5 Seed Investors in TN

Sometimes you should prioritize investors in your own state before searching outside state lines. Investors like backing local talent, and your odds of securing funding are higher from local investors than they are from investors outside of your state. Here are 5 investors based in Tennessee that invest at Seed.

1) Ben Freeberg

  • Fund: Thyme Care
  • Title: Director of Growth
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness

2) Courteney Real

  • Fund: Jumpstart Health Investors
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

3) Derren Burrell

  • Fund: Veteran Ventures Capital, LLC
  • Title: President and Founder
  • Location: Knoxville, TN
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Web3, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Government Tech, Logistics, Robotics, Space

4) Jonathan Bragdon

  • Fund: Capacity
  • Title: CEO and Founding Partner
  • Location: Chattanooga, TN
  • Stages: Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

5) Monique Villa

  • Fund: LaunchTN
  • Title: Chief Investment Officer
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Cosmetics, Communications, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

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