Launch Tennessee

Launch Tennessee is a public-private partnership that supports entrepreneurs from ideation to exit. We’re guided by a vision of making Tennessee the most startup-friendly state in the country, so that entrepreneurs stay here to build companies and create jobs.

Jeremy Tharp

Partnerships and Events Director

Abby Trotter

Interim CEO

142 past transactions

icitizen

Seed Round in 2013
icitizen connects people with their elected officials and the organizations they care about. Using icitizen, people vote on and promote issues and policies that affect their lives. In January 2016, icitizen was relaunched with a broader vision to help citizens, elected officials, candidates, organizations, schools and companies strengthen their relationships with one another.

GOBA

Seed Round in 2019
Goba provides sms/app/web solutions/APIs to help corporations, telecoms, tech developers, universities, and organizations of all sizes to drive more meaningful engagement with their existing audiences for a world gone mobile. Goba LLC was founded with a passion to create technology that helps people build and maintain face-to-face relationships. Goba provides the Goba Engage ™platform for corporations, universities and technology providers that wish to incorporate greater personal engagement into their mobile strategy. Goba is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and also has a technology team based in Silicon Valley. Initial funding began with several local investors and early-stage Venture Capital. Popular analysts are noting how Goba is a pioneer in the personal media and SoLoMo space. Further information is available at http://www.goba.mobi.

MedCenterDisplay

Venture Round in 2014
MedCenterDisplay offers a multifunctional network that helps healthcare organizations connect with patients in a robust way. They focus on providing healthcare marketers with turn-key solutions backed by engaging, creative content. The company's digital signage systems allow healthcare organizations to reach each and every person who walks through the door. Developed and tested by physicians and medical staff, MedCenterDisplay is an advanced digital communication network specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare facilities. Their multi-functional network immediately engages patients and their families while they are waiting to see their healthcare provider.

Molecular Sensing

Series A in 2013
Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI) is commercializing Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI), the world’s first label-free, conformation-sensitive, free-solution assay technology for biophysical characterization of small molecule interactions with complex drug targets. This includes crude membrane protein preparations and other biochemically intractable target binding assays in native-like, free-solution environments — no tags or tethering

Gridsmart

Venture Round in 2012
Aldis, Inc., a CleanTech company, develops, commercializes, and sells traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. The company offers GridSmart, a vision-based traffic monitoring and control system. Its GridSmart line of products include Spectra 360, a single-camera solution that sees in various directions; GridSmart Optima 360, which provides stop-bar detection, as well as vehicle counting, speed, and classification; GridSmart Ultra 360, which tracks vehicle speed, turn and pedestrian counts, emergency vehicle preemption modes, machine-enabled red light mitigation, and real-time video feeds; GridSmart XPress, a freeway monitoring system to view and track vehicles and provides traffic control center with vehicle counts and average speeds; and GridSmart Centrex, a smart parking system. The company also provides SmartWay, a line of products that provide energy efficient LED traffic signals. In addition, its solutions include vehicle/turn counts, red light runner (RLR) mitigation, auto alerts, pedestrian tracking, and software upgrades. The company serves transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Evermind

Series A in 2019
Evermind, inc. provides solutions that enable the users to monitor home appliances. It offers Evermind that sends text messages or email notifications when appliances are switched on and off, as well as sends information to users. The company’s Evermind sends a notification when an appliance is used or not used within a specific period of time for various appliances, including microwave ovens, coffee makers, TVs, lamps, curling irons, CPAP machines, garage door openers, and more. Evermind, inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Agisent Technologies

Series A in 2019
Agisent provides advanced technology solutions that save lives and blow away the competition. They combine a deep understanding of law enforcement and public safety with an unrivaled technology platform bringing you leading solutions. Agisent’s advanced solutions for Police, Sheriff, and Public Safety departments combine power, performance, and flexibility in a mix-and-match environment that is easy to use, blazingly fast, and leaves the competition in the dust. The company’s core technology platform leverages more than 20 years of law enforcement experience with some of the most advanced technology available anywhere. It was specifically designed to provide end-to-end solutions for even the most demanding requirements.

Molecular Sensing

Series A in 2020
Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI) is commercializing Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI), the world’s first label-free, conformation-sensitive, free-solution assay technology for biophysical characterization of small molecule interactions with complex drug targets. This includes crude membrane protein preparations and other biochemically intractable target binding assays in native-like, free-solution environments — no tags or tethering

SeniorLiving.Net

Seed Round in 2013
At SeniorLiving.Net, they assist families in finding the care option that best meets their needs. This great service is at no cost to families. With information on more than 50,000 senior living communities nationwide, they have the most powerful database on senior living communities anywhere. They screen and evaluate communities, and continuously update our database with new information. They use proprietary data, public resources and reviews from families just like yours to provide you with unbiased information.

