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September 16, 2025 | Tom Ballard

Nashville Entrepreneur Center selects 95 companies for its Fall programs

The median participant is already generating revenue, and the most successful hit $4.6 million.

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) has selected 95 companies and more than 100 founders for its Fall 2025 programs from hundreds of applications.

“These aren’t your typical early-stage companies,” the oldest entrepreneur center in the Volunteer State notes. “The median participant is already generating revenue, and the most successful hit $4.6 million. Teams range from determined solo founders to companies with 65 employees.”

The programs are:

  1. TakeOff – 23 companies led by founders who’ve validated their product and are ready to learn how to sell it.
  2. InFlight – 19 companies that have customers and revenue but need the systems to scale.
  3. Twendé – 29 companies led by Black founders building businesses that create wealth and community impact.
  4. Project Healthcare – 14 companies founded by healthcare insiders solving system-level challenges.
  5. Project FinTech – 10 companies at the intersection of finance and technology, tackling compliance and banking challenges.


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