The top venture capital funds in 2017, as judged by the number of rounds of investors in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi, were:
1. Innova Memphis, biotech fund in Memphis, 37
2. Resolute Venture Partners, healthcare fund in Nashville, 8
3. Velocity Accelerator, business accelerator in Birmingham, Ala., 6
4. Dynamo in Chattanooga, logistics industry investments in Chattanooga, 5
5. Martin Ventures, healthcare and tech investments in Nashville, 5
Source: Crunchbase News "Most Active East South Central Investors, 2017 to so far in 2018.