Launch Tennessee β Full Portfolio
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American Hometown Media offers a content syndication platform that delivers recipe and food video content to publisher websites, monetizing the content through managed advertising placements.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNashville, US
Lee Daniel Hammond(Executive Officer, Director)Doli Stepniewski(CTO)Mike Meyers
Co-investorsBain Capital
AngelEye Health provides an integrated AI-driven platform for neonatal and pediatric care teams at hospitals, combining video monitoring, feeding management, patient education, and discharge coordination.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Craig Garfield(Co-Founder & Co-PI, NICU2Home)Young Seok Lee(Co-Founder & Co-PI, NICU2Home)Christopher RandJustin FrenchDavid LandmanBrett Jackson
Co-investorsCapital Innovators
Branch Technology uses patented digital fabrication and additive manufacturing to enable architects and designers to construct complex structural designs at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechDeep TechHardwareChattanooga, US
Ryan Lusk(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalGlobal BrainMetaPropBrick Mortar Ventures
Nashville, US
Tomer Ben-David(Director)Derek Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
Cumberland Emerging Technologies provides development partnerships with researchers and companies to advance early-stage biomedical technologies toward commercialization, and operates a life sciences incubator facility in Nashville offering laboratory space and support services to pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics firms.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNashville, US
Children's Media Studio produces educational media, including the Sing And Spell phonics song and animation system, to teach early literacy skills such as letter sounds, sight words, and vocabulary.
EdTechMedia & Entertainment
Cathy Vangieri(President)Mark Radice(Director of Music)Todd Carter(Director of Animation & Technology)
CivicEye develops cloud-based records management, case management, and digital evidence solutions for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and jails.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSCharlotte, US
Joshua South(President)in
Co-investorsCreativeCoRelevance Ventures
Couture Technologies provides an AI-powered sizing and fit suiteβincluding size recommendations, fit agents, and 3D virtual try-onβdelivered via API and web-based experiences to reduce size-related returns and speed up fittings.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Daily Crunch is a women-owned snack brand that makes sprouted, seed oil-free nut snacks using a patented process of soaking and dehydrating (rather than roasting) nuts.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNashville, US
Laurel Orley(Co-founder)Diane(Co-founder)Dan Stephenson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology AngelsMarket Square Ventures
Nashville-based company funded via the INCITE Fund
Diatech Diabetes is a medical device company developing SmartFusion, a software platform and mobile app that monitors insulin infusion pumps for medication delivery failure and measures the accuracy of insulin delivery for people living with diabetes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
John Wilcox(Co-founder & CEO)Luis E. Blanco(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsJohnson Venture PartnersRevUp Capital
Knoxville-based company funded via the INCITE Fund
Healing Innovations develops robotic rehabilitation technology aimed at improving health, mobility, and independence for people recovering from neurological injuries.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsNashville, US
Scott Benda(Executive Officer, Director)inLuke Benda(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsTechFarms Capital
Hera Health Solutions is a biotechnology company that develops a proprietary nanotechnology platform to reformulate existing pharmaceutical compounds into more effective and longer-acting therapies.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMemphis, US
Garrett Whitfield(Executive Officer, Director)Idicula Mathew(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.Techstars
Knoxville-based company funded via the INCITE Fund
BiotechMemphis, US
Kenneth William Tobin, Jr.(Executive Officer)Ed Chaum(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Sherman(Director)
Boomin University (Boomin U) provides small business owners with access to capital, coaching, and growth programs, including zero-interest business funding as well as marketing and bookkeeping support.
FintechImpact & Social Good
First Stop Health provides virtual healthcare for employees through employer-sponsored plans, offering primary care, urgent care, and mental health services at no cost to members and their dependents.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
InvestTN is a venture capital fund managed by Launch Tennessee that makes equity investments into early-stage startups located in Tennessee and venture capital funds.
FintechSector AgnosticTennessee, US
Lindsey Cox(Chief Executive Officer)Eller Kelliher(Chief Investment Officer)
Hytch is a map-native group messaging app that combines chat, maps, and coordination tools such as plan suggestions, polls, location sharing, quests, in-location reviews, SafeRide designated-driver coordination, and a shared group memory system.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationSocialNashville, US
MedProctor operates a platform for colleges and universities to manage student health compliance, including immunization record intake, student communications, and data tracking for regulatory requirements.
