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Tennessee lags peers in commercializing ideas + products, now TN ECD, Launch Tennessee and allies aim to grow resources Nashville Boston Indy execs eye Zapata AI + Andretti SPAC combo DigitalSelf eyes $300MM raise, has 'major' focus here + fan of Nashville SC Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion TN's Techstars IoF's Brandon Bruce advises seedcos hit pipeline by Nov. 29 Company Lab, TennSmart to sort Sustainable Mobility Reverse Pitch innovators to confront Challenges during EXPO in Nashville Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission Erstwhile Nashville change-agent Ratliff leads AdaptX amid capraises Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders UMemphis Crews Center exec search runs, Hoffmeyer settles at UMaryland Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

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