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[Updated] Birmingham among alternatives, as some Women, Blacks and other minorities report struggling for traction.

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[updated] Company recently had first close for its targeted $30MM early-growth fund and has invested.

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Doug Schmidt is but one of the sparkplugs firing the school's innovation and commercialization push.

[Updated] With plans to cue-up Seed money, the Entrepreneur Center heavies-up its Music-industry offerings.

[update] JSF-bred startup's eventual exit sale will follow years of development and marketing push

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JSF co-founder Vic Gatto leaves little to imagination in describing JSF's bigtime stride.

Despite deep financial experience, CEO has taken deliberate steps to ensure startup success

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Collaboration leverages VC Solidus, Jumpstart, CapitalTN and other allies

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[Update merger] Payday lenders have created high-profile painpoints that this startup aims to disrupt

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[updated] Two Vanderbilt grads prepare to raise more capital for their crash-notification system

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