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POPULATION ACROSS TENNESSEE
33
total firms
9
companies
8
VC / investor firms
16
schools
3
known people

CompaniesTennessee

9 records
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Pharos Capital Group
● Brentwood, TN
Nashville private equity founded by physicians. $1B+ AUM. Healthcare focus — reducing costs, improving outcomes, increasing access. $25M–$50M in rapidly growing middle market healthcare companies. 58 companies invested. Notable: Charter Healthcare Group, Providence Home Health.
Bobby Frist
Est. 1998
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Relevance Ventures
● Nashville, TN
Nashville early-stage VC. $125M+ AUM. Native American-owned. Health & wellness, consumer technology. Focus on underrepresented founders. $250K–$2.5M checks. Invests nationally.
Est. 2011
Services
Tennessee Valley Authority
● Knoxville, TN
Federally owned electric utility corporation; the largest public power provider in the US. HQ Knoxville, TN. Service territory spans ~80,000 sq mi across most of Tennessee plus parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia -- a real multi-state regional authority, not a single-metro entity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Frist Cressey Ventures
● Nashville, TN
Nashville healthcare and wellbeing VC. Co-founded by Bobby Frist (family behind HCA Healthcare founder). Deep hospital system relationships and healthcare operator network. Series A and B focus.
Est. 2015
Energy & Climate / Environment
Standard Nuclear
● Oak Ridge, TN
Standard Nuclear — reactor-agnostic TRISO / HALEU advanced nuclear-fuel producer (former K-25 / USNC assets in Oak Ridge). Founded 2025 (Decisive Point's Thomas Hendrix). ~$182M raised; $140M Series A led by Decisive Point with Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone, XTX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour, Crucible Capital.
Est. 2025
$383M
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Stratasan
● TN
Healthcare market-intelligence/analytics software for hospitals. HQ Nashville, TN. Blue Heron Capital exited investment.
Agriculture & Food
Sysco Knoxville
● Knoxville, TN
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Knoxville area.
Agriculture & Food
Sysco Memphis
● Memphis, TN
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Memphis area.
Agriculture & Food
Sysco Nashville
● Nashville, TN
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Nashville area.