Consensus Point

Series A in 2019
Consensus Point is provider of prediction market technology. Since its founding, Consensus Point has been a pioneer in the prediction market business. In fact, their Chief Scientist, Robin Hanson, is known as "the father of modern prediction markets." They built their reputation working with enterprise clients such as GE, Best Buy and Motorola. Their experience with these Fortune 500 companies helped us develop a proven and solid foundation for Huunu, their new research and media prediction market platform. Today, Consensus Point partners with the consulting, media, and research industries to tap into "the wisdom of the crowd" to predict future events and market preferences. One of Huunu's clear differentiators is increased respondent engagement. Huunu is changing the way that market research is done by using gaming techniques to engage panels and communities to share insights and information.

Gridsmart

Series A in 2020
Aldis, Inc., a CleanTech company, develops, commercializes, and sells traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. The company offers GridSmart, a vision-based traffic monitoring and control system. Its GridSmart line of products include Spectra 360, a single-camera solution that sees in various directions; GridSmart Optima 360, which provides stop-bar detection, as well as vehicle counting, speed, and classification; GridSmart Ultra 360, which tracks vehicle speed, turn and pedestrian counts, emergency vehicle preemption modes, machine-enabled red light mitigation, and real-time video feeds; GridSmart XPress, a freeway monitoring system to view and track vehicles and provides traffic control center with vehicle counts and average speeds; and GridSmart Centrex, a smart parking system. The company also provides SmartWay, a line of products that provide energy efficient LED traffic signals. In addition, its solutions include vehicle/turn counts, red light runner (RLR) mitigation, auto alerts, pedestrian tracking, and software upgrades. The company serves transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Streamweaver

Seed Round in 2012
Streamweaver is a software company located in Nashville, Tenn. The company's first product is a multi-angle mobile video app that automatically connects people to record together and then generates split-screen video.

YouScience

Seed Round in 2019
The YouScience Profile helps students confidently set a direction for education and career success by engaging in an online, data-driven career discovery process. It is the only holistic approach that allows young adults to find the intersection of their aptitudes (what they do naturally well), interests (what they love to do) and career opportunities (what the job market needs). It uses game-like exercises to accurately measure a student’s aptitudes. Their patent-pending method combines these real measures of aptitudes with interests to make more accurate career recommendations. The YouScience Profile also makes it easy for students to have meaningful dialogue with counselors, advisors, and parents. In 2012, Richard Patton, Betsy Wills, Toby Cunningham, and Philip Hardin founded YouScience and established the framework for the YouScience Profile and the YouScience organization. They saw an opportunity to improve educational and employment outcomes by revolutionizing the way students make decisions about their education and career.

Eden Concepts

Grant in 2021
Eden Concepts is a precision agriculture technology development and consulting company specializing in vegetables and specialty crops. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

splitsecnd

Seed Round in 2013
splitsecnd is the only portable and effective portable plug-in vehicle connectivity device on the market. Designed to simply plug into the 12V lighter outlet in any car, splitsecnd can detect a crash, connect you to a live operator, send help to your location, and notify your emergency contact in an instant. Perfect for seniors, teens, and drivers of all ages, splitsecnd uses airbag sensor technology to activate the emergency response system on impact, calling for help even if you can’t respond; it can also be activated manually in the event of a 9-1-1 emergency or roadside breakdown. And with comprehensive trip analytics and GPS capabilities, splitsecnd lets you track routes, encourage good driving habits and even find your parked car. splitsecnd keeps up with you and your family on the road no matter where you are, what you drive, or what the situation. No cell phone required.

American Hometown Media

Series A in 2019
American Hometown Media, Inc. owns and operates an Internet platform to engage in analog publishing of American home cooks. The company syndicates the editorial content featuring journalism celebrating hometown cooks to community newspapers, magazines, and other media around the country. It also offers Just A Pinch Recipes, a digital recipe and coupon social network with a focus on home cooks; and Just A Pinch Syndicated Media, a platform to deliver content on home cooks, recipes, and snapshots of the culture and heritage of America's hometowns to media contacts. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Agilum Healthcare Intelligence

Venture Round in 2012
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence provides business intelligence (BI) solutions created exclusively for small to mid-sized hospitals and health systems. As experts in healthcare, financial management, and business intelligence for more than seven years, Agilum uses a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

Immuno Technologies

Grant in 2021
Immuno Technologies is a US-based company that focuses on applied research for infectious diseases.

