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Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database | StartupTN, Startup Tennessee, startups, Michael Burcham, Jean Case, Stephen Case, Case Foundation, Kauffman Foundation, Plumgood Food, DigiScript, investment, database, Startup America, Galen Partners, David Jahns, private equitiy, Bill Hagerty, Ingrid Vanderveldt, Pam Contag, women, entrepreneurs
Noted: StartupTN launches state's first startup database
Case Foundation CEO Jean Case joined StartupTN CEO Michael Burcham and others for anniversary observances
By VNC Staff updated 7:57 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:53 am
Briefly: ECD Innovation Director post vacated, Will Alexander picks-up duties | economic development, Bill Hagerty, Ryan Gooch, Henry Gindt, Will Alexander, Gov. Bill Haslam, energy, innovation, investment, capital, accelerators, incubators, state government
Briefly: ECD Innovation Director post vacated, Will Alexander picks-up duties
Ryan Gooch moves on to EnerNOC, and the Senator's son and others pick-up added duties
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:12 am
Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances | Mildred Walters, Nashville Business Incubation Center, state government, TVA, Tennessee State University, economic development, startups, small business, Zycron, Transcender, Beacon Technologies, Christie Cookie, postsecondary, Growth Enterprises Nashville, Valerie Smith Hays, Deloitte, Mendy Mazzo, Skanska, incubators, Greenwood Consulting Group, Jim Greenwood, Trackpoint Systems, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Terriance Moody, Blessing Oququam, Perri duGard Owens, Karen Thompson, Diane Wynne, Tilden Curry, Dale Jones, Ken Looney, Rachel Qualls, Carol Soloman, Dream Systems, Lee Molette, Angel Capital Group, Blenda Williamson
Nashville Business Incubation Center strategic review advances
The NBIC is seriously considering creating a new facility and/or relocating from its 10th Ave spot
By Milt Capps updated 3:55 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:12 am
Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris | Tech2020, John Morris, Mike Cuddy, UTRF, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, startups, Center for Entrepreurial Development, Geoff Robson, Fred Tompkins, Venture INCITE, 3 Degrees Business Development, technology transfer, commercialization, Chris Mainini, Jill Van Beke, Radio Systems
Tech2020 venture leadership shifts to entrepreneur John Morris
Tennessee's 17-year-old growth advocate transits to new leadership
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:11 am
HCA search for successor to retiring CIO Noel Williams underway | HCA, Hospital Corporation of America, Noel Williams, CIO, information technology, talent
HCA search for successor to retiring CIO Noel Williams underway
The woman who has seen health IT through several decades of dramatic change is taking retirement
By VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:35 pm
Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund LP pursues $200MM raise | Heritage Group, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, venture capital, private equity, Vanguard Health Systems, David McClellan, Precedent Health, Shareable Ink, OnFocus Healthcare, Vanguard Health Systems, LifePoint Hospitals, Trinity Health, Iowa Health System, Community Health Systems
Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund LP pursues $200MM raise
Rock Morphis and David McClellan are adding tons of dry powder to their healthcare venture arsenal.
VNC Staff - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:47 am
Education Networks of America vets launch $6MM raise for Vid-Teller venture | Al Ganier III, Paul Van Hoesen, ENA, Education Networks of America, David Pierce, Jan Bramlet, Richard Chambers, Bruce Campbell, John Gillmor, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, call centers, ATMs, networks, video, wide-area networks, customer service, banking, startups, entrepreneurs, AT&T, bandwidth, Internet, voice, data
Education Networks of America vets launch $6MM raise for Vid-Teller venture
Al Ganier, Paul Van Hoesen are co-founders of startup that seeks to help banks and other verticals reach customers, including the unbanked
By Milt Capps updated 7:32 a.m. 24 January - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
VenturePeople, January 23, 2012 | William Griggs, Startup Slingshot, Suineg, GiveYear, bootstrap, entrepreneurs, Hunter Mize, Lindsey Thompson, Digome, Tasha Ross, Marcus Whitney, Stephen Shapiro, innovation, Bernard Health, Trinisys, WAP Sustainability, William Paddock
VenturePeople, January 23, 2012
Paddock, Box, Griggs, Tolbert: entrepreneurs bootstrapping their way, and worthy of note.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
Cortac, Hubble Telemed and venture follow-ons get TNInvestco nods | TNInvestco, Innova Fund, iScreen Vision, Edward Chaum, Hubble Telemedical, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, Solicus, Vision INCITE, venture capital, MB Innovation, MB Biomed Ventures Tennessee, CORTAC, Mike Letterman, Cagenix, JS Software Solutions, American Geothermal, Opti-Logic, Tennessee Angel Fund, Nashville Capital Network, NeighborMD, American Hometown Media, Parental Health, Anthem Healthcare Intelligence
Cortac, Hubble Telemed and venture follow-ons get TNInvestco nods
Seven portfolio companies get new or follow-on commitments, plus other updates.
By Milt Capps updated 7:15 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:43 am
King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment | Clayton Associates, venture capital, angel investors, Fred Goad, Aubrey Harwell, John Ingram, Clayton McWhorter, Stuart McWhorter, Council Ventures, Council Capital, Bullpen Ventures, Triple Play Ventures, private equity, capital formation, TNInvestco, Larry Kloess, Harry Jacobson, Newco Holdings, Cumberland Consulting Group, Robert Yeager, John Williams, Sam Bartholomew, Medical Reimbursements of America, Entrada Health, PharmMD, Primocare, Tennessee Venture Council, David Ingram, Linwood 'Chip' Lacy, Ingram Entertainment, Ingram Industries, John Burch, Nancy Allen, Andrew Bouldin
King: FCA Venture Partners now follows more 'ideas' for possible investment
Scrutiny of entrepreneurs has increased mightily and this Clayton Associates affiliate presses onward raising capital
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am
Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis | Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Alex Hughes, EmergeMemphis, Gwin Scott, Amy Howell, Howell Marketing Strategies, human resources, executive recruitment, Wendy Stoneberger, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Growth-business champions sought by Nashville Chamber, EmergeMemphis
Growth businesses and startups may get new representation within two cities' influential nonprofits
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:51 am
Cardiovascular Care Group seeks $40MM capital infusion | Sam Brooks, HCA, Renal Care Group, John Dayani Sr., healthcare, Cardiovascular Care Group, Thomas Lyles, MedCare Investment Funds, Epiphany Health Ventures, TriStar Technology Ventures, Duncan Dashiff, Cardiovascular Care Associates
Cardiovascular Care Group seeks $40MM capital infusion
Long-time allies go to the well once more for one of their many healthcare businesses.
By VNC Staff updated 5:16 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:23 pm
SOPA: Mashable's Heald parses the controversial legislation | Internet, SOPA, piracy, copyright
SOPA: Mashable's Heald parses the controversial legislation
You decide: Mashable's Chris Heald assays the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and this link takes you straight there.
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:17 am
'Artist Growth' tech for Music industry is first of 'action alignment' series | Matt Urmy, Harry Jacobson, Jon Sexton, music, digital entertainment, Artist Growth, Action Alignment, startups, entrepreneurs, investment, Mike Muhney, Quotient Solutions, John Curtis, Cowboy Jack Clement, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, BMI, performing rights, iPhone, Mobile, Android, Norman Urmy, Joe Galante, Mark Montgomery, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Jack Musgrove, Shore Fire Media, Vanderbilt University, Nick Hollansbe
'Artist Growth' tech for Music industry is first of 'action alignment' series
Technology that 'puts the music business in a box' is the opening entry from this startup
By Milt Capps updated 11:09 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:35 am
Atiba adds Cabedge Design team led by Chris Blanz | Chris Blanz, John M. 'JJ' Rosen, Atiba, networks, software, entrepreneurs, Cabedge.com, Cabedge Design, SLK Digital, information technology, mobile, AtibaMobile, Jumpstart Foundry, Scott Rouse, David Gales, Weberize, EdgeNet Media, Good Job, iAgree, Buntin Group, HotFaucet, advertising, marketing, Paul Hickey, Columbia State Community College, Janet Walls, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Atiba adds Cabedge Design team led by Chris Blanz
Award-winning Blanz brings added depth to Atiba's user-experience portfolio
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:35 am
VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score | VentureNotes, DAIO, Pearescope, Crom Carmichael, iOS, Android, software development, mobile, social media, Angel investors, Rachael Qualls, Angel Capital Group
VentureNotes: DAIO and Pearescope score
Mobile and Social are popular criteria these days, and these seed-stage operations have lured investment.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:28 am
Noted: Joe Galante is Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur Center | Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Joe Galante, Michael Burcham, entrepreneurs, digital entertainment, music, mentors, incubator, accelerator, Bullpen Ventures, Angel investing, Sony Music
Noted: Joe Galante is Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur Center
The many who spent nearly 40 years in the same label family has a new gig, atop his Angel investing.
