Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Knoxville Business News Tennessee Mountain Scenery Background
March 24, 2019 | Tom Ballard

Poplar Ventures announces first close of new fund focused on cloud-based start-ups

Poplar Ventures, led by a native of Kentucky, has announced the launch of a new venture capital fund, Poplar Ventures L.P., focused on investing in early growth stage, cloud-based software technology companies in middle America. The initial closing raised $17 million, with plans for a final closing in the second quarter of this year. John Willmoth is the Founder and Managing Partner of the firm. Read more about the new fund here.


Don’t Miss Out on the Southeast’s Latest Entrepreneurial, Business, & Tech News!

Sign-up to get the Teknovation Newsletter in your inbox each morning!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.


No, thanks!