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Tom Ballard still failing to retire from business and economic development | Tom Ballard, Launch Tennessee,
Tom Ballard still failing to retire from business and economic development

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


Larisa Brass, correspondent updated 15 Feb 2019

Get Started LLC's Co-Starters offering bound for global communities | Enoch Elwell, EPB, Gigtank, Chorus, New Zealand, Charlie Brock, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Rebekah Marr, Will Joseph, EPIcenter, EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, CBIZ, Synovus, Chambliss Bahner Stophel, Henderson Hutcherson McCullough, Liza Soydan, Brett Wise, CoLab, The Company Lab, costarters,
Get Started LLC's Co-Starters offering bound for global communities

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


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Chattanoogan is SBA's Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year 2017 | Dan LeVan, SED, Energ3, Small Business Administration, honors, Hashem Hashemian, Edward Glaser, Terence Douglas, Tracy Solomon,
Chattanoogan is SBA's Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year 2017

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


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TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship | Bob Rolfe, Tennessee Economic and Community Development, ECD, downtowns, small business, incubators, coding, education, training, economic development, infrastructure,
TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship

Smaller downtown get economic development grants that favor entrepreneurship.


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The TENN startup MomSource charts growth, capital, eventual exit | Launch Tennessee, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, MomSource LLC, MomSource Network, The TENN, Amy Misenhimer, Courtney Jones, human resources, workforce, careers, lifestyle, families, parenting, jobs, The Muse, FlexJobs, Autumn Witt Boyd, Burkhart and Company, Morehous Legal Group, The Jump Fund, Kim Seals, David Windley, Yahoo, Microsoft, Golden Seeds, Pipeline Angels, Mueller Partners, accelerators,
The TENN startup MomSource charts growth, capital, eventual exit

This entrepreneur must not be working part-time.


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Street Jelly Media hits pavement for capital raise for B2B+B2C growth | Frank Podlaha, Street Jelly Media, StreetJelly, Martina Podlaha, music, entertainment, software, analytics, securities, capital raises, investors, private labeling, white labeling, B2B, B2C,
Street Jelly Media hits pavement for capital raise for B2B+B2C growth

Bootstrapper til now, Knoxville startup aims for HD livestreaming leadership


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Capital raises to advance Smart-RIA platform among investment advisors | Smart RIA, SmartRIA, Smart RIA Ventures, Mac Bartine, Roger Kiger, BasisCode Compliance, RIAinaBox, Financial Tracking Technologies, Brad Sagraves, Egerton McAfee Armistead and Davis, Summit Accounting, SunTrust, VIEO Design, John Morris, Brandon Bruce, Cirrus Insight, RIA Compliance Group, Ara Jabrayan, Adrian Carr, Visionary Horizons Wealth Management, Angel Capital Group,
Capital raises to advance Smart-RIA platform among investment advisors

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


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Memphis Makers: Data Released from Major Survey of More than 300 Creative Entrepreneurs | EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, EPIcenter, Leslie Smith, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Nicole Heckman,
Memphis Makers: Data Released from Major Survey
of More than 300 Creative Entrepreneurs

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


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Venture Calendar - 2017
Venture Calendar - 2017

Lots of 2017 events already sprouting - plan ahead here.


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Eight entrepreneurs compete in 'Will This Float?' pitch event | The Company Lab, Will This Float, Jack Studer, 4U2, Allstar Technologies, Arrival Events, Bash, EZ Rydr, Lucent Gift, Skillbuilder, Music Therapy Gateway in Communications, Jack Studer,
Eight entrepreneurs compete in 'Will This Float?' pitch event

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


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Chattanooga Startup Awards winners 2016 | startups, AudiencePoint, Pass It Down, Tech Goes Home, The Bitter Alibi, Mike Bradshaw, Collider,
Chattanooga Startup Awards winners 2016

Six honorees emerged from this year's contest.


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Musculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis event | Gary Stevenson, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, ZeroTo510, accelerators, Innova Memphis, musculoskeletal, medical devices, biotechnology, spine, Smith and Nephew, Wright Medical Group, Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, Zimmer, Stryker, BioMet, DePuy,
Musculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis event

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


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Bradshaw departs CoLab-GigTank for Jensen Hughes role | Mike Bradshaw, Company Lab, Lamp Post Group, Jack Studer, GigTank, economic development, Dynamo, Dynamo Accelerator,

Mike Bradshaw
Bradshaw departs CoLab-GigTank for Jensen Hughes role

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


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Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, accelerators, ORNL, DOE, Department of Energy, Innova865 Week, Innova865 Alliance, Thomas Mason, Tom Rogers, Thomas Zaccaria, Innovation Crossroads,
Innovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning

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


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CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises | Pass It Down, Chris Cummings, Paul Cummings, social media, video, genealogy, aging, oral history, content, Miller Lite Tap the Future, Aging 2, Generator Ventures, MillerCoors, AWS, Amazon, Cloud, Ancestry, Ancestors, Brigham Young University, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Storycorps, FamilySearch, TechTown, Swiftwing Ventures, Louisiana State University, Molson Coors, SABMiller, Anheuser Busch, Mike Bradshaw, Ted Finch, GigTank, GigTank365, Chambliss Bahner, Willa Kalaidjian, Henderson Hutcherson McCullough, James Purgason, Autumn Witt Boyd, Woople, Free to Bounce, Alex Lavidge,
CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraises

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


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Enterprise Wellness: Chattanooga's Spire Labs looks to accelerate | LifeKraze, Spire Labs, Jay Kelley, David Nielson, Michael Brooks, wellness, healthcare, payers, insurance, employers, workforce, engagement, Ben Wagner, Cerner Wellness, Welltok, Ben Wagner, Virgin, Rally, Pulse, UnitedHealthcare, Jonathan Yagel, James Ackerman, The Documentary Channel, Silverlink, Predilytics, Zamzee, Healthrageous, Humana, Accedo.tv, Spinaker Media, Sam Smartt, Don Kent, Jeff Patton, Rock Creek Aviation, Pallet Resource, Tennessee Oncology, Ron Huffaker, BBT Huffaker Insurance, Peter McCann, hCentive, Ryan Picarella, Wellness Council of America, Bitty, Leslie Ziegler, Dennis Robbins, Fivestone Corporate Ventures, Miller & Martin, McKenzie Laird, SunTrust, Dick Rush, G.R. Rush Co., Michael Brooks, Ben Wagner, David Nielson, Chris Dancy,
Enterprise Wellness: Chattanooga's Spire Labs looks to accelerate

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


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UMemphis FedEx Institute of Technology aimsto be catalyst for Memphis, Tennessee innovation | University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, cybersecurity, Blockchain, life sciences, materials, distributed ledger, research, postsecondary, universities, science, Jasbir Dhaliwal, David Rudd, Dawn Jutla, Cody Behles,
UMemphis FedEx Institute of Technology aims
to be catalyst for Memphis, Tennessee innovation

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


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VC moves Directed Sensing startup from Knoxville to Austin | Peter Fuhr, David Patterson, New Science Ventures, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, University of Tennessee, Directed Sensing, utilities, analytics, visualization, Richard Matlock, 42nd Street Design, Woolf McClane,
VC moves Directed Sensing startup from Knoxville to Austin

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


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Exec: With $22MM in, Chattanooga's Bellhops likely to raise more capital | Bellhops, The Lamp Post Group, Access America, Cameron Doody, Matt Patterson, Stephen Vlahos, Nate Sexton, Scott Downes, Access America, Coyote Logistics, Tom Butler, Maynard Cooper Gale, Josh Collick, Orrick, logistics, UBERCargo, transportation, moving, DIY, students, Dolly, Lugg, Binary Capital, Canaan Partners, TechStar Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Luke Marklin,
Exec: With $22MM in, Chattanooga's Bellhops likely to raise more capital

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


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Knoxville's Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward | Vendor Registry, Sagents, Chris Van Beke, VoicesHeard Media, Launch Tennessee, Jill Van Beke, startups, entrepreneurs, government, business processes, Brian Strong, Claris Networks, BidNet, BidSync, BuySpeed, Greg Cory, Nick Arning, Woolf McClane, Manning Morris, SmartBank, Periscope Holdings, Parthenon Capital Partners,
Knoxville's Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward

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


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Scripps Networks Interactive, MediaWorks draw Lifestylemedia creators to $100K National Media Accelerator | Travelist Teri, Jim Biggs, Scripps Networks Interactive, KEC, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, accelerators, lifestyle media, Eco Vegan Gal, Engineer Your Space, Duzertv, MediaWorks,
Scripps Networks Interactive, MediaWorks draw Lifestyle
media creators to $100K National Media Accelerator

Accelerator program concludes with celebration in September.