TRAKLOK

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Signix

Seed Round in 2012
SIGNiX, Inc. provides electronic signature solutions. It offers Digital Signature Software that enables individuals to sign documents online; and SIGNIX MyDoX, an online signature service that enables the online signing of forms, contracts, or business documents with the digital signatures. The company also provides E Signature Software products for electronic signatures; and ESignatures for businesses. It serves financial services, banking, insurance, health care, government, real estate, and education industries; and broker/dealers and corporations. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Signix, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProNvest, Inc.

Tetrahive

Grant in 2021
Tetrahive is a STEM-focused company with expertise in software development, data analysis, and computational modeling & simulation.

Gray Line of Tennessee

Venture Round in 2012
In 1974, brothers Chris and Dennis Levering each separately began small sightseeing businesses in Nashville, TN that served hotels around the city. Within two years the brothers had merged their businesses, and their company, Country & Western Tours, had grown to a fleet of 24 Dodge vans. In 1988, their largest competitor, Gray Line of Nashville, approached Dennis and Chris about buying their company, enabling the Levering brothers to enter the “big bus business.” In 1997, Gray Line of Nashville was sold to Travelways, a national operator of motorcoach companies that operated the business through 2001. Following the events of September 2001, Travelways encountered financial difficulty and filed for bankruptcy. Fortunately the Levering family had remained in leadership roles within the company and was able to repurchase the business later that year.

SecureWaters

Seed Round in 2013
SecureWaters manufactures and sells AquaSentinel, an electro-mechanical monitor and alarm system for the continuous protection and monitoring of surface waters. It detects any harmful chemical contamination in all surface waters. SecureWaters was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States.
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence provides business intelligence (BI) solutions created exclusively for small to mid-sized hospitals and health systems. As experts in healthcare, financial management, and business intelligence for more than seven years, Agilum uses a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

icitizen

Seed Round in 2012
icitizen connects people with their elected officials and the organizations they care about. Using icitizen, people vote on and promote issues and policies that affect their lives. In January 2016, icitizen was relaunched with a broader vision to help citizens, elected officials, candidates, organizations, schools and companies strengthen their relationships with one another.

Molecular Sensing

Series A in 2014
Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI) is commercializing Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI), the world’s first label-free, conformation-sensitive, free-solution assay technology for biophysical characterization of small molecule interactions with complex drug targets. This includes crude membrane protein preparations and other biochemically intractable target binding assays in native-like, free-solution environments — no tags or tethering

NellOne Therapeutics

Grant in 2021
NellOne Therapeutics, Inc., a regenerative medicine company, engages in developing, producing, and commercializing protein therapeutics for restoring cardiac muscle mass and function in patients recovering from myocardial infarction and congestive cardiac failure. It focuses on applications for rebuilding cardiac muscles. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Signix

Venture Round in 2016
SIGNiX, Inc. provides electronic signature solutions. It offers Digital Signature Software that enables individuals to sign documents online; and SIGNIX MyDoX, an online signature service that enables the online signing of forms, contracts, or business documents with the digital signatures. The company also provides E Signature Software products for electronic signatures; and ESignatures for businesses. It serves financial services, banking, insurance, health care, government, real estate, and education industries; and broker/dealers and corporations. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Signix, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProNvest, Inc.

Eonix

Grant in 2021
Eonix has created the first semi-autonomous materials R&D system, ATLAS-system, that drastically reduces the time and cost to design new materials for lithium ion batteries. This breakthrough process shrinks product development cycles from years to months. Eonix's unique ATLAS-system affords us the opportunity to rapidly design drop-in compatible electrolyte solutions that address the specific market barriers EVs, grid storage, and hybrid defense systems to drive clean tech adoption.

YouScience

Venture Round in 2013
The YouScience Profile helps students confidently set a direction for education and career success by engaging in an online, data-driven career discovery process. It is the only holistic approach that allows young adults to find the intersection of their aptitudes (what they do naturally well), interests (what they love to do) and career opportunities (what the job market needs). It uses game-like exercises to accurately measure a student’s aptitudes. Their patent-pending method combines these real measures of aptitudes with interests to make more accurate career recommendations. The YouScience Profile also makes it easy for students to have meaningful dialogue with counselors, advisors, and parents. In 2012, Richard Patton, Betsy Wills, Toby Cunningham, and Philip Hardin founded YouScience and established the framework for the YouScience Profile and the YouScience organization. They saw an opportunity to improve educational and employment outcomes by revolutionizing the way students make decisions about their education and career.

