Memphis has a pretty cool "design and marketing help" VC-alike called A>M Ventures. They're the newish investment arm of a local advertising firm and they prov

Memphis has a pretty cool "design and marketing help" VC-alike called A>M Ventures. They're the newish investment arm of a local advertising firm and they provide major help to early-stage companies that would otherwise be relying on their own amateur Photoshop skills. Some of my favorites from their portfolio (n.b. - I know the founders and have worked with some of them): - http://kufikia.com http://kufikia.com - Cohort-based dev skills courses with job placements - http://paytopia.com http://paytopia.com - Cardless online payments