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VentureSouth Invests over $9 Million in 26 Southeastern-Based Companies in 2020Featured

February 10, 2021

Despite the myriad challenges brought on by a global pandemic, VentureSouth is proud to announce another strong year of investment activity for 2020, with a total of $9.2 million invested in 26 early stage companies in the Southeast. Over 60% of…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Business Growth, Knoxville, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

490 BioTech wins Innov865 Alliance’s Startup Day; Dr. Peter Tsai is Recognized for Global Pandemic Support

October 30, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The startup 490 BioTech, which developed bioluminescent human cells to show changes in cellular health, won the Innov865 Judges’ Choice Award at Startup Day 2020 with a pitch that explained how its technology can improve development of…

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by DIG Nation
Business Growth, Culture, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, News, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Elevator Pitches Now LIVE for Innov865 Week’s 2020 Startup Day Pitch CompetitionFeatured

September 21, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Elevator pitches are online for each competitor in this year’s Innov865 Alliance Startup Day contest. Each short video gives a glimpse of the technology and innovation currently developing in Knoxville’s robust startup scene. The minute-long proposals are…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital, Winston-Salem

ATTN Startups: Ready to Grow and Scale? + Center for Creative Economy, Change Enthusiast Cassandra Worthy on SOUTH PODFeatured

August 20, 2020

The Center for Creative Economy in Winston-Salem, NC has selected 10 entrepreneurs to participate in the organization’s fifth creative accelerator. Velocity is an intensive high impact program that helps creative startups discover their target customers, develop business models, and develop…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, Press Releases, Startups, Venture Capital

Competitors for Innov865 Week’s 2020 Startup Day Pitch Competition Announced – Six Knoxville Startups Vie for $10,000Featured

August 19, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Some of the pitches shooting for $10,000 at Innov865’s Startup Day this year include predictive software for heart attacks, an untraceable password generator and glowing human cells to deliver medicine, among other ideas. Those are among six…

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by DIG Nation
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Press Releases

TennesSeed Fund, a New Evergreen Seed-stage Venture Capital Fund, Seeks to Invest in Tennessee Startups

October 14, 2019

The TennesSeed Fund, an evergreen, seed-stage, proof-of-concept venture capital fund has launched to invest in companies throughout Tennessee. The Fund is managed by TennesSeed Partners, which is a collaboration of Three Roots Capital, Meritus Capital, and Innova Memphis, Inc. To date, the…

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by DIG Nation
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Dallas, DC, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh - Durham, Richmond, The South, Wilmington

Is Your Company Evolving Its Digital Business Model Or Headed For Extinction?

January 24, 2019

One thing that’s clear in today’s marketplace: Consumers want fast, user-friendly, convenient and customized service–and if your company isn’t offering it, they’ll go somewhere else to find it, fast. According to IDG’s 2018 State of Digital Business Transformation, 89 percent of organizations…

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Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Dallas, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh - Durham, Richmond, The South, Wilmington

Still Not the Person You Always Wanted to Be? Three Steps to Get You There in 2019.

January 15, 2019

Improving your life starts with changing your focus, priorities and execution. We all aspire to be better people, yet too many of us hesitate to roll up our sleeves and tackle the roadblocks that prevent us from achieving that goal. We stay in…

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by Stanfield Gray