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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. Learn more about each Mentor Network by clicking here.

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
Sync Space
The Mill
Regional entrepreneur centers serve as front doors to entrepreneurship.

Industry Partners

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

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
Sync Space is the regional entrepreneurial hub in Northeast Tennessee and provides early stage startups and growing businesses connectivity to regional partners for mentorship and pilot program opportunities, all designed to help entrepreneurs be successful.
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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.

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.
BioTN changes lives with science by educating future scientists, developing Tennessee’s workforce, and supporting its most motivated entrepreneurs.
Project FinTech is a statewide industry network and accelerator program designed to help FinTech founders achieve rapid growth
Proof provides industry education and mentorship through online programs, workshops, and one-on-one coaching for emerging consumer packaged goods companies to help build stronger, more scalable, and sustainable businesses.
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.
TennSMART is a public-private consortium encompassing Tennessee and regional organizations working together to develop and deploy new intelligent mobility innovations that could change how America transports people and goods.

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