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News & ViewsTom 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 2019Get Started LLC's Co-Starters offering bound for global communitiesCo-founder Enoch Elwell's mulling one or two capital raises for his startups.Milt CappsVisit our sister site at Venture Nashville ConnectionsVisit other recent articles here, then just click the headline above for VNC coverage since 2008.Chattanoogan is SBA's Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year 2017Dan LeVan, with a wide-ranging career, is honored after creating a new business.Milt CappsTN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurshipSmaller downtown get economic development grants that favor entrepreneurship.adapted from submitted releaseThe TENN startup MomSource charts growth, capital, eventual exitThis entrepreneur must not be working part-time.Milt CappsStreet Jelly Media hits pavement for capital raise for B2B+B2C growthBootstrapper til now, Knoxville startup aims for HD livestreaming leadershipMilt CappsCapital raises to advance Smart-RIA platform among investment advisorsWith a development push completed, CEO Mac Bartine is happy with revenue trend.Milt CappsMemphis Makers: Data Released from Major Survey of More than 300 Creative EntrepreneursShelby County Maker entrepreneurs get close-up, ahead of further actionadapted from submitted press releaseVenture Calendar - 2017Lots of 2017 events already sprouting - plan ahead here.Milt CappsEight entrepreneurs compete in 'Will This Float?' pitch eventFounded in 2010, Chattanooga event has track record of spawning some hits.adapted from submitted releaseChattanooga Startup Awards winners 2016Six honorees emerged from this year's contest.staffMusculoskeletal startups often 'break stealth' during annual Memphis eventFor the 14th year, investors, entrepreneurs, strategic corporates meld at FedEx Institute.Milt CappsBradshaw departs CoLab-GigTank for Jensen Hughes roleVTC Insightful, energetic and engaging chief departs for industry and research.Submitted press releaseInnovation Crossroads: ORNL Energy-startup accelerator aborning[DOE] New Lab-embedded program to be detailed today.Milt Capps updated 1439 CT 20 Sept.2016CEO: 'Pass It Down' gets strategic interest, eyes Seed, Series A capraisesBoomer aging, story-telling and training needs in industry verticals and rising use of social media, help make the case.Milt CappsEnterprise Wellness: Chattanooga's Spire Labs looks to accelerateChattanooga startup made very strategic pivot, and builds bizdev presence in Nashville.Milt CappsUMemphis FedEx Institute of Technology aimsto be catalyst for Memphis, Tennessee innovationA fresh assay has led to new focus and renewed vision for regional service and leadership.Milt CappsVC moves Directed Sensing startup from Knoxville to AustinORNL-UT-linked Peter Fuhr is now advisor to the startup he founded.Milt CappsExec: 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.Milt Capps Updated 13 July 2017 0745Knoxville's Vendor Registry soon to wrap Seed raise and assess way forward[Updated] Long-term capital strategy and exit options await gaining further traction.Milt CappsScripps Networks Interactive, MediaWorks draw Lifestylemedia creators to $100K National Media AcceleratorAccelerator program concludes with celebration in September.adapted from submitted releaseNanomechanics gets investor-bidder approaches, eyes valuation and growthWhile organic growth is aggressively pursued, this early-stage company is open to strategic/PE talksMilt CappsKnoxville Entrepreneur Center's CodeWorks startup concepts noted[Updated] First cohort information out of Knoxville CodeWorks.Milt Capps updated 9:03amAegleGear healthcare apparel startup nears launch in ChattanoogaGerm-fighting fabric ready for market in September.Milt CappsStart MMT:Soundways 1st Music startup funded via Consortium/StartCo partnership A new Music accelerator program in Memphis has awarded its first money.Milt CappsStartup retention: Will edtech entrant Coursicle be a Tennessee keeper?We've proven we can attract cool companies. How do get them to stay?Milt CappsAgLaunch accelerator launches, powered by Memphis Bioworks, TNDA allies[Updated] Innovation seeds begin sprouting, as first startups recruited.Milt Capps updatedTeleMed: WeCounsel Solutions completes $3.5MM Series A capital raise[updated] Founder and investors express strong confidence in market headway.Milt Capps updated 26 April 2018 10172016 Memphis Accelerator Portfolios announcedMore than 50 entrepreneurs represented in companies in flock of Memphis accelerators.Adapted from submitted releasePYA Analytics keeps