By VNC Staff updated 9:20 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:10 pm
Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal | Joe Maxwell, Punching Nun Group, ONefocus Marketing, CapControls, Shareholder InSite, Quist Valuation, software, SaaS, AnalytX, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Brett Suchor, Qval
Maxwell: Silicon Valley tip spurred Shareholder InSite M&A deal
Joe Maxwell is having way too much fun in growing another tech venture in the finance sector
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:40 am
TNInvestco-backed startup 'Krush' raises $4.5MM for predictive-network entry | Krush, Gina Ashe, Eric Satz, TNInvestco, venture capital, e-commerce, marketing, fashion, analytics, Plumgood Food, Tennessee Community Ventures, Gibson, marketing, Alexis Kopikis, Alan Osman
TNInvestco-backed startup 'Krush' raises $4.5MM for predictive-network entry
The Gina Ashe-Eric Satz team presses ahead in a potentially disruptive offering for the retail sector.
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 11, 2012 3:54 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:00 am
NeighborMD's $2.5MM raise attracts Nashville Capital Network | NeighborMD, Sid Chambless, Les Coble, NeighborMD, healthcare, Nashville Capital Network, Philip Hertik, Peter Rosell, Jim Baker, Barry Yarbrough, healthcare, outpatient, Angel investors, TNInvestco
NeighborMD's $2.5MM raise attracts Nashville Capital Network
Healthcare gets another boost from local investors
By VNC staff updated 3:45 p.m. - Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:00 am
Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting | Tailwind Capital, Stuart McWhorter, Clayton McWhorter, health IT, healthcare, Cumberland Consulting Group, EMR, Jim Lewis, private equity, venture capital, Clayton Associates, Bullpen Ventures
Noted: Tailwind, McWhorters buy into Cumberland Consulting
Now a Delaware company, CCG looks to diversify offerings and targets platform growth, including M&A
VNC Staff updated 7:09 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012 6:58 am
TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments | TriStar Technology Fund, NEST-TN, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Molecular Sensing, Border Jump, Bobby Franks, Innova Memphis, Innova Fund, Council Ventures, Council Capital, Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, TNInvestco, CAPCO, Traklok, Limestone Fund, Mountain Group Capital, American Hometown Media, Tennessee Community Ventures, Tennessee Angel Fund, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, MB Ventures, Solidus TNInvestco, Jumpstart Foundry, Seedhatchery, Venture INCITE, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, StartupTN, Jobs4TN, Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, SBIR, STTR, maturation grants, investment, Angel investors
TNInvestco funds stay busy with further tech-sector investments
A steady stream of commitments, often made to familiar names, continues, with results not yet due
By Milt Capps updated 8:46 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:35 am
Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise | Fivestone Partners, Goba, John Dayani Jr., Brad Edmonson, Raymond Pirtle, venture capital, consulting, technology, bootstrapping, Fivestone [Launch], startups, early-stage, growth-stage, investment, investors, Luma Brite Technologies, G Squared Wireless, Zuzsa, Bullpen Capital, Duncan Davidson, lean finance, The Castle, Jeff Landman, Scott Harmel, Bob Barone, Claridge Company, Incident Control Systems, ICS, TRL9, Enconcert, Technology Readiness Level 9, TriStar Technology Fund, Brian Laden, RentStuff, CollectiveIQ, Mark Rockefeller, Rockefeller Consulting|Insight Capitalists, Bullpen Capital, Duncan Davidson, Stacked Stones, Solidus, Jumpstart Foundry, Auburn Angel Network, Angel Investment Management Group, NARAS, BMI, GRAMMY, ASCAP, PassAlong Networks, Speakerheart, digital entertainment, music, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, capital, fundraising
Fivestone Partners' investors put 'skin in the game' for lean-finance enterprise
Jozef Nuyens and partners plant a venture flag in Tennessee, and demonstrate broader reach
By Milt Capps updated 5:45 a.m. January 4, 2012 - Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 7:06 pm
TrueStartup: 'SourceYourCity' will beta in Frisco waters, then raise capital | SourceYourCity, Neely Burks, media, marketing, public relations, Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations, KVBPR, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, University of Tennessee, advertising, Jumpstart Foundry, Vic Gatto, Solidus, Nick Yaeger, CheckedIn, David Ross, Music Row, Chris McIntyre, change:healthcare, Drew Fassett, Peak10, Williamson County, Matt Largen, economic development, John Mark Jansen, Pinky Gonzales, Vocus, Help A Reporter Out, ProfNet, PRNewswire, Vanderbilt University, University of Texas, University of California, beta, Angel investors, Sullivan Branding, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, SYC
TrueStartup: 'SourceYourCity' will beta in Frisco waters, then raise capital
Still pre-revenue and facing competitors, Neely Burks continues to execute
By Milt Capps updated 11:37 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 9:26 am
HIV among targets: Jericho Sciences bio-startup chooses Nashville as home | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotechnology, Life Science Tennessee, Joe Rolwing, Heidi Kay, commercialization, technology transfer, collaboration, Jericho Sciences, University of South Florida, CET, CET Life Sciences Center, economic development, postsecondary, science
HIV among targets: Jericho Sciences bio-startup chooses Nashville as home
Entrepreneur says she's found more than a good lease in Nashville
By Milt Capps updated Jan. 4, 2012 - Posted: Monday, January 2, 2012 11:37 am
Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals | Bill Hagerty, Gov. Bill Haslam, David Warren, Michael Burcham, economic development, Jobs4TN, accelerators, INCITE, co-investment, seed-stage, Angel investors, Angels, early-stage, startups, Memphis Research Consortium, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Bill Hagerty, Russell Ingram, Startup Tennessee, StartupTN, Startup America, Justin Wilson
Startup Tennessee to cultivate more Angel investors, among other goals
Michael Burcham-led StartupTN may cut a broad swath through the state'e entrepreneurial ecosystem
By Milt Capps Updated 6:43 a.m. Dec. 29, 2011 - Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:50 am
Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham | TCRS, Lamar Villere, Denham Capital Management, oil & gas, energy, investment, private equity, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, state government, gold, platinum, metals, Pangaea Exploration, Blackstone Group, Park Hill Group
Energy Targets: TCRS PE program makes $50MM commitment to Denham
Rising interest in metals, natural gas and other energy assets is the driver in Denham's current multi-billion dollar fundraise
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:05 am
Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise | Blair Heavey, Marcus Whitney, The Martin Companies, venture capital, Angel investors, private equity, e-commerce, social media, Moontoast, software development, information technology, platforms, Erroll Apostolopoulos, Geoff Smith, Tim Putnam
Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise
Martin Companies leads round, Boston-based CEO says startup is getting traction
By Milt Capps updated 6:02 p.m. 5 January 2012 - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am
Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-accessprogram moves stepwise toward launch | Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Leslie Wisner-Lynch, economic development, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Lance Bridgesmith, Miller & Martin, Bruce Doeg, Ted Nelson, Jim Phillips, Tom Ballard
Haslam INCITE entrepreneurial capital-access
program moves stepwise toward launch
ECD and TTDC chiefs and their colleagues seem to be 'aligned' toward getting INCITE launched
By Milt Capps Updated 28 December 2011 at 4:14 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:51 am
Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development | MB Venture Partners, MB Innovations, Spine Wave, medical devices, healthcare, venture capital, debt equity, private equity, Mike Sherman, Gary Stevenson, Troy Drewry, Medtronic Sofamore Danek, TriStar Technology Ventures, Brian Laden, Device Innovation Group, Medical Device Innovations,TNInvestco
Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development
VC and industry veteran Mike Sherman will leave work, starting with Spine Wave
By Milt Capps updated 9:31 a.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:58 am
Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI | Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, TCRS, private equity, Lamar Villere, State government, investment, General Catalyst Partners, General Catalyst Group VI, information technology, Internet, games, digital entertainment, General Assembly, legislation, Joel Cutler, TrueBridge, Bessemer Venture Partners, VenRock, Oak Tree Opportunities Fund, Hellman & Friedman, Khosla Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lamar Villere, Michael Brakebill, Cambridge Associates, Strategic Investment Solutions
Tech targets: TCRS PE program makes $25MM nod to Gen. Catalyst Group VI
This Massachusetts fund is partial to Internet plays and other technologies.