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Nanomechanics gets investor-bidder approaches, eyes valuation and growth | Nanomechanics, Agilent Technologies, metrology, software, John Swindeman, materials sciences, Warren Oliver, Sebastian Ward, Agilent Technologies, HP, Kermit Parks, Baker Donelson Bearman Calwell and Berkowitz, Kramer Rayson, Miller and Martin, Luedeka Neely, Bob Burns, Peter Jones, Nastec International, Top Five Inc., Pershing Yoakley and Associates, Will Overstreet, VoicesHeard Media, GridSmart, Keysight Technologies, Hysitron, Nanoindentor, Nanovea, Rtec Instruments, Picodentor, Fischer Tech, Anton Paar, Bruker,
Nanomechanics gets investor-bidder approaches, eyes valuation and growth

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


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Knoxville Entrepreneur Center's CodeWorks startup concepts noted | Immersa CAD, RDI Technologies, Review Box, AirFlare, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Angel Capital Group, James Horey, Lee Martin, David Herberich, Jesse McCrary, Daniel Lawhon,
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center's CodeWorks startup concepts noted

[Updated] First cohort information out of Knoxville CodeWorks.


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Start MMT:Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership  | StartCo, accelerators, music, Gebre Waddell, David Porter, George Monger, startups, Eric Mathews, Soundways, Start MMT, Consortium MMT, Sound Credit,
Start MMT:
Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership

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


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Startup retention: Will edtech entrant Coursicle be a Tennessee keeper? | Upstart, accelerators, Launch Tennessee, EPIcenter, LaunchTN, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, postsecondary, software, students, education, edtech, Tara Aida, Joe Puccio, Jeff Puccio, Phil Puccio, Jeff Aida,
Startup retention: Will edtech entrant Coursicle be a Tennessee keeper?

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


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AgLaunch accelerator launches, powered by Memphis Bioworks, TNDA allies | AgLaunch, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Innova Memphis, Launch Tennessee, LaunchTN, state government, Gov. Bill Haslam, economic development, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneur Center, NTEC, Carol Reed, AgStarters, NextFarm, Stony Creek Colors, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Tennessee State University, Launch Tennessee, LaunchTN, Tennessee Economic and Community Development, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, precision agriculture, The Yield Lab, Jai Templeton, Peter Nelson, Agriculture Innovation Development Group, AIDG, AgTech Accelerator, THRIVE, Village Capital, Stony Creek Colors, Research Triangle Park, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell Berkowitz, Archer Malmo, Steve Bares,
AgLaunch accelerator launches, powered by Memphis Bioworks, TNDA allies

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


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TeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise | Harrison Tyner, WeCounsel Solutions, Telemedicine, Longmeadow Capital Partners, Point Judith Capital, CVH Holdings, John Randazzo, Mozilla, Ron Ilesco, TruLogic Technology Group, capital, Series A, Seed capital, eVisit, SnapMD, CloudVisit, TheraLink, behavioral health, healthcare, MedCare, Sam Johnson, VisuWell,
TeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise

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


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2016 Memphis Accelerator Portfolios announced | EPIcenter, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, NovoNav, accelerators, Roundabout Markets, IShipdit, Magneto Innovations, SeedHatchery, Fitnexx, FrontDesk Connect, ProxBox, Sky High, PIElink, One Step Initiative, Start MMT, Memphis Media Technology, Soundways, EPKpage, Upstart, Coursicle, Homey, RevvPay, ZeroTo510, Somavac, Flexspark, Cast21, RistCall, ImagineU, 3D printing, GPS, navigation, logistics, transportation, ecommerce, EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, Roundabout Markets, K12, education, edtech, postsecondary, scheduling, medical devices, alarms, medicine, healthcare, eric matthews, leslie smith, Innova Memphis, MB Venture Partners, Wolf River Angels, The Jump Fund, Launch Tennessee, LaunchTN, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell Berkowitz, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Waller Lansden, Archer Malmo, Mosaik, The Marston Group, SilQ, machine learning, Consortium MMT, Somavac Medical Solutions, Sound Credit,
2016 Memphis Accelerator Portfolios announced

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


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PYA Analytics keeps Healthcare emphasis, mulls eventual MD Radio capital raise or sale and welcomes opportunities in other verticals | Pershing Yoakley & Associates, PYA Analytics, data sciences, healthcare, retailing, manufacturing, media, My Downtown Radio, MD Radio, software, commercialization, marketing, Ed Pershing, Edmon Begoli,
PYA Analytics keeps Healthcare emphasis, mulls eventual MD Radio capital raise or sale and welcomes opportunities in other verticals

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


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Deadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville'sScripps Networks Interactive investment | Scripps Networks Interactive, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Pershing Yoakley and Associates, content, lifestyle, software, coding, CodeWorks, Mediaworks, TheWorks, Innova865 Alliance, startups, demo days, PYA, Jim Biggs,
Deadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville's
Scripps Networks Interactive investment

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


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14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in Chattanooga | Mike Bradshaw, GigTank, Company Lab, Chattanooga, startups, accelerator, economic development, Collider, Dociety, ProviderLinc, Fetch, injii, iPrint 3D, Mixtroz, Mod-Ergo Systems, One to One Telehealth, Pass It Down, Rendever, Squadfund, TelemeterEd, UChattSat, Xcellent Life, GigTank365, Edney Innovation Center,
14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in Chattanooga

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


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EPIcenter: Entrepreneurial 7.0 Quake in Memphis as accelerators erupt | Start Co., Leslie Smith, Eric Mathews, Memphis, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Seed Hatchery, EPICenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, Start MMT, Consortium MMT, David Porter, ImagineU, Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, Upstart, SkyHigh, accelerators, ImagineU, ZeroTo510,
EPIcenter: Entrepreneurial 7.0 Quake in Memphis as accelerators erupt

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


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Tennessee Venture Challenge Competition announces winners | University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Stacey Patterson, UTRF, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Ming Qi, Peroxygen Systems, CZ Nutrition, Farm Specific Technology,Shawn Butler, Austin Scott, Daniel Wiggins, Iono Pharma, healthcare, TechSmartt, TT Scientific Corp.,
Tennessee Venture Challenge Competition announces winners

University of Tennessee Research Foundation is TVC host each year.


