VenturePeople, Aug. 1

Here are five vignettes on entrepreneurs and their ventures, including some sage advice from the founder and former owner of Bandbox, plus updates on Chrysalis Ventures and other businesses. Read it here.

HealthTeacher VC update

HealthTeacher, just a 12-year-old, has now had total financings of about $15MM. They're heavying-up the team, added a new private-equity partner and are ready to take it on the road. Read about here.

NewsBits, May 11

LOTS here... new guys at Chrysalis, CentreSource and Nutraceuticals.. point man at ECD on corporate recruitment for the state and much more here.

NewsBits, March 7, 2011

Hopes had grown we might land TyraTech, a VU portfolio company, but it's going elsewhere.. But, there's more encouraging news out of Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga.. Plus, a new PodCamp and an Oak Ridge NL tech-investment forum debuts.. read about it here.

Newsbits, March 30, 2010

Here's today's roundup: Two new senior tech hires at EMMA and at HMS... An update on IMI Health's next capital raise.. VCs Noro-Moseley and Chrysalis add deal-flow operatives... plus, news from FiledBy, PerfectServe, Signal Energy, TrakLok, Appriss and more here.

NV techies in VC crosshairs

nTelagent and other healthcare companies are attracting more interest from VCs, reports NBJ. Data security concerns are driving growth at Franklin-based Cybera Inc., which creates dedicated private transactions networks, according to NBJ's Linda Bryant. Cybera is backed in part by Claritas Capital, based in Nashville, as well as by Louisville-base Chrysalis Ventures and Chicago-based Adam Street Partners.

VC database by Chrysalis associate

Matt Winn (left) at Chrysalis Ventures up the road in Louisville created a great blog and a useful venture-capital database. Here it is.