By Milt Capps Upudated 9:25 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake | Rob Solberg, John Williams, LogoYes, LogoGarden, Web.com, interactive games, Franktown Rocks, Whoosh Interactive, friends and family, venture capital, software development, entrepreneurs, information technology, talent, Creatives, small business, startups, Debra Solberg
LogoGarden buys Whoosh! from Franktown creators; FCA takes $2MM stake
A time-tested business model and transplanted tech talent bode well for this startup
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software | Gary Ferguson, health IT, EMR, analytics, TIBCO Software, Vivek Ranadive, infrastructure, information technology, software development, healthcare, clinical IT, mergers, acquisitions, M&A, NotifyMD, NASDAQ, real-time computing, computer sciences, Stericycle
Gary Ferguson named chief healthcare strategist for TIBCO Software
Former NotifyMD joins a major player in the
By Milt Capps Updated 12:04 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD' | Sharecare, Mehmet Oz, Jeff Arnold, Discovery Communications, HowStuffWorks.com, healthcare, consumers, search, Harpo Productions, Zoco, Sony Pictures Television, Thinklink Learning, Discovery Education, Vanderbilt University, Sirrom Capital, J.C. Bradford, HealthLine, WCG, advertising, content, e-commerce, wellness, Owen Graduate School of Management
Still scouting Nashville: Kathy Harris heads M&A for Sharecare;
one VC dubs the startup the nation's 'next-gen WebMD'
This startup has ties to Discovery Communications, which bought a Nashville tech venture in 2006
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:36 am
'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland | CentreSource, Bullpen Ventures, Stuart McWhorter, Clayton Associates, Triple Play Ventures, seed capital, Populr, published one-pagers, Internet, e-commerce, Web, interactive agency, John Ingram, Joe Galante, Mark Montgomery, Michael Burcham, Steve Turner, Claritas Capital, Education Networks of America, Reliant Resources, Nashville Technology Council, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Holland Medical Equipment, Tulane University, entrepreneurs, Brandi Holland, Sherrard & Roe, Bass Berry Sims, KraftCPA, Jared Scheel, Evan Owens, Chip Hayner, Chris Wage, Daniel Nelson
'Populr' decision: Bullpen Ventures corrals CentreSource's Nick Holland
The first young bull into the chute is driving a venture that could benefit a startup, an accelerator and the EC
By Milt Capps updated 10:55 a.m. - Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:05 am
Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales | social enterprise, e-commerce, packaged goods, Thistle Farms, nonprofits, Magdalene, addiction, violence, women, St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel, Bass Berry & Sims, Frasier Dean Howard, Whole Foods, retailing, consumers, personal care
Public Service: Thistle Farms' entrepreneurship heals lives, but needs sales
The Magdalene program's operations needs consumer following to expand its services
VNC Staff updated 10:38 a.m. - Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:03 am
Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy | John M. "JJ" Rosen Jr., Claritas Capital, John Chadwick, Peter Clifton, Michael Shatzkin, publishing, Ingram, digital media, SLK LLC, Will Daly, Chase Pattison, Entrada, e-commerce, creatives, mergers and acquisitions, M&A, Scott Smith, Chip Gallent, Joe Baltimore, Skypeak, information technology, software development, networks, Industrial Data Systems, Plumgood Food, Fantasy Brand Marketing, GiveAGift, BlueJar, GoodJob
Rosen's Atiba creates SLK Digital for acquisitions, starting with FiledBy
An entrepreneur and sometime Angel eases into the Web-media acquisitions mode
By Milt Capps Updated 1:17 p.m. 19 December 2011 - Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 6:52 pm
Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A | Hal Andrews, Data Advantage, The Martin Companies, startups, entrepreneurs, Univesity of Tennessee, Ron Styers, Atiba, RenTech, Peak10, Cottonwood Technologies, information technology, software development, talent, Cloud, healthcare, applications, Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, venture capital, Cogent Healthcare, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Nashville Technology Council
Healthbox Technologies' startup scenario signals rapid hiring, eventual M&A
Healthcare, data and IT veterans Andrews and Styers plan to ride the healthtech wave.
By Milt Capps updated 11:06 a.m. - Posted: Friday, December 16, 2011 9:23 am
ISO Capital: American Hometown Media, OnFocus Healthcare sally forth | OnFocus Healthcare, American Hometown Media, Dan Hammond, Management21, Charles Galbraith, Sid Chambless, Nashville Capital Network, fundraising, venture capital, Angel investors, Tennessee Angel Fund, Solidus, Limestone Fund, TNInvestco
ISO Capital: American Hometown Media, OnFocus Healthcare sally forth
Hammond and Mason are leading these growth companies' capital raises
By Milt Capps Updated 10:46 a.m. - Posted: Friday, December 16, 2011 9:23 am
Fauchet to succeed Ken Galloway as Deanof Vanderbilt University School of Engineering | Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Kenneth Galloway, Philippe Fauchet, nanotechnology, computer sciences, postsecondary, healthcare, Nicholas Zeppos,
Fauchet to succeed Ken Galloway as Dean
of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Vanderbilt University's 34-ranked Engineering Schools bows recognition of one Dean's contributions, announces his successor
VNC Staff updated 1:47 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011 11:30 am
Proponents of 'OneC1ty' techbiz campus may need a bigger Bandwagon | economic development, Nashville Medical Trade Cener, OneC1ty, healthcare, health IT, JRG Ventures, Earl Swensson Associates, 505Design, James Lakes, Microsoft, Caroline Young, Liza Massey, Michael Burcham, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville Technology Council, Pantheon Park, Tom Baldridge, McIntyre Ventures, real estate, research
Proponents of 'OneC1ty' techbiz campus may need a bigger Bandwagon
Life sciences, healthcare services and technology and more could cluster in a redeveloping area of Metro Nashville
By Milt Capps updated 10:48 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 9:50 am
Franklin-based PureSafety sells to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) | Underwriters Laboratories, UL, Bill Grana, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Thompson Machinery Commerce Co., safety, healthcare, performance, workforce, worker's compensation
Franklin-based PureSafety sells to Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Performance, occupational safety and other fields are supported by PureSafety software and services
VNC Staff updated 1:58 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 1:49 pm
TriStar Technology Ventures files for $40MM capital raise for Tech Fund II | Harry Jacobson, TriStar Technology Ventures, technology transfer, Christopher Rand, Brian Laden, Duncan Dashiff, venture capital, private equity, Epiphany Health Ventures, Medcare Investment Funds, James Leininger
TriStar Technology Ventures files for $40MM capital raise for Tech Fund II
Just days after parent HIG added to its management team, Tri-Star reports it has begun one of Tennessee's larger recent fund raises
By Milt Capps updated 10:01 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 8:57 am
HCA Parallon unit taps O'Boyle as president | Michael O'Boyle, HCA, R. Milton Johnson, healthcare, United Healthcare Networks, Parallon Business Solutions
HCA Parallon unit taps O'Boyle as president
HCA's business-solutions unit is diversifying and names successor to retiring president
VNC Staff updated 9:54 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 8:53 am
Emma's Smith preps for 2012 push; Weaver focuses on RoundingWell startup | Clint Smith, entrepreneurs, Will Weaver, Emma, Cold Feet Creative, ExactTarget, Salesforce.com, RoundingWell, startups, NEXT Awards, Rolling Mill Hill, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Constant Contact, ExactTarget, MailChimp, marketing, e-mail
