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Clayton Associates' McWhorter increases stake in Clemson University (relevance: 7.5%, date: Jun 12, 2017)
VC co-founder takes a paws for philanthropy that may inspire other executives.

MedHaul startup propelled by Erica Plybeah, backed by InnovaMemphis (relevance: 7.5%, date: Feb 17, 2022)
The challenges are real, but this mission-oriented entrepreneur is 'grateful for the journey'.

Venture Notes -- May 31, 2019 (relevance: 7.5%, date: May 31, 2019)
Heritage pops new fund, plus raises for healthcare, crypto, CBD, Growth Fund model notes and more.

Relevance Capital pursues Fund IV raise + regional tech-VC leadership (relevance: 7.4%, date: Oct 25, 2018)
Exits may be ahead for Brentwood-Tullahoma firm seeking stakes in early-stage coastal targets, but at Nashville valuations.

Nashville startups scouted by Cedars-Sinai
Healthcare Accelerator with Techstars (relevance: 7.3%, date: Mar 17, 2017)
Opportunity helps close gap after closure of EC's healthcare cohort accelerator.

Venture Notes - January 16, 2020 (relevance: 7.3%, date: Jan 16, 2020)
13 new capital moves by Pharos, Relode, Blueprint, Curex, Claritas, and more.

Relevance Ventures seeks 'first-call' from Technology entrepreneurs (relevance: 7.3%, date: Mar 8, 2021)
TN-based VC maps capital, aims to be top-ranked Tech VC in SE and frequent actor on national VC scene.

Steve Case: Nashville entrepreneurial scene can be 'better still' (relevance: 7.3%, date: Jul 20, 2016)
Racing toward the future, Nashville and TN innovators and businesses must be prepared.

Nashville-based CrowdVest.co investment-target website cranks up (relevance: 7.3%, date: Mar 21, 2017)
Regulatory changes spawn new entrants, one of which plants flag in Nashville.

Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants (relevance: 7.3%, date: Jan 3, 2020)
[Updated] EDA has $33MM pot, says previous grant wins no reason to withhold well defined, competitive ideas.

Moyer-led Innovation Studio raising $2.5MM to advance Industry AI mission (relevance: 7.3%, date: Dec 13, 2023)
Filing could be precursor of larger raise. Staff expansion seems imminent.

TVA is looking to startups to help solve its big energy problems (relevance: 7.1%, date: Nov 29, 2018)
Teaming with ORNL + Innovation Crossroads, power producer looks tech targets, maybe some surprises.

Venture Notes - 19 October 2016 (relevance: 7.1%, date: Oct 19, 2016)
Boyd & Brock of LaunchTN respond on sustainability, Healthcare, Rural Metrics and more.

Touching base: Van Tucker, John Murdock on growing TN Angel capital (relevance: 7.1%, date: May 24, 2021)
A simple question, because the issue of early-stage capital formation in TN probably warrants further discussion.

Studio Bank's Shmerling offers reality check for Nashville entrepreneurs (relevance: 7.1%, date: Feb 6, 2019)
Particularly if you're trying to grow a business that's not in Healthcare or Music, you may need to hear this -- again.

Nashville's Global VC Ecosystem Rankings miss might spur imagination (relevance: 7%, date: Oct 20, 2023)
Tennessee cities can take reinforcement from the dynamics reflected in analysts' methodology.

State-backed Launch Tennessee puts total $626K+ into startups
in Healing Innovations, Hera Health, Hytch, Possip (relevance: 7%, date: Nov 21, 2019)
Launch Tennessee builds the profile of its Innovation Capital Continuum.

Briovation likely to invest in 20+ Health startups outside Nashville in 2018 (relevance: 7%, date: Dec 7, 2017)
[updated] Company recently had first close for its targeted $30MM early-growth fund and has invested.

TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call (relevance: 6.9%, date: Aug 8, 2022)
$1BN+ impact could rise in TN in decade of mobilizing investment capital and lending power.

Memphis entrepreneurship plans surge, as Bioworks Foundation ends run (relevance: 6.9%, date: Jul 7, 2021)
UPdated - EDA's Build to Scale is assessing three 2021 entrepreneurship, commercialization proposals from Memphis.

Council Capital completes $200M raise for Fund IV and affiliates (relevance: 6.9%, date: Nov 18, 2020)
The firm's currently announced portfolio includes a Tennessee-based firm.

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem (relevance: 6.8%, date: Aug 7, 2023)
Candidates Alice Rolli and Freddie O'Connell are to vie in Metro's mayoral run-off contest Sept. 14, 2023

Porter Road Butcher's new online recipe may call for Series A capital (relevance: 6.8%, date: Feb 22, 2018)
[updated] Seed raise underway, startup sees e-commerce and fresh capital producing a national footprint.

Rosenblatt departs Frost Brown for SVP/GC role at Tech-centric BTC Inc. (relevance: 6.8%, date: Jan 17, 2018)
After helping anchor the upstart Nashville blockchain-crypto community, this lawyer moves over.

Launch Tennessee seeks US EDA funding to expand Industry Networks (relevance: 6.7%, date: Aug 16, 2022)
Consumer Products, Advanced Manufacturing, Fintech, would join advanced energy, agritech, mobility, life-sciences concentrations.