# Chattanooga Renaissance Fund

> Chattanooga Renaissance Fund is a VC fund backing Software and E-Commerce. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chattanooga, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyowatson
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/noogafund
- Website: http://www.chattanoogarenaissancefund.com

Chattanooga Renaissance Fund is a VC fund in Chattanooga focused on Software and E-Commerce. Chattanooga has been called the "Dynamo of Dixie" and has a rich history of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Chattanooga is on a roll with the recent string of billion dollar investments in the area by multi-national companies such as Alstom, Volkswagen, Wacker and Amazon. Coupled with the rich technological environment including thecomputational Simulation Center at UTC and the EPB powered citywide gigabit fiber network, Chattanooga is poised for growth. The only missing piece was a formalized network of capital and mentors to encourage, support and sustain the next wave of entrepreneurs. The Chattanooga Renaissance Fund seeks to fill that need.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $15k–$600k |
| Series A | $1M–$1.3M |
| Series B | $3.4M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 19% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 19% |
| Internet | 3 | 14% |
| B2B | 2 | 10% |
| Retail | 2 | 10% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 76% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 17 | 81% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jumpstart Foundry | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jumpstart-foundry-378a |
| David Belitz | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-belitz |
| Jack Studer | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-studer |
| Miller Welborn | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miller-welborn |
| Nick Macco | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-macco |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Branch Technology | Branch Technology is a tech startup engaged in the development of 3D printing and cellular fabrication technologies and products. The company’s proprietary algorithms creates both geometry and robotic motion to construct complex geometries in open space, without the use of support materials or highly-controlled build environments.BranchTechnology was founded by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd in 2014 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |  |  | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Branch Technology | Branch Technology is a tech startup engaged in the development of 3D printing and cellular fabrication technologies and products. The company’s proprietary algorithms creates both geometry and robotic motion to construct complex geometries in open space, without the use of support materials or highly-controlled build environments.BranchTechnology was founded by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd in 2014 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | $11M | Series B | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Collider | Collider Tech, an industrial additive manufacturing, develops a 3D printer that can make shiny metal objects on demand. | $365K | Seed | Nov 01, 2015 |  |
| Advanced Catheter Therapies | Advanced Catheter Therapies, an early stage research and development medical device company, has a portfolio of innovative catheter technologies targeting vascular disease including thrombosis, inflammation, occlusions and restenosis. ACT is developing a revolutionary device for restenosis (re-blockage of blood vessels) and as well as catheters forendovascular debulking (clearing of blocked blood vessels). | $3.4M | Series B | Aug 20, 2014 |  |
| DataFlyte | DataFlyte offers proprietary equipment reads and processes data from AMR-style meters from the air. Its utilities spend hundreds of man-hours collecting monthly meter data by car or truck. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. | $600K | Seed | Aug 01, 2014 |  |
| PriceWaiter | PriceWaiter's helps sellers sell more, and buyers buy more, by making negotiation fast, simple, and private anywhere on the web. With the rise of real-time comparison shopping and virtual showrooming, PriceWaiter helps boost shopper conversion for the seller who originally attracted them, leaving both buyer and seller with more control, moretime, and more money.PriceWaiter is backed by a syndicate of leaders in e-commerce, conversion, analytics, sales, and high-growth ventures. |  | Seed | Jul 08, 2014 |  |
| ReadyCart | ReadyCart is a platform that enables creators, networks, agencies and retailers to generate incremental revenue through curated commerce. | $250K | Seed | May 02, 2014 |  |
| Vendor Registry | They are a small company, but big on passion and drive. They founded Vendor Registry with the simple purpose of making it easier to do business with your state and local governments and institutions. Too much time is spent filling out repetitive paperwork and too little time is spent taking advantage of new revenue opportunities. Businesses,especially local small businesses, need to generate more sales. Governments are forced to do more with less, which means they need more competitive bids.The vendors' and governments' problems are like a hand in glove. By just eliminating repetition (and automating the rest) and replacing paper with a single web-based tool used by both buyers and suppliers, they've created a win win solution.Vendor Registry is focused on creating this win win solution that generates new revenues for vendors and suppliers, saves time for everyone, and decreases costs for government and institutional purchasing departments. After all, they are spending their taxpayer dollars. | $25K | Seed | Feb 27, 2014 |  |
| Variable | Variable creates portable colorimeters and spectrophotometers that provides the users with an easy way of color scanning. It creates a color-scanning tool called Color Muse, a colorimeter that provides the users with an easy way of color scanning. The company was founded by George Yu on Dec 7, 2009. | $1.3M | Series A | Jun 03, 2013 |  |
| Quickcue | Quickcue helps empower restaurants to deliver exceptional hospitality to every guest, every visit, and every time, through a powerful iPad-based platform that goes far beyond the operational benefits of managing a waitlist, reservation book, table assignment and guest notifications. Quickcue untethers guests from the lobby; captures specificguest service preferences and provides the host with valuable information that allows the restaurant to tailor every the dining experience.Quickcue’s platform allows hosts to offer their guests added convenience and provides managers and servers with context and insights not possible with paper, pencils or pagers. Insights the entire hospitality staff can use to surprise and delight. | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 01, 2012 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blank Slate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blank-slate-ventures) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Solidus Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solidus-company) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Lamp Post Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lamp-post-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Brick & Mortar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brick-mortar-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EquipmentShare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equipmentshare) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Chattanooga Renaissance Fund invest in?

Chattanooga Renaissance Fund invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chattanooga Renaissance Fund's check size?

Chattanooga Renaissance Fund typically joins rounds of $15k–$600k at Seed, $1M–$1.3M at Series A and $3.4M–$11M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chattanooga Renaissance Fund participates in.

### How do I contact Chattanooga Renaissance Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Chattanooga Renaissance Fund?

The team at Chattanooga Renaissance Fund includes Jumpstart Foundry (Partner), David Belitz (General Partner) and Jack Studer (General Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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