Emma's Smith preps for 2012 push; Weaver focuses on RoundingWell startup
Veterans of one of Nashville's earliest digital startups set higher goals, and one sets-off for a new challenge
By Milt Capps updated 12:23 p.m. - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 11:54 am
Health online: Big City Docs plans to target Nashville consumers in 2012 | Scott Kubiszyn, Big City Docs, CAPCO, Digital Media Holdings, New Capital Partners - Waveland, Cybera, Harbert Management, venture capital, Angel investors, Innovation Depot, University of Alabama - Birmingham, technology transfer, commercialization, economic development, healthcare, health IT, e-commerce, Internet, physicians, marketing, practice development, lead generation, advertising, Auburn University, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management
Health online: Big City Docs plans to target Nashville consumers in 2012
An Owen grad and former Cybera exec puts his venture skills to work for an Alabama startup that's eying Nashville
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 11:19 am
Mundie, Harwell VC startup anchored by Elizabeth Turner Campbell Estate | Don Mundie, Family Venture Management, Delta Capital Management, LBMC, Joey Harwell, Arthur Young, Ernst & Whinney, venture capital, family offices, TNInvestco, early stage, investment, HCA Management, Advantage Capital Partners
Mundie, Harwell VC startup anchored by Elizabeth Turner Campbell Estate
Veterans of private equity and operations offer new access to venture assets to families with capital to manage for potential greater returns
By Milt Capps Updated 1:50 p.m. - Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 9:41 am
Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital | NavigatorMD, Crom Carmichael, Bill Brennan, Angel investors, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Startup Tennessee, Dataium, American Hometown Publishing, Publishing Group of America, Dan Hammond, American Hometown Media, Just A Pinch Recipe Club, economic development, Nashville Technology Council, talent, information technology, XMi High Growth Development Fund, TNInvestco, Shamrock Growth Capital Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, East Tennessee State University, Data Marketing Network, DNI, Mailnet, Conclusive Marketing, Morgan Keegan Mezzanine, Massey Burch, Mellon Ventures
Angel Brennan says EC, StartupTN help prepare entrepreneurs to seek capital
There are more Angels among us that most of us realize; one of his holdings is preparing for a C Round
By Milt Capps Updated 5:57 p.m. - Posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011 4:04 pm
Healthcare disruptors: Jacobson's Healthcare Investment Groupadds MK-ShattuckHammond's Dashiff to create innovative businesses | Harry Jacobson, Duncan Dashiff, healthcare, Healthcare Investment Group, Informatics Corporation of America, ICA, Morgan Keegan, Shattuck Hammond, investment banking
Healthcare disruptors: Jacobson's Healthcare Investment Group
adds MK-ShattuckHammond's Dashiff to create innovative businesses
It seems that as promised, this portfolio of private equity and venture capital assets will be deployed for innovation
VNC Staff updated 5:47 p.m. - Posted: Friday, December 2, 2011 5:32 pm
Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise | Parental Health, Scotte Hudsmith, Jim Lackey, Clayton McWhorter, Clayton Associates, Craig Leipold, Joe Casia, Michael Burcham, Jan Bouten, Innova Fund II, Innova Memphis, NEST-TN, Cameron Newton, seed stage, venture capital, investment, telemedicine, health IT, HP, Hewlett-Packard, MISTY, Relevance Capital, ExtraOrtho
Parental Health attracts Innova Fund II as investors close Series A cap raise
Hudsmith's HP-allied startup executes on its telemedicine strategy for seniors aging-in-place
By Milt Capps updated January 4, 2012 - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:16 am
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard | healthcare, Anthem Healthcare Intelligence, Cameron Newton, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, venture capital, TNInvestco, Roy Matthews, Walter Olgilvie, John Kopke, Cameron Newton, Kevin McNamara, Cameron Newton
Anthem Healthcare Intelligence capital raise underway with NEST-TN aboard
Business intelligence in the health sector is getting more and more attention, as these dollars show
By Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:14 am
Rabbit Hole Creative projects disruptive video, with more to be revealed | Rabbit Hole Creative, Jake Jorgovan, Kevin Fulda, entertainment, music, Belmont University, bootstrapping, 3D, Monster Media, V Squared Labs, NuFormer, ON Media Group, Mark Montgomery, Ken Gay, Jeff Cornwell, George Flanigen
Rabbit Hole Creative projects disruptive video, with more to be revealed
Recent grads Jorgovan and Fulda may have stolen a march on part of the entertainment industry
By Milt Capps updated 1:55 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:11 am
Council Capital and its TNInvestco affiliate invest in Payment America Systems | Council Capital, Payment America Systems, Grant Jackson, Charles F. Miller, Erik Miller, Elizabeth Trinkler, Barry Becker, revenue cycle management, healthcare IT, insurance
Council Capital and its TNInvestco affiliate invest in Payment America Systems
Revenue-cycle management, a hot sector, attracts more venture capital and TNInvestco-spawned resources
By VNC Staff Updated Jan. 4, 2012 - Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:21 pm
VentureNote: Digital Reasoning Systems $7MM raise reported | Digital Reasoning Systems, Tim Estes, data analytics, intelligence, Rob Metcalf, Unetworks, Healthia Systems, healthcare, healthcare IT, analytics, natural language processing
VentureNote: Digital Reasoning Systems $7MM raise reported
Stealthy Tim Estes and his stealthy company are making another move of some kind
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:05 am
TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans | Jobs4TN, TNInvestco, INCITE, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Ryan Gooch, innovation, early stage, state government, federal government, capital formation, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, economic development
TN ECD asks public comment on $30MM Co-Investment plans
State ECD issued draft guidelines for Gov. Haslam's INCITE Co-Investment Fund managed by TTDC
At VentureTennessee - Posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:41 pm
Fortune's Force Five supports startups' crucial early sales efforts | Force Five, Marc Fortune, Rodgers Construction, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Marquette University, sales, marketing, LeShane Greenhill, Vic Gatto, TRLC, The Restaurant List Company, Royal Oaks Rewards, Jeff Gould, CapControls, Solidus, Sagents, Contract Sales Management, Fortune Industries, Compass Executives, Rodgers Construction, Aladdin Synergistics Industries, Mycor, Holden & Co., Telco Research, Nashville Sailing Foundation, Leadership Nashville, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, de Tocqueville Society, United Way, Vistage, The Alternative Board, Joe White
Fortune's Force Five supports startups' crucial early sales efforts
This serial entrepreneur offers sage advice we might have missed if he hadn't tried Rotier's
By Milt Capps updated 9:12 a.m. 28 November - Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2011 8:59 pm
'Bama-based Angel Investor Management Group may seek Tennessee dealflow | Angels, Angel investors, Clay Corman, Auburn Angel Network, Nashville Capital Network, Angel Capital Group, technology, life sciences, Life Science Angels, Dick Reeves, Jim Corman, Angel Investment Management Group, AIMG, TNInvestco, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, eSpaces, RentStuff, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Atlanta Technology Angels, Shoals Angel Network
'Bama-based Angel Investor Management Group may seek Tennessee dealflow
The rising Tide in Alabama may lift some small Tennessee ventures along with it.
