What Is the Tech Scene Like in Nashville?

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Nashville’s tech scene is growing and closely tied to health care, which Wikipedia calls the area’s largest industry. The city is home to more than 300 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) (Wikipedia, Nashville). The big tech names arrived in the last decade. In November 2018, Amazon announced an operations center in the Nashville Yards development as a hub for its Retail Operations division. In April 2021, Oracle announced a $1.2 billion Nashville campus expected to employ 8,500 people by 2031. In April 2024, Oracle announced plans to make the Nashville complex its world headquarters, with no timeframe given, partly to be closer to the health care industry (Wikipedia, Oracle). For startups, the Nashville Entrepreneur Center runs accelerator programs, including one, Project Healthcare, that puts founders “in the rooms where health systems buy” (Entrepreneur Center).

Nashville Tech at a Glance

What the sources say
Anchor industry health care, with more than 300 health care companies, including HCA
Amazon an operations center at Nashville Yards for its Retail Operations division, announced November 2018
Oracle a $1.2 billion campus announced April 2021, expected to employ 8,500 by 2031; world headquarters plans announced April 2024
AllianceBernstein moved its headquarters from New York to Nashville; it now lists Nashville as its headquarters
Startup support Entrepreneur Center accelerators: PreFlight, TakeOff, InFlight, and Project Healthcare

Sources: Wikipedia articles on Nashville, Oracle, and AllianceBernstein; Entrepreneur Center.

If You Work in Tech

  1. Health tech fits the city’s base; look at health care companies as well as tech firms.
  2. Watch the big campuses: Oracle’s timeline and hiring are announced through the company.
  3. Starting a company? See whether Nashville is good for entrepreneurs.

The wider economy is in what Nashville’s economy is based on.

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