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Meritus Ventures Fund Manager Grady Vanderhoofven appointed to the Tennessee Capital Formation Board

Tuesday December 02, 2008
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Meritus Ventures, The Nation's First Rural Business Investment Company, Adds Analyst In Tennessee Office

Monday January 21, 2008
Meritus Ventures, L.P. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris M. Miller as an analyst in the fund's Oak Ridge office(continue...)

Meritus Ventures, the Nation's First Rural Business Investment Company, Hits the (Rural) Ground Running

Monday November 05, 2007
Meritus Ventures announced today that it has made three investments in rural central and southern Appalachia in the past five months. The first of the three investments was made in June(continue...)

Chrysalis, Meritus Invest $2.5 Million in SinglePipe Communications

Wednesday October 31, 2007
Chrysalis Ventures and Meritus Ventures today announced a deal to invest $2.5 million in SinglePipe Communications, a fully-integrated facilities-based wholesale communications provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.(continue...)

Aldis Receives $3.7 million from 3 Venture Funds.

Monday October 22, 2007
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Meritus Ventures Announces Approval as Rural Business Investment Company and Commencement of Investment Activity

Wednesday September 27, 2006
Meritus Ventures, L.P. announced today that it has received final approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) under USDA’s Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP).(continue...)

Meritus Ventures, L.P. Announces Successful Completion of Fundraising

Monday June 12, 2006
Meritus Ventures, L.P. announced today that it has completed fundraising after receiving investment commitments that exceed the fund's original fundraising target by approximately 22%. Meritus received conditional approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) under USDA's Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) on June 1, 2005.(continue...)

Meritus Ventures, L.P. Announces Receipt of Conditional Approval as a Rural Business Investment Company

Monday June 06, 2005
Meritus Ventures, L.P. announced today that it has received conditional approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) under USDA’s Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP). Meritus Ventures is a private, for-profit, venture capital fund established to make equity investments in private companies in rural southern and central Appalachia. The general partner of the fund is Eclipse Management, LLC., a for-profit company established by Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC) of London, KY, and Technology 2020 (Tech 2020) of Oak Ridge, TN. Meritus is the second venture capital fund established through the joint efforts of KHIC and Tech 2020.(continue...)