASER, the Nashville investor and entrepreneur who was in at the ground floor in both Artist Growth and Moontoast launches, is collaborating wi.... Read More

HeadsUp: TN CRS private equity, Bioworks, Startup TN>Chile

Oct 06, 2014 at 06:30 am by miltcapps

BARTERSUGAR, the Memphis Upstart-powered business that supports mainly B2B trading, won't be pursuing its planned capraise, immediately, because Founder Layla T.... Read More

Startup: Arcivr finds Nashville Tech talent issue manageable, sets 2.0 launch

Sep 19, 2014 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

"I STRUGGLE to understand this idea that there's a shortage of Tech talent in Nashville," said Chris Korbey, founder and CEO of Arcivr, the Cloud-based photo-sharing and colla.... Read More

VentureNotes: Jumpstart Foundry, TNovation initiative

Sep 19, 2014 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Updated 27 Oct. 2014: Jumpstart confirmed its shift to Healthcare-only, at least for the 2015 cohort, because JSF's had best success in that vertical.-Ed. JUMPS.... Read More

KnoxEC: Vuture looks to wrap some VC money around Angels

Sep 14, 2014 at 05:18 am by miltcapps

VUTURE, the startup with plans for a platform for storing, prior scheduling and custom-sending video messages, says it's hovering with Angel investors while seeking a venture-.... Read More

Nashville EC's Music-Tech accelerator<br> to debut with Investors at-the-ready

Sep 11, 2014 at 08:15 am by miltcapps

Updated: 21 Oct. 2014 - The Music accelerator, now dubbed Project Music, indeed has a Seed investors at the ready, the EC announced today: The founding investors are Creative.... Read More

SeedHatchery: eDivv eyes Big Apple for beauty-barter startup

Sep 08, 2014 at 08:00 am by miltcapps

Updated Dec. 18, 2014 - StartCo announced that eDivv has thus far raised a total $242K, including earlier debt, now converted.-Ed. EDIVV INC., an online marketplace for.... Read More

ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed<br> by Charlotte-SanFran acce

Sep 04, 2014 at 12:45 am by miltcapps

DOUG SPEIGHT is exploring joining a financial-technology accelerator to ensure his advanced-manufacturing equipment-leasing startup gains traction before the niche becomes too.... Read More

Roy Dano: Sports & Entertainment focus for NVille entrepreneur-investor

Aug 25, 2014 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

ROY DANO, founder and CEO of Brentwood-based Sports & Entertainment Advisory Group (SEAG), says he and other investors are likely to add to SEAG's portfolio of early-stage.... Read More

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