Mobius

Grant in 2019
Mobius provides environmental solutions that convert waste streams into chemicals and materials. At Mobius, we're creating a world where There’s Wonder in Waste. We’re a mission-driven company focused on eliminating waste by leveraging industrial organic waste streams from agriculture, forestry, paper and biofuel & biorefining industries to create new materials and chemicals. Our first product is a proprietary, biodegradable polymer made from lignin, a natural material found in all grasses and trees that is produced as waste at a rate of over 50 million tons each year by the paper and biofuel industries. With this biopolymer, we are creating a bio-based, biodegradable plastic pellets for applications in horticulture, agriculture, food service packaging, and beyond.

Very Real Help

Grant in 2021
Accessible, Affordable, Anonymous. You're ready for a new way to find wellness. Now, with Help Club™ from Very Real Help, you can access unlimited group sessions that will help you set your own wellness goals. It's anonymous, easy, and effective. This is wellness without stigma. Using our own proprietary technique called Cognitive Behavioral Immersion™, we use groundbreaking technology like VR to transport you to entire worlds built for wellness. Wherever you want it. Whenever you're ready. We're here for you.

IDBiologics

Grant in 2021
IDBiologics was founded in 2017 to discover and develop human monoclonal antibodies for the prevention, treatment, and cure of infectious diseases.Their innovative fully human monoclonal antibody platform enables rapid discovery and optimization of broad and potent therapeutic molecules.Using this proprietary platform, IDBiologics has accumulated unparalleled breadth in isolating antibodies for infectious diseases, with lead candidate molecules to diverse targets moving forward in development.

Branch Technology

Series A in 2020
Branch Technology is a tech startup engaged in the development of 3D printing and cellular fabrication technologies and products. The company’s proprietary algorithms creates both geometry and robotic motion to construct complex geometries in open space, without the use of support materials or highly-controlled build environments. Branch Technology was founded by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd in 2014 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Overdog

Seed Round in 2012
Overdog is a social matchmaking platform connecting like-minded gamers to create better online multiplayer experiences. The company connects athletes and fans through their shared love of gaming through their easy and exciting mobile app.

Evermind

Series A in 2015
Evermind, inc. provides solutions that enable the users to monitor home appliances. It offers Evermind that sends text messages or email notifications when appliances are switched on and off, as well as sends information to users. The company’s Evermind sends a notification when an appliance is used or not used within a specific period of time for various appliances, including microwave ovens, coffee makers, TVs, lamps, curling irons, CPAP machines, garage door openers, and more. Evermind, inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Stony Creek Colors

Grant 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.

Yaya Scientific

Grant in 2021
Yaya Scientific is a platform that provides biomedical solutions.

Torch 3D

Series A in 2020
Torch 3D is an Augmented Reality Design Platform.Torch 3D is the developer of an AR and VR prototyping platform created to transform the way applications are built and experienced. The company's augmented and virtual reality prototyping platform helps the designer to develop and design in 3D for immersive VR environments almost instantly, with no prior knowledge of game or software development. It also empowers teams to iterate on prototypes across teams, on any platform or device, in real time.

Preteckt

Grant in 2021
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.

Virtuoso Surgical

Grant in 2021
Virtuoso Surgical, Inc. was born out of a collaborative research effort developing surgical robotic systems at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center among co-founders Robert Webster, Duke Herrell, and Richard Hendrick. In April 2016, they founded Virtuoso Surgical to bring the benefits of these systems to surgeons and patients worldwide.

SOMAVAC Medical Solutions

Series A 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.

Cutting Edge Wheels

Seed Round in 2013
Cutting Edge Wheels is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

Watershed Systems

Seed Round in 2020
Watershed Systems, Inc. operates a platform that connects learning platforms, content, and apps to the featured Learning Records Store (LRS). The company’s Watershed LRS uses Tin Can API, a technology that collects learning experiences, performances, and other activities from various sources. It works with organizations ranging from healthcare to IT, manufacturing, and more. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee. As of November 15, 2018, Watershed Systems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Rustici Software, LLC.

