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Knoxville Region Capital Investment Firms

In partnership with the Knoxville Chamber and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, the Innov865 Alliance has released a list of Knoxville Region Capital Investment Firms to help address the “access to capital” gap identified by Techstars' Assessment of the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem of the Greater Knoxville Metropolitan Area.

Appalachian Investors Alliance

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Firm Type: Angel/Early Stage
Address: 234 Morrell Rd #328, Knoxville, TN 37919
Website: appalachianinvestors.org

Contact:
Jim Hart, Executive Director jhart@appalachianinvestors.org
Scott Ewing, Co-Founder, Principal Business Analyst sewing@appalachianinvestors.org

AIA organizes capital in angel funds across Appalachia and beyond; provides fund management and technical services, such as due diligence, deal structuring and valuation; and provides educational materials to demystify early stage investing for investors and entrepreneurs.

Sheltowee Angel Network

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Firm Type: Angel
Website: theangelcapitalgroup.com

Contact:
Eric Dobson, Managing Partner
edobson@sheltowee.com // 865.332.1920

Sheltowee is a syndicate of funds and angel groups in Knoxville, Nashville and Louisville, KY; providing locally- selected ventures with nationally-selected funds to find a path to profit. Members work together to share connections and risk.

The Angel Roundtable

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Firm Type: Angel
Address: PO Box 8935, Johnson City, TN 37615
Website: theangelroundtable.com

Contact:
Tony Lettich, Managing Director
tony@theangelroundtable.com // 423.747.0684

ART invests in late seed and early stage companies. Members make individual investment decisions but work together to leverage their experiences to strengthen due diligence, negoitiate terms and minimize investment costs.

The Lighthouse Fund

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Firm Type: Angel
Address: 311 S Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919
Website: marblecityfund.com

Contact:
John Morris, Fund Manager
morris@clearpath-ventures.com // 865.405.1105
Geoff Robson, Fund Manager
gerobson31@gmail.com // 865.300.3095

The Lighthouse Fund is a committed capital, early stage fund formed by leading entrepreneurs and investors in the East Tennessee region that invests in companies, mentors management teams, and utilizes resources to help companies achieve great outcomes.

Three Roots Capital

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Firm Type: Institutional/Early Stage
Address: 12640 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934
Website: 3rootscapital.org

Contact:
Dennis Corley, Business Dev. & Community Relationships dennis@3rootscapital.org // 865.220.1710
Grady Vanderhoofven, President & CEO grady@3rootscapital.org // 865.220.1710

Three Roots Capital is an innovative finance company that works with business owners, commercial developers, banks and community organizataions in a variety of ways including equity investing, commerical debt, subordinated debt, and tax credit transactions.

Veteran Ventures Capital

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Firm Type: Investment Fund/Consulting
Address: 10629 Hardin Valley Rd #216, Knoxville, TN 37932
Website: veteranventures.us

Contact:
Derren Burrell, President & Founder
derren@veteranventures.us // 865.333.4775

Veteran Venture Capital invests in vetted investment opportunities to qualified veteran-affiliated businesses.

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