Smart took $228 million investment with an eye toward going public

In April, retirement fintech firm Smart rolled into its new U.S. headquarters inside Cummins Station. Today, with a fresh $228 million investment from U.K.-based Chrysalis Investments, Smart’s next stop could be Wall Street. “We’re at a very interesting part of our lifecycle at Smart. We weren’t a traditional private equity candidate,” Smart U.S. CEO Jodan […]
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Nashville tech startup sets sights on rural doctors inundated with ailing patients

On a recent humid summer day, a tech-savvy corporate executive and one of the nation’s top medical directors walked into a west Tennessee country pharmacist’s office. Pharmacist Jay Phipps took a friendly meeting with the now-familiar visitors from Nashville, during a break from another busy afternoon at his shop in the town of McKenzie, population […]
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Fintech firm Smart raises $228 million, led by Chrysalis Investments

International travel restrictions are still in effect for most of the globe, but that’s not stopping U.K.-based Chrysalis Investments from sending a boatload of money to Nashville. Retirement fintech company Smart has raised a $228 million round of funding led by Chrysalis, according to a news release, with additional investors to be announced. While Smart […]
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City and tech leaders discuss Oracle’s impact on Nashville’s workforce

Nashville tech executives have known for years that they’ll likely lose some talent to companies like Oracle and Amazon as the city’s tech industry grows. But they aren’t the only ones that should be prepared to compete with big tech. “A company like Oracle is going to have an HR department. Well, your company probably […]
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NTC Summer Party Pros from across region gather at Tech Hill Commons

The team at the Greater Nashville Technology Council on Thursday hosted its annual Summer Party, which was presented by Thnks and held in the parking lot of the council’s home at Tech Hill Commons. Also helping sponsor the gathering of hundreds of area tech leaders were Silex Data Solutions, Groups360, Atiba and Cspire. Read the […]
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Cybersecurity firm moves HQ to Gulch

An emerging cybersecurity firm from Georgia and California is consolidating its team and establishing a new headquarters in Gulch Crossing, where company leaders intend to add up to 50 new jobs in the next three years. Founded in 2017 by Chris Rouland, Earle Ady and Rebecca Rouland, Phosphorus Cybersecurity is moving to Nashville as it […]
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