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Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor | capital, Tech2020, Technology 2020, Launch Tennessee, Meritus Ventures, TennesSeed, LaunchTN, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Seed capital, venture capital, Grady Vanderhoofven, David Bradshaw, David Snider, Marry Murray, Innova Memphis, Memphis Bioworks, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Jennifer Goodman, Elliott Davis Decosimo, Richard Matlock, Woolf McClane Bright Allen Carpenter, RAMP, Kentucky Highlands INvestment Corporation, Meritus Ventures, Southern Appalachian Fund, Meritus Kirschner, RBIC, rural business investment corporation, agriculture, Meritus Capital Management, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, University of Tennessee, US First, Robotics, regional advanced manufacturing partnership, commercial real estate,
Venture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor

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


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Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software | Launch Tennessee, LaunchTN, TTDC, economic development, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Ted Alling, Weston Wamp, Zach Wamp, The Lamp Post Group, Dynamo, Dynamo Accelerator, logistics, transportation, ecommerce, software, robotics, Jon Bradford, Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia, Dynamo Fund,Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, The Lamp Post Group, transportation, TTDC, VaynerMedia, Weston Wamp, Zach Wamp, Satosh Sankar, Barry Large, Allan Davis, AccelNow, SMTEC, Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers, accelerators, AutoXLr8r, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, GE Ventures, Locatible, Shipamax, Sirenum, Skupos, Skydrop, Slop.io, Stord, SynapseMX, WiseSystems, Workhound, Dynamo,
Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software

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


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Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at table | Randy Boyd, Radio Systems, PetSafe, pets, pet care, TSG Consumer Partners, DogsWell, animal health, consumer products, security, Invisible Fence, Chris Chandler, Willie Wallace, Boyd Venture Challenge, economic development, Gov. Bill Haslam, LaunchTN, Launch Tennessee, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, mergers and acquisitions, SDR Ventures,
Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at table

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


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$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insights | P2P, VortexT Analytics, Barry Goss, Tony Spezia, Covenant Health, healthcare, insurance, defense, security, GSIA, Global Security Information Analytics, Explorys, IBM, HIPAA, PHI, personal health information, computing, analytics, Jim Bailey, TWSG, Randy Smith, The White Stone Group, Guille Cruze, Homer Fisher, University of Tennessee, SAIC, Battelle, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority,
$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insights

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


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Startups: TN's autoXLR8R up for adoption by UT Institute for Public Service | advanced manufacturing, automotive, AutoXLr8r, Brookings Institution, Charlie Brock, Chuck Shoopman, economic development, Institute for Public Service, Jeff Brown, LaunchTN, Mike Bradshaw, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, The Biz Foundry, The Company Lab, TTDC, University of Tennessee
Startups: TN's autoXLR8R up for adoption by UT Institute for Public Service

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


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Chattanooga's The Company Lab to accelerate dozens of startups each year | colab, The Company Lab, GigTank, GigTank365, accelerators, US Ignite, broadband, Gigabit, Mike Bradshaw, undaground, David Castaneda, Cole Sweeton, CPR Lifewrap, Felicia Jackson, Joy Krauss, Change Your Story, Noelle Schwantes, One to One Personal Physician Network, Seed stage, startups,
Chattanooga's The Company Lab to accelerate dozens of startups each year

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


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March 18  app deadline for EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator | Fedex, EPIcenter, Leslie Smith, accelerators, Innova Memphis, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, logistics, transportation, ZeroTo510, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce,
March 18 app deadline for EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator

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


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FourBridges Capital Advisors expands SE reach, doesn't rule-out VC fund | FourBridges Capital Advisors, Chattanooga, Charlie Brock, Frank Williamson, Miller Welborn, LaunchTN, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Mike Hatcher, TeamHealth, Andy Stockett, Chris Rowe, Ralph Montgomery, Nashville Capital Network, Lance Healy, Stephen Susano, NIVIS, Compaq, IBM, The White Stone Group,
FourBridges Capital Advisors expands SE reach, doesn't rule-out VC fund

Boutique investment banking firm eyes Florida, Carolinas.


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VESTA Technology seeks TORCH brand lead in Internet parental controls | Torch, Shelley Prevost, Lamp Post Group, startups, parental controls, education, routers, mobile, filtering, Internet, Web, education, children, child health, discipline, families, broadband, cable systems, pornography, recreation, studying, behavior, learning, digital games, exercise, schools, K12, VESTA Technology, Nashville Capital Network, Pathway Lending, Women, The Jump Fund, Wayne Fullam, Vann Graves, iOS, Android, browser, distribution, Lamp Post Group, Falcon, Comcast, Kickstarter, Jack Studer, Ted Alling, Circle Media, Luma, Koala Safe, OurPact, Qustodio, WebWatcher, McAfee, Safe Eyes, Net Nanny, Content Watch, Peter Van De Put, Jake Brown, Miller Martin, EnGenius, Roddy Bailey, Senao Networks, 3686,
VESTA Technology seeks TORCH brand lead in Internet parental controls

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


Milt Capps updated Aug. 1, 2016

After 22 years, Tech2020 at OakRidge to cease pro-entrepreneurial efforts | Tech2020, Technology 2020, LaunchTN, Gov. Don Sundquist, entrepreneurs, startups, ecosystem, nonprofits, economic and community development, Tom Ballard, Teri Brahams, Pathway Lending, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Innovation Valley, AutoXLr8r,David Bradshaw, David Snider, Kevin Kragenbrink,
After 22 years, Tech2020 at OakRidge to cease pro-entrepreneurial efforts

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


Milt Capps updated 3 March 2016 8:49am

Memphis Money: Sage Advantage Fund created by advisory firm's founders | Andrew Forsdick, Angel Syndicates Central, EPIMemphis, Starco, Innova Memphis, Angels, early stage, Brad Trotter, John Novarese, Craig Mattson, Charlie Brock, LaunchTN, Inception Visual, Park Media Software, Dick Reeves, EYE Corp., Pop Tunes, Addison Capital Advisers, FoxMark Media, Baker Donelson Bearman Calwell and Berkowitz, Evans Petree, Dan Robinson, Joel Sklar, Regions Bank, Paragon Bank,
Memphis Money: Sage Advantage Fund created by advisory firm's founders

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


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Nelson joins Memphis Bioworks Foundation as VP-Agriculture Innovation | Aglaunch, Peter Nelson, Steve Bares, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Innova Memphis, Agriculture, Julius Johnson, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Brian Goodwin, Francois Mireles, Venture Incite, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sam Brown, Andy Jordan, Rick Vierling, fbsciences, Doug Faulkner, Bud Hughes, venture capital, proof of concept, intellectual property, patents, innovation, LifeScienceTN,
Nelson joins Memphis Bioworks Foundation as VP-Agriculture Innovation

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


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VentureNotes: Mike Carroll licenses PYA tech; Joy Fisher eyes UT assets | Joy Fisher, Mike Carroll, PYA Analytics, media, audio, software, Brian Worley, Ken Woody, Innova Memphis, cheese, food, branding, University of Tennessee, Clodico, Solidus, Venture INCITE, University of Tennessee, Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Accenture, Motorola,
VentureNotes: Mike Carroll licenses PYA tech; Joy Fisher eyes UT assets

Commercializing the UT brand, localizing entertainment with streaming audio


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Gov. Haslam's evolving performance dashboard gains heft and sheds some graphic impact | Gov. Bill Haslam, dashboard, economic and community development, health, healthcare, Terry Cowles, Will Cromer, TransparentTN, Customer Focused Government, homeland security, defense, Dave Smith, Michelle Martin, Laura Herzog, highways, terrorism, Paris, immigration, refugees,
Gov. Haslam's evolving performance dashboard gains heft and sheds some graphic impact

VNC Even terrorism and immigration issues may affect performance monitoring.


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Capital on-tap, REZLI software platform servescareer needs of interactive gamers and others | REZLI, Iron Gaming, Cory Allison, software development, The Jump Fund, startups, Lex Tarumianz, Blank Slate Ventures, Angels, The Bryn Mawr School, Washington and Lee, Georgia State University, Miller and Martin, Carbon Five, Mattias Jannerbo, Unum, CapitalMark, Pinnacle Financial Partners, CareerBuilder, Ricardo Martinez, Robert S. Johnston Jr., Chris Fehr, LH Hacker Caldwell, Ben Probasco, TSW II Capital Advisors, Kinsey Probasco Hayes, Coca-Cola, Aaron Welch, Darwyn Sipling, esportscareer, recruitment, education, gaming, interactive gaming, video games,
Capital on-tap, REZLI software platform serves
career needs of interactive gamers and others

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


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Pitching flag Outdoors, RootsRated raises $3MM, with Series A underway | RootsRated, outdoors, publishing, brand management, media, advertising, marketing, biking, hiking, trail running, Stephen Culp, Greg Williams, Backbone Media, Rock/Creek, outfitters, Mark McKnight, Greg Williams, Gordon Seabury, Toad and Company, Outdoor Industry Association, Brian Wleklinski, Jasdeep Garcha, Lou Dzierzak, Laurel Creech, Dawson Wheeler, Regions, Henderson Hutcherson and McCullough, Miller and Martin, Chattanooga Rennaissance Fund, Growthx, Brad Holliday,
Pitching flag Outdoors, RootsRated raises $3MM, with Series A underway

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


Milt Capps updated April 3, 2018

Former Chattem execs, Entrepreneur launch Focus Consumer Health,file plan for $20MM capraise for portfolio push this year | Focus Consumer Health, Kevin Menzel, capital, Chattem, Chattanooga, startups, personal care, healthcare, Adamia, Miller and Martin, Hugh Sharber, Byron Defoor, Bob Bosworth, Charlie Stafford, Andrea Crouch, Emerson Group,
Former Chattem execs, Entrepreneur launch Focus Consumer Health,
file plan for $20MM capraise for portfolio push this year

Personal care products-oriented business likely to ramp quickly.


