Innova Memphis

Innova Memphis Inc. is a venture capital arm of Memphis Bioworks Foundation specializing in pre-seed, seed, startup, and early stage investments. It focuses on starting and funding high-growth companies in the healthcare, healthcare information technology, medical device, biosciences; biotechnology; particularly orthopedics; pharmaceuticals; life sciences; technology, logistics; farming technology, equipment and enabling innovation, including robotics; technologies pertaining to crop production, harvest, storage, supply chain/logistics and processing/productivity tools and software; areas of precision agriculture such as crop, water and chemicals management; innovations addressing food security, safety and nutrition challenges; animal health and welfare systems and practices; and agricultural biotechnology sectors. The firm primarily targets companies headquartered in rural America specifically in Tennessee with 60% of the employees based in Tennesse. It prefers to be the first institutional investor in companies having less than 100 employees. The firm seeks to invest upto $2 million in each of its portfolio companies. The firm further assists the companies in linking with established corporations for licensing, buy-outs or further investments. It is also active in the board of director positions. Innova Memphis Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Jan Bouten

Partner

Dean Didato

Partner

Nate Smith

Associate

Brandon Wellford

Board Member

Ken Woody

Partner

Past deals in Tennessee

Cagenix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2009
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

Tensor Surgical

Debt Financing in 2017
Tensor Surgical develops value-based technologies for orthopedic sports medicine.They believe there is serious and immediate need for cost effective, surgeon driven solutions to the complex problems facing physicians and patients. Their technologies offer the greatest value by significantly reducing cost without sacrificing outcomes. They think green: less waste, lower cost, greater efficiency, and enhanced usability.

HandMinder

Seed Round in 2012
Currently, there are 7M stroke survivors in the US. Additionally, there are more than 795K new or recurrent stroke survivors every year. Americans pay $73.7B annually for stroke-related medical costs and disability. Approximately 60% of them suffer from hand dysfunction. Current treatments and devices for hand dysfunction focus primarily on muscle rehabilitation, with the patient taking a passive role. Further, these interventions are expensive and inconvenient. Current treatments are inadequate, as recent studies show that active engagement of the brain during hand rehabilitation improves the amount of hand movement by 2x over traditional treatments and further improves the quality of hand movement by 2.5x over these traditional methods. Based on this research, we created the HandMinder portable hand rehabilitation device which employs patent-pending vibration-guided brain engagement technology that strengthens the neural connections between the hand and brain, producing marked improvement in patients’ hand function. Further, HandMinder is affordable, convenient, and used in clinical settings and at home.

PATH EX

Convertible Note in 2021
PATH EX has developed a proprietary technology to selectively separate and capture bacteria and toxins from human blood, for the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that commonly presents itself as a blood-borne infection, is the number one cause of death in the ICU and is the largest cost on their healthcare system. PATH EX is taking a novel approach by capturing and removing intact bacteria from the blood rather than trying to kill the infection with broad spectrum antibiotics. The PATH EX device is effective regardless of bacteria type or drug resistance. The PATH EX technology has the potential to reduce diagnostic times, treatment costs, readmission rates, and sepsis related deaths.

Tractor Zoom, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Tractor Zoom, Inc. owns and operates an online portal that connects farm equipment auctioneers and buyers. The company offers a mobile application that enables auctioneers to list and advertise farm machinery auctions and offers buyers to search and browse farm equipment for sale at auction. Tractor Zoom, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Urbandale, Iowa.

Cast21

Seed Round in 2016
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

Parental Health

Seed Round in 2012
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

Reemo Health, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Reemo Health, Inc. develops a wearable technology for seniors. The company’s smartwatch technology enables stroke-victims, wheelchair-bound, and the elderly to live in homes independently, as well as offers insight to caregivers on the daily activities of the residents. It serves as a remote mobile health platform connecting live personal health data with support networks. Reemo Health, Inc. offers its products online. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Life Links

Seed Round in 2015
LifeLinks Care Management - Care coordination for those you love.

Soundways

Seed Round in 2021
Soundways is a sound technology company. The company is engaged in the production and supply of software-based mastering tools for use by sound engineers. Soundways was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

S2 Interactive

Convertible Note in 2014
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

Cagenix, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2011
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

ECOSURG

Debt Financing in 2015
EcoSurg™ (pronounced eek-oh-surj) is a developer of environmentally-friendly surgical supplies that is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of the surgical suite. Their flagship product is the EcoSurg™ line of Patient Positioners. Disposable patient positioners are used in over 20 Million surgical procedures per year in the United States alone. These foam shapes are used to properly position patients in a variety of positions, ensuring safety, comfort, and adequate access to the surgical site. When disposed of, however, these products are harmful to the environment as they are made from materials that consist largely of petroleum-based derivatives. These compounds and the other hazardous byproducts from their production are not only harmful to the environment, but also incur higher handling and disposal costs that are inevitably passed on to the Customer.

Truckish

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Truckish is a comprehensive SaaS platform that integrates the tools that trucking companies need into a single, convenient, and affordable system. Problem: Although carriers with fleets of 20 trucks or less make up over 92% of all trucking companies in the United States, they must compete with larger fleets without the benefit of the premium-priced software tools and economies of scale savings available to their more resourced competitors. Thus, many carriers juggle multiple software subscriptions and/or manual processes to carry out their day-to-day fleet and business operations. Synthesizing the various outputs from separate tools costs small business owners time and money that could be better utilized elsewhere. Solution: Truckish’s Fleet Management Solution saves carriers time and money by integrating the tools they need into a comprehensive SaaS system that is affordable to the average trucking company. These tools include dispatch, vehicle diagnostics, tracking and maintenance, ELD and Hours of Service compliance, IFTA calculations, contacts management, and accounting with easy integration to QuickBooks and payroll systems. Carriers use the Truckish web platform to manage their customers, team, and assets. Our automated workflow seamlessly facilitates every load from dispatch through to invoicing and driver payroll. Drivers connect to the platform via the Truckish mobile app, where they monitor their assignments, track their hours of service, and manage load documentation and contacts. And with Truckish plug and play hardware installed in their trucks, carriers can view real time data and diagnostics on their vehicles while maintaining compliance with the latest government ELD mandate. Truckish streamlines carriers’ operations, increasing their productivity and reducing their overhead, so that trucking companies can focus on growing their businesses.

Beta Hatch

Venture Round in 2021
Beta Hatch grows insect protein for animal feed. Nutrient balanced fertilizer is a sterile by-product of their process. Beta Hatch knows bugs better than anyone- they use their expertise in entomology to grow the most efficient and nutritious insects. They are currently farming mealworms from their urban farm in Seattle. They believe in changing food systems. Their goal is to develop the technology and knowledge that will make insects the next commodity crop.

TRAKLOK

Seed Round in 2012
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Better Walk Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
The company was built on the principle that even age old technologies require innovation, and that mindset has proven to be one of the main pillars of their culture as they've grown. Better Walk was accepted into the second class of the Zero To 510 accelerator in Memphis, TN where it raised its early venture funding. In late 2014, the company moved its headquarters to Atlanta, GA, and focused on developing the Better Walk crutch and is currently preparing for production and a product launch that will begin in early 2015.

Rantizo

Series A in 2020
Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without a hassle and within a short duration of time.

BioNova

Venture Round in 2012
BioNova has acquired a technology from the University of Memphis that involves a spongy material from the outer shells of lobster and shrimp. This material has a natural antibiotic effect and may have an additional antibiotic influence if soaked in antibiotics. BioNova has developed this process to treat post-surgical wounds.

Dark Horse Technology

Seed Round in 2018
Dark Horse Technology

Truckish

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Truckish is a comprehensive SaaS platform that integrates the tools that trucking companies need into a single, convenient, and affordable system. Problem: Although carriers with fleets of 20 trucks or less make up over 92% of all trucking companies in the United States, they must compete with larger fleets without the benefit of the premium-priced software tools and economies of scale savings available to their more resourced competitors. Thus, many carriers juggle multiple software subscriptions and/or manual processes to carry out their day-to-day fleet and business operations. Synthesizing the various outputs from separate tools costs small business owners time and money that could be better utilized elsewhere. Solution: Truckish’s Fleet Management Solution saves carriers time and money by integrating the tools they need into a comprehensive SaaS system that is affordable to the average trucking company. These tools include dispatch, vehicle diagnostics, tracking and maintenance, ELD and Hours of Service compliance, IFTA calculations, contacts management, and accounting with easy integration to QuickBooks and payroll systems. Carriers use the Truckish web platform to manage their customers, team, and assets. Our automated workflow seamlessly facilitates every load from dispatch through to invoicing and driver payroll. Drivers connect to the platform via the Truckish mobile app, where they monitor their assignments, track their hours of service, and manage load documentation and contacts. And with Truckish plug and play hardware installed in their trucks, carriers can view real time data and diagnostics on their vehicles while maintaining compliance with the latest government ELD mandate. Truckish streamlines carriers’ operations, increasing their productivity and reducing their overhead, so that trucking companies can focus on growing their businesses.

DEVCON DETECT

Seed Round in 2018
DEVCON Detect Inc develops fraud detection and protection software for the digital advertising industry. It offers DEV/CON software for reviewing advertisings, identifying anomalies, and risk evaluation; reviewing advertising tech tags and integrations, revenue analysis of advertising networks, log reports related to unauthorized code, recommendations for repair, and revenue analysis post repair. The company’s software is also used for identifying internal and external exploits, managing systems access, personnel management, migrating advertising campaigns to the new advertising servers, migrating the site to the new server, and court-ready documentation. In addition, its software is used for removing unauthorized code from site, server, and integrated advertising tech; and code monitoring, alerts, one-touch lockdown, code containment and removal, and revenue monitoring and optimization. DEVCON Detect Inc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; and London, United Kingdom.

RistCall

Seed Round in 2016
RistCall helps hospitals & senior care communities to improve patient safety (reduce falls) & satisfaction (HCAHPS)scores through wearable technology
Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. develops a food processing technology for reducing molds, toxins, and pests from grain and nuts. Its food processing technology combines air and electricity to create ionized gases which Removes toxins from grains and nuts without harming food quality; removes molds and pests; and extends shelf-life for perishable foods. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Haydenville, Massachusetts.

arGentis Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Venture Round in 2008
arGentis Pharmaceuticals, LLC is a pharmaceutical company that develops treatments for autoimmune diseases in Tennessee. It offers ARG201, a mid-stage orphan drug treatment for late stage diffuse systemic scleroderma (dcSSc); ROT1, a genotype marker that predicts patient response to treatment by oral tolerance for treatments, such as ARG201 for dcSSc; and ARG301 that is used as a modified peptide ligand for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Collierville, Tennessee.

