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Our Network Partners

Launch Tennessee provides connections.

Our Network Partners

Launch Tennessee provides connections.

Part of what makes Launch Tennessee special is that we’re in the center of a uniquely vast and aligned statewide network of partners working to provide entrepreneurs the tools and resources they need to scale their business within the state.
Our Network Partners encompass regional entrepreneur centers and statewide industry organizations.
Launch Tennessee actively partners with and provides funding to these organizations so they can offer resources, including startup accelerator programs, pitch competitions, business education courses, meaningful networking events, connections with experts — and a wealth of additional support to Tennessee entrepreneurs and innovators.

We also have a robust statewide Mentor Network. Through our Industry Partners, startups gain access to a broad network of industry professionals, helping them navigate challenges while developing a commercialization strategy to accelerate their growth.

Regional Entrepreneur Center Partners

From Memphis to the Tri-Cities, Launch Tennessee and our Network Partners aim to touch all 95 Tennessee counties.
Epicenter
theCO
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
The Biz Foundry
CO.LAB
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
FoundersForge
The Mill
NOVA
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Nashville EC
The Biz Foundry
CO.LAB
KnoxEC
FoundersForge
The Mill
NOVA
Regional entrepreneur centers serve as front doors to entrepreneurship.

Industry Partners

These statewide partners support entrepreneurs in specific industries or areas of focus.
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AgLaunch

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Life Science Tennessee Foundation

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TAEBC

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SPARK Mobility Lab

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Epicenter leads the Memphis region’s entrepreneurship movement by supporting tech startups, creative and community-based businesses and student entrepreneurs across multiple industries and growth stages.
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theCO team at Capital Conversations

theCO supports West Tennessee as a resource, collaborative community, and support system for everyone from serial entrepreneurs to founders taking the first plunge into business ownership, problem-solving, and innovation.

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The NEC supports Nashville’s entrepreneurial and small business communities and represents a partnership of local and state government support, private interests and the region’s business community.
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Capital Conversations with The Biz Foundry
The Biz Foundry helps businesses start and thrive in the Upper Cumberland, fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration through business resources, community programs, and one-on-one work.
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The Company Lab team at Capital Conversations Chattanooga
The Company Lab (CO.LAB) accelerates early-stage startups in the greater Chattanooga region and beyond, with a focus on sustainable mobility, including electric and autonomous infrastructure, freight logistics and quantum technology.
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Knoxville Entrepreneur Center team

Knoxville Entrepreneur Center is a business accelerator built to serve as a bridge for entrepreneurs in East Tennessee through mentorship opportunities, classes, events, and cohorts to help every kind of entrepreneur at any stage.

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FoundersForge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the startup community in the Appalachian Highlands and beyond. Through free coaching, events, and a network of experienced mentors, FoundersForge helps aspiring founders validate their ideas, access resources, and launch companies faster and more successfully. FoundersForge hosts the annual Startup Mountain Summit and authored the Avante Startup Bootcamp, a licenseable, turnkey curriculum that helps communities build and grow their own startup ecosystems.

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Located in Dyersburg, The Mill supports the Northwest region by helping businesses start and grow. It serves entrepreneurs through business support, mentorship and other resources.

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The NOVA Entrepreneurship Center drives rural economic growth in Southern Middle Tennessee through LaunchTN’s pillars of Connection, Commercialization, and Capital.

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AgLaunch connects entrepreneurs with farmers to create innovative agricultural solutions and forge farms of the future capable of meeting the needs of the ever-growing population.
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Life Science Tennessee Foundation changes lives with science by educating future scientists, developing Tennessee’s workforce, and supporting its most motivated entrepreneurs.

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The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council champions advanced energy as an economic development and job creation strategy, connecting entrepreneurs with mentors and industry specific expertise.

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The Spark Mobility Lab, a collaboration between the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) and the Spark Innovation Center, is advancing Tennessee’s leadership in transportation innovation. 

This initiative equips early-stage mobility founders with the technical and economic tools they need to scale by combining Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) training with direct industry engagement and investor readiness support. Led by Spark Entrepreneur-in-Residence Bill Malkes, the program offers a focused workshop series and live industry panel that connect startups to experts, mentors, and market opportunities. 

Building on the proven partnership between TAEBC and Spark, the Spark Mobility Lab strengthens Tennessee’s advanced energy ecosystem and positions local companies to compete nationally in the rapidly evolving mobility sector. 

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