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December 09, 2018 | Tom Ballard

Epicenter targets city, county pension funds to help reach $100 million goal

Congratulations to our friends on the Mississippi River. Epicenter, the Memphis entrepreneur center, has raised $40 million in funding toward a goal of as much as $100 million to invest in local start-ups. With that much raised mostly from wealthy individuals and corporations, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reports that Epicenter is asking the City of Memphis and Shelby County to invest a portion of their pension monies in the fund. The article also says a donor has tentatively agreed to underwrite any losses from the pension funds.



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