Startup: ProPlayer preps round

As with most companies at this stage, they say there's still 'more to come'.. in this case, we believe it. Read about Pro Player Connect.

Krush raise

Krush, the predictive networks startup, has raised $4.5MM, reported here.

Krush to tap teen wisdom?

Boston startup Krush is, by some accounts, getting some money from Nashville. The new venture has reportedly attracted Music City's Eric Satz, who also runs a TNInvestco fund. Read about it.

Plumgood ahead of its time?

Nashville's Plumgood Food went out of business, ending its online-bricks-mortar hybridge grocery business, and sending entrepreneur Eric Satz off on a new trajectory, as co-founder of the TNInvestco-certified Tennessee Community Ventures Fund (TCVF). Redfin CEO says in TechCrunch that the hybrid model has a great future, nonetheless.

TNInvestco: Satz says TNCV underway

He's still settling on where to office, but Eric Satz of Tennessee Community Ventures Fund told VNC this afternoon his group has already met with some entrepreneurs and while it's too early to say whether they invest in those firms, "they're all very promising." Satz said soon's he catches his breath, TNCV will sit down with other TNInvestco winners and compare notes about approaching "potential insurance-company partners." Satz noted that apart from the healthcare sector, there is no single industry sector in Tennessee large enough to warrant a VC's "pure focus." Instead, he said, TNCV's stategy will be more "generalist," looking at opportunities across industries and sectors.

Plum jobs

There's another hole in the venture ozone, this morning, with Plumgood Foods' purple trucks unlikely to be spotted anywhere. The company, as far as we can tell, ceased all operations yesterday, putting another nail in the online grocery biz coffin. But, CEO and Co-Founder Eric Satz seems likely to seek another gig. Read the story here.