Rantizo

Convertible Note in 2019
Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without a hassle and within a short duration of time.
Blood Monitoring Solutions has developed a system that will allow blood banks to proactively monitor the temperature of blood in order to prevent wastage from ever occurring. Utilizing their proactive, data-driven approach, they will increase patient safety and reduce costs for hospitals worldwide.

Quire, LLC

Debt Financing in 2017
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

Shurpa

Seed Round in 2018
Shurpa offers custom delivery logistics for e-commerce. The company helps e-commerce brands compete with great delivery. Shurpa is changing the way online purchases are delivered. We design consumer-centric delivery operations that help companies compete on the only physical touchpoint of e-commerce.
Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a product that today they are throwing away. This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production.

Secure Food Solutions

Venture Round in 2017
Secure Food Solutions, Inc., a food safety company, focuses on developing technologies for the detection of toxins, pathogens, and other contaminants in the food supply worldwide. It provides hyperspectral imaging technology to detect corn contaminated with aflatoxin. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Martin, Tennessee.
Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a product that today they are throwing away. This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production.

AgriSync

Seed Round in 2017
AgriSync, Inc. develops a cloud-based software solution for mobile collaboration and customer support in agriculture. The company offers a platform for advisors to see, solve, and track support issues and educate farmer customers, as well as farmers to connect with their advisors. AgriSync, Inc. was formerly known as DataYeild, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Waukee, Iowa.

AgriSync

Seed Round in 2018
AgriSync, Inc. develops a cloud-based software solution for mobile collaboration and customer support in agriculture. The company offers a platform for advisors to see, solve, and track support issues and educate farmer customers, as well as farmers to connect with their advisors. AgriSync, Inc. was formerly known as DataYeild, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Waukee, Iowa.

SecondKeys, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SecondKeys unlocks the true potential of proactive property maintenance. Our property management platform is the first to provide a predictive maintenance system that includes 3 simple steps to help owners and tenants: WorkBetter, ManageBetter, LiveBetter. First, we provide every property an automated schedule for preventive maintenance. Then SecondKeys software monitors each task and requests, from notification through completion. Finally, we track repair frequency and identify smaller fixes that are proven to minimize larger, more expensive property costs.

Silicone Arts Laboratories

Venture Round in 2017
Silicone Arts Laboratories, LLC develops and markets products that enhance physical appearances. It provides AeXP (Anatomical Eye – Experimental), a precise replica of a human eye developed for medical training and medical device testing market; and Dermaflage, a topical scar filler that provides a cosmetic option for concealing recessed scars and skin defects on the face and body without surgery and injections. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

ECOSURG

Seed Round in 2012
EcoSurg™ (pronounced eek-oh-surj) is a developer of environmentally-friendly surgical supplies that is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of the surgical suite. Their flagship product is the EcoSurg™ line of Patient Positioners. Disposable patient positioners are used in over 20 Million surgical procedures per year in the United States alone. These foam shapes are used to properly position patients in a variety of positions, ensuring safety, comfort, and adequate access to the surgical site. When disposed of, however, these products are harmful to the environment as they are made from materials that consist largely of petroleum-based derivatives. These compounds and the other hazardous byproducts from their production are not only harmful to the environment, but also incur higher handling and disposal costs that are inevitably passed on to the Customer.
Silicone Arts Laboratories, LLC develops and markets products that enhance physical appearances. It provides AeXP (Anatomical Eye – Experimental), a precise replica of a human eye developed for medical training and medical device testing market; and Dermaflage, a topical scar filler that provides a cosmetic option for concealing recessed scars and skin defects on the face and body without surgery and injections. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

ECOSURG

Seed Round in 2013
EcoSurg™ (pronounced eek-oh-surj) is a developer of environmentally-friendly surgical supplies that is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of the surgical suite. Their flagship product is the EcoSurg™ line of Patient Positioners. Disposable patient positioners are used in over 20 Million surgical procedures per year in the United States alone. These foam shapes are used to properly position patients in a variety of positions, ensuring safety, comfort, and adequate access to the surgical site. When disposed of, however, these products are harmful to the environment as they are made from materials that consist largely of petroleum-based derivatives. These compounds and the other hazardous byproducts from their production are not only harmful to the environment, but also incur higher handling and disposal costs that are inevitably passed on to the Customer.

Nanophthalmics

Seed Round in 2012
Nanophthalmics has developed and is licensing a patent-pending platform technology for microfabricated instruments that engage tissue in entirely new ways. Their focus is on employing novel surgical devices, techniques, and materials to improve current treatment outcomes for ophthalmic and other microsurgical diseases. Their first commercial device is a disposable, 510(k) exempt, corneal micro-punch that enhances healing of abrasions, recurrent erosions, and other corneal diseases by modifying tissue attachments at a cellular level.

Arkis BioSciences Inc.

Series A in 2016
Arkis BioSciences develops, markets, and sells advanced catheters and minimally invasive instrumentation for neurosurgery. Arkis' proprietary catheters incorporate Endexo, intended to reduce catheter related complications, while the company's instrumentation is designed to be less invasive over a variety of neurosurgical procedures. Altogether, the company's portfolio enables healthcare practitioners the potential to reduce surgical trauma, shorten surgical duration, and reduce treatment complications.

Innometrix

Seed Round in 2014
Innometrix, Inc. develops a technology that produces a biomechanical snapshot of the female pelvic floor that will give physicians better data prior to surgery. The company is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Lineus Medical

Series A in 2018
Lineus Medical offers medical device designed to prevent IV dislodgement and other IV mechanical complications. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing.

Quire, LLC

Debt Financing in 2012
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

Cast21

Seed Round in 2020
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

Cast21

Seed Round in 2021
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2013
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Resolute Games

Debt Financing in 2008
Resolute Interactive is a video game development company that focuses on iPhone games, as well as other mobile-phone gaming. Lokion acquired Resolute Interactive in 2010.

Parental Health

Seed Round in 2013
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

S2 Interactive

Debt Financing in 2011
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Convertible Note in 2021
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

SixFix

Venture Round in 2011
ExtraOrtho has spun-out its SixFix and Joint Distraction product lines into a new Company. The Company has acquired the patents and intellectual property for an external fixator aimed at the deformity correction market (“SixFix System”) and an internal distraction device (“Joint Distraction”)

EMBrace Design

Venture Round in 2017
EMBrace Design mission is to restore quality of life to more than 5 million back pain sufferers with their revolutionary back support technology. Their patented “START” brace provides controllable spinal traction while allowing the wearer to move in multiple directions, which enables the user to perform daily living activities in a pain free environment. In essence, They are offering “traction on the go” with a device that is backed by extensive laboratory testing and positive preliminary clinical feedback. They expect that improved therapy outcomes can eliminate the need for spinal surgery, saving individuals with low back pain $100k on average.

Quire, LLC

Seed Round in 2010
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

Beta Hatch

Series A in 2020
Beta Hatch grows insect protein for animal feed. Nutrient balanced fertilizer is a sterile by-product of their process. Beta Hatch knows bugs better than anyone- they use their expertise in entomology to grow the most efficient and nutritious insects. They are currently farming mealworms from their urban farm in Seattle. They believe in changing food systems. Their goal is to develop the technology and knowledge that will make insects the next commodity crop.

ThroughPut Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2017
ThroughPut solves the “Data-to-Dollars” Problem with it's AI Software. Leveraging your existing Data, ThroughPut AI software solves your Operational Inefficiencies across your end-to-end global Supply Chain, so your existing Teams can Increase Output, Profitability & Inventory Turns immediately. ThroughPut's goal is to eliminate $25 Trillion of annual Industrial Operational Waste dragging down the $90 Trillion global Economy. By freeing-up working capital, organizations are free to reinvest across all their shareholders, including investors, workers, capital equipment, stockholders, partners, their communities, and ultimately the world.

CirQuest Labs, LLC

Debt Financing in 2009
CirQuest Labs, LLC offers assay development, biomarker testing, and central lab services to pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of July 8, 2020, CirQuest Labs, LLC operates as a subsidiary of MLM Medical Labs GmbH.

Tensor Surgical

Debt Financing in 2012
Tensor Surgical develops value-based technologies for orthopedic sports medicine.They believe there is serious and immediate need for cost effective, surgeon driven solutions to the complex problems facing physicians and patients. Their technologies offer the greatest value by significantly reducing cost without sacrificing outcomes. They think green: less waste, lower cost, greater efficiency, and enhanced usability.

Global Neighbor

Seed Round in 2021
We seek to accelerate adoption of sustainable ag practices and maximize farm profits through non-chemical, directed energy (DE) solutions. We currently have consumer use DE weed control products selling online and in big-box retailers. Our next product, the WDSD, addresses the challenge of herbicide-resistant weeds in grain crops. The WDSD quickly attaches to combine harvesters and applies DE to weed seeds making them nonviable without chemicals.

Shepherd Farming

Seed Round in 2019
Shepherd is a digital labor platform designed specifically for farms and agriculture operations. It allows growers to quickly see what work needs to be done on their farms for that day and to send and receive tasks from other users.

Lineus Medical

Venture Round in 2017
Lineus Medical offers medical device designed to prevent IV dislodgement and other IV mechanical complications. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing.

Tensor Surgical

Debt Financing in 2012
Tensor Surgical develops value-based technologies for orthopedic sports medicine.They believe there is serious and immediate need for cost effective, surgeon driven solutions to the complex problems facing physicians and patients. Their technologies offer the greatest value by significantly reducing cost without sacrificing outcomes. They think green: less waste, lower cost, greater efficiency, and enhanced usability.

SweetBio, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Cagenix, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2010
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

DEVCON DETECT

Seed Round in 2020
DEVCON Detect Inc develops fraud detection and protection software for the digital advertising industry. It offers DEV/CON software for reviewing advertisings, identifying anomalies, and risk evaluation; reviewing advertising tech tags and integrations, revenue analysis of advertising networks, log reports related to unauthorized code, recommendations for repair, and revenue analysis post repair. The company’s software is also used for identifying internal and external exploits, managing systems access, personnel management, migrating advertising campaigns to the new advertising servers, migrating the site to the new server, and court-ready documentation. In addition, its software is used for removing unauthorized code from site, server, and integrated advertising tech; and code monitoring, alerts, one-touch lockdown, code containment and removal, and revenue monitoring and optimization. DEVCON Detect Inc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; and London, United Kingdom.

