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Life sciences exec Lynch expanding nonprofit into incubation
Executive director, reconstituted board out to raise $1M to fund programs Former BioMimetic Therapeutics CEO Sam Lynch and his wife, Leslie Wisner-Lynch, are pushing the foundation he launched a decade ago into a broader entrepreneurship and business incubation role. BioTN Foundation has until now focused primarily on supporting STEM education efforts.
Q&A: Nashville Startup Week’s Sam Butler
Nashville Startup Week kicks off Monday, March 13 and runs through the week, with events from 3 to 9 p.m. daily. The gathering is made up of five tracks — health care, music, data/development, Business 101 and Funding 101 — with a 30-minute talk from an experienced entrepreneur in each track, followed by pitch competitions and networking events at night. The Boulder-based nationwide accelerator TechStars is throwing the party.
Nashville startup joins LA accelerator
Nashville-based fan engagement startup Hurdl has been selected as part of the first music-focused cohort of the Techstars accelerator. As part of the three-month incubation program in Los Angeles, each of the 11 selected companies will receive a $120,000 investment in exchange for 6 percent equity, according to a Billboard report.
Angel tax credit attracts $1M in investments
Passed last year by the Tennessee General Assembly, the Angel Tax Credit has already helped a half-dozen Tennessee startups attract investments since the program began on Jan. 1. The credit was designed as an inducement for angel investors to gamble on early-stage companies, in part as an attempt to keep those companies from abandoning Tennessee and its perhaps less-adventurous investment climate for the coasts. “I think it’s a very, very effective carrot,” Lee Jestings of Enexor BioEnergy said.
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