Healthcare emphasis, mulls eventual MD Radio capital raise or sale and welcomes opportunities in other verticalsPYA's long-standing 'dream' of attracting ORNL talent is paying off in varied forms.Milt CappsDeadline May 15 for startups seeking Knoxville'sScripps Networks Interactive investmentWhether you're a Coder or you've had a brainstorm about better living, check it out.Milt Capps14 Startups to spend Summer launching high-bandwidth biz in ChattanoogaChattanooga's ramping-up for a feverish startup season.Adapted from submitted release - Updated 4 June 2016EPIcenter: Entrepreneurial 7.0 Quake in Memphis as accelerators eruptStudent-driven and Music-tied accelerators offerings are new in Memphis.Milt CappsTennessee Venture Challenge Competition announces winnersUniversity of Tennessee Research Foundation is TVC host each year.Adapted from submitted releasesVenture money: 'Access to capital' to be sole focus of Tech2020 successor[Updated] Grady Vanderhoofven is likely to lead the repurposed nonprofit and some allies.Milt Capps Updated August 2016Chattanooga accelerator, $12MM Fund target Logistics, Drones, Software[Updated] Two years after a successful exit from logistics business, a new venture launches.Milt Capps Updated 13 Sept. 2016 Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at tableChairman of Knox-based company is also Haslam Administration's ECD chief.Milt Capps$20MM in techdev lets startup VortexT Analytics deliver Big-Data insightsP2S-Covenant JV tackles Big Data analytics for array of verticals.Milt CappsStartups: TN's autoXLR8R up for adoption by UT Institute for Public ServiceVNC A fourth cohort of startups is likely to be invited to Knoxville, but timeline TBD.Milt CappsChattanooga's The Company Lab to accelerate dozens of startups each yearChattanooga doubles-down on its Gigabit infrastructure as entrepreneurial edge.Milt CappsMarch 18 app deadline for EPIcenter Logistics Innovation AcceleratorThe second cohort of logistics-centered startups begins work in May.StaffFourBridges Capital Advisors expands SE reach, doesn't rule-out VC fundBoutique investment banking firm eyes Florida, Carolinas.Milt Capps last edited 8:08 a.m. 3 February 2016VESTA 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[Updated] The nonprofit will seek to shift program assets and staff to other organizations.Milt Capps updated 3 March 2016 8:49amMemphis Money: Sage Advantage Fund created by advisory firm's foundersMemphis-centric founders to provide savvy and capital to proven early-stage companies.Milt Capps updated 10:07pm Nelson joins Memphis Bioworks Foundation as VP-Agriculture InnovationFoundation seems appointment as strategic in raising region's Ag Innovation.Milt CappsVentureNotes: Mike Carroll licenses PYA tech; Joy Fisher eyes UT assetsCommercializing the UT brand, localizing entertainment with streaming audioMilt CappsGov. Haslam's evolving performance dashboard gains heft and sheds some graphic impactVNC Even terrorism and immigration issues may affect performance monitoring.Milt CappsCapital on-tap, REZLI software platform servescareer needs of interactive gamers and othersA Series B raise and full market entry are in prospect in 2016.Milt CappsPitching 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, 2018Former Chattem execs, Entrepreneur launch Focus Consumer Health,file plan for $20MM capraise for portfolio push this yearPersonal care products-oriented business likely to ramp quickly.Milt CappsTullahoma: JusticeXL accelerator announces inaugural cohort[updated] Demo Day is Nov. 18 at SMTEC in Tullahoma. 8 startups presenting.Milt Capps Updated 2 Nov. 2015 1:09pmMemphis-based StartCo, EPICenter run 2015 squad of acceleratorsFive accelerators have 19 startups in 2015.StaffTN's AgLaunch entrepreneurship event to mark progress toward activationSeed funding, plus a targeted $10MM innovation warchest are highlighted.Milt Capps edit 5:46pmLipscomb University's Leadership Tennessee initiative gets $750,000 Gates Foundation grant to expand programsStatewide civic-engagement gets another boost.SubmittedGigVision: Chattanooga's Company Lab unveils GigTank Class of 2015GigTank raised the bar for diverse entrants this year.Milt Capps Updated 28 July 2015; originally published May 12, 2015People: First EPIcenter Memphis Presidentnow deep in community engagementStrategic recommendations for Memphis ecosystem may be forthcoming by Labor Day.Milt CappsSeedHatchery: DivorceSecure raising capital to reduce pains of partingTech platform aims to crowd-out dusty paper-based legal processes.Milt CappsAutoXLR8R at Tech2020 announces 3rd startup cohortRelocated from Tullahoma to Oak Ridge, the program continues.StaffUpdate: DataFlyte reviews bridge-round checklist, charts Series A[updated] Aerial automated meter readings are its niche among water, gas utilities.Milt CappsAug. 