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Chrysalis was an original investor in Louisville, KY-based Telemics, a provider of wireless-based remote sensing technologies for lighting and other applications. The company was acquired by Tyco Electronics Corp., a business segment of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC, BSX: TYC) in July 2006.
Chrysalis incubated in its office and was an original investor in Louisville, KY-based TechRepublic. The company is a leading web portal for information technology professionals. It was purchased by the Gartner Group in March 2000, then by CNET (NASDAQ: CNET) in 2001.
Chrysalis was an original investor in Premier Parks which later acquired the Six Flags group in 1998. The company changed its name to Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) in 2000. Today the Oklahoma City, OK-based company is the world’s largest regional theme park company.
Chrysalis was the original venture capital investor in San Diego, CA-based PeopleFirst.com which subsequently became the leading provider of automobile loans on the Internet. The company was acquired by Capital One (NYSE: COF) in October 2001.
Chrysalis was an original investor in Columbus, OH-based MindLeaders.com (formerly DPEC), a leading provider of e-learning and employee development solutions. The company was acquired by Irish e-learning provider ThirdForce (London AIM: THF) in June 2007.
Chrysalis invested in Clear Vision Laser Centers, Inc., a Denver, CO-based laser vision correction services company. The company was acquired by LaserVision Centers, Inc. (Former NASDAQ: LVCI) in August 2001 and subsequently merged with Ontario, Canada-based TLC Laser Centers Inc. (TSX: TLC) to form TLC Vision in 2001.
Chrysalis’ investment was in Primis, the leading provider of online services to the real estate appraisal industry based in Atlanta, GA. The company was acquired by LandAmerica Financial Group (NYSE: LFG) in October 2000.
Chrysalis invested in Cincinnati, OH-based Intelliseek, a provider of search and knowledge management technologies and services. The company was acquired by BuzzMetrics in January 2006.
Chrysalis was the original lead investor in High Speed Access Corp. (Former NASDAQ: HSAC) of Louisville, KY, and Denver, CO, which became a leading provider of broadband data services over cable modems. The company’s cable modem business was sold to Charter Communications in February 2002.
Chrysalis invested in Ann Arbor, MI-based HealthMedia, a behavioral science technology company that builds and delivers tailored behavioral programs for the pharmaceutical/medical device, healthcare and disease management markets. The company was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in October 2008.