AIS

Seed Round in 2013
Although it is still relatively new, AIS, having a relationship with other biology-inspired computing models, and computational biology.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2013
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Arkis BioSciences Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
Arkis BioSciences develops, markets, and sells advanced catheters and minimally invasive instrumentation for neurosurgery. Arkis' proprietary catheters incorporate Endexo, intended to reduce catheter related complications, while the company's instrumentation is designed to be less invasive over a variety of neurosurgical procedures. Altogether, the company's portfolio enables healthcare practitioners the potential to reduce surgical trauma, shorten surgical duration, and reduce treatment complications.

Reemo Health, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Reemo Health, Inc. develops a wearable technology for seniors. The company’s smartwatch technology enables stroke-victims, wheelchair-bound, and the elderly to live in homes independently, as well as offers insight to caregivers on the daily activities of the residents. It serves as a remote mobile health platform connecting live personal health data with support networks. Reemo Health, Inc. offers its products online. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Urova Medical Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
Urova Medical was founded in Memphis, TN with the goal of providing a novel solution to cure stress urinary incontinence safely, effectively, and conveniently. Urova Medical’s technology was developed by an undergraduate team of talented biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University. The implant was designed extensively under the mentorship of physicians from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the number one urological center in the US. Urova Medical has been part of the Zeroto510 Accelerator program sponsored by Innova Fund and MB Ventures, both venture capital firms based in Memphis

Inspire Living, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2015
Inspire Living, Inc. develops mobile pediatric respiratory monitoring devices. It offers INSPIRE, an automated electronic device that uses patented algorithms to determine accurate breath rate, heart rate, anxiety levels, body position, and more, enabling caregivers to accurately assess respiratory illness and conduct timely patient care. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Fairfax, Virginia.

Beta Hatch

Series A in 2020
Beta Hatch grows insect protein for animal feed. Nutrient balanced fertilizer is a sterile by-product of their process. Beta Hatch knows bugs better than anyone- they use their expertise in entomology to grow the most efficient and nutritious insects. They are currently farming mealworms from their urban farm in Seattle. They believe in changing food systems. Their goal is to develop the technology and knowledge that will make insects the next commodity crop.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2015
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2013
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Advanced Catheter Therapies, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2013
Advanced Catheter Therapies, an early stage research and development medical device company, has a portfolio of innovative catheter technologies targeting vascular disease including thrombosis, inflammation, occlusions and restenosis. ACT is developing a revolutionary device for restenosis (re-blockage of blood vessels) and as well as catheters for endovascular debulking (clearing of blocked blood vessels).

Truck Driver Power

Venture Round in 2017
Truck Driver Power captures professional truck drivers' experiences and motivating their life on the road.

Cagenix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

Beta Hatch

Series A in 2020
Beta Hatch grows insect protein for animal feed. Nutrient balanced fertilizer is a sterile by-product of their process. Beta Hatch knows bugs better than anyone- they use their expertise in entomology to grow the most efficient and nutritious insects. They are currently farming mealworms from their urban farm in Seattle. They believe in changing food systems. Their goal is to develop the technology and knowledge that will make insects the next commodity crop.

SweetBio, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Earthsense

Pre Seed Round in 2017
EarthSense, Inc. develops robots for providing management advice for farmers and ranchers. Its product TerraSentia, an ultracompact, autonomous, teachable robot that uses low-cost sensor on-board computation with multiple sensors, embedded data collection, and analytics software for plant phenotyping. The company is based in Champaign, Illinois.

Urova Medical Inc.

Debt Financing in 2014
Urova Medical was founded in Memphis, TN with the goal of providing a novel solution to cure stress urinary incontinence safely, effectively, and conveniently. Urova Medical’s technology was developed by an undergraduate team of talented biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University. The implant was designed extensively under the mentorship of physicians from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the number one urological center in the US. Urova Medical has been part of the Zeroto510 Accelerator program sponsored by Innova Fund and MB Ventures, both venture capital firms based in Memphis

Vaxent

Debt Financing in 2015
Vaxent’s lead product in development is a subunit vaccine against group A streptococcus which has been tested in early stage human clinical trials. The company plans to use its core competency in protein vaccine technology to advance its lead product in clinical testing, as well as develop other new vaccines against infectious diseases.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Seed Round in 2016
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2013
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

View Medical, Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
View Medical, Inc. provides a surgical lighting system for surgeons with a practical illumination device to focus on minute target areas. It also connects to overhead surgical light handles, and features a shaft that allows the user to direct the light onto the incision from any desired angle. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Lineus Medical

Seed Round in 2016
Lineus Medical offers medical device designed to prevent IV dislodgement and other IV mechanical complications. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing.

Tractor Zoom, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Tractor Zoom, Inc. owns and operates an online portal that connects farm equipment auctioneers and buyers. The company offers a mobile application that enables auctioneers to list and advertise farm machinery auctions and offers buyers to search and browse farm equipment for sale at auction. Tractor Zoom, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Urbandale, Iowa.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2011
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Preteckt, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Preteckt provides PaaS to connected and autonomous vehicles and fleets by peering through vehicle data and leveraging proprietary AI, deep learning, and machine learning algorithms. Preteckt’s architecture has been designed specifically to handle automotive data and provides a 100x speed advantage over typical Big Data solutions allowing for real-time zero false-positives. The architecture and machine learning algorithms allow for immediate scaling of the SaaS solution to work with existing connected vehicles and fleets Preteckt provides machine learning solution for automotive prognostics.

EndoInSight

Seed Round in 2014
EndoInSight was founded to help reduce the terrible toll Colorectal Cancer (CRC) takes on society by providing clinicians with a cost-effective method for reducing the pain and discomfort associated with colonoscopy-based CRC screening. While inflating the colon is necessary to enhance visibility during colonoscopy, trapped air can leave patients feeling bloated and uncomfortable for hours following their procedure. It has long been known that using CO2 to inflate the colon can dramatically reduce post-procedural pain and discomfort yet adoption of the technique has been slow due to a lack of awareness concerning the benefits of CO2 and the capital expenditure related with current CO2 insufflation systems.

Arkis BioSciences Inc.

Venture Round in 2017
Arkis BioSciences develops, markets, and sells advanced catheters and minimally invasive instrumentation for neurosurgery. Arkis' proprietary catheters incorporate Endexo, intended to reduce catheter related complications, while the company's instrumentation is designed to be less invasive over a variety of neurosurgical procedures. Altogether, the company's portfolio enables healthcare practitioners the potential to reduce surgical trauma, shorten surgical duration, and reduce treatment complications.

Earthsense

Seed Round in 2021
EarthSense, Inc. develops robots for providing management advice for farmers and ranchers. Its product TerraSentia, an ultracompact, autonomous, teachable robot that uses low-cost sensor on-board computation with multiple sensors, embedded data collection, and analytics software for plant phenotyping. The company is based in Champaign, Illinois.

BioNova

Venture Round in 2011
BioNova has acquired a technology from the University of Memphis that involves a spongy material from the outer shells of lobster and shrimp. This material has a natural antibiotic effect and may have an additional antibiotic influence if soaked in antibiotics. BioNova has developed this process to treat post-surgical wounds.

Rantizo

Convertible Note in 2018
Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without a hassle and within a short duration of time.

Cagenix, Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

Stony Creek Colors, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2020
Stony Creek Colors is engaged in the production of bio-based dyes together with farmers, mills, and brands, in partnership with small farmers in the Southeast U.S. Stony Creek Colors was founded by Sarah Bellos in 2012 and is based in Tennessee, United States.

HerdDogg

Series A in 2021
HerdDogg, Inc. develops real-time, remote livestock monitoring system for tracing livestock for livestock producers. The company provides HerdDogg a mobile app and software platform that provides breeding, animal health tracking, and traceability insights on individual animals using DoggTag tags that are attached to the ears of the herd animal and DoggBone, a passive device that collects herd data from the tags about the activity, health, and location of each animal. The company’s HerdDogg is used by various livestock industries, such as beef, bison, dairy, and sheep. HerdDogg, Inc. was formerly known as Rogue Rovers, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ashland, Oregon.

MedHaul

Seed Round in 2020
MedHaul offers cloud-based software solutions that ease the laborious and costly burdens of managing specialized patient transportation, especially for patients in low-income urban and rural communities. Hospitals, patients, and medical transportation providers now have an end-to-end platform that makes it easy to find and book transportation for patients with complex needs, while also streamlining the management of day-to-day transportation operations. MedHaul's goal is to help healthcare organizations manage this huge social barrier that drastically affects patient outcomes.

S2 Interactive

Debt Financing in 2013
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2012
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

PATH EX

Seed Round in 2018
PATH EX has developed a proprietary technology to selectively separate and capture bacteria and toxins from human blood, for the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that commonly presents itself as a blood-borne infection, is the number one cause of death in the ICU and is the largest cost on their healthcare system. PATH EX is taking a novel approach by capturing and removing intact bacteria from the blood rather than trying to kill the infection with broad spectrum antibiotics. The PATH EX device is effective regardless of bacteria type or drug resistance. The PATH EX technology has the potential to reduce diagnostic times, treatment costs, readmission rates, and sepsis related deaths.
Thaddeus Medical Systems, Inc. manufactures a temperature-regulating device for transportation of sensitive materials such as blood, bone marrow or lab samples. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mozak

Venture Round in 2017
At Mozak, They are creating an office revolution that is changing the way offices function. They work remotely– allowing you to pay ONLY for time spent on tasks rather than the pricey tag that is associated with full time employees.

Pro Hydration Therapy, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Pro Hydration Therapy, Inc. provides hydration therapy services. The company offers IV fluid with lactated ringers. It also provides B-12 shots that regulate the nervous system to decrease depression, stress, and brain shrinkage; maintain a healthy digestive system, lower unhealthy cholesterol levels, protect against stroke, and reduce high blood pressure; protect against cancers, such as breast, colon, and lung cancer; aid in cell growth and reproduction for better hair, skin, and nails; and improves sleep quality. The company is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Soundways

Seed Round in 2018
Soundways is a sound technology company. The company is engaged in the production and supply of software-based mastering tools for use by sound engineers. Soundways was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Growers Holdings, Inc.

Series A in 2018
Growers develops a platform that helps ag retailers, advisors, and farmers to work better together. It helps farmers make fast and tactical decisions that drive profit on every acre. Growers' digital tools use farm evaluation and planning to offer soil management, variable rate planting, and hardware calibration services, allowing farmers to reduce input costs, maximize yields, simplify decision making, and improve farming performance. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Garner, North Carolina.

Stony Creek Colors, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2022
Stony Creek Colors is engaged in the production of bio-based dyes together with farmers, mills, and brands, in partnership with small farmers in the Southeast U.S. Stony Creek Colors was founded by Sarah Bellos in 2012 and is based in Tennessee, United States.