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Tullahoma: JusticeXL accelerator announces inaugural cohort | JusticeXL, Dan Marcum, Jerry Wright, Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers, SMTEC, economic development, AutoXLR8R, Affidata Solutions, Ballisticks, Corvus Technologies, ICE Blackbox, Innertainment Delivery Systems, Kain, Perez Forensic Strategies, RED-EHS, REDOUBT4, Seke, US Material Converters, Israel, accelerators, startups, JusticeXL, law enforcement, justice, courts, security, cybersecurity, video, surveillance, monitoring, armor, weapons, hardware, software, enforcement, whistleblowing, inventory control, healthcare, clothing, wearables, safety, prisons, R3D Star Health, Mechoptix, Piece Part Logistics,
Tullahoma: JusticeXL accelerator announces inaugural cohort

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


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Memphis-based StartCo, EPICenter run 2015 squad of accelerators | EPICenter, EPICenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator, StartCo, Seed Hatchery, accelerators, medical devices, ZeroTo510, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Fedex, logistics, social entrepreneurship, B2B, information technology, FDA, 510k, healthcare, women, Sky High, Upstart, LineGard Med, Glucose Alarm, Inspire Living, SweetBio, 6Figure, MLS My Nest, CareCurrent, My College Stream, CodeCrew, CapitalC, DivorceSecure, LendMed, Preteckt, Ncrease, Burro, LiloE, L7, OneClickShip, Thaddeus Medical Devices,
Memphis-based StartCo, EPICenter run 2015 squad of accelerators

Five accelerators have 19 startups in 2015.


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TN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activation | AgLaunch, Steve Bares, Pete Nelson, Agriculture, agribusiness, startups, accelerators, LifeScience Tennessee, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, legislatures, General Assembly, NextFarm, Scott Massey, Global Action Platform, SlowMoney, GAP Summit, Fareed Zakaria, AgriTech, economic development, Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneur Center, Ag Innovation Development Group, Gov. Bill Haslam, Rep. Stephen Fincher, Julius Johnson, Mid-South Family Farms, Bobby Goode, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee State University, Fareed Zakaria, Bullpen Ventures, SlowMoney, Jumpstart Foundry, Austin Peay State University, UT-Martin, University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture, Middle Tennessee State University, Memphis Bioworks Foundation,
TN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activation

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


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Lipscomb University's Leadership Tennessee initiative gets $750,000 Gates Foundation grant to expand programs | Leadership Tennessee, Lipscomb University, Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Randolph Lowry, Cathy Cate, Teresa Sloyan, Hyde Family Foundations, Civic engagement, leadership, cities, regions, community engagement, policy, government, Randy Boyd, economic development, College of Leadership and Public Service, postsecondary, education, Candace McQueen, Joe DiPietro, Steve Joiner,
Lipscomb University's Leadership Tennessee initiative
gets $750,000 Gates Foundation grant to expand programs

Statewide civic-engagement gets another boost.


Submitted

GigVision: Chattanooga's Company Lab unveils GigTank Class of 2015 | Mike Bradford, Alex Lavidge, GigTank, The Company Lab, Chattanooga, broadband, VorText, Global Security Information Analysts, PlanIT Impact, Performatix, MFORCE, Paradrop, Cloud, Evolvr, real estate, Makers, manufacturing, 3D, local flows, virtual reality, VR, Branch Technology, construction, Engajer, video, analytics, wi-fi, beacons, Cansoft Communications, Architecture, environment, green, bluefield, content, Bluetooth, BDI Labs, MediaBit, AI, Ark Labs, artificial intelligence, Adagion, audio production, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, US Ignite, Matter Cafe, Axon Dynamics,
GigVision: Chattanooga's Company Lab unveils GigTank Class of 2015

GigTank raised the bar for diverse entrants this year.


Milt Capps Updated 28 July 2015; originally published May 12, 2015

People: First EPIcenter Memphis Presidentnow deep in community engagement | Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Innova Memphis, Startco, Steve Bares, Leslie Lynn Smith, Techtown, economic development, incubators, accelerators, Seed Hatchery, Sky High, U3 Advisors, Leigh Shockey, Memphis Chamber of Commerce, J.R. Pitt Hyde, Pitt Hyde, Innova Memphis, Emerge Memphis, EDGE, Crews Venture Lab, Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Memphis, EPIcenter Logistics Innovation Acceleratgor, FedEx, Allan Daisley, National Business Incubation Association, Chairman's Circle, startups,
People: First EPIcenter Memphis President
now deep in community engagement

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


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SeedHatchery: DivorceSecure raising capital to reduce pains of parting | Hirsch Serman, DivorceSecure, SeedHatchery, Startco, Eric Matthews, Mara Lewis, Carla Balch, John Ogle, Charles Hurst, Al Pickett, Andrew Fowlkes, Regions, Patricia Chavetz, Stephen Libby, Michael Burnham, David Katz, Clio, WeVorce, Y-Combinator, Noam Davidovics, pitching, Demo day, lawyers, legal services, software development, platform, divorce, estate planning, financial planning, Regions,
SeedHatchery: DivorceSecure raising capital to reduce pains of parting

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


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AutoXLR8R at Tech2020 announces 3rd startup cohort | SRM, CBA, OptoLogistics, CASCI, The PT Solution, The Smart Seat, Sleep On Trucking, Drive & Live, IVRTrain, AutoXLR8R, Jim Brewer, Josh McMillan, Mustafah Varzaneh, Ricardo Valanzuela, Donald Suiters, Daniel White, Emanuel Fierimonte, Ravi Venkataraman, Tech2020, Technology 2020, accelerators, simulators, training, logistics, analytics, manufacturingf, supply chain, safety, trucking, drivers, Jack Sisk,
AutoXLR8R at Tech2020 announces 3rd startup cohort

Relocated from Tullahoma to Oak Ridge, the program continues.


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Update: DataFlyte reviews bridge-round checklist, charts Series A | Jack Dischner, DataFlyte, Dan Morse, Y12 Federal Credit Union, Geoff Robson, Degrees Business Development, Lighthouse Fund, John Morris, Blank Slate Ventures, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, UAV, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, aircraft, smart meters, automated meter reading, electric power, electricity, water, gas, utilities, Angel Capital Group,
Update: DataFlyte reviews bridge-round checklist, charts Series A

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


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Aug. 11, 2015: Knoxville's MediaWorks announces presenters | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, MediaWorks, Pictograph, Menu Magic, Instartly, Evolvr, Emcapture, Baracksdubs, Pictograph, startups, demo day, RESQUE, Children's Media Studio, SolidPick, WDVX,
Aug. 11, 2015: Knoxville's MediaWorks announces presenters

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


Submitted press release from Knoxville Entrepreneur Center

JusticeXL startup accelerator program debuts in Tullahoma at Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers | Dan Marcum, Turner Nashe, Jerold "Jerry" Wright, Karen Tackett, Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers, SMTEC, AutoXLR8R, Tech2020, Innertainment Delivery Systems, IDS, prisons, corrections, security, military, law enforcement, JusticeXL, accelerators, Fran Marcum, NEST-TN, Relevance Capital, J2 Software Solutions, TNInvestco, Jason Denenberg, Innertainment Delivery Systems, IDS,
JusticeXL startup accelerator program debuts in Tullahoma
at Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers

