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Where Nashville startups go
for founder-network fit

Build your startup faster and smarter alongside founders,
funders and early adopters who share the same ambitions.

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Insiders should know

Founder Nicole Ayres shared the news, and details on what she’s doing next
in a Linkedin post.

  • Jauntboards has been acquired

Their newest product can sample sounds live.

  • Artiphon launched the Orba 3

With a surge of in-person events, EVA will connect event bookers with local
performers in new markets.

  • EVA raises 2M and adds new cities

🤝 M&A deals

🔥 Movers and shakers

🚀 Just launched

🤠 Not their first rodeo

💰 Raising rounds

📈 Growth spurt

👀 Watch this space

Who is in StartupNash?

240+ Active startups

Software platforms, software tools, Web applications, Services businesses, physical
goods, Hardware, and more...

Healthcare, B2B SaaS, B2C, Consumer apps, Web3, Compensation Management,
Enterprise B2B, Food and Drink, Government, Logistics, Life Sciences, and more...

20+ Industries

  • Tap into Nashville’s most innovative network of founders and funders
  • Get matched with your earliest supporters: peers, experts, customers funding sources and talent
  • Enjoy peer mentorship and open knowledge sharing from other high-growth startup founders in Nashville
  • Get personalized growth help along the way

StartupNash (SUN) is a community for risk-takers.

Wendy Taylor

Founder of Taking Charge

Kelley Griggs

Host at StartupNash

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Join us bi-weekly as Wendy Taylor and Kelley Griggs help you navigate who you need to meet in the StartupNash community.

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Launch a startup

Membership is for individual founders and funders with an interest in the Sunbelt region of the US., who want to make meaningful connections with the startup/tech community in Nashville. Membership is also for startups, funds, founder resources and services who have a record of serving founders excellently. Leverage StartupNash’s network to gain traction.

StartupNash is a cheat-code for growth.

Launch a startup

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Match with peers

We use Britepeer to connect in the StartupNash Slack.

Match with our community of early adopters. Meet Nashville-based peers to launch your startup, test PMF, and reach early growth goals.

Get traction

Building a business can be lonely. Loneliness negatively effects our business and our personal mental-health. It shouldn’t be this way. The Southeast US is home to insanely smart people with knowledge to share, many of whom are in this group. When you join, you have the opportunity to make meaningful connections with early supporters through Britepeer. Early supporters may include: customers, investors, mentors and peers. The group is here for accountability, encouragement and on-going support of your professional journey.

Grow your startup

We help you find your network of earliest supporters.

We share your growth milestones and community offers along the way.

We introduce you to peers to help you form strong accountability groups.

Here’s how we help startups grow:

Meet our newest members:

A Freelance Front End Developer and Designer

CEO and Cofounder

Patient data tool in Healthcare

Two-time entrepreneur with one exit

AI application in the healthcare space

SaaS platform for museums and entertainment

Fundraising team leader

Investment analyst

Starting something new!

e-Commerce founder

First-time product founder

...And more

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Support when you need it

StartupNash is here for you. We celebrate with you when things are going well. We give you encouragement when things are not. Here’s what to expect when you join: Meaningful connections through Britepeer. Recognition and celebration of your milestones Resource access, assistance, and accountability Personalized support and mentorship Intros to people who can help

Here’s what members have achieved through meaningful connection:

Investment

Cofounders

Talent

Expertise

Accountability

Knowledge

Camaraderie

Customers

New business ideas

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You’re invited

Come to our next event! We have virtual and in-person events for StartupNash members.

Here’s what members say about how StartupNash helps them:

I like posting here because it feels like a positive place. If people engage with things here it's almost always respectful, thoughtful, and meaningful.

This group in the last year has been so integral to my positive mindset. it's so refreshing to be part of a community that cheers one another on. We all know there are good days and bad days when you're running the show. Most are somewhere in between good and bad -- they're just days. To have a community of people who know what it's like to be in the trenches, that's a superpower. I'm grateful for this space.

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After leaving my job to start my own business as a Freelance Brand Strategist & Designer, I've been able to use StartupNash to build a community of professional contacts that support me and provide advice. I've also found several business leads via Startup Nash and have been hired by those leads.

Most of all I've enjoyed being part of a community and getting to know others in the group.

After years of being on the fringe of some entrepreneur groups for not being in Tech or Healthcare, I finally feel like I have a place to talk openly about daily life as an entrepreneur. It's downright delightful.

It's a small group of Nashville startups, getting $h!t done. There is some fluff but they stay radio silent. For me, this is the real Nashville startup culture.

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