Market Square Ventures
Venture capitalKnoxville Β· Pre-SeedβSeries A Β· 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Market Square Ventures backs early-stage startups led by exceptional founders in Tennessee, the Southeast, and Appalachia β a region it views as traditionally overlooked by venture capital. The firm aims to deploy both capital and connections where they can generate outsized impact, supporting founders in an emerging ecosystem and helping grow the local startup community. Founders are invited to apply by emailing a pitch deck directly to the firm.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team Β· 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 7 of 26 portfolio companiesConsumer Γ2Direct to Consumer Γ2Healthtech Γ2SaaS Γ2AI & Machine Learning Γ1Biotech Γ1Circular Economy Γ1Data & Infrastructure Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ8
Investments Β· 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBlank Beauty is a direct-to-consumer nail polish brand that manufactures and sells custom-colored, non-toxic nail polish directly to consumers at reduced prices by eliminating middlemen.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerCollierville, US
CHARLES C. BRANDON(Executive Officer)
Nashville, US
Laurel Orley(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Stephenson(Executive Officer, Director)
Green Llama makes plant- and mineral-based, non-toxic cleaning products such as laundry powder, dishwasher tabs and refillable tablet-based cleaning solutions sold direct to consumers.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer
Matt(Co-founder)Kay(Co-founder)
MenuData provides AI-powered menu analytics and insights for large food and beverage companies, analyzing data from 300k+ restaurants across 10M+ menu items.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechMarketing TechPleasanton, US
Sunny Khamkar(CEO)Lino Fabiani(Head of Operations & Data Science)Edwin Villanueva(Head of Technology)Ryan Robichaud(Vice President Sales & Commercial Strategy)
Consumer commerce platform for emerging brands.
Trinity Guardion makes the Soteria Bed Barrier, an FDA 510(k)-cleared hospital bed barrier designed to reduce hospital-acquired infections, along with a NICU-specific barrier for neonatal care.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBatesville, US
Bruce Rippe(Board Chairman & CEO)George Hagan(Manager)Mike Goonewardene(Manager)
BoardMartin Foster(Director)Troy Reiff(Director)Matt Sokany(Director)
Unified Track is a platform that automates student attendance intervention planning and helps school districts recover funding tied to attendance-based revenue models.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
VetVerifi provides verified vaccination records for pet care.
HealthtechSaaSNashville, US
David Servodidio(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Volchek(Director)Timothy Ridgway(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Market Square Ventures invest at?
- Market Square Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Market Square Ventures focus on?
- Market Square Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Market Square Ventures located?
- Market Square Ventures is headquartered in Knoxville, US.
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