Yes have a lot info:
Vertcoin VTC is a traditional coin with a new developer team.
They're working close together with Litecoin in a jointventure.
Founder of Litecoin Charlie Lee (brother of BTC-C CEO Bobby Lee) and new lead-developer of Vertcoin James Lovejoy come from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Litecoin even mentions Vertcoin on its roadmap:
https://litecoincore.org/ "Work on cross chain atomic swap between Litecoin and Vertcoin."
Here is a new article about vertcoin
https://btcmanager.com/three-reasons-it-is-vertcoins-time-to-shine/ Vertcoin Development Update September:
https://medium.com/vertcoin-blog/vertcoin-development-update-september-16-2017-f11515ae98fc