Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

For its 13th year, Tennessee's flagship entrepreneurial conference brought together founders, investors, and innovators for a day of programming on quantum, AI, energy, and the future of the state's innovation economy.

Hear from co-founder Marcos Perez on the company's background, its mission and why scaling in East Tennessee is strategic. 

The Knoxville startup uses GPS trackers and dashboards to teach coding through youth soccer. Founder Gus Alvarez-Suchini pitches on 865 Fest's main stage Sept. 29.

The plan calls for the development of 40 acres on the west side of Vanderbilt's campus to be reinvented as an "innovation neighborhood."

The clinic's next milestone is just as ambitious as its founders: turning a historic, empty National Guard armory into an innovative health and community resource.

The six founders who participated in the nine week 2026 WORKS Accelerator celebrated a summer of scaling their startups with the annual demo day.

Five mobility start-ups. A room full of the right people. One final night to make connections that could deepen their roots in the Tennessee innovation ecosystem.

The BRIDGES team projects are expected to generate tens of millions of dollars in additional annual income for farmers in Tennessee and Alabama, while attracting more than $2 billion in private capital investment for bioproduct manufacturing.