By Milt Capps updated 4:52 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 12:34 pm
ReTickr: Day 104 could bring the stress some entrepreneurs pray for | Brian Trautschold, Travis Truett, Lamp Post Group, Jack Studer, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, retickr, seed capital, venture capital, Y Combinator, Reddit, startups, entrepreneurs, Adam Haney, Josh Marlow, Micah Hausler, Dustin Cannon
ReTickr: Day 104 could bring the stress some entrepreneurs pray for
The gut-wrenching ups and downs of a tech startup haven't quelled this startup's drive
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 9:43 am
Lifestyle startups are focus for Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship;Joe Ivey prepares to recruit leaders, mentors and internships | Lipscomb University, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Startups, entrepreneurs, Center for Entrepreneurship, postsecondary, lifestyle businesses, venture capital, angel investors, Jeff Cornwall, Joe Ivey, Freed-Hardeman University, Texas A&M, Yellow Ribbon Program, veterans, incubators, mentors, angels, investment, Angel Capital Group, Nashville Capital Network
Lifestyle startups are focus for Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship;
Joe Ivey prepares to recruit leaders, mentors and internships
University aims to allow all interested students access to business and social entrepreneurship curricula 
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:45 am
Ideas: Vandy student's sly EYES|ONLY service re-mixes upscale experience | Eyes|Only, Blend LLC, Patrick Widen, startups, entrepreneurs, bootstrapping, Vanderbilt University, Michael Burcham, customer experience, consumer behavior, design, marketing, social media, Facebook, Owen Graduate School of Management, Accelerator, Vanderbilt University, David Furse, Internet, NEXT awards, Creatives
Ideas: Vandy student's sly EYES|ONLY service re-mixes upscale experience
Vanderbilt undergrad aims to conjur 'magical' customer experience from blend of behavioral science and design
By Milt Capps Updated 19 November 2011 - Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:21 am
Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization | Joe Cook Jr., postsecondary, innovation, TNInvestco, Limestone Fund, TriStar Technology Ventures, Tom Ballard, technology transfer, commercialization, Abby Trotter, Hall Strategies, Life Science Tennessee, Tennessee Biotechnology Association, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Sam Lynch, Biomimetic Therapeutics, workforce, proof of concept, entrepreneurs, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Memphis Research Consortium, Startup Tennessee, Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,
leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization
Joe Cook Jr. seems to be executing with precision a gameplan to establish momentum for a still-small sector
By Milt Capps updated 12:19 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:49 am
BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011 | Fedex, biologistics, Vaxent, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Biomimetic Therapeutics, Sam Lynch, University of Tennessee, research and development, biotechnology, Ernst & Young, venture capital, private investment, partnerships, pharmaceuticals, Richard Smith, Fred Smith, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Jerome Jourquin, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Bing Zang, Dexter Duncan, National Center for Biotechnology Information, technology transfer, commercialization, Georgia Health Sciences University, Proton Power, Sam Weaver, Chris McKinney, LifeScience Alley, Shaye Mandle, Fedex Institute, Pitt Hyde, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UTRF, Discgenics, Terry Hazen, sustainability, environment, energy, One City, real estate, healthcare IT, talent, One-C1ty, JRG Ventures, Health Care REIT, Eastman Chemical, Speaker Beth Harwell, Beth Harwell, General Assembly, legislation
BIONewsTN, Nov. 7, 2011
Gleanings from Tennessee media touching upon life-sciences issues and opportunities
By VNC Staff Updated 6:27 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:29 am
Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011 | Gov. Phil Bredesen, Silicon Ranch, Solar, Nashville Technology Council, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Streamweaver, Erik Carlson, talent, Eric Satz, Microsoft, information technology, ProductCamp, Evan Owens, Centresource, Marc Sexton, Emma, John Herbold, HealthTeacher, Darin Moore, ParentalHealth, Healthways, Jason Wilkins, Nathan King, Belmont University, Pragmatic Marketing, Proficienz, 48 Hour Launch, Stratasan, Barcamp, Tod Fetherling, TNInvestco, Eastate, Michael Burcham, David Warren, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, broadband, Balfour Beatty, sustainability, green industries, Boyd Venture Fund, University of Tennessee, jobs, employment, Mike McWherter, Adam Davison, employment, innovation, GOBA, LifeKraze, GOBA, Council Capital, Council Ventures, Gov. Bill Haslam, economic development, Richard Smith, Fred Smith, Fedex, Silicon Ranch, Agricenter International, EMJ, Signal Energy, AC Wharton, Memphis, Jon Sangster, CB Richard Ellis, Kingsley Brock, information technology, incentives, training, workforce, Bill Hagerty, Beth Chase, Andy Flatt, Steven Hau, Shareable Ink, C3 Consulting, Healthspring, Sal Novin, Health Productivity Automation, Tom Ballard, ORNL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee State University, Portia Shields, postsecondary, Stimulus, David Washburn, technology transfer, commercialization, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, UTHSC, UTRF, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Richard Magid, University of Memphis
Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011
Streamweaver 'stealth' no more...Unconference events... ECD budget comments... much more in this regional roundup
By Milt Capps updated 1:55 p.m. - Posted: Monday, November 7, 2011 5:48 am
Commercialization: UTSC's Dale reviews Vaxent's progress on Strep-A vaccine | pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, Vaxent, Strep-A, research and development, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, James Dale, Innova Memphis, venture capital, PREVENT, Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise, intellectual property, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Memphis BioWorks Foundation, Todd Patrick, FDA, Health Canada, National Institutes of Health, Robinson Bradshaw, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Decosimo, Silicon Valley Bank
Commercialization: UTSC's Dale reviews Vaxent's progress on Strep-A vaccine
In Memphis, this Innova-backed venture's fate is still years away, but rewards may be huge
By Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:25 pm
Entrepreneurs: If you're still 'thinking about doing a startup', get a job instead | Vanderbilt Health Care Conference, entrepreneurs, Vic Gatto, Solidus, postsecondary, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Change:Healthcare, Primocare, Noro-Moseley, Spence McClelland, Avery Fisher, Christopher Parks, leadership
Entrepreneurs: If you're still 'thinking about doing a startup', get a job instead
The tough love and lessons learned just keep comin' during the annual Vandy Health Care Conference
By Milt Capps updated 7:25 p.m. - Posted: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:54 am
NewsBits, Oct. 31, 2011 | broadband, Johnson City Power Board, smart grid, utilities, solar, West Tennessee Solar Farm, Signal Energy, energy, economics, Gov. Bill Haslam, Wacker, Amazon.com, Whirlpool, economic development, NEXT Awards, Ravi Patel, Mobile Market, entrepreneurs, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, startups, EMR, informatics, science, research and development, health IT, media, EPB, energy, David Warren, Startup Tennessee, The Mobile Market, switchgrass, GOBA, John Dayani Jr., Mark Blodgett, Bruce Dobie, EvieSays, EventoftheDay, HMS, Healthcare Management Systems, HealthTech Holdings, Primus Capital, MEDHOST, Sentry Healthcare, Geoff Roten, Alan MacLamroc, Gina Kolata, TNInvestco, James Dowd, Startup Memphis, Bob Stone, Joanne Pulles, HCA, Healthways, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
NewsBits, Oct. 31, 2011
Startup Tennessee gets operations staff, a tech exec volunteers in Uganda, $ for GOBA and more
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, October 31, 2011 7:48 am
ORNL's Ballard joins PYA, hands-off portfolio to scientist Roberto | Thomas B. "Tom" Ballard, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, James Roberto, Thom Mason, economic development, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Life Science Tennessee, Tennessee Biotechnology Association, ventures, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, healthcare, consulting, accounting, Ed Pershing, Doug Yoakley, PYA Waltman Capital, Realty Trust Group, Research & Planning Consultants, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Life Science Tennessee, Joe Cook Jr., Michael Burcham, Bill Hagerty, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bluegill Creative
ORNL's Ballard joins PYA, hands-off portfolio to scientist Roberto
Veteran emissary to institutions' stakeholders and allies is re-potting himself after a 41-year-career
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, October 31, 2011 6:40 am
TNT: Hagerty's state economic-development portfolio gets heavier | economic development, INCITE, Gov. Bill Haslam, state government, Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC, Startup Tennessee, Memphis Research Consortium, Tennessee Film Entertainment & Music Commission, Music City Music Council, politics, Mitt Romney, Bob Raines, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, TCRS, Lamar Villere, private equity, TNInvestco, Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, Amazon.com, taxation
TNT: Hagerty's state economic-development portfolio gets heavier
Gov. Haslam's ECD commissioner has a growing list of to-do's, including an international trade portfolio
By Milt Capps updated 27 Oct. 2:10 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:55 am
NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011 | Mark Rowan, Griffin Technology, Nashville Technology Council, Liza Massey, information technology, workforce, talent, postsecondary, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Nashville Startup Weekend, 48Hour Launch, Harbert Mezzanine Partners, The Nurse Company, Sean Mathis, Softbase, John Harrison, Candescence, Arun Majandar, ARPA-E, Diagnovus, Limestone Fund, TriStar Technology Ventures, TNInvestco, Advance Financial, Harpeth Financial, Mike Hodges, Tina Hodges, Patrick Conroy, Deep Well Power, Ryland Wiggs, Aparea, Owen Graduate School of Management, University of Tennessee, Hal Andrews, Medify, Lincor, Press Ganey, analytics, NEXT Awards, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Saurabh Sinha, Cameron Plato, BEDROC, ICV Solutions, Petra Capital, David Fitzgerald, David Gasmire, New Century Hospice, healthcare, Scale Venture Partners, American Hometown Media, Just A Pinch Recipe Club, Dan Hammong, Anne Balaban, Carl Trautman, interactive, Amanda Levy, Critical Mass, advertising, Nissan, digital music, entertainment, Echomusic, StudioNow, FCA Venture Partners, Clayton Associates, Belmont University, social media, e-discovery, Document Solutions, Hubbard & Berry, Universal Music Group, Digster.fm, Rdio, venture capital, private equity, Tortola Partners, Steve Curnutte, Guy Kawasaki, Bill Nelson, Little Planet, Green Brier Distillery, Charlie Nelson, Andy Nelson, alcoholic beverages, HealthTeacher, Chris Stowers, eMids
NewsBits, Oct. 26, 2011
Milestone events, capital raises, a whiskey resurrected, and local venture news recapped.
