AIA organizes capital in angel funds across Appalachia and beyond; provides fund management and technical services, such as due diligence, deal structuring and valuation; and provides educational materials to demystify early stage investing for investors and entrepreneurs.
Firm Type: Angel/Early Stage
Address:
234 Morrell Rd #328, Knoxville, TN 37919
Contact:
Jim Hart, Executive Director
Scott Ewing, Co-Founder, Principal Business Analyst
Community Equity Partners is a syndicate of investor groups and venture funds. We have gathered hundreds of great minds, subject matter experts, successful entrepreneurs, and venture-style investors from the Southeast and beyond who share diligence, expertise, experience, connections, and industry insight on ventures to identify opportunities. We are here to help grow the next cohort of innovative solutions.
Firm Type: Angel
Contact:
Eric Dobson, Managing Partner
ART invests in late seed and early stage companies. Members make individual investment decisions but work together to leverage their experiences to strengthen due diligence, negotiate terms and minimize investment costs.
Firm Type: Angel
Address:
PO Box 8935, Johnson City, TN 37615
Contact:
Tony Lettich, Managing Director
GSV is a family office of expert investors and operators with a hands-on approach to building SaaS businesses through strategic efficiencies, customer focus, and rapid, sustainable growth. If you’re an entrepreneur or a potential investing partner, they’d love to hear from you!
Firm Type: Investment
Address:
2035 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200, Knoxville, TN 37922
Contact:
Greater Sum Ventures
The Lighthouse Fund is a committed capital, early stage fund formed by leading entrepreneurs and investors in the East Tennessee region that invests in companies, mentors management teams, and utilizes resources to help companies achieve great outcomes.
Firm Type: Angel
Address:
311 S Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919
Contact:
John Morris, Fund Manager
Geoff Robson, Fund Manager
Three Roots Capital is an innovative finance company that works with business owners, commercial developers, banks and community organizations in a variety of ways including equity investing, commercial debt, subordinated debt, and tax credit transactions.
Firm Type: Institutional/Early Stage
Address:
12640 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934
Contact:
Dennis Corley, Business Dev. & Community Relationships
Grady Vanderhoofven, President & CEO
Veteran Venture Capital invests in vetted investment opportunities to qualified veteran-affiliated businesses.
Firm Type: Investment Fund/Consulting
Address:
10629 Hardin Valley Rd #216, Knoxville, TN 37932
Contact:
Derren Burrell, President & Founder
Women Can Be Angels is a 501(c)3 education organization whose mission is to advance Angel investment awareness among women in order to evaluate it as an option in their overall wealth management strategy. We believe this will result in the betterment of both women’s financial strength and the innovation ecosystem which is dependent upon early-stage investments.
Contact:
Karen Thomas, Board of Directors
The JumpFund is an all women-led, early stage angel fund investing in diverse teams with strong female leadership. Our mission is to invest women’s capital in scalable, female-led companies located in the Southeast U.S. in order to generate a strong financial return and elevate the role of women in business.
Address:
201 W. Main St. Suite 205
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Contact:
Kristina Montague, Managing Partner