Pathfinder Technologies

Venture Round in 2012
Pathfinder Technologies (formerly Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc.), a medical device company, engages in the design, development, and manufacture of solutions in the field of navigated abdominal surgery. The company provides an integrated intra-operative image guidance system for open liver surgical procedure; and accessories, including IRED localization probes, navigated RF ablators, and navigated ultrasonic aspirators. Its system consists of a software architecture that allows the surgeon to display a 3D view of the liver. Its system is used in various open liver surgery applications, including hepatic resection, open ablation, open biopsy, living donor transplant, cyst removal, and tumor removal. Pathfinder Technologies was founded in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hubble Telemedical

Seed Round in 2018
Hubble Telemedical is dedicated to enabling earlier detection of systemic and debilitating diseases that manifest in the retina - the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye that transmits visual information to the brain - for more effective treatment and patient care. In addition to eye diseases such as retinopathy, macular degeneration and glaucoma, a range of systemic diseases such cardiovascular and immune diseases can be detected in the retina. Early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment of these diseases. Unfortunately, many at-risk individuals do not receive annual retinal exams due to inconvenience or unavailability. The result is that many individuals go undiagnosed until severe damage has occurred, causing medical complications and increased healthcare costs. They are changing that paradigm. Thanks to their proprietary, award-winning Telemedical Retinal Image Analysis and Diagnosis (TRIAD™) technology, Hubble Telemedical enables screening and diagnosis where and when it is most convenient for the healthcare consumer. They partner with healthcare providers, insurance companies, and employers to bring the power of retinal screening to the consumer. Their services are fully HIPAA-compliant, secure, and easy to use –- and multi-site, peer-reviewed and published clinical studies have demonstrated their ability to dramatically increase annual screening compliance, thereby decreasing overall healthcare costs and, most importantly, improving patients' health. They invite you to contact us to learn more about their services and technology— and how they can work with you to bring the power of retinal image analysis to your organization.

American Hometown Media

Seed Round in 2013
American Hometown Media, Inc. owns and operates an Internet platform to engage in analog publishing of American home cooks. The company syndicates the editorial content featuring journalism celebrating hometown cooks to community newspapers, magazines, and other media around the country. It also offers Just A Pinch Recipes, a digital recipe and coupon social network with a focus on home cooks; and Just A Pinch Syndicated Media, a platform to deliver content on home cooks, recipes, and snapshots of the culture and heritage of America's hometowns to media contacts. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Med+Proctor

Seed Round in 2019
Med+Proctor is a healthcare technology company headquartered in Nashville, TN. The software and services focus on automating the processes associated with incoming student immunization verification at colleges and universities. The primary problem solved for colleges by using Med+Proctor is reducing parent/student phone calls related to theses processes. Med+Proctor replaces an inefficient, paper-based process that is extremely outdated and time consuming. Disease outbreaks happen several times a year making immunization verification before the start of each semester a health and safety priority. Learn more about Med+Proctor by visiting our website educational resources at medproctor.com.

Venture Incite

Seed Round in 2019
Venture Incite is a technology consulting and transfer company that commercializes technology from government and academic research laboratories to new technology companies with the goal of preparing them to be recipients of early-stage venture capital funds. Venture Incite is based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

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.

US Biologic

Series A in 2020
US BIOLOGIC "Delivers Disease Prevention.” US BIOLOGIC’s proprietary oral-delivery system is changing global disease prevention. Our technology allows safe, effective, and cost-efficient delivery of a variety of preventative therapeutics (vaccine and medicine) to wildlife, companion animals, and food animals. We work with world-renowned experts in the field of biotechnology, placing their proven technologies into our oral-delivery system. We then commercialize those new products by providing necessary funding, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and distribution expertise. US BIOLOGIC’s first product focuses on the prevention of Lyme disease.

Culer

Venture Round in 2013
CULER makes flash-evaporative air coolers that provide an unparalleled portable, personal cooling anywhere needed. It aims to create innovative solutions for personal and professional cooling categories by enhancing people’s comfort, safety, and productivity. They fulfill an unmet need within both the personal and industrial cooling markets by using their patented cooling technology designed with the consumer in mind. Their goal is to enhance the day-to-day lives of consumers by creating a productive and refreshing environment.

LogoGarden

Seed Round in 2019
More logos are created at LogoGarden than anywhere else on earth. More than 2 million entrepreneurs and startups have made customized, professional-looking logos in minutes at LogoGarden.com, for free, without needing graphic skills or experience. Additionally, large companies competing in the multibillion-dollar small business market partner with LogoGarden to precisely target early-stage businesses. LogoGarden, a privately held company, is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence provides business intelligence (BI) solutions created exclusively for small to mid-sized hospitals and health systems. As experts in healthcare, financial management, and business intelligence for more than seven years, Agilum uses a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

Molecular Sensing

Series A in 2013
Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI) is commercializing Back-Scattering Interferometry (BSI), the world’s first label-free, conformation-sensitive, free-solution assay technology for biophysical characterization of small molecule interactions with complex drug targets. This includes crude membrane protein preparations and other biochemically intractable target binding assays in native-like, free-solution environments — no tags or tethering

Wellview

Series A in 2019
Wellview Health is a results-driven, predictive and preventative health organization. Our team is made up of healthcare professionals who understand that there’s a lack of focus on the consumer experience in our industry. Navigating the healthcare continuum should not be an added stress to your life. We build personal relationships based on trust and confidentiality, and walk with you along every step in your healthcare journey. Find out what makes us different.