By Milt Capps updated 29 Oct. 9:35 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am
VenturePeople: Kate O'Neill of Metamarketer | SEO, Kate O'Neill, Metamarketer, talent, Creatives, information technology, analytics, marketing optimization, customer experience, Raven, Sitemason, HCA, Magazines.com, Catalyst, EO, Entrepreneurs Organization
VenturePeople: Kate O'Neill of Metamarketer
A well-traveled transplant shares her mission and her views of Nashville potential as crossroads
By Milt Capps Updated 12:09 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am
Regional Roundup, Oct. 26, 2011 | Dan Marcum, Fran Marcum, NEST TN, Relevance Capital, Stipple, INCITE, economic development, TNInvestco, LifeKraze, Ben Wagner, social media, Dick Gourley, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Digital Crossing Networks, Robert England, Paul Sponcia, Ken Russell, Jerry Dunlap, Nexus Group, ISDN-Net, Skirkle, MRI Interventions, venture capital, Delta Capital Management, Don Mundie, SeedHatchery, Solidus, JumpStart Foundry, Memphis BioWorks, IBM, Irving Wladawky-Berger, STEM, K-12 education, Tricycle, Jonathan Bragdon, Michael Hendrix, Aern Hetem, Nashville Capital Network, meQuilibrium, Chrysalis Ventures, Silicon Ranch, AgriCenter International, biotechnology, Matt Kisber, Reagan Farr, Scarlett Leadership Institute, Joe Scarlett, Interactive Solutions, Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Advanced Composites Employment Accelerator, Weld North, The Learning House, U.S. Veterans Fast Launch Initiative, defense, military, West Egg Financial, Jermaine Massey, real estate, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Jermaine Massey, West Egg Financial, carbon fiber, Sheldon Grizzle, The Company Lab, Lamp Post Group, EPB, Alcatel-Lucent, broadband, Chattanooga, Enterprise Center, Genera Energy, biofuels, DuPont-Danisco, biofuels
Regional Roundup, Oct. 26, 2011
With relatively little fanfare, one TNInvestco fund is rebranding and entrepreneurial activity heats-up statewide.
By Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:54 am
Economist: Innovation campaign driven by pragmatism is crucial | economic development, state government, Cumberland Center, Christian Ketels, Scott Massey, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Bill Hagerty, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Gov. Bill Haslam, international, intellectual property
Economist: Innovation campaign driven by pragmatism is crucial
A Harvard-based economist tells local execs clusters and pragmatism are key elements for a Nashville innovation strategy
By Milt Capps updated Oct. 23, 2011 2:35 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 12:25 pm
IP imperative: MyWerx, Cumberland Centerand Universities ally for iExchange | Cumberland Center, Vanderbilt University, law, patents, intellectual property, MusicSynk, MyWerx, information technology, SaaS, innovation, Creatives, economic development, John Pisciotta, MusicSynk, Tim Smith, Scott Massey, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Christian Ketels, ClearBox Rights, John Barker, Counterpoint Systems, Music Copyright Services, Copyright Management Inc., Bill Hagerty, Gov. Bill Haslam, Jobs4TN
IP imperative: MyWerx, Cumberland Center
and Universities ally for iExchange
Alliance push to help protect and commercialize intellectual property could become a global movement
By Milt Capps updated Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 10:35 a.m. - Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:32 am
VentureNotes: Change|Healthcare, XMi High Growth,Shareable Ink, StreamWeaver | Change|Healthcare, Shareable Ink, Solidus, StreamWeaver, Criterion Security Group, XMi High Growth Development, TNInvestco, healthcare, venture capital, Mike Shmerling, Criterion Holdings, Bob Buchanan, Howard McLure, Doug Ghertner, Townes Duncan, Vic Gatto, West Health Investment Fund
VentureNotes: Change|Healthcare, XMi High Growth,
Shareable Ink, StreamWeaver
A newly created healthcare fund gives the nod to a Nashville startup, plus updates from XMi, Shareable Ink and more
By Milt Capps Updated 8:36 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:32 am
ShareableInk CEO 'not yet convinced' he can build techco in Nashville | Shareable Ink, technology, healthcare, health IT, engineering, postsecondary, software development, networks, computer, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Kenneth Galloway, Stephen 'Steve' Hau, Tennessee Angel Fund, Nashville Capital Network, TNInvestco, TNInvestco, The Martin Companies, Heritage Group Holdings, Founder Collective, Chip Linehand, Hal Andrews, David McLellan, venture capital, Germain Boer, Concept Technology, James Fields, Liza Massey, Nashville Technology Council, Century II, Turning the Tide, T3
ShareableInk CEO 'not yet convinced' he can build techco in Nashville
Steve Hau is hopeful that he can not only change healthcare for the better, but join other locals in creating an engineer's haven
By Milt Capps updated 12:08 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:58 am
Briefly: NEXT Nashville Legacy Entrepreneurs named | Clayton McWhorter, Hal Cato, Tod Fetherling, John Ingram, Earl Swenson, awards, entrepreneurs, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Briefly: NEXT Nashville Legacy Entrepreneurs named
Five local worthies (including Hal Cato at left) will be honored by Chamber and Entrepreneur Center for achievements
By VNC Staff - Posted: Friday, October 7, 2011 10:20 am
Nashville Entrepreneur Center gains Galen Partners as lead Healthcare sponsor | Michael Burcham, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, economic development, Galen Partners, David Jahns, Nashville Technology Council, Music City Music Council, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Clayton Associations, Clayton McWhorter, TTDC, TNInvestco, healthcare, health IT, ParadigmHealth, digiChart, NotifyMD, Stericycle, PetDRx, Rolling Mill Hill, Mike Shmerling, Bobby Frist, HealthStream, XMi, Joe Kustelski, Rockhouse Partners, Etix, Gov. Bill Haslam, Jobs4TN, Startup Tennessee, Startup America, 2010 flood
Nashville Entrepreneur Center gains Galen Partners as lead Healthcare sponsor
Galen-Burcham alliance goes back years; other firms had a shot at top-billing in NEC healthcare work
By Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, October 7, 2011 8:06 am
VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011 | TNINvestco, Limestone Fund, Industrial Ceramic Solutions, Richard 'Dick' Nixdorf, Mountain Group Capital, Edward Gregor, Penrose Group, private equity, venture capital, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Quality Filtration, Greg Tarquinio, Vanderbilt University, MedCenterDisplay, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, Atlanta Catheter Therapies, Mclellan Foundation, Act I Investments, CoLab, Medical Device Development Group, Lamp Post Group, Blank Slate Ventures, David Belitz, Kris Mathis, Sponsorpitch, seed stage, TriStar Technology Ventures, Owen Graduate School of Management
VentureNotes, Oct. 3, 2011
Investors are busily putting capital into ventures young and older, in Chattanooga, Oak Ridge and elsewhere
By Milt Capps Updated 4:07 p.m. - Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 8:19 am
JumpStart grad 'RentStuff.com' taps network for Seed capital | Adam Albright, Christopher Jaeger, Robert Jaeger, Jozef Nuyens, Michael Burcham, Aubrn Angel Network, Nashville Capital Network, JumpStart Foundry, venture capital, e-commerce, RentStuff, Zaarly, Groupon, Lightbank, Nicholas Holland, David Corts, Baker Donelson Bearman Calwell & Berkowitz, TNInvestco, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
JumpStart grad 'RentStuff.com' taps network for Seed capital
RentStuff might've been another California startup, if an OwenGSM student hadn't won a prize
By Milt Capps Updated 8:39 a.m. - Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 8:19 am
Angel Capital Group chapter fate uncertain in Memphis | Angel Capital Group, Rachael Qualls, Tom Davis, arGentis Pharmaceuticals, Yogi Dougher, Jason Denenberg, angel investing, seed stage, startups, venture capital, entrepreneurs, Eric Mathews, Ken Woody, Innova Memphis, Mid-South Angel Network, Richard "Chip" Potts, Roger Kiger,