11, 2015: Knoxville's MediaWorks announces presentersMediaWorks in Knoxville was great fun last year - here it comes again.Submitted press release from Knoxville Entrepreneur CenterJusticeXL 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, 2015Eastate: Venture advisor offers updates on Angel Roundtable, FundingSageTN group has joined Angel Syndicates Central, startup eyes late 2015 capraise.Milt CappsMemphis: ZeroTo510 medical-device accelerator The fourth cohort of medical-device startups underway this week.Memphis Bioworks Press Release36|86: LaunchTN reveals 36 companies presenting June 8-10 in NashvilleFrom hundreds of applicants, 36 companies present next month in Music CityStaffFeds greenlight VCs Meritus Kirchner & Innova Memphisto pursue $125MM+ for new rural-oriented fundsSeed, Early- and Growth-stage startups may all benefit from USDA RBIC effort.Milt CappsShockwave Motors eyes $1.5MM raisefor Defiant electric roadster productionCo-founders turn erstwhile hobby into potentially disruptive autocycle play.Milt CappsNew Tech2020 CEO sees KVL-Oak Ridge ecosystem growing more cohesiveKragenbrink aims to add value for entrepreneurs, while teaming with institutions.Milt Capps CEO: AgSmarts eyes Series A raise as 'Precision Agriculture' interest growsData-driven Ag platform said well-positioned to compete in emerging sector.Milt CappsUpdate: Innova Memphis seeks Fed'l certification ahead of new fund raiseIf successful, new fund could pump up to $40MM into leading-edge Ag-sector ventures.Milt CappsVC- and Tech2020-led TennesSeed eyes capraise, regional investmentsNew 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 sceneIt's not lore that propels this institution's reputation as a place whence problem-solvers come.Milt Capps and Meghan O'DeaInnovasan scenario includes Series A+B, doesn't rule-out future IPOSeeking 'standard of practice' status, patient Knoxville startup prepares to touch all the bases.Milt CappsMarcum confirms Tennessee's AutoXLR8R moving to Tech2020 at Oak RidgeAccelerator's regional mission to be continued after 3 years in TullahomaMilt CappsLeslie Lynn Smith: Detroit transformer hired to lead EPICenter in MemphisBioworks Steve Bares announces the news-making appointmentPress ReleaseLong Haul: With $5MM capraise, Knoxville's IdleAir may shift to higher gearCEO 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 11Everyone's still working at something, years after an earlier venture crashed.Milt CappsOwners 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-TNVNC The idea of a new Financial Technology FinTech accelerator or program taps into energy.VNC Milt CappsMobile 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, 2015Made in Chattanooga: SIGNiX eyes 'early growth-stage' capital raisee-Signatures entrant next seeks to get VCs to sign some checks.Milt Capps Updated 8 February 2016Memphis StartCo CEO updates Angel, Accelerator plansA robust new event will kickoff the StartCo accelerator Summer, in May.Milt Capps UpdatedFedEx 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. CTGigVision: Chattanooga pushes toward role as U.S. high-tech launchpadCompany Lab board has approved game plan for 2015 event, with increased corporate focus.Milt CappsMid-TN plan boosts universities, entrepreneurs, accelerators + businessesStartup leaders, campus scientists and corporate intrapreneurs could gain advantage through MT-DRPMilt CappsJumpFund updates investments in women-owned startupsFor today's JumpFund press release on recent investments, click the headline above.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[Updated] Kevin Kragenbrink was chosen Nov. 11 to serve as Interim Executive Director.Milt Capps Updated 11 Nov. 2014 1810 ESTBootstrapped Fiveworx eyes capital raise among growth-finance optionsThis Shelton Group spinout gets tailwind from mandates in dozens of StatesHugh G. Willett, correspondent Updated Jan. 22, 20152nd Mid-TN tech council being formed by members from Nissan, othersThe distance between Murfreesboro and Nashville hasn't gotten any shorter in recent years.Milt CappsGrizzle: TN concerns about follow-on capital needn't hamper smart Seed investingPortfolio company ReadyCart has $2MM Seed-capital raise underwayMilt CappsCommercialization: UTRF, VU execs aim to raise awareness of TN's IP assetsKey University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University execs discuss partnership, commercializationMilt CappsSeedHatchery: Graph Story