Raising + Rising
Join the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and Three Roots Capital on October 6 as we host a hybrid event of pre-recorded pitches, live Q+A, and round table discussions and networking, as part of Knoxville's Innov865 Week.
Past Events
Startup Day 2021
Startup Day will be hosted at the Mill & Mine in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Innov865 VIP Reception
The Innov865 Alliance will hold a private reception to kick off Innov865 2021 on Monday, October 4 from 5:30 to 7 pm. ET.
East Tennessee Capital Call
Building on the momentum established during the July 28 launch event for the Southeast Capital Call, panelists launched a regional sub-group focused on East Tennessee investment via the East Tennessee Capital Call during this event. Panelists were Brandon Bruce and…
2020 Webinar with Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon
The virtual event was held on June 24, 2020, via Lunchpool. Mayor Kincannon presented her priorities and vision for supporting Knoxville’s entrepreneurial community and innovation economy, as well as her vision for creating an innovation district.
Innov865 Investor Series 2019 with Bill Malkes
The event featured an engaging discussion with Bill Malkes, co-founder and former CEO of GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc. and Grady Vanderhoofven, CEO of Three Roots Capital and Managing Partner of Meritus Capital, the lead investor in GRIDSMART. Bill and Grady held…
Innov865 Investor Series 2019 with Cirrus Insight and PerfectServe
We hosted an engaging discussion with former COO Brandon Bruce of Cirrus Insight and former President and CEO Terry Edwards of PerfectServe as they discussed the growth and evolution of their companies and how that helped guide them to successful…
General Election Mayoral Forums
Exploring their positions on critical aspects of Knoxville’s economy, specifically entrepreneurship, innovation and access to capital, the candidates were joined by a panel of local entrepreneurs, supplying questions for lively discussion and debate. The Innov865 Alliance would like to thank…
Idea to Acquisition: A conversation with Knoxville’s investor community
Moderated By: Brandon Bruce, COO & Co-founder, Cirrus Insight Early Stage Panel Early Stage Panelists: Grady Vanderhoofven Company: TennesSEED, 3Roots Capital Target deal size: $30k-$5M Target industries: Any Type of transactions: Equity Kristina Montague Company: The JumpFund Taget industries: Woman-Owned…