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University of Tennessee Research Foundation

400 W. Summit Hill Drive, UT Tower 961A, Knoxville, TN, 37902, United States

Overview

The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the commercialization of UT intellectual property, encourages an entrepreneurial culture, contributes to state and regional economic development, and promotes research and education to benefit the people of Tennessee and beyond. The UT Research Foundation is believed to be the second-oldest university research foundation in the country. Originally created in 1935 as the UT Research Corporation, and reorganized in 2003 as the UT Research Foundation, the organization has expanded from primarily promoting agricultural inventions in the 1930s to a broad range of modern research, including biology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and alternative energy.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Education
  • Market Research
  • Non Profit
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Investment portfolio

  • VisualizAI

    Led · Equity · Apr 2025

    VisualizAI is commercializing a University of Tennessee AI-driven data visualization and analytics platform, with its core product ClaimsAgent focused on healthcare claims processing. ClaimsAgent can analyze thousands of claims to identify patterns in denials and underpayments—such as missing records and coding errors—and recommend corrective actions. The platform aims to improve knowledge capture, efficiency, and accuracy in data-intensive professional settings and help providers recover earned revenue lost to denials and underpayments. UT Knoxville’s Chancellor’s Innovation Fund and UTRF’s Entrepreneurial Fellows Program supported the team to de-risk the technology and develop a minimum viable product, and the company reports having pilot customers. VisualizAI says its platform has matured and is positioned to scale commercial pilots. The company is seeking a seed round of $500,000 to $1 million to accelerate growth.

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