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Vc · Fintech · Education
The Quiet Fund That Turned Tennessee Into a Startup State
For more than a decade, a small Nashville nonprofit has been doing the unglamorous work of turning Tennessee ideas into fundable companies. Here is how LaunchTN built a statewide engine out of capital, connections, and commercialization.
launchtn · launch-tennesseeRead →
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 →