maps Painpoint to Profits, gauges capital[updated] Memphis startup has quickly established a presence, partly on founder's personal franchiseMilt Capps Updated 28 June 2017Closeup.fm perseveres through strain of capital raise for its Music platformDuo wants to develop crowdbooking platform and other tools in Knoxville, despite capital sourceMilt Capps updated 4 May 2015Angel Capital Group to acquire RAIN Source Management, raise capital[update] AGC could be active in a dozen or more states by mid-2015, CEO saysMilt CappsMorris, Cruze create ClearPath Ventures to propel startups in KVL regionPartners plan to invest mainly human capital in promising startupsMilt CappsLife Science Tennessee announces Venture Forum presenting companiesEmerging life science companies from across the state will state their cases Oct. 21Adapted from press release submittedDestiny? Pro-gamer PHASE seeks Tennessee Seed capital, has backup ideasTennessee isn't known for digital gaming startups, but Memphis startup aims to change that.Milt CappsHeadsUp: TN CRS private equity, Bioworks, Startup TN>ChileWhere money flows, money goes, and the state may've lost a startup prospect.Milt CappsThe TENN: LaunchTN master accelerator 2014 Class members namedA 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[Khosla investment] Woman-led business garners the fund's first native Tennessee investmentMilt Capps Updated 25 March 2016Dig!entertainment: Street Jelly Media raises capital to spread Jelly footprintEntrepreneurs seeks investors who want to become JellyFish.Milt CappsCapital 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, 2016Sky High startup Care2Manage aims to preserve caregiver missionFounder explores various corporate structures to support its sustained mission focus.Milt CappsCliff Hawks: Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus not idling, but stealthyRumors abound, but the project's CEO keeps his powder dry and out of sight.Milt CappsMemphis: 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 AngelsA $500K raise would help it aggressively address the Medical and Fitness sectors.Milt Capps @miltcapps edit 5:45pm ETRenewables: 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 competitionMilt Capps Updated 11 Dec. 2014KVL's ParOneTV hopes capital raise takes it all way to the GreenInitial 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 closeUpdated: Firm will continue bio/investment pace, likely to eye yet another fund in coming yearsMilt Capps updated 0715 10 Sept. 2014Memphis-Manhattan: eDivv eyes Big Apple to anchor online beauty-trading startup[updated] Startup will maintain ties to SeedHatchery as it pursues $500K capital raiseMilt Capps updated Dec. 18, 2014 INVEST-TN Sept. 18: CXOs, Entrepreneurs review critical issues for TN BusinessYahoo! Finance columnist Michael Santoli, CEOs, other C-levels headline Nashville eventETN's Cathedral Innovation Group may be buttressed by Charlotte-SanFran accelerators ahead of Seed raiseThe urgency driving this OakRidge-Knoxville startup could lead to its relocationMilt CappsTech2020 CEO's exit provides another spur for Knoxville entrepreneurship re-thinkOpportunities are likely amid myriad moving parts in Knox-OakRidge ecosystemMilt Capps edits 8:15 p.m. CTTech2020 CEO John Morris resignsAfter a bit more than two years in the job, Tech2020 CEO steps down with ecosystem in fluxCapital: Knoxville's Data-Flyte embraced by Chattanooga's Blank Slate VenturesMoney from the Scenic City is now regularly finding its way farther east in Tennessee.Milt Capps edited 9:17 a.m. 27 August 2014Angel Capital Group: Ewing to wrangle deal flow, Venture Incite exits E.TN[Updated 10:30a 19Aug] Tech-transfer, PEveteran will shepherd growing early-stage pipelineMilt Capps updated 10:30 a.m. 19 August 2014Skuidify, aligned with Salesforce.com, pursues $4MM Series A capital raiseUpdated: 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 2019Chattanooga's JumpFund makes 1st investmentin push to support Women in startup companiesA Louisville company gets the nod; JumpFund could do nine to 14 more deals in next few years.Milt Capps updated 18 March 2015GigTank: KOR Health explores Tennessee markets and $1.6MM capital raiseChattanooga's KOR Health is pressing ahead with its capital raise, while scouting California digsMilt CappsAutoXLr8r 2013 CohortHere's the list of AutoXlr8r's first cohort in 2013, then at Tullahoma.Retrospective Statewide coverage from the archiveAll Previous Network CoverageUPDATED VentureTennessee is just coming out of Beta. View all previous network coverage by clicking the headline above.

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