Zap's Wrap

hi peoples,

thanks to the urge of friends, this is the first edition of a bi-weekly update of all things nashville startups.

first off, a few resources to share:

im super excited to launch my portfolio website 🤩 you can see my personal portfolio AND a watchlist of companies that i am closely tracking.

for anyone who has ever asked, who are the startups and funds in nashville? well, i made a list just for you. check it out here. it is tech companies outside of healthcare where at least the founder is in nashville and VC funds with a person here. (am i missing someone? let me know).

news from startups:

• glasshouse with jimmy speyer closes 1M seed round. read here.

• InvestTN announces its first investment into a nashville company, giggs with founder nikki sanz. read here

• inrev, an automated surety bond software with jack genet, doubled their MRR from dec to jan

• morrow, a financial health platform built for the American worker with sammy macfarlane, closed two 6-figure+ annual contracts in jan

• ample, infrastructure for delivering scalable integrations with jason green, closed their flagship first deal with lever + webflow

• grouped, a consumer app for artists to directly connect with their fans with finn hodgins, hits 100,000 users (35% growth from last month) and launched their first major label artist on the platform, bailey zimmerman

• bugle, a data-driven volunteer management saas for nonprofits with ryan johnson, lands their lead investor, CMD capital

• eva, a marketplace that connects entertainment with corporate companies with channing moreland, had their best month ever in jan, 158 events booked through the platform

ecosystem opportunities

• tim connors, GP of preseed VC fund pivotnorth, spoke at the EC. watch here

• brian dailey started a group just for technical folks who want to start companies. join here

• gener8tor, a healthtech VC accelerator, is in nashville feb 22 and wants to meet preseed founders. book a meeting here

• forum VC is recruiting for their next b2b saas accelerator. 100k for 7.5% first check in. more info here

• entrepreneur magazine’s VC fund is coming to town wednesday, march 6 and is hosting a consumer-facing companies pitch competition to pick 2 companies to go on their show ‘the elevator pitch’ and be considered for investment. attend here. apply to pitch here

• physical goods nash, a community of founders with product companies, is hosting a beverage showcase on feb 16th. details here

jobs (send me your resume and i will forward to CEO)

• edgevanta, b2b saas construction tech startup, is hiring for a mid-stack developer. job description here

• unity ai, a hospital workflow software company, is hiring for a head of operations. JD

• tari labs, an opensourced, decentralized protocol reimaginging digital assets, is hiring for a GTM product person. JD

to the moon 🚀

zap