Launch Tennessee Debuts InvestTN, a $70 Million Fund, to Fuel Growing Entrepreneur Ecosystem
For immediate release June 22, 2023 Nashville, TN — Launch Tennessee with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) today announced the launch of InvestTN, a $70 million investment fund. The capital will be invested in Tennessee-based startups and venture capital firms to promote innovation and economic growth across the state. The launch comes […]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Industry Network Partners in Financial Technology and Consumer Product Goods
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Expansion of LaunchTN Industry Network Partners in Financial Technology and Consumer Product Goods SUMMARY LaunchTN supports entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the state of Tennessee, with a goal to make Tennessee a top state in the nation for entrepreneurs and innovators. LaunchTN strategic priorities include 1) the commercialization of technologies and products, 2) […]
Muzology Uses Music Technology To Improve Performance For All Learners
A LaunchTN SBIR Matching Fund Recipient: Muzology, based in Nashville, is a technology company centered around a digital platform that uses music to make learning fun, engaging and effective. With the understanding that today’s learners need to be engaged, Muzology assembled a team of PhD’s, curriculum experts, and hit songwriters to create the company. We […]
LaunchTN’s Innovation Week Slated To Bring Over 650 Attendees to Nashville
Multi-day event is first major gathering of TN’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since the pandemic NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 14, 2022) – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN), a public-private partnership guided by the vision of making Tennessee the most startup-friendly state in the nation, announces Innovation Week, bringing together more than 650 attendees. Innovation Week was created to showcase and […]
Rootine Optimizes Health and Daily Performance with Precision Nutrition
A LaunchTN Portfolio Company: Rootine, based in Nashville, is a hyper-personalized, subscription vitamin program that aims to provide its users with a completely unique mix of supplements for their health, creating personalized daily vitamin packs based on users’ DNA, blood levels, and lifestyle. We caught up with the CEO and Co-Founder, Rachel Sanders, to hear […]
Yaya Scientific Is Inventing Innovative Solutions for Biomedical Problems
A LaunchTN SBIR Matching Fund Recipient: Yaya Scientific, based in Nashville, is a high-growth technology company that develops innovative diagnostic, therapeutic and integrated hardware solutions for biomedical problems. Yaya Scientific’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Justin Baba, specializes in generating applications of optical techniques for the sensing and diagnosis of various pathologies. We caught up with […]
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 […]
Cleerkut Royalty is revolutionizing rights management tools for the global entertainment industry
A LaunchTN Portfolio Company: Cleerkut Royalty, a software development company that provides innovative technology solutions to the global entertainment industry. Cleerkut’s cloud platform automates many music business tasks for indie music creators, music managers, record labels & music publishers. Based out of Nashville, Cleerkut believes that, in today’s music industry, it is imperative that music […]
Couture Technologies is on a mission to help apparel brands embrace the digital revolution
A LaunchTN Portfolio Company: Couture Technologies, a software development company for the retail industry, exists to help apparel brands embrace the digital revolution and change consumer behaviors in ways that allow them to not only survive, but thrive. For this unique organization’s team members, Couture exists to provide bright minds with the opportunity to work […]
LaunchTN End of Year Review: 2021
In many ways, the perspectives of each and every individual have shifted since early 2020. While this year differed from the last, 2021 challenged us, expanded our mindsets, and provided us all with various opportunities to learn and grow – regardless of what those entailed. As Abby Trotter, Interim CEO of LaunchTN, stated in our […]
