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BOS Framework eyes cap-raises to accelerate tech across biz spectrum (relevance: 8%, date: Nov 18, 2019)
[updated] Tech veteran preps for ramping-up sales, scouts for talent in Nashville and beyond.

Forming priorities, Mayor Barry engages Nashville entrepreneurs, creatives (relevance: 8%, date: Feb 25, 2016)
[updated] Nashville's first woman as Mayor eyes opportunities, five months into her term.

eProcurement startup GreenLight Medical maps Series A-B raises (relevance: 8%, date: Jul 10, 2017)
[Updated] Nebraska-born Dirks believes e-procurement startup likely to thrive in Nashville ecosystem.

Aron duo seek capital for Pastabilities® push, innovation partnership (relevance: 7.9%, date: Oct 10, 2023)
Pasta innovator raising first investment as global strategic pasta brands seek innovation at-scale.

LaunchTN to ask 5-year, $44MM State support for maturing action plan (relevance: 7.8%, date: Jul 23, 2018)
Brock steams ahead, with a successor CEO likely to be tapped before year-end.

TTDC Launch Tennessee preps for its Sunset hearing at Comptroller request (relevance: 7.8%, date: Aug 6, 2020)
Both LaunchTN and its sponsor, TN ECD, have begun responding to Comptroller requests ahead of hearings later this year.

Techstars accelerator integrating 10 startups into Oak Ridge-Knoxville (relevance: 7.8%, date: Feb 7, 2022)
AI is a dominant theme among Industries of the Future Accelerator team members landing in Tennessee from other states and nations.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 27 InFlight teams debut Thurs., Dec. 12 (relevance: 7.8%, date: Dec 10, 2019)
New cohort includes software, hospitality, fitness, beauty-style, wellness - and, yes, coffee and more.

CEO Dolan: LaunchTN aims for authentic partnerships,
while blazing paths to capital, investors, corporates (relevance: 7.6%, date: Jan 23, 2020)
LTN board and leadership top for empowering ecosystem from post within the partner ranks.

Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly (relevance: 7.5%, date: Jan 8, 2021)
Amid pandemic and General Assembly session looming, 'broadest sandbox program in the U.S.' is the goal.

Beacon Center poll says State incentive wasteful, while Entertainment, Blockchain, other industries mobilize for Capitol Hill action (relevance: 7.5%, date: Dec 12, 2017)
'Free-market' combatant of industry incentives may face new players pursuing legislated benefits.

Lipscomb's Applied AI cohorts boost industries' general talent supply (relevance: 7.4%, date: Jul 9, 2024)
Market and tradeoff assessments, rapid development and accreditation yield a win for university and Nashville.

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds (relevance: 7.4%, date: Jun 8, 2020)
Lofty goals, budget cuts and a mission made more challenging amid pandemic and economic pandemonium.

General Assembly leader, advocates keep LaunchTN SBIR fund hopes alive (relevance: 7.3%, date: Mar 30, 2021)
[Updated] Late-breaking budget amendment proposal may improve odds for funding core SBIR-STTR grant-matching program.

Endeavor Business Media opportunistic buyer, ramps events, mulls capital (relevance: 7.3%, date: Apr 20, 2021)
PE-backed CEO's vision for Endeavor warrants keeping IPO among longer-term growth options.

Jumpstart Capital recaps Casetabs in search of surgery-coordination lead (relevance: 7.2%, date: Jul 23, 2019)
Vreeland completes 9th transaction. Growth Fund I has dry powder, and Fund II is a target for 2020.

LaunchTN eyes capital access, SBIR matches, possible renewed Fed funding (relevance: 7.2%, date: Feb 26, 2021)
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, Launch Tennessee and Life Science Tennessee look to maintain momentum.

Life ScienceTN seeks General Assembly support for readying commercialization program, opts to defer $40MM ask (relevance: 7.1%, date: Feb 16, 2016)
[updated] Treading carefully to 'get program right', industry aims for step-by-step progress.

Scott Boruff-led startup Healthcare Integrated Technologies eyes capraise (relevance: 7%, date: Jul 14, 2020)
A veteran of tough slogs, CEO sees lift in enterprise demand for critical care monitoring of seniors in communities.

Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration' (relevance: 6.9%, date: Aug 1, 2023)
Updated 17 April 2024 - Institute announced. Chancellor says VU has strategic advantage in confronting challenges in a 'networked world'.

Modeling TNINVESTCO 'fraught' with challenges, but maybe worthwhile (relevance: 6.8%, date: Mar 2, 2020)
Some would like to see a bold, rigorous assessment of TNInvestco that would better assess value and improve the model.

Claya Inc's precision-nutrition entry Rootine draws $4.5M, mulls roadmap (relevance: 6.8%, date: Aug 13, 2021)
Optimized nutrition startup producing revenue, eyes roadmap + milestones, with a possible A-round ahead.

Fintech founder-CEO Marcus Cobb raises capital for Mozaic platform (relevance: 6.6%, date: Sep 2, 2022)
Updated - Incumbent investor Joe Galante among those paving further runway for split-payments platform.

Brookings: TN located in 'Heartland' region
with weakspot for entrepreneurship (relevance: 6.5%, date: Oct 18, 2018)
A sobering report from Brookings Institution researchers inevitably shows there's work yet to be done.

Venture Notes - 27 July 2017 (relevance: 6.5%, date: Jul 27, 2017)
'Erosion' in TN investment? Major IT and software cos' raises, TN fund recruiting, startup updates and more.