Digital HealthEdTechSaaS
Octerra is a marketing procurement platform that centralizes marketing production spend, giving brands, agencies, and vendors visibility into non-working spend, vendor management, and secure bidding.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsClaritas Capital
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalMetaPropMetaProp VenturesVSC VenturesOutsidersPathbreaker Ventures
Nashville, US
Shani Dowell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christine Fisher(Founder)
Co-investorsWocstar Capital
Preteckt uses AI and vehicle sensor data to provide predictive maintenance software that detects issues early, speeds up diagnostics, and reduces breakdowns.
AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSMemphis, US
Krishnaraj Inbarajan(Executive Officer, Director)Peter BassaSasha KucharczykPeter Alexander Kucharczyk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Licht(Director)Jan Bouten(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalElev8.vcInnova Memphis, Inc.Las Olas Venture CapitalXG Ventures27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)+2 more
Quire provides custom AI, data science, and software development services, including automated clinical note summarization and predictive models for patient readmissions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.
Rebel Audio is an AI-native podcasting platform that lets creators plan, record, edit, clip, transcribe, translate and publish podcasts through a chat-based workflow.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMarket Square Ventures
Rootine delivers personalized health and nutrition solutions using science-based approaches to support individual wellness goals.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessNashville, US
Co-investorsCleo CapitalRelevance VenturesTechstars
RootNote provides data analytics and insights for content creators and businesses, helping them understand and optimize their content performance.
Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechSaaSNashville, US
Jason Burchard(Chief Executive Officer)inJeremy Burchard(Chief Creative Officer)Chandler Barnes(Chief Technical Officer)
BoardMyles Grote(Director)in
Co-investorsElevate VenturesJohnson Venture PartnersLong Way VenturesTechstarsCascade Seed Fund
Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.
Chattanooga, US
Jay Jumper(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)J Pemberton Guerry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kent Cooper(Executive Officer)
BoardDan Marcum(Director)Cameron Newton(Director)Tory Johnston(Director)
Co-investorsRelevance Capital
SOMAVAC makes a smart surgical drain pump that delivers continuous sensor-controlled negative pressure therapy to the deep wound space, replacing traditional JP bulb drains and enabling earlier drain removal after surgery.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMemphis, US
Elizabeth Hoff(CEO)
Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.
Sparkz manufactures Cathode Active Material (CAM) for cobalt-free and nickel-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the United States, building a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyCalifornia, US
Sanjiv Malhotra(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsUlu Ventures
StudioNow provides content production services for brands, combining producers, creator talent, and operational systems to scale social content, video, photography, and campaign assets.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentMissouri, US
Co-investorsBand of AngelsClaritas Capital
HealthtechMemphis, US
Isaac Rodriguez(Executive Officer, Director)Kayla Rodriguez(Executive Officer, Director)Marsalas Whitaker(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Graff(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.VamosVentures
Terra Watts is developing a technology to wirelessly transmit power through earthen material, aiming to provide energy access without traditional above-ground grid infrastructure.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
US BIOLOGIC develops orally delivered vaccines for disease prevention, applying partner technologies to its oral-delivery platform for wildlife, companion animals, food animals, and humans.
AgTechBiotechHealthtechMemphis, US
Mason Kauffman(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Shmerling(Director)Thomas Monath(Director)Tommy Thompson(Director)David Williams(Director)Chris Przybyszewski(Executive Officer, Director)in
Variable Inc manufactures the Spectro 1 Pro, a portable spectrophotometer designed for precise color measurement at an affordable price point.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSaaSChattanooga, US
George Yu(Founder)
Co-investorsChattanooga Renaissance Fund
Whisper Aero develops electric propulsion technology for aircraft, emphasizing quiet, efficient thrust for urban air mobility and logistics.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationTennessee, US
Mark Moore(Co-Founder, CEO)inIan Villa(Co-Founder, COO, CPO)inDevon Jedamski(Chief Engineer)in
BoardShawn Carolan(Director)inThiago Olson(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesLux CapitalMenlo VenturesAero X VenturesSequoia Capital
Winter Innovations develops surgical tools for orthopedic procedures, with a focus on improving ligament and tendon repair techniques.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Lia Winter(CEO and Co-founder)Preston Dishner(COO and Co-founder)
Co-investorsBoston Harbor Angels
YouScience helps education leaders across the United States connect students to career pathways by assessing their natural aptitudes and linking them to educational and career opportunities.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechNashville, US
Martine Mahoney(Executive Officer)Thomas Cunningham(Executive Officer)John Philip Hardin(Chief Executive Officer)John Phillip Hardin(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardJohn Ingram(Director)Mary Elizabeth Wills(Director)
Co-investorsECMC Group
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