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA)

Private Equity Round in 2013
ICA Is Transforming How Patient Data is Aggregated, Shared and Used. Their unmatched expertise in strategic interoperability and intelligence is helping providers, payers and HIEs: Achieve new levels of care coordination that reduces avoidable readmissions, meets MU mandates and minimizes redundant workflows and procedures. Manage transitions of care, identify high-risk patients, increase in-network utilization, improve data quality and retrieve patient records more efficiently. Integrate multiple clinical, administrative and reporting systems, automate workflow, and build sustainability with a flexible, scalable HIE solution. The CareAlign Insight solution is a healthcare intelligence system that surveys exchange pathways to aggregate and organize patient information into logical components. It produces timely rules-based alerts that improve care management and in-depth analysis.

Culer

Venture Round in 2013
CULER makes flash-evaporative air coolers that provide an unparalleled portable, personal cooling anywhere needed. It aims to create innovative solutions for personal and professional cooling categories by enhancing people’s comfort, safety, and productivity. They fulfill an unmet need within both the personal and industrial cooling markets by using their patented cooling technology designed with the consumer in mind. Their goal is to enhance the day-to-day lives of consumers by creating a productive and refreshing environment.

Overdog

Seed Round in 2013
Overdog is a social matchmaking platform connecting like-minded gamers to create better online multiplayer experiences. The company connects athletes and fans through their shared love of gaming through their easy and exciting mobile app.

Streamweaver

Series A in 2013
Streamweaver is a software company located in Nashville, Tenn. The company's first product is a multi-angle mobile video app that automatically connects people to record together and then generates split-screen video.

SecureWaters

Series A in 2020
SecureWaters manufactures and sells AquaSentinel, an electro-mechanical monitor and alarm system for the continuous protection and monitoring of surface waters. It detects any harmful chemical contamination in all surface waters. SecureWaters was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States.

Signix

Series A in 2016
SIGNiX, Inc. provides electronic signature solutions. It offers Digital Signature Software that enables individuals to sign documents online; and SIGNIX MyDoX, an online signature service that enables the online signing of forms, contracts, or business documents with the digital signatures. The company also provides E Signature Software products for electronic signatures; and ESignatures for businesses. It serves financial services, banking, insurance, health care, government, real estate, and education industries; and broker/dealers and corporations. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Signix, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ProNvest, Inc.

icitizen

Series A in 2014
icitizen connects people with their elected officials and the organizations they care about. Using icitizen, people vote on and promote issues and policies that affect their lives. In January 2016, icitizen was relaunched with a broader vision to help citizens, elected officials, candidates, organizations, schools and companies strengthen their relationships with one another.

AuraMIST

Seed Round in 2019
AuraMIST is an inventor, manufacturer, and retailer of misting and cooling fans. The company's products are available in the online marketplace. AuraMIST was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

splitsecnd

Venture Round in 2015
splitsecnd is the only portable and effective portable plug-in vehicle connectivity device on the market. Designed to simply plug into the 12V lighter outlet in any car, splitsecnd can detect a crash, connect you to a live operator, send help to your location, and notify your emergency contact in an instant. Perfect for seniors, teens, and drivers of all ages, splitsecnd uses airbag sensor technology to activate the emergency response system on impact, calling for help even if you can’t respond; it can also be activated manually in the event of a 9-1-1 emergency or roadside breakdown. And with comprehensive trip analytics and GPS capabilities, splitsecnd lets you track routes, encourage good driving habits and even find your parked car. splitsecnd keeps up with you and your family on the road no matter where you are, what you drive, or what the situation. No cell phone required.

icitizen

Series A in 2014
icitizen connects people with their elected officials and the organizations they care about. Using icitizen, people vote on and promote issues and policies that affect their lives. In January 2016, icitizen was relaunched with a broader vision to help citizens, elected officials, candidates, organizations, schools and companies strengthen their relationships with one another.

LiBAMA

Grant in 2021
LiBAMA develops and commercializes next-generation lithium metal batteries. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Quire

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.

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.

Winter Innovations

Grant in 2021
Winter Innovations is developing medical devices that can improve outcomes for patients who have suffered from orthopedic injuries. The startup working to launch EasyWhip, a patent-pending suturing needle intended to be used for orthopedic ligament and tendon reconstruction surgery.