LawnTap

Seed Round in 2018
At LawnTap, we’ve developed a first of its kind smart lawn sensor which is designed to make your lawn a single natural system that organizes and controls itself. Inserted into your lawn, you simply approve the automated request generated by the lawn sensor on your phone. That request is then sent to nearby lawn care providers to accept.

MedHaul

Seed Round in 2020
MedHaul offers cloud-based software solutions that ease the laborious and costly burdens of managing specialized patient transportation, especially for patients in low-income urban and rural communities. Hospitals, patients, and medical transportation providers now have an end-to-end platform that makes it easy to find and book transportation for patients with complex needs, while also streamlining the management of day-to-day transportation operations. MedHaul's goal is to help healthcare organizations manage this huge social barrier that drastically affects patient outcomes.

HerdDogg

Convertible Note in 2021
HerdDogg, Inc. develops real-time, remote livestock monitoring system for tracing livestock for livestock producers. The company provides HerdDogg a mobile app and software platform that provides breeding, animal health tracking, and traceability insights on individual animals using DoggTag tags that are attached to the ears of the herd animal and DoggBone, a passive device that collects herd data from the tags about the activity, health, and location of each animal. The company’s HerdDogg is used by various livestock industries, such as beef, bison, dairy, and sheep. HerdDogg, Inc. was formerly known as Rogue Rovers, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ashland, Oregon.

SweetBio, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Glanris Water Systems, Inc

Seed Round in 2019
Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a product that today they are throwing away. This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production.

Glanris Water Systems, Inc

Convertible Note in 2022
Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a product that today they are throwing away. This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production.

FitNexx

Seed Round in 2016
FitNexx is a premium fitness club.

ExtraOrtho

Seed Round in 2010
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Global Neighbor

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We seek to accelerate adoption of sustainable ag practices and maximize farm profits through non-chemical, directed energy (DE) solutions. We currently have consumer use DE weed control products selling online and in big-box retailers. Our next product, the WDSD, addresses the challenge of herbicide-resistant weeds in grain crops. The WDSD quickly attaches to combine harvesters and applies DE to weed seeds making them nonviable without chemicals.

HerdDogg

Convertible Note in 2020
HerdDogg, Inc. develops real-time, remote livestock monitoring system for tracing livestock for livestock producers. The company provides HerdDogg a mobile app and software platform that provides breeding, animal health tracking, and traceability insights on individual animals using DoggTag tags that are attached to the ears of the herd animal and DoggBone, a passive device that collects herd data from the tags about the activity, health, and location of each animal. The company’s HerdDogg is used by various livestock industries, such as beef, bison, dairy, and sheep. HerdDogg, Inc. was formerly known as Rogue Rovers, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ashland, Oregon.

Entac Medical

Seed Round in 2015
Entac Medical is developing medical devices for predictive and diagnostic medicine based on a novel platform technology, audio spectral analysis. Its first application, PrevisEA, is a late stage, Class II noninvasive, disposable device that is clinically proven to predict post-operative ileus (POI) in surgical patients (GI paralysis occurs 2-6 days after surgery in 25% of patients). Prediction of ileus risk improves treatment protocols and patient outcomes while reducing readmissions and saving hospitals millions of dollars in unnecessary treatment costs.

ExtraOrtho

Venture Round in 2011
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Skycision

Seed Round in 2018
Skycision redefines traditional crop management with a SaaS solution poised to disrupt a massive global market. State of the art Computer Vision and Machine Learning techniques allow them to derive actionable insights from drone-collected imagery that change the way their farmers grow. By leveraging the economy of scale of drone industry-leader DJI, Skycision prepares to rapidly scale to penetrate an international market that has been too long forgotten. The ability to pinpoint crop stress, identify field threats, and recommend prescription solutions has the potential to save growers thousands of dollars in yield potential on an annual basis. Skycision enables their growers to save time and money in scouting while unlocking the hidden potential of their fields.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2013
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

DroneSAR.com

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Sigma0 enables seed and crop management companies to access agronomic insights derived from radar technology, enabling them to zero in on crop detail and provide better decisions to farmers. Our solution is more affordable than existing radar technology, simple to use and allows for insights to be derived at any time of day. Sigma0 builds upon years of expertise in radar technology to deliver the first-of-a-kind radar technology data platform for Ag use.

Lepidext

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Lepidext is engaged in managing the populations of the Lepidoptera pests by introducing bio-pesticides that are species-specific. The company is committed to improving crop security and ensuring agricultural prosperity by combining a deep understanding of insect biology with the skills and experience of farmers. In 2015, Angelika Fath-Goodin and Bruce Webb established the company in Lexington, Kentucky.

DEVCON DETECT

Convertible Note in 2017
DEVCON Detect Inc develops fraud detection and protection software for the digital advertising industry. It offers DEV/CON software for reviewing advertisings, identifying anomalies, and risk evaluation; reviewing advertising tech tags and integrations, revenue analysis of advertising networks, log reports related to unauthorized code, recommendations for repair, and revenue analysis post repair. The company’s software is also used for identifying internal and external exploits, managing systems access, personnel management, migrating advertising campaigns to the new advertising servers, migrating the site to the new server, and court-ready documentation. In addition, its software is used for removing unauthorized code from site, server, and integrated advertising tech; and code monitoring, alerts, one-touch lockdown, code containment and removal, and revenue monitoring and optimization. DEVCON Detect Inc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; and London, United Kingdom.

Shurpa

Seed Round in 2020
Shurpa offers custom delivery logistics for e-commerce. The company helps e-commerce brands compete with great delivery. Shurpa is changing the way online purchases are delivered. We design consumer-centric delivery operations that help companies compete on the only physical touchpoint of e-commerce.

Urova Medical Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
Urova Medical was founded in Memphis, TN with the goal of providing a novel solution to cure stress urinary incontinence safely, effectively, and conveniently. Urova Medical’s technology was developed by an undergraduate team of talented biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University. The implant was designed extensively under the mentorship of physicians from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the number one urological center in the US. Urova Medical has been part of the Zeroto510 Accelerator program sponsored by Innova Fund and MB Ventures, both venture capital firms based in Memphis

Cattlog

Seed Round in 2019
Cattlog puts Ranchers in control with an online cattle marketplace that removes the pain of buying and selling.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2017
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Parental Health

Seed Round in 2012
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

PATH EX

Venture Round in 2017
PATH EX has developed a proprietary technology to selectively separate and capture bacteria and toxins from human blood, for the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that commonly presents itself as a blood-borne infection, is the number one cause of death in the ICU and is the largest cost on their healthcare system. PATH EX is taking a novel approach by capturing and removing intact bacteria from the blood rather than trying to kill the infection with broad spectrum antibiotics. The PATH EX device is effective regardless of bacteria type or drug resistance. The PATH EX technology has the potential to reduce diagnostic times, treatment costs, readmission rates, and sepsis related deaths.

Urova Medical Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
Urova Medical was founded in Memphis, TN with the goal of providing a novel solution to cure stress urinary incontinence safely, effectively, and conveniently. Urova Medical’s technology was developed by an undergraduate team of talented biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University. The implant was designed extensively under the mentorship of physicians from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the number one urological center in the US. Urova Medical has been part of the Zeroto510 Accelerator program sponsored by Innova Fund and MB Ventures, both venture capital firms based in Memphis

Shepherd Farming

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shepherd is a digital labor platform designed specifically for farms and agriculture operations. It allows growers to quickly see what work needs to be done on their farms for that day and to send and receive tasks from other users.

Cagenix, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2010
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

BioNova

Seed Round in 2015
BioNova has acquired a technology from the University of Memphis that involves a spongy material from the outer shells of lobster and shrimp. This material has a natural antibiotic effect and may have an additional antibiotic influence if soaked in antibiotics. BioNova has developed this process to treat post-surgical wounds.
Advanced Catheter Therapies, an early stage research and development medical device company, has a portfolio of innovative catheter technologies targeting vascular disease including thrombosis, inflammation, occlusions and restenosis. ACT is developing a revolutionary device for restenosis (re-blockage of blood vessels) and as well as catheters for endovascular debulking (clearing of blocked blood vessels).

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Roundabout Markets

Seed Round in 2016
Roundabout Markets

BioNanovations Corporation

Seed Round in 2012
Bell BioNanonostics Corp. focuses on monitoring of bacterial infection. Bell BioNanonostics Corp. is based in the United States.

SecondKeys, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SecondKeys unlocks the true potential of proactive property maintenance. Our property management platform is the first to provide a predictive maintenance system that includes 3 simple steps to help owners and tenants: WorkBetter, ManageBetter, LiveBetter. First, we provide every property an automated schedule for preventive maintenance. Then SecondKeys software monitors each task and requests, from notification through completion. Finally, we track repair frequency and identify smaller fixes that are proven to minimize larger, more expensive property costs.

Isomark, LLC

Venture Round in 2021
Isomark, LLC develops a non-invasive breath monitoring technology that allows healthcare providers to detect life-threatening infections. It offers Canary, a breath analyzer to monitor personal health and disease states by measuring and analyzing isotopic biomarkers through exhaled CO2 samples. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Mobilizer

Seed Round in 2014
Mobilizer Inc., a graduate of the ZeroTo510 medical device startup accelerator, has created a six-wheeled holster for medical equipment in order to make medical ambulation easier and faster.

Mobilizer

Seed Round in 2013
Mobilizer Inc., a graduate of the ZeroTo510 medical device startup accelerator, has created a six-wheeled holster for medical equipment in order to make medical ambulation easier and faster.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. develops a food processing technology for reducing molds, toxins, and pests from grain and nuts. Its food processing technology combines air and electricity to create ionized gases which Removes toxins from grains and nuts without harming food quality; removes molds and pests; and extends shelf-life for perishable foods. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Haydenville, Massachusetts.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Venture Round in 2013
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

iScreen Vision

Convertible Note in 2015
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

PATH EX

Seed Round in 2018
PATH EX has developed a proprietary technology to selectively separate and capture bacteria and toxins from human blood, for the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that commonly presents itself as a blood-borne infection, is the number one cause of death in the ICU and is the largest cost on their healthcare system. PATH EX is taking a novel approach by capturing and removing intact bacteria from the blood rather than trying to kill the infection with broad spectrum antibiotics. The PATH EX device is effective regardless of bacteria type or drug resistance. The PATH EX technology has the potential to reduce diagnostic times, treatment costs, readmission rates, and sepsis related deaths.

Stony Creek Colors, Inc.

Series B in 2021
Stony Creek Colors is engaged in the production of bio-based dyes together with farmers, mills, and brands, in partnership with small farmers in the Southeast U.S. Stony Creek Colors was founded by Sarah Bellos in 2012 and is based in Tennessee, United States.

