TNInvestco's Update

A half-dozen TNInvestco funds recently finessed additional investments. Get the update here.

Stover exits TTDC

James Stover (left), after 3 years at COO at Tenn. Technology Development Corporation, is leaving for a new molecular-biology startup, backed by TriStar and Limestone TNInvestcos. Read about it here.

Nutraceutical discovers N'ville

Nutraceutical Discoveries, which just relo'd from Knoxville to Nashville, addresses the growing obesity dilemma with money from TNInvestco's Limestone Fund and Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, has named Douglas Grindstaff II its CEO. Earlier VNC coverage of this developing startup.

Consensus Point TNInvestco?

Consensus Point just may be NEST-TN's next TNInvestco-certified portfolio company. More on this and other funds' investments, right here.

Device Innovation revealed

Nashville's TriStar and Limestone TNInvestco funds have created a new venture for medical-device innovations, and have seed-funded it. The news was released today. Josh Nickols is the new company's first employee.

Nashville CEOs, VCs comment on venture climate

Joe Cook Jr. of Mountain Capital Group, Limestone Fund (a TNInvestco), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and other ventures; plus, Sam Lynch, CEO of BioMimetic Therapeutics, comment on the Nashville venture landscape in two stories today. Cook is here and Lynch is here.

TNInvestco: line up, entrepreneurs

Newly minted, Nashville-based TNInvestco certified VC Limestone Fund LLC issued a release soon after the State's announcement this morning of TNInvestco companies that'll share $200MM in tax credit allocations, explaining that Limestone will focus on life sciences and consumer-technology applications. That's Limestone partner Mountain Group Capital's co-founder, Joe Cook Jr., at left.