MyHealthDIRECT has appointed Tom Cox, a current MyHealthDIRECT board member, to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2012. Cox will replace MyHealthDIRECT founder Jay Mason, who will remain with the company and continue to serve as a board member. MyHealthDIRECT is backed by Arboretum Ventures and Chrysalis Ventures. PRESS RELEASE MyHealthDIRECT, the [...]

Education services provider StraighterLine has completed a $10 million financing. Led by FirstMark Capital, the financing will help accelerate StraighterLine’s reach to colleges, employers and students. City Light Capital also contributed to the financing. Return investors include Louisville-based Chrysalis Ventures. PRESS RELEASE StraighterLine (StraighterLine.com) announced today that it completed a $10 million financing. Led by [...]

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XLerant, a provider of budget preparation software for mid-sized and large organizations, has closed a $3 million Series B round of financing. Chrysalis Ventures led the round alongside existing investors including Connecticut Innovations. Chrysalis principal Wright Steenrod will join XLerant’s board of directors. PRESS RELEASE XLerant, Inc., a provider of budget preparation software for mid-sized [...]

meQuilibrium, a company creating online stress-management tools, has raised $2.3 million from Chrysalis Ventures, RIME Communications Capital and undisclosed individuals. The company’s online platform includes a stress tracker app that allows consumers to monitor and manage their stress. Chrysalis Principal Wright Steenrod joined the company’s board as a result of the round.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Intervention Insights has closed on $7.2 million in Series B financing. Michigan venture investor Beringea and Louisville, Ky.-based Chrysalis Ventures co-led the round, which also included funding from Hopen Life Sciences, Michigan Accelerator Fund I. The company, a healthcare information technology start-up, will use the money to expand commercialization of its platform, designed to help community oncologists develop individualized patient treatment plans.

HealthTeacher, a Nashville-based startup that provides online health and wellness information to children and teenagers, has closed a $5.27 million Series C led by Chrysalis Ventures, with new investor SSM Partners participating in the round. Rounding out the financing are HealthTeacher board members Ted Dacko, Gary Facent, and John Vice. HealthTeacher CEO Scott McQuigg also [...]

The Louisville, Kentucky-based venture firm Chrysalis Ventures has brought aboard Roy Ziegler as a venture partner. Ziegler was most recently operating partner with San Francisco-based Health Evolution Partners where he was focused on late-stage healthcare companies. Prior, Ziegler — who will be based in San Francisco – was as venture partner at Partech International. PRESS RELEASE: [...]

Durham, N.C.-based Digitalsmiths has closed on $12.5 million in Series C financing. Technicolor led the round; all existing investors including .406 Ventures, Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures, Capitol Broadcasting and Cisco also participated. Digitalsmiths develops video search and discovery products. Prior to the Series C round, Digitalsmiths had raised roughly $22 million in venture financing.

MyHealthDIRECT, a web-based system that allows patients to schedule healthcare appointments, has closed its Series B investment round with $4 million. Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Arboretum Ventures and Louisville, Kentucky-based Chrysalis Ventures provided the funding, which will be used to expand sales, client services and technical resources, the company said.