The Tech Check, powered by Interlaced: What Nashville told us about founders, artificial intelligence
By Simran Nath Launch Tennessee’s 3686 conference took over Nashville’s Germantown just a few weeks ago in September. Founders, investors, and operators from across the Southeast packed Brooklyn Bowl for three days of panels, pitches, and hallway conversations. We spent September 15 on the second floor running The Vault, our activation. It stayed busy all […]
LaunchTN announces new website – and a new online resource hub for entrepreneurs, Startup Tennessee
For immediate release: Aug. 17, 2023 Nashville, TN — Launch Tennessee has rolled out a freshly branded website, and along with it a new, free online hub that aggregates organizations and resources for startup founders in all the state’s 95 counties. From organizations that provide Tennessee focused technical assistance and mentoring, to coworking spaces, and investment […]
New LaunchTN initiative to provide funds for entrepreneur support programs
Contact: Chloé Morrison 423-304-9693 Chloe@launchTN.org New LaunchTN initiative to provide funds for entrepreneur support programs For immediate release Feb. 21, 2023 Nashville, TN — LaunchTN is offering one-time financial awards to organizations or companies that provide entrepreneur support programs in their communities. “As we seek to increase our statewide impact, preference may be given to […]
LaunchTN Opens Application for Their $7M SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
Eligible Tennessee companies can apply from July 1 – August 15, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Release date: July 1, 2022) – Launch Tennessee is offering a matching grant of up to $300,000 to provide additional support to Tennessee companies who have won a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award […]
LaunchTN Announces Chattanooga’s Lindsey Cox As CEO
Cox returns to LaunchTN after stints with U.S. Economic Development Administration and CO.LAB Nashville, TN — LaunchTN is pleased to announce Lindsey Cox as its next CEO. Currently serving as CEO of Chattanooga’s The Company Lab (CO.LAB), Cox has been a long-time employee and partner of LaunchTN. She began her career in the Tennessee Comptroller’s […]
Launch Tennessee to Host Virtual Workshop on 2022 Grant Opportunities and NSF Funding
In partnership with Inspira, the workshop will walkthrough opportunities with the National Science Foundation (NSF) NASHVILLE, TN (February 16, 2022) – Launch Tennessee, the statewide organization empowering Tennessee’s entrepreneur ecosystem by providing capital and supportive resources is hosting a 2022 Federal Grant Opportunities Workshop on NSF Funding on February 22, 2022. This workshop will be […]
GUEST POST: Nashville’s First-Ever Black Innovation + Entrepreneurship Day
Launch Tennessee sporadically publishes essays written by entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters of the startup ecosystem here in Tennessee and across the southeast region, sharing thoughtful and unique observations and perspectives on the business landscape and the challenges they’re encountering. Guest Post By: Brynn Plummer, VP, Inclusion and Community Relations at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. This […]