Angel Capital Group chapter fate uncertain in Memphis
ACG plans to open five new city chapters soon; for now, its Memphis outpost is semi-shuttered
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 8:19 am
TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's | TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Limestone Fund, economic development, TriStar Technology Ventures, TNInvestcos, venture capital, startups, life sciences, LifeScience Tennessee, biotechnology, Vanderbilt University, Bill Hagerty, Leslie Wisner Lynch, James Stover, Courtney Corlew, Steve Wonciewicz, Diagnovus, University of Virginia, SBIR, STTR, Tibbets Award, Barack Obama
TTDC's Stover is departing for Diagnovus venture backed by TNInvestco's
Scholar and entrepreneur will co-found molecular diagnostics startup in Nashville
By Milt Capps Updated 10:23 p.m. - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 3:00 pm
'Pantheon Park' idea concentrates Music City techies, entrepreneurs, Creatives | Pantheon Park, Creatives, W. Dortch Oldham Jr., Mark Oldham, Tom Baldridge, Southwestern Company, Cherokee Studios, Scott Massey, Cumberland Center, economic development, Music, entertainment, commercial real estate, innovation, entrepreneurship, Creatives, information technology, education, Keller Williams, Bruce Robb, Steve Turner, The Gulch, MarketStreet Enterprises, George Augsperger, Steve Bogard, Steve Cropper, Andy Kerr, Steve Mitchell, Phillip Odom, Crom Carmichael, Sporting Industries of America, W. Dortch Oldham Sr., A&R Studio Design, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Prime Source Entertainment Group, TMG Nashville, AppDiagnostics
'Pantheon Park' idea concentrates Music City techies, entrepreneurs, Creatives
Dortch Oldham Jr. is one of the mainstays of a stealthy coalition that seeks to create a focalpoint for creative entrepreneurism
By Milt Capps Updated Oct 1, 2011 3:39 p.m. - Posted: Friday, September 30, 2011 2:23 pm
A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture | software development, Bandit Software, LeanKit, Chris Hefley, Daniel Norton, Jon Terry, Kelly Baker, Stephen Franklin, Siraj Sirajuddin, JR Allen, venture capital, seed stage, early stage, entrepreneurs, Agile, project management, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Michael Burcham, David Furse, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, mentoring
A-round ahead? LeanKit's Hefley visualizes future for local software venture
It's more mature than many EC-linked ventures and its techie team is getting traction, eyeing new sectors
By Milt Capps Updated 4:35 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:40 am
TNInvestcos-funded 'S2 Interactive' debuts at Musculoskeletal venture forum | Innova Fund, TNInvestco, Gary Stevenson, Ken Wood, S2 Interactive, healthcare, physicians, iPad, tablets, Larry Foster, venture capital, investment, patents, Memphis, Memphis BioWorks Foundation, Musculoskeletal New Venture Conference
TNInvestcos-funded 'S2 Interactive' debuts at Musculoskeletal venture forum
Larry Foster's been nursing this idea for improving surgi-team proficiency for years; the iPad made it possible
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 26, 2011 10:58 am
NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011 | HealthSpring, HealthStream, Bobby Frist, Herb Fritch, healthcare, Antoine Agassi, Kemp Dolliver, Brannan Atkinson, Fred Goad, Dave Swenson, angel investors, SEC, Worthy Publishing, Freeman-Smith, music, entertainment, Tim Ghianni, Premo Applications, Android, software development, Jackson Miller, Michael Burcham, Entrepreneurs Organization, Asurion, Plumchoice, iVantage, Health Info Technics, Diatech, cancer, Dataim, Kate O'Neill, Metamarketer, state government, Dynetics, information technology, RFP, VenX, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Jim Stefansic, Jim Bradford, Germain Boer, Sid Chambless, Chase Perry, Vanderbilt University, engineering, National Cancer Institute, Nashville Capital Network, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Rick Neitz, Harry Jacobson, Christopher Rand, Mountain Group Capital, Henry Oemig, NextGxDx, TriStar Technology Ventures, Raven Internet Marketing Group, Foundations Recovery Network, Veran Medical, Alan Bentley, technology transfer, commercialization, FrontStream Payments, Arsenal Capital, venture capital, private equity, Healthways, Roundarch, SESAC, J.D. Connell, Universal Music Group, Simon Watt, social media, digital entertainment, Matthew Hall, Microsoft, Cogent Healthcare, Michael Miga, Avondale Partners, Religare Capital, Envest, Tennessee Angel Fund, Innova, Chip Lacy, NEST TN
NewsBits, Sept. 20, 2011
Executive transitions, capital raises, alliances and innovations.
By Milt Capps Updated 2:08 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:37 am
VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011 | VenturePeople, Luke Simons, Council Capital, Council Ventures, Les Wilkinson, The Martin Companies, Shareable Ink, ReadyPoint, DisastersNet, Moontoast, CareTeamConnect, Charlie Martin, Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner
VenturePeople, Sept. 20, 2011
Luke Simons of Council Capital, Les Wilkinson of The Martin Companies and Si Deane's new sidebiz
By Milt Capps Updated 1:49 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:18 am
Economy: Music City Music Council moves from rehearsal to live performance | Randy Goodman, Music City Music Council, Mayor Karl Dean, creatives, economic development, Matt Wiltshire, Nancy Shapiro, Joe Galante, Sam Reed, Colin Reed, Gaylord Entertainment, Country Music Association, GRAMMY Awards, NARAS, The Recording Academy, Nancy Shapiro, Mike Curb, Martha Ingram, Gibson Guitar, Henry Juszkiewicz, philanthropy, recording, CMA, CMA Awards, Nashville, Music, entertainment, creatives, economic development, Mary Ann McCready, Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, David Bohan, tourism, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Butch Spyridon, Clarence Spalding, David Ingram, Mike Turner, MarketStreet Enterprises, The Gulch, Jackson National Life Insurance, Mike Wells, Troy Tomlinson, Spalding Entertainment, startups, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, early stage, investors, Music City Networks, TNInvestco, NEST-TN, Sally Williams, Ken Levitan, Steve Moore, Ryman Auditorium, WSM, Nashville Convention Center
Economy: Music City Music Council moves from rehearsal to live performance
MC2 is moving forward aggressively with planning and action to recruit jobs, spawn startups, build visitors and educate generations
By Milt Capps Sept. 20, 2011 - Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:38 am
Angels: Crom Carmichael will 'restock pond' after some 2012 venture exits | Crom Carmichael, Angel investors, startups, Vanderbilt University, Solidus, Pearescope, Motricity, PoweredByHand, Ryan Wuersch, Spouting Rock Capital, Gabriel Krajicek, Dealerskins, ConduIT Corporation, AlphaTheory, Capital Confirmation, Endless Analog, Nashai Biotech, food, ConsensusPoint, Dataium, Jinti, PeopleToMySite, PharmMD, VACO, SmartVue, Noshville, Tom Baldrige's Sportsman Store
Angels: Crom Carmichael will 'restock pond' after some 2012 venture exits
For the next year or so, he'll focus almost entirely on more on the 25 companies already in his portfolio
By Milt Capps Updated Sept. 9, 2011 6:35 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 9:43 am
Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles | Top 25
Summer 2011: Most Popular Articles
'Venture' in our region has been cookin', with Nashville leading the way in many respects. The Top 25 reads of Summer 2011 are here

Posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011 8:42 am
Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM in raised so far in 2 funds | Theresa Sexton, Claritas Opportunity Fund, Claritas Capital, John Chadwick, edo Interactive, Don McLemore, venture capital, debt, mezzanine, StudioNow, Cybera
Noted: Claritas Capital reports $10 MM in raised so far in 2 funds
Claritas has been broadening its footprint in a number of ways, not content to be just another regional VC. But, no details.