Please Assist Me

Seed Round in 2018
Please Assist Me, Inc. operates as a home management company that partners with apartment complexes to provide living experience for residents in in Nashville, Tennessee and Washington, District Of Columbia. It provides services in the areas of groceries, dry cleaning and laundry, alterations and shoe care, mail and packages, and special requests. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Shurpa

Seed Round in 2021
Shurpa offers custom delivery logistics for e-commerce. The company helps e-commerce brands compete with great delivery. Shurpa is changing the way online purchases are delivered. We design consumer-centric delivery operations that help companies compete on the only physical touchpoint of e-commerce.

IRT

Debt Financing in 2010
IRT is the most trusted International horse transport company in the world. We have been transporting livestock around the globe since 1972 and have steadily built our broad, but intimate global network ever since. Today IRT is called upon to move all sorts of horses, to every corner of the globe... from competition and racing horses to rare, special breeds, and family pets. On average IRT has at least one horse in transit, for every hour of the day. With offices in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA, IRT's international coverage means that our professional and experienced staff can better facilitate a shipment all around the world - through day or night.

Entac Medical

Series A in 2016
Entac Medical is developing medical devices for predictive and diagnostic medicine based on a novel platform technology, audio spectral analysis. Its first application, PrevisEA, is a late stage, Class II noninvasive, disposable device that is clinically proven to predict post-operative ileus (POI) in surgical patients (GI paralysis occurs 2-6 days after surgery in 25% of patients). Prediction of ileus risk improves treatment protocols and patient outcomes while reducing readmissions and saving hospitals millions of dollars in unnecessary treatment costs.

iScreen Vision

Seed Round in 2011
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

MedHaul

Venture Round in 2017
MedHaul offers cloud-based software solutions that ease the laborious and costly burdens of managing specialized patient transportation, especially for patients in low-income urban and rural communities. Hospitals, patients, and medical transportation providers now have an end-to-end platform that makes it easy to find and book transportation for patients with complex needs, while also streamlining the management of day-to-day transportation operations. MedHaul's goal is to help healthcare organizations manage this huge social barrier that drastically affects patient outcomes.

BioNanovations Corporation

Seed Round in 2012
Bell BioNanonostics Corp. focuses on monitoring of bacterial infection. Bell BioNanonostics Corp. is based in the United States.

Alwaz.Pro

Venture Round in 2017
AlwazPro is Tennessee woman-led tech startup creating a professional home for working-class and middle-skilled professionals. enabling them to improve their career through professional endorsements and recommendations from others, as well as their on-site career development tools. Employers will recruit from the audience, targeting those with the soft / personal skills, and other metrics who closely meet their internal goals.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2012
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

OptiSource International

Seed Round in 2012
OptiSource International manufactures and distributes optical goods, equipment, and supplies to optometrists, opticians, and wholesale labs. It provides a range of finishing products, including UV solutions, ultrasonic cleaners, optical coatings, tinting machines, and tints; edging products, including plastic blocks, camouflage edging pens, and edging wheels; surfacing products, including defoamers, laps, surfacing pads, glass polishers, and generator wheels; lens cleaners, including anti-fog, micro-fiber cloths, and kim wipes; optical tools, including optical pliers, frame parts, nose pads, tweezers, screws, nuts, and washers; and exam supplies, including eye charts and patches, contact lens cases, and optical bulbs.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Seed Round in 2018
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

ExtraOrtho

Seed Round in 2008
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

L7 Logistics

Seed Round in 2015
L7 Logistics Support is your logistics services providor, specializing in transportation, warehousing and distribution services. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, they offer a wide range of custom solutions to fit every conceivable logistics need. Whether you’re looking for warehousing, freight services, shipping across town or across the globe, or a special project they have a custom solution that’s just right for you!w

Innatrix

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Innatrix is an agricultural biotechnology company developing novel biological and chemical products based on patented protein evolution technology, to control untreatable crop diseases, pests, and weeds.

Qpass

Debt Financing in 2009
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that specializes in managing the full cycle of activities for business systems and value-added data services for wireless carriers and network operators. Its offering includes content partner relationships, authentication, transaction management, access control, billing, settlement and customer care. Founded in 1997, Qpass started out as a Web payment service in which the Qpass servers contained the digital wallet information necessary to complete purchases. It was the first company to host a full e-commerce system shared by participating merchants that appeared to be part of the merchant's own site. In 2004, the company acquired Dublin-based Altamedius, a well known European payment provider, in order to be able to offer this service to its mobile commerce clientele. In 2006, Qpass was acquired by Amdocs Ltd.

Isomark, LLC

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Isomark, LLC develops a non-invasive breath monitoring technology that allows healthcare providers to detect life-threatening infections. It offers Canary, a breath analyzer to monitor personal health and disease states by measuring and analyzing isotopic biomarkers through exhaled CO2 samples. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a product that today they are throwing away. This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2012
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Earthsense

Pre Seed Round in 2021
EarthSense, Inc. develops robots for providing management advice for farmers and ranchers. Its product TerraSentia, an ultracompact, autonomous, teachable robot that uses low-cost sensor on-board computation with multiple sensors, embedded data collection, and analytics software for plant phenotyping. The company is based in Champaign, Illinois.
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Secure Food Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Secure Food Solutions, Inc., a food safety company, focuses on developing technologies for the detection of toxins, pathogens, and other contaminants in the food supply worldwide. It provides hyperspectral imaging technology to detect corn contaminated with aflatoxin. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Martin, Tennessee.

Tractor Zoom, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Tractor Zoom, Inc. owns and operates an online portal that connects farm equipment auctioneers and buyers. The company offers a mobile application that enables auctioneers to list and advertise farm machinery auctions and offers buyers to search and browse farm equipment for sale at auction. Tractor Zoom, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Urbandale, Iowa.

ExtraOrtho

Venture Round in 2010
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Seed Round in 2017
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Qpass

Debt Financing in 2010
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that specializes in managing the full cycle of activities for business systems and value-added data services for wireless carriers and network operators. Its offering includes content partner relationships, authentication, transaction management, access control, billing, settlement and customer care. Founded in 1997, Qpass started out as a Web payment service in which the Qpass servers contained the digital wallet information necessary to complete purchases. It was the first company to host a full e-commerce system shared by participating merchants that appeared to be part of the merchant's own site. In 2004, the company acquired Dublin-based Altamedius, a well known European payment provider, in order to be able to offer this service to its mobile commerce clientele. In 2006, Qpass was acquired by Amdocs Ltd.

iScreen Vision

Seed Round in 2013
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2012
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Flexspark, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Flexspark, Inc. develops a device that prevents DVT and reduces the rate of muscular atrophy for ICU hospital patients. Its device simulates the natural motor function of the legs with pain-free pulses of electricity and prevents blood clots and muscle atrophy. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cagenix, Inc.

Venture Round in 2011
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

S2 Interactive

Venture Round in 2014
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

ArtSquare

Venture Round in 2017
ArtSquare connects artists with photographers to get their images digitized and online. They take a necessary process artists do every day and make it secure, faster, and more affordable. Images are uploaded and available for download and for sale as prints in their marketplace in <72 hrs.

Preteckt, Inc.

Seed Round in 2020
Preteckt provides PaaS to connected and autonomous vehicles and fleets by peering through vehicle data and leveraging proprietary AI, deep learning, and machine learning algorithms. Preteckt’s architecture has been designed specifically to handle automotive data and provides a 100x speed advantage over typical Big Data solutions allowing for real-time zero false-positives. The architecture and machine learning algorithms allow for immediate scaling of the SaaS solution to work with existing connected vehicles and fleets Preteckt provides machine learning solution for automotive prognostics.

Better Walk Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
The company was built on the principle that even age old technologies require innovation, and that mindset has proven to be one of the main pillars of their culture as they've grown. Better Walk was accepted into the second class of the Zero To 510 accelerator in Memphis, TN where it raised its early venture funding. In late 2014, the company moved its headquarters to Atlanta, GA, and focused on developing the Better Walk crutch and is currently preparing for production and a product launch that will begin in early 2015.

Quire, LLC

Seed Round in 2013
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Vaxent

Debt Financing in 2009
Vaxent’s lead product in development is a subunit vaccine against group A streptococcus which has been tested in early stage human clinical trials. The company plans to use its core competency in protein vaccine technology to advance its lead product in clinical testing, as well as develop other new vaccines against infectious diseases.

BioNova

Series A in 2021
BioNova has acquired a technology from the University of Memphis that involves a spongy material from the outer shells of lobster and shrimp. This material has a natural antibiotic effect and may have an additional antibiotic influence if soaked in antibiotics. BioNova has developed this process to treat post-surgical wounds.

Compression Kinetics, Inc.

Venture Round in 2016
Compression Kinetics is developing the next generation of wearable technology, actively improving recovery time and athletic performance of its wearers. The pioneering dynamic compression technology fits into an $11b athletic compression apparel market. Compression Kinetics is transforming clinically proven compression therapy into a mobile, sleek and affordable wearable for the first time. With the active compression sleeve, any athlete can recover faster and improve their performance like the professionals.

SwineTech, Inc.

Series A in 2020
SwineTech, Inc. develops artificial intelligence and sensor-based farrowing monitoring system for sow farms in the pork industry. The company provides SmartGuard, a farrowing platform for swine houses that monitors all things pregnancy and piglet related. The company’s technology is designed to monitor and analyze data around sow health and to identify any signs that trouble is brewing with her impending brood and increases pork production by preventing piglets from being crushed by their mothers. SwineTech, Inc. was formerly known as SwineGaurd, Inc. SwineTech, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Cagenix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

iScreen Vision

Venture Round in 2011
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Persistence Data Mining, Inc.

Venture Round in 2017
PDMI is setting the standard in Soil Health with the introduction of the SoilyticsTM solution, our hyperspectral soil nutrient mapping technology. Imaging allows us to take many more samples more quickly and efficiently. The importance of soil health is a global concern. It is important to essential services like food production, climate change, prevention of land degradation, water quality and the nutritional quality of our food. Persistence Data Mining is advancing technologies and innovations to improve soil management and fertilizer efficiency through the use of hyperspectral sensors. We are developing a technology using physics to replace chemistry to provide farmers with less expensive data sets at a higher level of granularity.

Rescue Forensics

Venture Round in 2015
Rescue Ops is a digital forensic that archives massive quantities of data from classified advertisement websites specializing in commercial sex ads for law enforcement agencies to use in anti-trafficking investigations.

