The Sync Space Entrepreneur Center in Kingsport, the newest member of the Launch Tennessee Network, has announced the participants in the cohorts for its two inaugural accelerator programs. Both programs start tomorrow (July 1). SIGNATURE, the longer of the two, runs through the end of 2020, while CONNECT is a

The second edition of “Knoxville City Hackathon” is July 18 and 19, virtually of course, and the organizers are seeking sponsors (click here to see the opportunities). The weekend event is a collaborative effort from the City of Knoxville, KnoxDevs organization, and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center. As noted in this

This news out of Tulsa, OK might sound somewhat familiar, at least in terms of the goal and the assessment. With significant financial support ($50 million) from The George Kaiser Family Foundation, there’s a new technology-led economic and workforce development effort underway to support the region becoming an emerging tech

Here’s a great example of the old adage about “putting your money where your mouth is,” in this case through a concentrated focus on rural economic development, albeit nowhere near Tennessee. The $17.5 million Greater Colorado Venture Fund is focused on rural start-ups in Colorado, and it had planned for

The National Academy of Inventors recently issued the 2019 edition of its report that lists the top 100 universities across the globe in terms of utility patents issued in CY2019. The top five in 2018 were still the top five in the latest edition although several switched spots. The University

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles focused on the history of the Tennessee Valley Corridor and its series of Summits. Twenty-five years after the inaugural event in Oak Ridge, the silver anniversary Summit will be a five-part series of 90-minute virtual sessions kicking-off July 16 and

The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC) is exploring the interest of local citizens in a new program from CO.STARTERS named “RebuildTM.” As the name suggests, it’s a 10-session effort to provide entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.

Text Request, a Chattanooga-based software start-up, recently established a new annual recurring revenue (ARR) milestone of $3 million. In a news release, the company said this reflects continued revenue progress for the young business, as the company topped $1 million ARR in 2018 and hit the $2 million ARR mark

File this article under the category of benchmarking other states or regions. Rev1 Ventures has just released its annual report on start-ups in Central Ohio, and the numbers are impressive. “Our clients collectively generated $566MM in impact to our region through revenue generated, capital attracted, and successful exits,” the report’s

NFX, the San Francisco-based early stage venture capital firm, has released “The Second Time Founders Manual,” a collection of essays and resources for Founders starting their second, third, or subsequent company. The collection includes five key advantages, but 14 common disadvantages, such as: Underestimating the Role of Luck: Thinking you were