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


Milt Capps updated 3pm July 20, 2015

Eastate: Venture advisor offers updates on Angel Roundtable, FundingSage | Anthony Lettich, Tony Lettich, FundingSage, the Angel Roundtable, Johnson City, Kingsport, Angel Syndicates Central, Dick Reeves, Andrew Forsdick, Angel Syndicates Central, Blackburn Childers Steagall, Addison Capital Advisors, Telco Television, Wilson Worley, William Lewis, Travis McMurray, Kevin Ewers, Dave Clark, Ken Frohlich, Matthew Cleek, Intellithought, advisors, Sid Chambless, Jason Denenberg, LaunchTN, Nashville Capital Network,
Eastate: Venture advisor offers updates on Angel Roundtable, FundingSage

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


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Memphis: ZeroTo510 medical-device accelerator  | ZeroTo510, Memphis Bioworks Association, Jessica Taveau, SweetBio, SiteSaver, GlucosAlarm, Inspire Living, LaunchTN, MB Venture Partners, Allan Daisley, medical devices, healthcare, EPICenter, Memphis,accelerators,
Memphis: ZeroTo510 medical-device accelerator

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


Memphis Bioworks Press Release

36|86: LaunchTN reveals 36 companies presenting June 8-10 in Nashville | LaunchTN, 3686, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, startups, TTDC, RootsRated,
36|86: LaunchTN reveals 36 companies presenting June 8-10 in Nashville

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


Staff

Feds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphisto pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented funds | AgLaunch, Innova Memphis, Meritus Ventures, Grady Vanderhoofven, Ken Woody, investment, venture capital, rural, agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Economic Development Administration, Tom Vilsack, government, Seed stage, growth stage, Farm Credit Administration, USDA, Life Science Tennessee, Pete Nelson, Ag Innovation Development Group, Jan Bouten,
Feds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphis
to pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented funds

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


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Shockwave Motors eyes $1.5MM raisefor Defiant electric roadster production | Shockwave Motors, automobile, John McMillian, Carrie Fair, Normand Rheault, manufacturing, transportation, battery, China Aviation Lithium Battery, CALB, Cayenne Consulting, Elio Motors, Polaris Industries, Slingshot, Defiant, SunTrust, Jack Atkins, Carrie Fair, University of Tennessee, Keurig Green Mountain,
Shockwave Motors eyes $1.5MM raise
for Defiant electric roadster production

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


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New Tech2020 CEO sees KVL-Oak Ridge ecosystem growing more cohesive | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Kevin Kragenbrink, Jim Biggs, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tech2020, Technology 2020, economic development, technology transfer and commercialization, mentoring, incubators, entrepreneurs, John Morris, venture capital, Seed capital, funds, grants, California State University, Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, military, US Army, Tom Rogers, Shawn Carson, mentors, AutoXLR8R, Southern Middle Tennessee Centers for Entrepreneurship, SMTEC, Grady Vanderhoofven, Meritus Ventures,
New Tech2020 CEO sees KVL-Oak Ridge ecosystem growing more cohesive

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


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CEO: AgSmarts eyes Series A raise as 'Precision Agriculture' interest grows | AgSmarts, AgSense, AquaSpy, agriculture, precision agriculture, big data, analytics, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, First Tennessee, Clayton Plymill, Debbie Hylander, Amy Brackstone, Chris Sloan, Tony Alexander, Matt Heiter, Cultivian, OnFarm, Innova Memphis, government, USDA, Brett Norman, Monsanto, Climate Corporation, venture capital, investment, investors, software, information technology, Internet, irrigation, water, environment, waste water, Innova Memphis, Kele Inc., NextFarm, Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneur Center, NWTEC, TNInvestco, Enhanced Capital Partners, Advantage Capital Partners, USDA, Department of Agriculture, University of Memphis, LaunchTN, CAPCO, capital formation,
CEO: AgSmarts eyes Series A raise as 'Precision Agriculture' interest grows

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


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Update: Innova Memphis seeks Fed'l certification ahead of new fund raise | AgLaunch, agriculture, AgSmarts, Jan Bouten, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, investment, capital, Farm Credit System, Department of Agriculture, fundraising, TNInvestco, Advantage Capital Partners, Enhanced Capital Partners, venture capital, early stage, Innova Memphis,
Update: Innova Memphis seeks Fed'l certification ahead of new fund raise

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


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VC- and Tech2020-led TennesSeed eyes capraise, regional investments | Grady Vanderhoofven, Meritus Ventures, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Vanderbilt University, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, Tech2020, Tom Rogers, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Ken Woody, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, University of Illinois, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, ONMI, Georgia Tech Research Alliance, Oklahoma Innovation to Enterprise, i2E, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, TEDCO, Tech Columbus, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, John Morris, Kevin Kragenbrink,
VC- and Tech2020-led TennesSeed eyes capraise, regional investments

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


Milt Capps updated 9:53 p.m.

Covenant College influences Chattanooga entrepreneurial scene | GigTank, Chattanooga, Charlie Brock, Frank Brock, Marshall Brock, Clumpie's Ice Cream Co., Covenant College, entrepreneurs, community, social enterprise, Christianity, Presbyterian Church of America, PCA, Telos Venture Capital, Seed Project, Company Lab, Co.lab, Co-starters, Sheldon Grizzle, Enoch Elwell, Spartan Ventures, Blank Slate Ventures, Brock Candy, Leda Goodman, Greyfriars Coffee, TriCycle, 3HD, Spire, Life Kraze, Chattanooga Football Club, Fancy Rhino, Chattanooga Football Club, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, social justice, compassion,
Covenant College influences Chattanooga entrepreneurial scene

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


Milt Capps and Meghan O'Dea

Innovasan scenario includes Series A+B, doesn't rule-out future IPO | medical devices, pharmaceuticals, environment, water, surgery, sewage, healthcare, SteriCycle, Stryker, technology, Jeffrey Hubrig Jr., Jeffrey Hubrig, Innovation Services, Ellen Hubrig, Joseph Dooley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, University of Kansas, Defense, investors, venture capital, Lockheed, Southeast BIO, SEBIO, Life Science Tennessee, Will This Float?, New England Venture Summit, Luedeka Neely, Henderson Hutcherson McCullough, Ackerman PR, Innovation Services, Company Lab, Cardinal, Beamis, Skyline, Streamway, Arthur J. Gallagher Co., insurance, risk management, Innovasan,
Innovasan scenario includes Series A+B, doesn't rule-out future IPO

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


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Marcum confirms Tennessee's AutoXLR8R moving to Tech2020 at Oak Ridge | AutoXLR8R, automotive, Tech2020, Technology 2020, Shawn Carson, Dan Marcum, Fran Marcum, economic development, accelerators, Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers, SMTEC, Gov. Bill Haslam, Jason Denenberg, entrepreneurs, Micro Craft, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, University of Tennessee, UT Research Foundation, President Barack Obama, advanced manufacturing, composites, IACMI, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, startups, investment, corrections, law enforcement, defense, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Relevance Capital, TNInvestco, Clodico, CyberLoop, Platematch, APLAIR, New Hybrid, NoWire, Jason Denenberg, Gov. Bill Haslam, Gov. Phil Bredesen, Gov. Don Sundquist, Nicholas Ng, Kevin Kragenbrink, Joy Fisher, Robert Watts, Taylor Wilkins, David Johnson, Jason Gupta, Biz Foundry, Upper Cumberland Entrepreneurial Foundation
Marcum confirms Tennessee's AutoXLR8R moving to Tech2020 at Oak Ridge

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


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Leslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in Memphis | EPICenter, Memphis, Steven Bares, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Leslie Lynn Smith, economic development, innovation, Leslie Smith,
Leslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in Memphis

Bioworks Steve Bares announces the news-making appointment


Press Release

Long Haul: With $5MM capraise, Knoxville's IdleAir may shift to higher gear | Convoy Solutions, Ethan Garber, turnarounds, trucking, transportation, investment, Bear Stearns, IdleAir, IdleAire Technologies Corporation, Stephen Smith, green, federal government, air quality, environment, Shorepower Technologies, Tesla Motors, international, Jefferies, Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, The Seaport Group, Yale Klat, Stan Pickering, TD Bank, Smart Bank, Bank of America, Brooklyn Outreach Center Network, Brian MacDonald, Stephen Sander, Geoff Rubin, Tom Steiglehner, Jeremy Mindich, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, TPG, Scopia Capital, Mike Fielden, Sydney Capital, Sydney Group, Hembree Contracting,
Long Haul: With $5MM capraise, Knoxville's IdleAir may shift to higher gear

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


By Larisa Brass and Milt Capps edit 8:03 a.m.