ServiceBot

Seed Round in 2018
ServiceBot is a next generation software tool to manage home service businesses. Their current MVP solution is live and has the following functionality: customer management (CRM, SMS/email reminders, customer score); scheduling and dispatch (resource assignment, routing, scheduling); field Management software (GPS tracking, mobile web app); backend offices (schedules, billing, time sheets, reporting); and service pro feedback (Uber style feedback through SMS, attendance, scores). Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.

Lineus Medical

Seed Round in 2015
Lineus Medical offers medical device designed to prevent IV dislodgement and other IV mechanical complications. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing.

Tradelanes

Seed Round in 2020
TradeLanes is a technology company that automates supply chain for traders, shippers, and merchants. It developed a SaaS platform that brings global trade operations entirely online - from generating the contract to allocating inventory, to booking a shipment, to delivery. Its system allows all parties to collaborate digitally, from one set of data and documents. TradeLanes aims to power frictionless global trade for all. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Oakland, California.

Hera Health Solutions

Seed Round in 2018
Hera Health Solutions is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of long term treatments. It develops an innovative biodegradable drug delivery implant. Its combination of material composition and manufacturing processes aim to revolutionize long-acting drug delivery. Hera Health Solutions recognizes the fact that not everyone has access to quality healthcare. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

ProxBox, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
ProxBox is a communication and collaboration application for real estate agents. Its software solution combines small proximity sensors called beacons with a mobile application to improve its users’ interaction with their current environment and automatically saving and sending content, documents, photos, and videos to the buyers smartphone based on where they are physically located. ProxBox was launched in 2016 by Bryan Barringer and Chelsea White. It is operated from Memphis, Tennessee.

Cagenix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

Qpass

Debt Financing in 2009
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that specializes in managing the full cycle of activities for business systems and value-added data services for wireless carriers and network operators. Its offering includes content partner relationships, authentication, transaction management, access control, billing, settlement and customer care. Founded in 1997, Qpass started out as a Web payment service in which the Qpass servers contained the digital wallet information necessary to complete purchases. It was the first company to host a full e-commerce system shared by participating merchants that appeared to be part of the merchant's own site. In 2004, the company acquired Dublin-based Altamedius, a well known European payment provider, in order to be able to offer this service to its mobile commerce clientele. In 2006, Qpass was acquired by Amdocs Ltd.

S2 Interactive

Seed Round in 2012
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

Cast21

Seed Round in 2018
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

Quire, LLC

Convertible Note in 2013
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

DivorceSecure

Seed Round in 2015
DivorceSecure is an online platform for divorce attorneys that enables them to manage their clients. The platform offers asset strategy, collaboration, reporting, and productivity services to its users. Asset strategy provides its users' clients with financial plans when going through the divorce. Collaboration center enables its users to communicate with their clients online. Reporting and productivity offer interrogation automation services to assist its users in serving more clients. DivorceSecure was launched in 2015 by Hirsch Serman and Noam Davidovics and is based in Tennessee.

Arkis BioSciences Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
Arkis BioSciences develops, markets, and sells advanced catheters and minimally invasive instrumentation for neurosurgery. Arkis' proprietary catheters incorporate Endexo, intended to reduce catheter related complications, while the company's instrumentation is designed to be less invasive over a variety of neurosurgical procedures. Altogether, the company's portfolio enables healthcare practitioners the potential to reduce surgical trauma, shorten surgical duration, and reduce treatment complications.

PATH EX

Seed Round in 2019
PATH EX has developed a proprietary technology to selectively separate and capture bacteria and toxins from human blood, for the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that commonly presents itself as a blood-borne infection, is the number one cause of death in the ICU and is the largest cost on their healthcare system. PATH EX is taking a novel approach by capturing and removing intact bacteria from the blood rather than trying to kill the infection with broad spectrum antibiotics. The PATH EX device is effective regardless of bacteria type or drug resistance. The PATH EX technology has the potential to reduce diagnostic times, treatment costs, readmission rates, and sepsis related deaths.

Cagenix, Inc.

Venture Round in 2013
Cagenix, Their proprietary system employs the latest technology to scan, design and fabricate the Cagenix AccuFrame® —a custom framework system featuring fit properties that are unmatched in today’s market. Their expertise allows dental practices and labs of all sizes to provide patients with custom-milled frameworks and bars at a competitive price—with no initial costs, expensive equipment, or extra training on your part. Cagenix has developed a proprietary process that provides you a bar and framework solution with a masked, natural color along with a micro-retentive surface. The bar has a natural, tissue color that will provide a more natural look through all acrylic restorations.

HelloHome

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2015, by experienced real estate agent Jessica Buffington, HelloHome is dedicated to bringing honesty and transparency back to the industry. Through technology, excellent service, and a flat-fee pricing model, HelloHome is disrupting real estate by offering home buyers and sellers a better and more cost-effective option. HelloHome is the first and only female-founded and female-led real estate tech startup. Since graduating from the Start Co. business accelerator in Memphis, Tennessee, the Company has saved home sellers over $3,000,000 in commission fees, with an average of over $8,000 per home. To learn more, please visit www.hellohome.co.

Tensor Surgical

Convertible Note in 2013
Tensor Surgical develops value-based technologies for orthopedic sports medicine.They believe there is serious and immediate need for cost effective, surgeon driven solutions to the complex problems facing physicians and patients. Their technologies offer the greatest value by significantly reducing cost without sacrificing outcomes. They think green: less waste, lower cost, greater efficiency, and enhanced usability.

Tensor Surgical

Convertible Note in 2018
Tensor Surgical develops value-based technologies for orthopedic sports medicine.They believe there is serious and immediate need for cost effective, surgeon driven solutions to the complex problems facing physicians and patients. Their technologies offer the greatest value by significantly reducing cost without sacrificing outcomes. They think green: less waste, lower cost, greater efficiency, and enhanced usability.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2016
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Parental Health

Venture Round in 2011
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

Entac Medical

Series A in 2018
Entac Medical is developing medical devices for predictive and diagnostic medicine based on a novel platform technology, audio spectral analysis. Its first application, PrevisEA, is a late stage, Class II noninvasive, disposable device that is clinically proven to predict post-operative ileus (POI) in surgical patients (GI paralysis occurs 2-6 days after surgery in 25% of patients). Prediction of ileus risk improves treatment protocols and patient outcomes while reducing readmissions and saving hospitals millions of dollars in unnecessary treatment costs.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2010
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

SurgiLight

Seed Round in 2013
SurgiLight offers a surgical lighting system that provides surgeons with a practical illumination device, enabling them to focus on target areas.

Coursicle

Seed Round in 2016
Coursicle, Inc. develops an online course scheduling platform for students in the United States. It offers filter-based searches to browse and schedule classes; enables students to narrow down the final schedule by removing classes that conflict, as well as to find textbooks for each class and compare the prices of school’s bookstore with prices on online stores; and notifies users on the seat availability of classes via text or email. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Series D in 2014
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

BioNanovations Corporation

Seed Round in 2013
Bell BioNanonostics Corp. focuses on monitoring of bacterial infection. Bell BioNanonostics Corp. is based in the United States.

Restore Medical Solutions, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2012
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Seed Round in 2019
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

TRAKLOK

Venture Round in 2010
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Quantum Surgical

Seed Round in 2012
Quantum Surgical strives to be recognized as the premier distributor of innovative spinal products in the Great Lakes by delivering their customers the best clinical solutions, coupled with an unparalleled commitment to service. Their goal is to represent unique spinal products and treatment options that benefit physicians and patients throughout the continuum of care.

OneClick Ship

Seed Round in 2015
Spontaneous Logistics, dba One Click Ship, aggregates available shipping options and costs for freight forwarders.

SweetBio, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2015
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2012
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

iScreen Vision

Venture Round in 2014
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

LendMed

Seed Round in 2015
LendMed provides a solution that enables controlled inventory borrowing, lending, and accountability for the medical industry. Its solution sends invoice like requests to lendees to instantly request items due and keeps track of borrowing trends and values. The company was formerly known as DeliverTo. LendMed is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

AgSmarts Inc.

Debt Financing in 2014
AgSmarts is a provider of environmental sensing and agricultural irrigation automation in the agriculture industry. With global demand for agricultural output rising and constraints confronting agricultural producers from all sides of their operations, AgSmarts helps farmers address these challenges by introducing the power of industrial controls. Its universal retrofit irrigation automation platform helps producers boost yields while reducing their operational costs and minimizing their water usage. The company's patent-pending IP-enabled sensing and wireless communication hardware coupled with its proprietary automation algorithms are revolutionizing agriculture by gathering critical environmental data directly from fields that allow existing irrigation infrastructure to anticipate and autonomously meet the soil moisture needs of the specific crop being grown in the field throughout the production season. The technology is distributed through existing Ag Service Providers' retail operations on a Platform as a Service (PaaS) basis and begins immediately improving the producer's bottom line when installed on their existing irrigation equipment through increased yield revenues and lower operational costs. Clayton Plymill and Brett Norman in Martin, Tennessee in 2014.

SILQ-EDU

Pre Seed Round in 2016
SILQ-EDU is a data analytics platform for education and nonprofit orgs. Aggregating data from multiple systems, the SILQ-EDU is both a web-based dashboard and email plugin. While the dashboard saves time and money by making info available in one place, the real magic happens behind the scenes as AI/machine learning algorithms help improve attendance rates by providing school leaders with predictive insight for earlier intervention.

SILQ-EDU

Pre Seed Round in 2017
SILQ-EDU is a data analytics platform for education and nonprofit orgs. Aggregating data from multiple systems, the SILQ-EDU is both a web-based dashboard and email plugin. While the dashboard saves time and money by making info available in one place, the real magic happens behind the scenes as AI/machine learning algorithms help improve attendance rates by providing school leaders with predictive insight for earlier intervention.

GlucosAlarm

Seed Round in 2015
GlucosAlarm enables diabetic patients to easily manage their disease to avoid complications. Diabetes is a global epidemic that affects nearly 400 million people at a cost of over $600 billion per year. To properly manage the disease, diabetics must test their glucose levels several times a day, but current testing methods are inconvenient, painful and expensive. GlucosAlarm is a patent-pending glucose sensor that measures sugar levels in urine. It’s placed inside a toilet and is activated through a smartphone application. It´s easy to use, painless and affordable–and it fits naturally into patients’ daily routines, allowing them to manage diabetes and avoid costly complications.

ExtraOrtho

Seed Round in 2009
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2016
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Mobilizer

Seed Round in 2013
Mobilizer Inc., a graduate of the ZeroTo510 medical device startup accelerator, has created a six-wheeled holster for medical equipment in order to make medical ambulation easier and faster.