By VNC Staff Updated 4:26 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:09 pm
BreatheAmerica B-round hits $22MM with Essex Woodlands in lead | Joe Hutts, Derrill Reeves, BreathAmerica, Phycor, HCA, Hospital Affiliates International, Richard Ragland, Townes Duncan, Community Health Systems, Nashville Capital Network, Brooks Bishop, Ron Charpentier, Deborah Whiteside, healthcare, David Hagaman, Brown Brothers Harriman, BreatheAmerica Medical Group, venture capital, Sid Chambless
BreatheAmerica B-round hits $22MM with Essex Woodlands in lead
A veteran healthcare entrepreneur takes another stride toward scaling-up his venture.
VNC Staff updated Sept. 6, 2011 - Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:09 am
Newsbits, August 29, 2011 | Vic Gatto, Michael Burcham, JumpStart Foundry, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Clayton McWhorter, Meevl, ColdCrate, Kahootz, Daio, GoodJob, mobile, software development, venture capital, angel investors, seed stage, Stephen Collins, Bazaarvoice, Advanced Network Solutions, Inman Square Capital, Sonny Clark, eMids, healthcare, information technology, Healthbox, Sandbox, Hal Andrews, Linco, Goba, John Dayani Jr., TriStar Technology Ventures, VenX, TNInvestco, Covenant Surgical Partners, Lucius Burch III, James Vann, JellyFish One, VeggieTales, SouthComm, Solidus, BarCamp, Splother, RentStuff, NextGxDx, Dave Durocher, Jason Collins, Neomonic Media, Nathan Loyer, Jacob Gordon, Quoteth.is, coupon, eDoc4U, Rich Smith, ConduIT Corporation, MyDormFood, Jonathan Murrell, Scott Dever, Logan's Roadhouse, MyDormFood.com, Jonathan Murrell
Newsbits, August 29, 2011
McWhorter shepherds EC, JumpStarters wait verdict, a rash of local SEC filings, Collins rides an IPO and more
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:01 am
Regional Roundup, Aug. 29, 2011 | Venture Incite, Solidus TNInvestco, Babcock & Wilcox Y-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, manufacturing, CERMET, security, materials, Jill Van Beke, Chris Van Beke, TNInvestco, Shawn Carson, technology maturation, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), Tennessee Valley Infrastructure Group, Peter de Vos, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Voices Heard Media, Tennessee Community Ventures, NEST-TN, J2 Software Solutions, debt, incubators, accelerators,
Regional Roundup, Aug. 29, 2011
Venture Incite's Y12 ties, capital raises, a TNInvestco, accelerators blossom and news statewide
By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:01 am
VenturePeople: Rick Oliver, Jay Frank, Jason Dinger, Jeff Nahley
VenturePeople: Rick Oliver, Jay Frank, Jason Dinger, Jeff Nahley
Music, healthcare, online education and investment banking are the focal-points for these fellows
By Milt Capps Updated Oct. 10, 2011 - Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:01 am
Healthcare-focused Council Ventures adds HealthSpring CEO Fritchfor CEO council that guides health and related portfolio companies | Council Ventures, venture capital, private equity, healthcare, HealthSpring, PhyCor, Katie Gambill, Denny Bottorff, Gary Peat, Grant Jackson, Herb Fritch, Charlie Martin, Wayne Smith, James Haslam II, Barbara Massey Rogers, David Ingram, Thomas Oreck, Bill Spitz, Cal Turner, Aubrey Harwell, Luke Simons, Jim Balkcom, Stephen Liu, Lancope, Senior Whole Health, REACH Call, NuScript Rx
Healthcare-focused Council Ventures adds HealthSpring CEO Fritch
for CEO council that guides health and related portfolio companies
Bottorff-, Gambill-led firm is amassing quite a healthcare brain trust
By Milt Capps Corrected Aug. 21, 20011 - Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:24 pm
Growing TN: Hagerty chairs ECD-funded TTDC development group | TTDC, Bill Hagerty, Gov. Bill Haslam, Leslie Wisner Lynch, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, economic development, technology transfer, commercialization, government, Bill Evans, Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, Hagerty & Peterson, Michael Burcham, Jobs4TN, StartupTN, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Eric Cromwell
Growing TN: Hagerty chairs ECD-funded TTDC development group
Leadership shift was accomplished August 19, with Hagerty now chairman of TTDC
By Milt Capps Updated August 19, 2011 3:38 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:24 pm
Gov. Haslam announces $29.7MM Fed funding for INCITE push | economic development, Gov. Bill Haslam, Bill Hagerty, Mark Drury, TTDC, state government, venture capital, Pathway Lending, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, JumpStart Foundry, innovation, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Cumberland Center, Digital Nashville, Tennessee Entrepreneurs Network, Life Science Tennessee, EmergeMemphis, LaunchMemphis, Cool Springs Life Sciences Center, Memphis BioWorks Business Association, Knoxville Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, Ryan Search and Consulting, CFO2Biz, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, TNInvestco
Gov. Haslam announces $29.7MM Fed funding for INCITE push
As widely anticipated, the Feds came through with $29.7MM in funding for Gov. Bill Haslam's innovation-breeding program
By VNC Staff - Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 2:37 pm
Next Nashville Technology Council CEO is Liza Lowery Massey | Nashville Technology Council, David Condra, Ray Capp, Jeff Costantine, Tod Fetherling, Chris Sloan, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Warren Ratliff, information technology, software development, economic development, Partnership 2020, TTDC, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Liza Lowery Massey, Stratasan, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
Next Nashville Technology Council CEO is Liza Lowery Massey
Sixth CEO brings national perspective, oversees an NTC on shifting economic, educational and professional terrain.
By Milt Capps Updated Aug. 10, 2011, 9:29 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 1:29 pm
TNInvestco portfolios: Hapten, ConsensusPoint, iScreen, Cagenix updates | TNInvestco, NEST TN, Consensus Point, FanLab, Brian Evans, Linda Rebrovick, Farsheed Ferdowsi, Inova Payroll, Limestone Fund, Claritas Capital, Memphis Biomed Ventures Tennessee, Tennessee Angel Fund, Pathfinder Therapeutics, Innova Fund II, iScreen Vision, Cagenix, Veracity, Ray Hage, Hapten Sciences, FDA, intellectual property, University of Mississippi, Gary Prosterman,
TNInvestco portfolios: Hapten, ConsensusPoint, iScreen, Cagenix updates
Reports from the front lines of entrepreneurship keep trickling in
By Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 10:54 am
Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion | EHR, healthcare, Entrada, VocalEZ, early-stage, venture capital, Claritas Capital, Clayton Associates, FCA Venture Partners, Matt King, McKesson, NextGen, health IT, April Wortham, Bill Brown, Chase Pattison
Entrada ramps-up marketing, products with B-round capital infusion
Early-stage company has room for further capital recruitment, as it aims to leverage rising interest in electronic health records-related technology
By Milt Capps Updated 7:18 p.m. - Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:40 am
 
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