Inner Circle: Executives aboard for IdleAire Technologies' 2008 Chapter 11 | IdleAire Technologies, IdleAir, Michael Crabtreet, David Everhart, Lana Batts, Dan H. Felton III, Thomas F. "Mac" McLarty, President Bill Clinton, Steve Kirkham, Lewis Frazer, Holland Knight, Sullivan Hazeltine Allison, CRG Partners Group, Gordian Group, Williams Anderson, Convoy Solutions, Ethan Garber, bankruptcy, Chapter 11, leadership,
Inner Circle: Executives aboard for IdleAire Technologies' 2008 Chapter 11

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


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Owners of TNInvestco-backed Hubble Telemedical exit in sale to Welch Allyn  | Larisa Brass, Welch Allyn, TNInvestco, capital, mergers and acquisitions, investment, startups, healthcare, telemedicine, Chuck Witkowski, MB Venture Partners, diabetes, medicine, diagnostic devices, technology, INCITE, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation
Owners of TNInvestco-backed Hubble Telemedical exit in sale to Welch Allyn

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


Larisa Brass, Correspondent Updated 10:16 a.m.

Financial Tech accelerator idea discussed for NVille-TN
Financial Tech accelerator idea discussed for NVille-TN

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


VNC Milt Capps

Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing | Synapse Pay, Mike Hoffmeyer, Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, FedEx Institute, University of Memphis, Bryan Keltner, entrepreneurs, Sankaet Pathak, Angel investors, capital, Seed stage, FDC, First Data Corporation, KKR, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, mobile, Apple Pay, payments, networks, Farris Bobango, The Marston Group, Independence Bank, FireHost, Paytopia, Electracash, My Payment Network, FinTech, financial, Doug Marchant, Jeff Webb, Hilliard Crews, Seed capital,
Mobile in Memphis: SynapsePay's backers give Fintech startup rare footing

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


Milt Capps Updated May 22, 2015

Made in Chattanooga: SIGNiX eyes 'early growth-stage' capital raise | SIGNiX, Pem Guerry, Gary Peat, DocuSign, EchoSign, Silanis, venture capital, growth stage, Adobe, Chattanooga, entrepreneurs, ProNvest, Focus Investment Bank, Focus Securities, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Morris Manning Martin, Henderson Hutcherson McCullough, Council Capital, NEST-TN, TNInvestco, INCITE, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, INCITE, Kent Cooper, Tom Christian, John Harris, Finetre
Made in Chattanooga: SIGNiX eyes 'early growth-stage' capital raise

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


Milt Capps Updated 8 February 2016

Memphis StartCo CEO updates Angel, Accelerator plans | StartCo, Upstart, Zeroto510, FedEx, logistics, medical devices, B2B, information technology, software as a service, SaaS, women, entrepreneurs, Angel investors, capital raise, Seed Hatchery, Eric Mathews, accelerators, EPICenter, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, StartQ, eDivv, Pickle, Cabsolutely, Graph Story
Memphis StartCo CEO updates Angel, Accelerator plans

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


Milt Capps Updated

FedEx pledges $750K for logistics accelerator in Memphis EPICenter | Memphis Bioworks Foundation, EPICenter, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Chairman's Circle, logistics, supply chain, FedEx, transportation, Start Co., SparkGap, accelerators, Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, FedEx Institute for Technology, technology transfer, commercialization, economic development, Richard Smith, Steve Smith
FedEx pledges $750K for logistics accelerator in Memphis EPICenter

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


Milt Capps Updated 3:57 p.m. CT

GigVision: Chattanooga pushes toward role as U.S. high-tech launchpad | The Company Lab, GigTank, GigCity, Alcatel-Lucent, EPB, Electric Power Board, gigabit, Internet, 3D manufacturing, software development, startups, entrepreneurship, investors, corporate ventures, Lamp Post Group, Innovation District
GigVision: Chattanooga pushes toward role as U.S. high-tech launchpad

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


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Mid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businesses | accelerators, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, Charlie Brock, Tom Brewer, Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, postsecondary, commercialization, intellectual property, research and development,Cumberland Health Analytics, Thermofield, Economic Development Administration,
Mid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businesses

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


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JumpFund updates investments in women-owned startups | JumpFund, SuperfanU, Feetz, International Coffee Group, eDivv, Rooibee Red Team, Angels, investment, early stage, startups, Kayla Mount, Lucy Beard, GigTank, Heather Howell, Jennifer Stone, Casey Casterline, Rooibee Red Tea
JumpFund updates investments in women-owned startups

For today's JumpFund press release on recent investments, click the headline above.


Haslam Admin eyes AgLaunch support for TN rural entrepreneurs, growers | Bill Hagerty, agriculture, Julius Johnson, Louis Buck, Peter Nelson, Steven Bares, Memphis BioWorks Foundation, NextFarm, acceleators, seed capital, matching capital, LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, economic development, Gov. Bill Haslam,Ron Meeusen, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, AgLaunch, Sytheros Communications, Jim Stratigos, Hivalgo, John Reams, Croptell, Scott Sartor, Climate Adaptive Genetics, James West
Haslam Admin eyes AgLaunch support for TN rural entrepreneurs, growers

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


Milt Capps Updated 18 Nov 2014

Oak Ridge: Tech2020 nears selection of Interim chief, ahead of CEO search | Tech2020, John Morris, technology transfer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, David Snider, Teri Brahams, Venture Incite, Solidus, Department of Energy, energy, Lighthouse Fund, Clearpath Ventures, Kevin Kragenbrink
Oak Ridge: Tech2020 nears selection of Interim chief, ahead of CEO search

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


Milt Capps Updated 11 Nov. 2014 1810 EST

Bootstrapped Fiveworx eyes capital raise among growth-finance options | Patrick Hunt, Fiveworx, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, technology transfer, commercialization, LaunchTN, The TENN, CleanTech, Southland, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, venture capital, investment, bootstrapping, Squire Patton Boggs, Hines and Company, capital raise, startups, Shelton Group, Suzanne Shelton, Knoxville News Sentinel, Carly Harrington, Chuck Morris, Morris Creative Group, Mary Shaffer Gill, Tom Ballard, PYA Analytics, ARiES Energy, Angel Capital Group
Bootstrapped Fiveworx eyes capital raise among growth-finance options

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


Hugh G. Willett, correspondent Updated Jan. 22, 2015

2nd Mid-TN tech council being formed by members from Nissan, others | Beth Duffield, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Rutherford County Technology Council, Bryan Huddleston, Bondware, Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp., Nissan, AutoXLr8r, accelerators, economic development, workforce development, talent, computer science, postsecondary, Greater Memphis IT Council, Chattanooga Technology Council, Nashville Software School, WorkITNashville, Matt Largen
2nd Mid-TN tech council being formed by members from Nissan, others