Kilimo

Seed Round in 2017
Kilimo is a Big Data solution for water management in agriculture.. It features climate monitoring by using satellite and site data to provides prescription for each crop and increase water use efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cordoba, Argentina.

Quire, LLC

Debt Financing in 2016
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

Cuff-Protect

Seed Round in 2013
Cuff-Mate skin barriers offer healthcare professionals a cost-effective way to protect their patients, themselves and equipment when taking vital signs.

Entac Medical

Series A in 2017
Entac Medical is developing medical devices for predictive and diagnostic medicine based on a novel platform technology, audio spectral analysis. Its first application, PrevisEA, is a late stage, Class II noninvasive, disposable device that is clinically proven to predict post-operative ileus (POI) in surgical patients (GI paralysis occurs 2-6 days after surgery in 25% of patients). Prediction of ileus risk improves treatment protocols and patient outcomes while reducing readmissions and saving hospitals millions of dollars in unnecessary treatment costs.

Compression Kinetics, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Compression Kinetics is developing the next generation of wearable technology, actively improving recovery time and athletic performance of its wearers. The pioneering dynamic compression technology fits into an $11b athletic compression apparel market. Compression Kinetics is transforming clinically proven compression therapy into a mobile, sleek and affordable wearable for the first time. With the active compression sleeve, any athlete can recover faster and improve their performance like the professionals.

LiLoE Labs

Seed Round in 2015
LiLoE Labs is a retail company and has created Jeffrie, a modern mailbox for e-commerce shoppers.

Quire, LLC

Debt Financing in 2012
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

BioNova

Seed Round in 2015
BioNova has acquired a technology from the University of Memphis that involves a spongy material from the outer shells of lobster and shrimp. This material has a natural antibiotic effect and may have an additional antibiotic influence if soaked in antibiotics. BioNova has developed this process to treat post-surgical wounds.

Fairway Biomed

Seed Round in 2018
Fairway Biomed, Inc. manufactures medical devices for surgical oncology. It offers LIVO, a medical device that controls bleeding in resection surgeries to remove tumors in the liver, kidney, and lung. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Feather

Seed Round in 2015
Feather is a platform that connects clients and their families to independent, qualified caregivers using their extensive matching algorithms. Families can request in-home care by creating a profile with their needs, location, schedule, and the unique personality traits of their loved one, and Feather instantly identifies the best caregivers for them in their area. Feather also makes coordinating care and payments easy for families and caregivers. Families and Caregivers can create, edit, and share their schedules to maintain consistent care, and payments are easily and securely transferred from the families or clients directly to the caregivers.

Community Health TV LLC

Seed Round in 2015
Community Health TV LLC is a multicultural and multiplatform health media company that provides health videos on the Internet geared towards multicultural consumers. It operates an online health video Website that is focused on the health issues of the African diaspora; and provides health videos geared towards the Latino community covering a range of health concerns. The company offers enables multicultural viewers to watch the latest health topics online, including diabetes, cancer, women’s health, kids’ health, and more. Its Websites also offer areas for interactive support communities, health and wellness tools, and answers to frequently asked medical questions. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

S2 Interactive

Convertible Note in 2012
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

Rabbit Tractors, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Rabbit Tractors, Inc. manufactures farm production tractor for all pre-harvest activities. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Frontdesk Connect, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
FrontDesk Connect is a hospitality company that offers a platform that links users to a central core of contacts and functions to enhance communication and interoperability. FDC is the one mobile app for any of communication needs. Users can now be connected to a virtual "front desk" on their mobile device no matter where they are or where they are going. Hotels can also allow guest to connect to the front desk, concierge, valet, maid service and more with the touch of a button. Guests could be at the pool and order food or more towels, arrange for the valet to bring their car, or request make dinner reservations from the blackjack table.

Earthsense

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EarthSense, Inc. develops robots for providing management advice for farmers and ranchers. Its product TerraSentia, an ultracompact, autonomous, teachable robot that uses low-cost sensor on-board computation with multiple sensors, embedded data collection, and analytics software for plant phenotyping. The company is based in Champaign, Illinois.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2013
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Care.IT, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Care.IT, Inc. operates as an online marketplace of physicians to diagnose illness and treat patients. The company allows physicians to refer users to Quest Diagnostics for blood work, urine analysis, and lab work of any kind; and let physicians diagnose illness, prescribe a medication, or refill a prescription. Its software connects patients with a network of certified MDs, DOs, NPs, and Pas; and syncs with various electronic calendar systems. The company is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Ncrease, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2015
Ncrease, Inc. provides online sales and marketing analytics tools for marketers. The company monitors its users customers social activity, and identifies their trending conversations and events. It serves small businesses and enterprises. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Venture Round in 2013
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

TRAKLOK

Venture Round in 2011
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Cast21

Seed Round in 2017
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

Quire, LLC

Seed Round in 2013
Quire gives you broad access to unstructured EMR notes, so you can search, filter, and visualize the data. It even takes into account details like a patient’s social and environmental factors. That way, you and your practice become deeply informed of your patients’ risk across your entire population.

iScreen Vision

Convertible Note in 2013
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Arkis BioSciences Inc.

Convertible Note in 2019
Arkis BioSciences develops, markets, and sells advanced catheters and minimally invasive instrumentation for neurosurgery. Arkis' proprietary catheters incorporate Endexo, intended to reduce catheter related complications, while the company's instrumentation is designed to be less invasive over a variety of neurosurgical procedures. Altogether, the company's portfolio enables healthcare practitioners the potential to reduce surgical trauma, shorten surgical duration, and reduce treatment complications.

S2 Interactive

Seed Round in 2013
S2 Interactive, Inc. is a Delaware C corp. founded by Larry Foster, R.N., in September, 2011. After working as a surgical nurse and spending 26 years in leadership roles within sales, marketing and professional education in the orthopedic & spine industry, Larry was convinced there was an opportunity to teach hospital staff to learn and manage surgical instruments more efficiently and safely. Larry spent five years working with technology experts realizing with the current trends in healthcare there was a clear need to increase hospital staff productivity/efficiency while driving cost savings. Larry’s vision combined with the introduction of user-friendly “hand held” technology platforms (tablets) enabled S2 Interactive to develop Virtual Back Table and Tray Touch software platforms. In September, 2011 additional funding was provided by 2 Memphis based venture capital organizations, Innova & MB Ventures. They are proud to be working with market leading companies in Medical Devices and many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals. Their technology has been used by over 1,000 different users in a variety of surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, spine , general surgery and trauma.

Life Detection Systems

Seed Round in 2015
Life Detection Technologies, Inc. develops a monitoring system that remotely detects life’s electrical signals, movement, and cardio respiratory signals. It provides DistaSense, a medical device that captures heart and respiration rates with no user contact using sensors. Its technology is used in home monitoring, medical, and automotive industries. Life Detection Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Life Detection Systems, Inc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Vital Metrix

Seed Round in 2015
Vital Metrix Inc. develops a heart monitor that provides data to cardiologists while patients are home. The company offers Vital Metrix, a portable non-invasive cardiac output measurement device that uses digital signal processing based on pulse oximetry. Its device provides data to a patient's cardiologist while the patient is home, improves treatment of congestive heart failure and quality of life, and potentially reduce the risk of hospital readmission. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

Parental Health

Debt Financing in 2014
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

iScreen Vision

Series B in 2013
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Nanophthalmics

Seed Round in 2012
Nanophthalmics has developed and is licensing a patent-pending platform technology for microfabricated instruments that engage tissue in entirely new ways. Their focus is on employing novel surgical devices, techniques, and materials to improve current treatment outcomes for ophthalmic and other microsurgical diseases. Their first commercial device is a disposable, 510(k) exempt, corneal micro-punch that enhances healing of abrasions, recurrent erosions, and other corneal diseases by modifying tissue attachments at a cellular level.

Ajax Intel

Venture Round in 2017
Ajax Intel is a business analytics firm that specializes in delivering long-term customer success by helping business individuals enhance their emotional intelligence to make faster, more meaningful, and smarter relationship decisions. We believe that: 1. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER 2. INNOVATION IS VITAL 3. EMOTIONS DRIVE DECISIONS

ECOSURG

Seed Round in 2014
EcoSurg™ (pronounced eek-oh-surj) is a developer of environmentally-friendly surgical supplies that is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of the surgical suite. Their flagship product is the EcoSurg™ line of Patient Positioners. Disposable patient positioners are used in over 20 Million surgical procedures per year in the United States alone. These foam shapes are used to properly position patients in a variety of positions, ensuring safety, comfort, and adequate access to the surgical site. When disposed of, however, these products are harmful to the environment as they are made from materials that consist largely of petroleum-based derivatives. These compounds and the other hazardous byproducts from their production are not only harmful to the environment, but also incur higher handling and disposal costs that are inevitably passed on to the Customer.

Entac Medical

Series B in 2020
Entac Medical is developing medical devices for predictive and diagnostic medicine based on a novel platform technology, audio spectral analysis. Its first application, PrevisEA, is a late stage, Class II noninvasive, disposable device that is clinically proven to predict post-operative ileus (POI) in surgical patients (GI paralysis occurs 2-6 days after surgery in 25% of patients). Prediction of ileus risk improves treatment protocols and patient outcomes while reducing readmissions and saving hospitals millions of dollars in unnecessary treatment costs.

SweetBio, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2020
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

NuScriptRX, Inc.

Series C in 2012
NuScriptRX, Inc. operates a long-term care pharmacy store. The company engages in delivering medications to long-term care facilities. NuScriptRX, Inc. was formerly known as New Day Pharmacy Corporation. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hera Health Solutions

Seed Round in 2019
Hera Health Solutions is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of long term treatments. It develops an innovative biodegradable drug delivery implant. Its combination of material composition and manufacturing processes aim to revolutionize long-acting drug delivery. Hera Health Solutions recognizes the fact that not everyone has access to quality healthcare. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

AgSmarts Inc.

Debt Financing in 2016
AgSmarts is a provider of environmental sensing and agricultural irrigation automation in the agriculture industry. With global demand for agricultural output rising and constraints confronting agricultural producers from all sides of their operations, AgSmarts helps farmers address these challenges by introducing the power of industrial controls. Its universal retrofit irrigation automation platform helps producers boost yields while reducing their operational costs and minimizing their water usage. The company's patent-pending IP-enabled sensing and wireless communication hardware coupled with its proprietary automation algorithms are revolutionizing agriculture by gathering critical environmental data directly from fields that allow existing irrigation infrastructure to anticipate and autonomously meet the soil moisture needs of the specific crop being grown in the field throughout the production season. The technology is distributed through existing Ag Service Providers' retail operations on a Platform as a Service (PaaS) basis and begins immediately improving the producer's bottom line when installed on their existing irrigation equipment through increased yield revenues and lower operational costs. Clayton Plymill and Brett Norman in Martin, Tennessee in 2014.

