Speaking briefly with VNC this afternoon, Nashville-based Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund Co-Founder Denny Bottorff, at left (co-founder also of Council Ventures) expressed confidence the TNInvestco program will, indeed, become a "model" for the nation, because it has extracted strengths from previous models (i.e., especially CAPCOs) and integrated them with novel features. Bottorff commended State officials for their innovativeness and management of the TNInvestco program and the associated competitive process, and said he and his partners with Enhanced felt their firms were from the outset well aligned with the TNInvestco goal of nourishing "transformational companies" that will contribute to the state's economy and to the well-being of Tennesseans. He added that while Council and Enhanced routinely work with companies and partners nationwide, the TNInvestco program will mean greater focus on Tennessee-headquartered companies. He said he and Katie Gambill will lead the new entity.
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
TNInvestco: Bottorff says partners well-aligned
Speaking briefly with VNC this afternoon, Nashville-based Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund Co-Founder Denny Bottorff, at left (co-founder also of Council Ventures) expressed confidence the TNInvestco program will, indeed, become a "model" for the nation, because it has extracted strengths from previous models (i.e., especially CAPCOs) and integrated them with novel features. Bottorff commended State officials for their innovativeness and management of the TNInvestco program and the associated competitive process, and said he and his partners with Enhanced felt their firms were from the outset well aligned with the TNInvestco goal of nourishing "transformational companies" that will contribute to the state's economy and to the well-being of Tennesseans. He added that while Council and Enhanced routinely work with companies and partners nationwide, the TNInvestco program will mean greater focus on Tennessee-headquartered companies. He said he and Katie Gambill will lead the new entity.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Council Venture med-devices play
2nd Ave.-baed Council Ventures announced today it led a $7.5MM B round for EndoChoice, an Alpharetta-based venture serving the endoscopy market. Coinvesting was existing investor River Cities Capital Funds. River Cities announced completion of an A Round of undisclosed amount in EndoChoice, less than four months ago. Council General Parter Grant Jackson and Operating Partner James Balkcom will respectively join the EndoChoice board and serve as chairman.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Council Ventures adds VC from Research Triangle
One of Nashville's worst-kept secrets has been Council Ventures' addition of healthcare IT and services specialist Grant Jackson as general partner. Jackson joins from a Research Triangle Park-area VC. The story's here.
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