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


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Grizzle: TN concerns about follow-on capital needn't hamper smart Seed investing | Ben Wald, Sheldon Grizzle, ReadyCart, Jon Yarbrough, LaunchTN, economic development, Gov. Bill Haslam, Doug Overbey, TNInvestco, capital, investors, Black Snow Systems, Spartan Ventures, Spartan Systems, information, Chambliss Bahner Stophel, Life Science Tennessee, Jonathan Bragdon, Covenant College, athletics, entrepreneurs, Access America Transport, QuickCue, Jon Yarbrough, Video Gaming Technologies, VGT, Yarbrough Capital, Capital Strategies, Blank Slate Ventures, Company Lab, GigTank, GigCity, Chattanooga, Bellhops,
Grizzle: TN concerns about follow-on capital
needn't hamper smart Seed investing

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


Milt Capps

Commercialization: UTRF, VU execs aim to raise awareness of TN's IP assets | David Milhorn, Jeffrey Balser, Sam Lynch, LifeScience Tennessee, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, analytics, University of Tennessee, UT Health Sciences Center, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Genera Energy, biofuels, technology transfer, commercialization, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL
Commercialization: UTRF, VU execs aim to raise awareness of TN's IP assets

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


Milt Capps

SeedHatchery: Graph Story maps Painpoint to Profits, gauges capital | Greg Jordan, Donald Jordan, Eric Matthews, Seed Hatchery, Start Co., Jeremey Kendal, software as a service, SaaS, David Weinstein, Eric Mathews, GaaS, Marston Group, Orion Federal Credit Union, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, CrowdPlace, 3RE, Charles Hurst, Chris Williams, Emil Eifrim, Neo Technology, databases, architecture, graphing
SeedHatchery: Graph Story maps Painpoint to Profits, gauges capital

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


Milt Capps Updated 28 June 2017

Closeup.fm perseveres through strain of capital raise for its Music platform | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC, Austin Church, Nathan Fray, Angels, investors, venture capital, music, entertainment, sofware as a service, SaaS, booking, promotion, bands, artists, performers, fans, crowdbooking, crowdsourcing, Malcolm du Plessis, Jonathan Sexton, Mark Montgomery, Back Porch Group, Knoxville, Nashville, MediaWorks, Egerton McAfee Davidson Davis, Scott Beck, Blockbuster Entertainment, Tango, Gloo, High Country Ventures, Malcolm du Plessis, Burkhart, Closeup.fm, Elizabeth Byerly, Angels, Angel Capital Group,
Closeup.fm perseveres through strain of capital raise for its Music platform

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


Milt Capps updated 4 May 2015

Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital | Angel Capital Group, Tech2020, Eric Dobson, John Morris, RAIN Source Management, Steve Mercil, RAIN Source Capital, capital, investment, Angels, investors, economic development, Appalachian Regional Commission, ARC, Scott Ewing, Rachael Qualls, Angel Capital Association, Lighthouse Fund, Clearpath, MediaWorks, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC, Venture360, TrakLok
Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital

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


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Morris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL region | Guille Cruze, ClearPath Ventures, Lighthouse Fund, Tech2020, startups, technology transfer, commercialization, NetLearning, Sunlight Direct, information technology, softare as a service, SaaS, healthcare, The White Stone Group, Consultec Scientific, Thomson Delmar Learning, Thomson Reuters, Clinical Health Communications, Vocera Communications, trace, HealthcareSource, University of Tennessee
Morris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL region

Partners plan to invest mainly human capital in promising startups


Milt Capps

Life Science Tennessee announces Venture Forum presenting companies | Life Science Tennessee, investors, startups, Venture Forum, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Kraft Analytics, Benchfly, Southland, healthcare, medicine, EndoInSight, Innovasan, 3D Operations, VDDI Pharmaceuticals, Sam Lynch
Life Science Tennessee announces Venture Forum presenting companies

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


Adapted from press release submitted

Destiny? Pro-gamer PHASE seeks Tennessee Seed capital, has backup ideas | Phase, Trackit, SeedHatchery, accelerators, startups, Ryan Cooke, Russell Walker, StartCo, capital, Seed stage, investors, gaming, digital, information technology, Destiny, Bungie, Trackit, Eric Mathews, Mara Lewis, Brad Montgomery, Brian Corrigan, Bill O'Connor, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Clemson University, Tiger Angel Network, angels
Destiny? Pro-gamer PHASE seeks Tennessee Seed capital, has backup ideas

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


Milt Capps

HeadsUp: TN CRS private equity, Bioworks, Startup TN>Chile | TCRS, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, TCRS, startups, Upstart, StartCo, accelerator, Startup Chile, Layla Tabatabaie, investment, Andres Arslanian, Barter Sugar, Canaan Partners X, Steven Bares
HeadsUp: TN CRS private equity, Bioworks, Startup TN>Chile

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


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The TENN: LaunchTN master accelerator 2014 Class members named | LaunchTN, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Feetz, AgSmarts, CloseupFM, eDivv, EndoInsight, FiveWerx, GraphStory, Healthcare MarketMaker, Play-Tag, Stony Creek Colors, accelerators, NextFarm,
The TENN: LaunchTN master accelerator 2014 Class members named

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


Latest move: Feetz Inc. dances its way into The Jump Fund's portfolio | Feetz, 3D manufacturing, additive manufacturing, fashion, licensing, LaunchTN, The TENN, The Jump Fund, Lucy Beard, Uli Becker, Jana Eggers, adidas, Reebok, Intuit, GigTank, accelerators, Founders Showcase, Southland, Khosla Ventures, Silicon Valley,
Latest move: Feetz Inc. dances its way into The Jump Fund's portfolio

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


Milt Capps Updated 25 March 2016

Dig!entertainment: Street Jelly Media raises capital to spread Jelly footprint | Frank Podlaha, MediaWorks, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Mike Carroll, Jim Biggs, entrepreneurs, music, entertainment, software as a service, SaaS, tipjars, fans, artists, software development, mobile, applications, startups, David Moorehous, Moorehouse Law Group, Highlands Union Bank, Padgett Business Services, technology, Innovation Enterprise, events, StreetJelly, Street Jelly Media,TEKSystems, Carp Data Service
Dig!entertainment: Street Jelly Media
raises capital to spread Jelly footprint

Entrepreneurs seeks investors who want to become JellyFish.


Milt Capps

Capital raise: Cabsolutely offers taxi consumers, operators an upgrade | Start Co., Upstart, accelerators, The Jump Fund, Golden Seeds, Virag Reti, Andras Simon, TPLA, Hungary, Ham Smythe IV, Mike Hoffmeyer, Crews Center, Naomi Batta, ArcherMalmo, Cabsolutely, Uber, Hailo, Apple, TaxiFinder, Cab4Me, TaxiMagic, Kwik Cab,
Capital raise: Cabsolutely offers taxi consumers, operators an upgrade

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


Milt Capps updated May 10, 2016

Sky High startup Care2Manage aims to preserve caregiver mission | Ela Emami, Care2Manage, healthcare, eldercare, seniors, software as a service, SaaS, Start Co., Sky High, accelerators, University of Memphis, Warby Parker, Seventh Generation, Etsy, Patagonia, Baddour Center, Nibletz, Everywhereelse, behavioral services, David Baldwin, inDevelopment,
Sky High startup Care2Manage aims to preserve caregiver mission

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


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Cliff Hawks: Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus not idling, but stealthy | research and development, Cherokee Farm Development Corporation, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, Cliff Hawks, NeXovation, Nashville Superspeedway, Robert Sexton, Robb Sexton
Cliff Hawks: Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus not idling, but stealthy

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


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Memphis: Crews Center for Entrepreneurship focuses on startup 'talent development' | Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, Mike Hoffmeyer, EMERGE Memphis, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, ZeroTo510, SeedHatchery, Eric Matthews, Angels, investors, Wolf River Angels, Start Co., FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis, startups, accelerators, incubators, information technology, Paytopia, loyalty, payments processing, Electracash, Stiqrd, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, SkyHigh, UpStart, NextFarm Agricultural Innovation Accelerator, Bioworks Business Incubator, Crews Venture Lab, Carolyn Hardy, Hardy Bottling, Gil Noble, Memphis Area Transit Authority, Kevin Boggs, technology transfer, commercialization, postsecondary, research and development, incubators, accelerators, John Bobango, Faris Bobgano, Mitchell Spurlock, Power Logistics and Freight Services, Ben Bryant, SCB Computer Technology, Cook Systems International, Sparkgap, Harriet Crews, business model canvas, fintech, investment, capital,
Memphis: Crews Center for Entrepreneurship
focuses on startup 'talent development'

