Nashville tech company raises seven-figure seed round

International Women’s Day prompted Vodium co-founders Mary Mellor and Camille Padilla to share two major feats.

On Tuesday, the female entrepreneurs announced their Nashville-based tech company had raised seven figures in its first seed funding round. With the fresh funds, Vodium has hired its first full-time employee — Philip Gough, vice president of sales — and will continue to invest in developing its technology and marketing efforts. The two also revealed that Vodium was selected as a participant in this weekend’s SXSW Pitch event, a global competition where leading startups showcase their technology to a panel of judges and a live audience.