Pathfinder Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Pathfinder Technologies (formerly Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc.), a medical device company, engages in the design, development, and manufacture of solutions in the field of navigated abdominal surgery. The company provides an integrated intra-operative image guidance system for open liver surgical procedure; and accessories, including IRED localization probes, navigated RF ablators, and navigated ultrasonic aspirators. Its system consists of a software architecture that allows the surgeon to display a 3D view of the liver. Its system is used in various open liver surgery applications, including hepatic resection, open ablation, open biopsy, living donor transplant, cyst removal, and tumor removal. Pathfinder Technologies was founded in 2004 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

StudioNow

Series B in 2014
StudioNow, Inc. develops a technology platform for marketers and agencies, internal studios, procurement departments, and channel partners to provide video production and advertising services. It offers Production Marketplace, a platform for simplifying the procurement and production management processes; Bidding and Production Platform, a cloud-based video production management that also includes an online bidding system; and other tools, resources, and payment and workflow management solutions. The company serves Fortune 500 enterprises, digital publishers, and advertising agencies. StudioNow, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices in New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; and San Francisco, California.

Consensus Point

Series B in 2012
Consensus Point is provider of prediction market technology. Since its founding, Consensus Point has been a pioneer in the prediction market business. In fact, their Chief Scientist, Robin Hanson, is known as "the father of modern prediction markets." They built their reputation working with enterprise clients such as GE, Best Buy and Motorola. Their experience with these Fortune 500 companies helped us develop a proven and solid foundation for Huunu, their new research and media prediction market platform. Today, Consensus Point partners with the consulting, media, and research industries to tap into "the wisdom of the crowd" to predict future events and market preferences. One of Huunu's clear differentiators is increased respondent engagement. Huunu is changing the way that market research is done by using gaming techniques to engage panels and communities to share insights and information.

MedCenterDisplay

Series A in 2019
MedCenterDisplay offers a multifunctional network that helps healthcare organizations connect with patients in a robust way. They focus on providing healthcare marketers with turn-key solutions backed by engaging, creative content. The company's digital signage systems allow healthcare organizations to reach each and every person who walks through the door. Developed and tested by physicians and medical staff, MedCenterDisplay is an advanced digital communication network specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare facilities. Their multi-functional network immediately engages patients and their families while they are waiting to see their healthcare provider.
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).

Overdog

Seed Round in 2018
Overdog is a social matchmaking platform connecting like-minded gamers to create better online multiplayer experiences. The company connects athletes and fans through their shared love of gaming through their easy and exciting mobile app.

American Hometown Media

Seed Round in 2012
American Hometown Media, Inc. owns and operates an Internet platform to engage in analog publishing of American home cooks. The company syndicates the editorial content featuring journalism celebrating hometown cooks to community newspapers, magazines, and other media around the country. It also offers Just A Pinch Recipes, a digital recipe and coupon social network with a focus on home cooks; and Just A Pinch Syndicated Media, a platform to deliver content on home cooks, recipes, and snapshots of the culture and heritage of America's hometowns to media contacts. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Agilum Healthcare Intelligence

Venture Round in 2011
Agilum Healthcare Intelligence provides business intelligence (BI) solutions created exclusively for small to mid-sized hospitals and health systems. As experts in healthcare, financial management, and business intelligence for more than seven years, Agilum uses a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

Gray Line of Tennessee

Series A in 2020
In 1974, brothers Chris and Dennis Levering each separately began small sightseeing businesses in Nashville, TN that served hotels around the city. Within two years the brothers had merged their businesses, and their company, Country & Western Tours, had grown to a fleet of 24 Dodge vans. In 1988, their largest competitor, Gray Line of Nashville, approached Dennis and Chris about buying their company, enabling the Levering brothers to enter the “big bus business.” In 1997, Gray Line of Nashville was sold to Travelways, a national operator of motorcoach companies that operated the business through 2001. Following the events of September 2001, Travelways encountered financial difficulty and filed for bankruptcy. Fortunately the Levering family had remained in leadership roles within the company and was able to repurchase the business later that year.

Opti-Logic

Seed Round in 2020
Opti-Logic Corporation designs and manufactures insight laser rangefinders. It also offers premium optics for professionals, hunters, soldiers, and golfers. The company’s products include binoculars, rangefinders, flashlights, microscopes, and riflescopes. It serves industrial, military, and sports markets in the United States. The company sells its products online. Opti-Logic Corporation was founded in 1987 and is based in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Streamweaver

Seed Round in 2012
Streamweaver is a software company located in Nashville, Tenn. The company's first product is a multi-angle mobile video app that automatically connects people to record together and then generates split-screen video.

