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Ten firms have been named finalists for a venture capital program run by the state of Tennessee. Six will be chosen for the TNInvestco program, in which the state will offer tax credits to insurance companies that invest in their business plans. The winners will be announced in about a month, after a round of interviews.

More info on the 25 applicants to the program can be found here. The six finalists follow:

Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC
Innova Fund II, LP
Limestone Fund, LLC
Memphis Biomed Ventures Tennessee I, LLC
NEST-TN, LLC
Solidus-TNInvestco LLC
Tennessee Angel Fund
Tri-Star Technology Fund, LLC
XMi High Growth Development Fund, LLC

TNInvestco venture capital program names finalists