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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The $100,000 Checks Turning Knoxville Into a Startup Town
Vc · Ai · Enterprise

The $100,000 Checks Turning Knoxville Into a Startup Town

Market Square Ventures is making a simple regional bet: good founders do not become less investable when they live outside the usual venture map. Its small checks, operator network, and rapidly expanding portfolio are testing how much a hometown fund can change a startup ecosystem.

early-stage-venture-capital · pre-seed-investingRead →
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Footwork Built a $400 Million Venture Firm on Two People Saying Yes
Vc · Consumer · Enterprise

Footwork Built a $400 Million Venture Firm on Two People Saying Yes

Footwork pairs an investor's pattern recognition with an operator's scar tissue, then asks both partners to own every decision. Five years in, that compact design is becoming a case study in how a small venture firm can stay concentrated while its market changes underneath it.

footwork-vc · seed-investingRead →