The JumpFund ‘hit it out of the park,’ you might say, with its first-ever investment. The Chattanooga-based early-stage angel fund invested in the women-led, Louisville-based mobile fan engagement platform SuperFan…
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Louisville, Kentucky’s growing tech startup scene has caught the attention of San Francisco-based investment firm TPG. The Rise Fund, TPG’s global impact investing platform, announced it has invested $100 million…
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From Charlotte & Louisville, OmniLife Is Tackling Communication, Logistics Problems In Organ Donor Process
What happens after you check ‘become an organ donor’ at the DMV? However well-intentioned organ donors may be, the reality is that upwards of 54% of donated organs are discarded. …
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A Kentucky startup raised an $11.4 million Series A to address a major headache in the medical community: verifying patient benefits. eBlu is an electronic workflow solution that streamlines the…
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We’re ending the week with all the funding, acquisition, and startup news from across the Southeast you need to know: Funding News Elizabethtown, Kentucky: Venminder, a SaaS platform to mitigate…
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Kentucky-based Venminder Raises $33 Million Series C To Grow Vendor Management SaaS Platform
Based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Venminder announced it has closed a $33 million Series C round, led by Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and MissionOG also joined…
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NBA Star Blake Griffin Helps Kentucky-Based AppHarvest Raise $11M
by Mike Jordanby Mike JordanAppHarvest, an agtech startup based in Kentucky, was one of 2019’s biggest tech stories from the Southeast. It appears that 2020 is off to a similarly fertile start in terms…
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FreshFry ‘Greens’ Fried Food By Extending the Life of Oil
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaJeremiah Chapman has always been conscious of his environmental decisions. While studying chemical engineering at the University of Louisville, he spent his time finding solutions for brands to increase sustainability…