New report outlines roadmap for eliminating barriers and expanding opportunities for Tennessee entrepreneurs Nashville, Tenn. – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN), a public-private partnership that fosters entrepreneurship across the state, today released a new report, “Analyzing Tennessee’s Entrepreneurial Landscape,” in partnership with TEConomy Partners, a global leader in research, analysis and strategy for innovation-based economic development. The […]
Launch Tennessee bolsters offerings for entrepreneurs with two new hires
State’s innovation-based economic development organization adds commercialization and capital managers NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN), a public-private partnership that fosters entrepreneurship across the state, recently added two new hires, Allie Mikels and Shaun Randolph, to its team, enabling the organization to provide increased programming and resources to founders of all stages. Mikels joins LaunchTN […]
Launch Tennessee awards 12 Tennessee companies with SBIR/STTR Grant Matching Funds
Annual Matching Program advances commercialization of technology across state Nashville, Tenn. – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) today announces the 12 selected recipients of Tennessee Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Fund Grant program, developed and funded by LaunchTN through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The SBIR/STTR program is […]
Listening Tour 2018 – Come connect with us!
Written by Margaret Dolan, President & CEO, LaunchTN An important priority for Launch Tennessee, and myself as the new President & CEO, is that we understand and respond to the needs of our stakeholders in every part of the state. Those stakeholders include entrepreneurs, innovators, board members, lawmakers, government, civic, and business leaders, and our […]
Powderkeg’s Tennessee Tech Census explains #WhyTennessee
Our friends at Powderkeg have released the Tennessee Tech Census, highlighting data gathered from founders, employees, investors and tech leaders from across the state. LaunchTN was proud to partner with Powderkeg on this important initiative to show #WhyTennessee is becoming the best place in the nation for startups. Here are some of our favorite highlights […]
LaunchCode makes its debut in Tennessee at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis
LaunchTN, Tennessee Board of Regents brings the state a program offering free, 20-week tech education classes to adults MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) announced today its new partnership with LaunchCode, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and Southwest Tennessee Community College to bring LaunchCode’s LC101 free computer programming course to Tennessee for the first […]
36|86 From a KdT State of Mind
Written by Cain McClary MD, Managing Partner, KdT Ventures Reflecting on 36|86 this week, around a month and a half past the conference itself brought back a flood of amazing memories and takeaways I’m excited to share. 36|86 is hands down the most practical, most special and most fun conference I have ever attended. […]
10 Wishes for the Tennessee Entrepreneur Scene
Written by Charlie Brock As I complete my tenure as CEO of Launch Tennessee, I want to share my hopes for the continued development of our state’s entrepreneurial landscape. Much progress has been made, and we now have significant infrastructure in place to support startups. As we look to the future, how can we accelerate […]
LaunchTN announces program that engages Tennessee high school students in entrepreneurship
Applications for the Discover Entrepreneurship Program are now open Nashville, Tenn. – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) today announced a new program that will introduce high school students across Tennessee to the startup community and skills essential to success in today’s marketplace. Through the Discover Entrepreneurship Program, high schools can apply to incorporate one of three of […]
There is something good brewing in TN…
Written by Carmen Palafox, Partner at MiLA.vc I’m deeply inspired by innovation ecosystems. Within these communities, I find visionaries that want to push culture forward by challenging the status quo. Through my work as a VC I have had the great fortune of getting to know and explore many states and cities. When I travel, […]