High Tech Venture Capital Fund Launched in Tennessee

The Tennessee Technology Development Corp. and Tech 2020 jointly announced on March 15 the successful initial closing of the TennesSeed Fund, an early stage technology-oriented venture capital fund. The TennesSeed Fund will make equity investments in early stage, emerging growth companies in the communications, materials processing, information/internet technology, and biotech industries across the state. Typical investments will be in the range of $500,000 to $3 million.