Gridfruit

Grant in 2021
Gridfruit is a provider of a data-driven intelligence to food operations. Its artificial intelligence-based learning platform utilizes existing food data to reduce energy and maintenance costs for food businesses. The companty was established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2018.

Split Second Events

Series A in 2020
We, at Split Seconds Events, love what we do. Excelling at the Art of ‘Capturing Memories You Can Cherish,’ we excel in flawlessly handling even the tiniest details of your events so that you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your day like you own it! With our Professional Photography, Videography, and Photo Booth Rental, we make sure that the quality of our service and customer satisfaction are never compromised even a single bit!

Senior Living

Seed Round in 2018
SeniorLiving.com is a comprehensive information resource for their members. Their members are both senior living communities and individuals seeking senior housing or other appropriate senior services, either for themselves or others. SeniorLiving.com will always be an inviting online community where their members can find information, products and services that will make life better.

Tandum

Seed Round in 2019
Tandum is committed to serving all parties involved in live events such as fans, artists, venues, promoters, and event staff. The company aims to improve the live event experience through a fully-integrated, user-friendly platform. Tandum connects all users and drives efficiencies that greatly benefit the entire live event ecosystem.

Healing Innovations

Series A in 2019
Healing Innovations, Inc. is a medical technology company that specializes in the neurorehabilitation robotics industry. Healing Innovations is backed by some of the leading innovation organizations in the southeast including LaunchTN, Co.Labs, Project Healthcare, and Life Science of Tennessee. Healing Innovation’s technology allows clinicians to more effectively rehabilitate their patients with gait impairments through dynamic weight-bearing activities and locomotor therapy. Healing Innovations offers advanced robotic technology, software, and services to care settings throughout the rehabilitation continuum.

Diatech Pharmacogenetics

Seed Round in 2020
Diatech Pharmacogenetics is the Italian leader in the development, production and commercialisation of pharmacogenetics tests for cancer precision medicine. Founded in 1996, Diatech Pharmacogenetics has sustained constant organic growth over the years and now owns more than 70% of the Italian molecular diagnostic market and it is rapidly growing worldwide; to date, more than 20.000 diagnostic tests have been performed using its solutions and every year Diatech Pharmacogenetics reinvests 20% of it revenues in R&D. Diatech Pharmacogenetics is able to take pharmacogenetics tests from idea to market on a variety of platforms, from real-time PCR to barcoded microarrays, mass-spectrometry and next generation sequencing, supplying all reagents, instruments, materials and support necessary. Its complete solutions guide diagnostic operators from sample extraction, quality control, molecular assay to bioinformatic analysis and report. The latest products launched include a liquid biopsy cfDNA extraction kit, a real-time PCR system with all reagent provided in a dry and stable format, micro-satellite instability assays and an end-to-end NGS solution that works on both Illumina and IonTorrent platforms. All Diatech products are developed under EN ISO 9001 and EN ISO 13485 and have been designed, developed and validated in accordance with the Directive 98/79/EC on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (CE-IVD).

Healing Innovations

Grant in 2021
Healing Innovations, Inc. is a medical technology company that specializes in the neurorehabilitation robotics industry. Healing Innovations is backed by some of the leading innovation organizations in the southeast including LaunchTN, Co.Labs, Project Healthcare, and Life Science of Tennessee. Healing Innovation’s technology allows clinicians to more effectively rehabilitate their patients with gait impairments through dynamic weight-bearing activities and locomotor therapy. Healing Innovations offers advanced robotic technology, software, and services to care settings throughout the rehabilitation continuum.

DAXOR

Grant in 2021
DAXOR Corporation is an innovative medical instrumentation and biotechnology company. DAXOR designed and developed the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer. It is the first instrument approved by the FDA to provide rapid direct measurement of a patient's true blood volume. We believe that the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer has the potential to transform therapy in a broad range of surgical and medical conditions. It is our goal, working in conjunction with hospitals and clinics, to achieve that possibility. The BVA-100 is a semi-automated Blood Volume Analyzer. It is used in conjunction with a single use diagnostic kit. It is the first FDA-approved instrument to provide rapid direct measurement of a patient's blood volume.
American Nanotechnologies is developing and demonstrating novel systems for the large-scale purification of high-value dielectric materials.

Addiguru

Grant in 2021
Addiguru provides in-situ monitoring technology for the Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. Independent of machines and materials, Addiguru's intelligent technology can be easily incorporated into existing and newly developed AM equipment.​