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


Milt Capps Updated 24 Aug 2015

KnoxEC: Vuture looks to wrap some VC money around Angels | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, MediaWorks, Jim Biggs, Lewis Frazer, Regal Entertainment, Jonathan Sexton, software as a service, software development, KEC, Seed stage, capital, investment, Angels, investors, Hootsuite, mobile, application, app, venture capital
KnoxEC: Vuture looks to wrap some VC money around Angels

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


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Renewables: ETN's Genera Energy has Series B capital raise underway | TennEra, Genera Energy, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, biomass, renewable fuels, commercialization, agriculture, bioscience, research and development, Gov. Phil Bredesen, Biofuels Initiative, Kelly Tiller
Renewables: ETN's Genera Energy has Series B capital raise underway

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


Milt Capps Updated 11 Dec. 2014

KVL's ParOneTV hopes capital raise takes it all way to the Green | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC, Jim Biggs, James "J.R." Moore, Marty Brown, Seed stage, ParOneTV, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Scott Rouse, Back Porch Group, Strategic Advice, Dead Horse Lake, Morris Creative Group, NewsBreak, Marty Brown, Dwight Hansen, Nalco-Champion, EcoLab, Leslie Wilson-Charles, Bob Charles, Carl Papa, Entrepreneurs Organization, Golf Galaxy, PGA Tour Superstore, Arthur Blank, Culver Schmid, Jonathan Sexton, Ready Cart, Keen Technology, FLOThinkery, Chris Downs, Golf Channel, ProCastWeather, Golf Club TV, Brian Rawlings, Mike Fabio, MediaWorks
KVL's ParOneTV hopes capital raise takes it all way to the Green

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


Milt Capps edit 6:10 a.m. CT 12 Sept.

Innova Memphis: Innova Fund III announces $20MM first close | Innova Memphis, Memphis BioWorks Foundation, Innova Fund I, Innova Fund II, TNInvestco, Innova Fund III, Vanderbilt University, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, University of Memphis, arGentis Pharmaceuticals, TrakLok, technology transfer, commercialization, Jan Bouten, Steven Bares, Ken Woody, agriculture,
Innova Memphis: Innova Fund III announces $20MM first close

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


Milt Capps updated 0715 10 Sept. 2014

Memphis-Manhattan: eDivv eyes Big Apple to anchor online beauty-trading startup | SeedHatchery, Mara Lewis, Eric Matthews, Start Co, accelerators, Casey Casterline, Jon Katz, Barry Katz, eDivv, capital, investment, friends and family, Seed stage, equity, AlphaLab, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Emily Brackstone
Memphis-Manhattan: eDivv eyes Big Apple
to anchor online beauty-trading startup

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


Milt Capps updated Dec. 18, 2014

INVEST-TN Sept. 18: CXOs, Entrepreneurs review critical issues for TN Business | arGentis Pharmaceuticals, Assi Ginzburg, Astec Industries, Barron's, Bill Johnson, BusinessWire, CFA Society, Christine Skold, Cornerstone Bancshares, Creative Financial Staffing, Crowe Horwath, Curran & Connors, FedEx, FEI, Financial Executives International, FLO thinkery, Frank Hughes, Frost Brown Todd, Harvey White, Health Realty Trust, INVEST-TN, Issuer Direct, Jeffrey Smith, Justin Hutchens, Mary Beth West Communications, MergerID, Mergermarket Group, Mergermarket.com, Nashville Technology Council, National Health Investors, O'Neill Arnold Photography, Optimum Print Solutions, Phillip Daves, Pinnacle Financial, PNC Bank, Richad Dorris, Rob McCabe, Sloane Scott, Stratasan, Tennessee Valley Authority, Terry McWilliams, The Wall Street Transcript, Tod Fetherling, Tom Davis, Tractor Supply Company, TVA, Wall Street Calendar, William Johnson, Yahoo!
INVEST-TN Sept. 18: CXOs, Entrepreneurs review critical issues for TN Business

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


ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed by Charlotte-SanFran accelerators ahead of Seed raise | Packard Place, Queen City FinTech Accelerator, incubators, Seed stage, capital, investment, startups, Doug Speight, University of North Carolina, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ONRL, Stratasys, 3D Systems, GE Capital, Deutsche Private Equity, North Carolina A&T State University, Wells Fargo, Fintech
ETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed
by Charlotte-SanFran accelerators ahead of Seed raise

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


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Tech2020 CEO's exit provides another spur  for Knoxville entrepreneurship re-think | Tech2020, John Morris, Tom Ballard, Jim Biggs, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Y-12, University of Tennessee, Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Charlie Brock, LaunchTN, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Pershing Yoakley Associates, PYA Analytics
Tech2020 CEO's exit provides another spur
for Knoxville entrepreneurship re-think

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


Milt Capps edits 8:15 p.m. CT

Tech2020 CEO John Morris resigns | john morris, tech2020, economic development, oak ridge national laboratory, ORNL, Mike Cuddy, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, KEC
Tech2020 CEO John Morris resigns

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


Capital: Knoxville's Data-Flyte embraced by Chattanooga's Blank Slate Ventures | DataFlyte, Jack Dischner, Blank Slate Ventures, investment, seed capital, Lex Tarumianz, Geoff Robson, Swiftwing Ventures, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Emerson  Electric, GE, General Electric, Martin Marietta, Halldale-Powell Utility District, Consolidated Utility District, Commtest, Extensive Enterprises, Dan Morse, CapitalMark, Darren Cardwell
Capital: Knoxville's Data-Flyte embraced
by Chattanooga's Blank Slate Ventures

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


Milt Capps edited 9:17 a.m. 27 August 2014

Angel Capital Group: Ewing to wrangle deal flow, Venture Incite exits E.TN | LaunchTN, Venture Incite, technology transfer, commercialization, Vic Gatto, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, Vanderbilt University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NEST-TN, TNINvestco, Tennessee Center for Research and Development, Solidus, Eric Dobson, Scott Ewing, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
Angel Capital Group: Ewing to wrangle deal flow, Venture Incite exits E.TN

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


Milt Capps updated 10:30 a.m. 19 August 2014

Skuidify, aligned with Salesforce.com, pursues $4MM Series A capital raise | Ken McElrath, Skoodat, Skuidify, Salesforce.com, startups, Angels, investment, SaaS, Chattanooga, Series A, capital formation, education, K12, postsecondary, software development, Force.com, Southeast Investor Group
Skuidify, aligned with Salesforce.com, pursues $4MM Series A capital raise

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


Milt Capps UPDATED 6 May 2019

Chattanooga's JumpFund makes 1st investmentin push to support Women in startup companies | The Jump Fund, Bluegrass Angels, Golden Seeds, angels, investment, analytics, SuperFanU, Kristina Montague, Kayla Mount, Chris Nowak, Tendai Charasika, capital,
Chattanooga's JumpFund makes 1st investment
in push to support Women in startup companies

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


Milt Capps updated 18 March 2015

GigTank: KOR Health explores Tennessee markets and $1.6MM capital raise | OnFocus Healthcare, David McDonald, Lee Phillips, KOR Health, True North Custom Publishing, GigTank, Chattanooga, Gig City, 3D Printing, utilities, Smart Grid, healthcare, marketing, patient engagement, Life 1428, eleven//social
GigTank: KOR Health explores Tennessee markets and $1.6MM capital raise

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


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AutoXLr8r 2013 Cohort | AutoXLr8r, SMTEC, Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers,
AutoXLr8r 2013 Cohort

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


Retrospective Statewide coverage from the archive

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All Previous Network Coverage

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