Newsletter Edition #1236: VC Dollars Are Heading To Memphis

Another month down. We’re closing out October with a look at the venture-backed startups putting Memphis on investors’ radar and a former chef building restaurant tech in Atlanta...with New York City as her first market.

Our top stories right now:

• Venture $$ heading to Memphis
• Former chef builds the restaurant tech she wished she had
• Make room on your Nov calendar

Plus, keep on scrolling to get the scoop on new startups coming out of stealth in our "Word On The Street" section.

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The Big Headline: In Q2 of this year, 74% of Tennessee's venture deals occurred outside of Nashville, according to a recent Launch Tennessee report. One place funding has been heading recently? Memphis.

We explore what is driving Memphis' startups...and what founders you should be watching. More on Memphis here.

Startup To Watch: Her resume includes Levain Bakery and the restaurant group behind Carbone. Now, former executive chef and HR leader Rachel Ramsey is building tech for the industry she knows from the inside. Explore her new startup Atlanta-based Measured HRIS...which is starting to gain traction with NYC restaurant groups. More here.

November Events: VCs pitching founders in Durham. Fintech startups meeting investors in Charlotte. Atlanta celebrating its founders and funders. November’s tech calendar has plenty worth leaving your desk for.

These are the events to put on your calendar.

Upcoming Deadlines

• VILLAGEx: Nov 6
• Cox Cleantech Accelerator: Nov 8
• Idea Test Lab program: Nov 9
• Joules Accelerator: Nov 30

Featured Events

• Scaling Into Europe: Nov 4
• NC IDEA Ecosystem Summit: Nov 12-13
• Founders First Durham: Nov 17
• Venture135 Charlotte: Nov 19-20

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Job Openings

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Word On The Street…

• Atlanta-based Nagare Labs (Georgia Tech spinout) comes out of stealth
• Vanderbilt records launch of 15 new startups this year
• Atlanta's The Zero Proof adds to exec team

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