Cutting Edge Wheels

Seed Round in 2012
Cutting Edge Wheels is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

ExtraOrtho

Venture Round in 2008
ExtraOrtho, Inc. provides damage control and deformity correction solutions for surgeons, administrators, and patients. It offers XTRAFIX, an external fixation system that allows surgeons to eliminate steps, bars, and clamps. ExtraOrtho, Inc. was formerly known as QFx Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to ExtraOrtho, Inc. in May 2009. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of November 10, 2011, ExtraOrtho, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2016
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Cast21

Venture Round in 2017
Cast21 has designed a light-weight, lattice-structure cast that is breathable and waterproof, eliminating many of the disadvantages of traditional casts. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time.

ClearMedicare

Seed Round in 2012
ClearMedicare was founded by Mr. Buzz Stone to help seniors better understand their Medicare choices and save money. As a practicing insurance agent, Mr. Stone saw first-hand countless seniors who did not understand their Medicare options and where unsure or afraid to make choices. In many cases, they were paying too much for the same Supplemental Insurance coverage. Buzz understood that seniors needed easy to understand information that they could trust, so he created an informational DVD called “Clear Choices” and offered it FREE of charge. After watching the video, seniors had a much better understanding of their Medicare coverage options. Second, as a broker selling Medicare Supplemental Insurance for many years, he knew that there is no difference in the coverage these policies offer, only in what seniors pay for them. So, he decided to offer a NO OBLIGATION price quote. The call and the price quote are FREE.

SweetBio, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2019
SweetBio, Inc. researches, develops, and manufactures membranes that reduce complications and infections created by wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, and abrasions. Its membrane incorporates medical grade Manuka honey for healing and fighting bacteria. SweetBio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Shurpa

Venture Round in 2017
Shurpa offers custom delivery logistics for e-commerce. The company helps e-commerce brands compete with great delivery. Shurpa is changing the way online purchases are delivered. We design consumer-centric delivery operations that help companies compete on the only physical touchpoint of e-commerce.

Compression Kinetics, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Compression Kinetics is developing the next generation of wearable technology, actively improving recovery time and athletic performance of its wearers. The pioneering dynamic compression technology fits into an $11b athletic compression apparel market. Compression Kinetics is transforming clinically proven compression therapy into a mobile, sleek and affordable wearable for the first time. With the active compression sleeve, any athlete can recover faster and improve their performance like the professionals.

Advanced Catheter Therapies, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2014
Advanced Catheter Therapies, an early stage research and development medical device company, has a portfolio of innovative catheter technologies targeting vascular disease including thrombosis, inflammation, occlusions and restenosis. ACT is developing a revolutionary device for restenosis (re-blockage of blood vessels) and as well as catheters for endovascular debulking (clearing of blocked blood vessels).

Qpass

Debt Financing in 2009
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that specializes in managing the full cycle of activities for business systems and value-added data services for wireless carriers and network operators. Its offering includes content partner relationships, authentication, transaction management, access control, billing, settlement and customer care. Founded in 1997, Qpass started out as a Web payment service in which the Qpass servers contained the digital wallet information necessary to complete purchases. It was the first company to host a full e-commerce system shared by participating merchants that appeared to be part of the merchant's own site. In 2004, the company acquired Dublin-based Altamedius, a well known European payment provider, in order to be able to offer this service to its mobile commerce clientele. In 2006, Qpass was acquired by Amdocs Ltd.

ECOSURG

Seed Round in 2012
EcoSurg™ (pronounced eek-oh-surj) is a developer of environmentally-friendly surgical supplies that is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of the surgical suite. Their flagship product is the EcoSurg™ line of Patient Positioners. Disposable patient positioners are used in over 20 Million surgical procedures per year in the United States alone. These foam shapes are used to properly position patients in a variety of positions, ensuring safety, comfort, and adequate access to the surgical site. When disposed of, however, these products are harmful to the environment as they are made from materials that consist largely of petroleum-based derivatives. These compounds and the other hazardous byproducts from their production are not only harmful to the environment, but also incur higher handling and disposal costs that are inevitably passed on to the Customer.

TRAKLOK

Convertible Note in 2010
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

MedHaul

Convertible Note in 2020
MedHaul offers cloud-based software solutions that ease the laborious and costly burdens of managing specialized patient transportation, especially for patients in low-income urban and rural communities. Hospitals, patients, and medical transportation providers now have an end-to-end platform that makes it easy to find and book transportation for patients with complex needs, while also streamlining the management of day-to-day transportation operations. MedHaul's goal is to help healthcare organizations manage this huge social barrier that drastically affects patient outcomes.
Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potential risk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost. Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

TRAKLOK

Debt Financing in 2011
TrakLok Corporation develops intermodal container locking solutions by integrating wireless technologies to track mobile cargo and containers globally. It offers and deploys the GeoLok solution, a container security device that prevents unauthorized entry for a container; and TrakLog Intermodal Tracking and Management System, which provides real-time data on the location and condition of a given container, as well as enables the management of these assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Homeylabs, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Set Chores. Transfer Allowance. Teach Kids Financial Responsibility. Key features: - assign chores to all family members - transfer allowance to kids' bank accounts (US only) - set daily, weekly or monthly recurring chores - motivate kids with rewards - set unpaid responsibilities or jobs to teach kids how to earn money or rewards - kids see their progress for each of their goals - manage and track allowance and extra money rewards for each child - Homey syncs across all devices in the household

HerdDogg

Seed Round in 2018
HerdDogg, Inc. develops real-time, remote livestock monitoring system for tracing livestock for livestock producers. The company provides HerdDogg a mobile app and software platform that provides breeding, animal health tracking, and traceability insights on individual animals using DoggTag tags that are attached to the ears of the herd animal and DoggBone, a passive device that collects herd data from the tags about the activity, health, and location of each animal. The company’s HerdDogg is used by various livestock industries, such as beef, bison, dairy, and sheep. HerdDogg, Inc. was formerly known as Rogue Rovers, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ashland, Oregon.

Parental Health

Debt Financing in 2013
Babyboomers. Sandwich Generation. Senior Tsunami. These buzz words translate to an astonishing reality: Their nation’s healthcare system - already caring for 40 million seniors today - will be extremely overburdened by 2030, when it is projected that the number of seniors will nearly double. This, coupled with healthcare reform and a shrinking population of physicians, nurses and other care providers, requires that they uncover more efficient solutions for the delivery of care to the senior population. Based on decades in the healthcare, technology and senior living industries, Parental Health was founded in 2009 to leverage the power of technology to address this looming crisis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Parental Health has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology companies to bring "age in place" technology solutions to the senior market. They developed their signature product, MISTY, drawing on their own family experiences. The only software of its kind, MISTY is a technology platform that addresses the needs of market.seniors, their caregivers and their families. They service the senior and boomer market and the exponential number of family members, caregivers and businesses that serve this As baby boomers age and health reform demands more efficient solutions to the delivery of care, MISTY is a timely and affordable answer to help seniors and their caregivers manage healthcare needs. It is often referred to as the missing consumer-interface piece of the efforts to create accountable care organizations.

Health & Bliss

Seed Round in 2013
Health & Bliss Inc., a medical device company, designs, patents, and sells medical products and diagnostic tests. It develops Strep Test Anywhere, a point-of-care device that is designed to test patients anywhere for multiple infections, including strep throat, influenza A/B, chlamydia, gonorrhea, neisseria, hepatitis B/C, cholera, HIV, pertussis, malaria, syphilis, and other illnesses. The company is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Shurpa

Seed Round in 2019
Shurpa offers custom delivery logistics for e-commerce. The company helps e-commerce brands compete with great delivery. Shurpa is changing the way online purchases are delivered. We design consumer-centric delivery operations that help companies compete on the only physical touchpoint of e-commerce.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Seed Round in 2016
Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc., a med tech company, creates solutions to improve post-op care. It offers The SOMAVAC 100, a sustained vacuum system that improves the recovery experience after surgeries, such as breast surgery, abdominoplasty, mastectomies, and hernia repairs. Somavac Medical Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

ZoomThru, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
ZoomThru has designed to transform raw parking data into a digital asset for national consumption by advertisers and parking apps. The company works directly with open source smart city projects and we are building out the technology for a soft launch later in the first quarter of 2017. ZoomThru has already signed a contract with its first mobile endpoint Pay'n'Park and now entering LOI's with 2 other distribution partners. Zoomthru allows the parking industry to participate in what Bob Metcalf describes as a network effect. In general, the value of an individual garage operator's data is small.

Tradelanes

Pre Seed Round in 2018
TradeLanes is a technology company that automates supply chain for traders, shippers, and merchants. It developed a SaaS platform that brings global trade operations entirely online - from generating the contract to allocating inventory, to booking a shipment, to delivery. Its system allows all parties to collaborate digitally, from one set of data and documents. TradeLanes aims to power frictionless global trade for all. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Oakland, California.

iScreen Vision

Venture Round in 2010
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Compression Kinetics, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Compression Kinetics is developing the next generation of wearable technology, actively improving recovery time and athletic performance of its wearers. The pioneering dynamic compression technology fits into an $11b athletic compression apparel market. Compression Kinetics is transforming clinically proven compression therapy into a mobile, sleek and affordable wearable for the first time. With the active compression sleeve, any athlete can recover faster and improve their performance like the professionals.

iScreen Vision

Debt Financing in 2015
iScreen Vision, Inc. develops a screening equipment using a technology known as photoscreening to screen children’s vision for vision problems. The Company provides a fast, easy, and portable pediatric vision screening solution for infants and pre-school and school-age children. The company was formerly known as iScreen, LLC and changed its name in April 2009. iScreen Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cordova, Tennessee.

Compression Kinetics, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2015
Compression Kinetics is developing the next generation of wearable technology, actively improving recovery time and athletic performance of its wearers. The pioneering dynamic compression technology fits into an $11b athletic compression apparel market. Compression Kinetics is transforming clinically proven compression therapy into a mobile, sleek and affordable wearable for the first time. With the active compression sleeve, any athlete can recover faster and improve their performance like the professionals.

Vaxent

Seed Round in 2008
Vaxent’s lead product in development is a subunit vaccine against group A streptococcus which has been tested in early stage human clinical trials. The company plans to use its core competency in protein vaccine technology to advance its lead product in clinical testing, as well as develop other new vaccines against infectious diseases.