WRAL Tech Wire

 North Carolina Firms Raise $139 Million in Venture Capital

Money is spread among 27 companies, according to exclusive LTW list. Three deals top $10 million each. Most are $5 million or less.

 Unitive Gets a Big Boost from International Chip Giant

Taiwan firm endorses Unitive's manufacturhing process for high-end silicon chips.

 CED Panel To Explore Linux Issues

 MCNC Chooses BioGrid Software

 NC Economic Developers Want More R&D Tax Credits, Incentives

Despite the state budget crisis, the Economic Development Board is looking to boost business recruitment incentives. The panel also is drafting a long-range plan to improve the state's technology industry.

 WeatherChannel Highlights MCNC Environmental Modeling Unit

 Wheeling and Dealing: VCs Pump $425 Million Into Tech Companies

Fifty-six IT and biotech companies from Georgia and the Carolinas have been funded so far this year.

 MCNC No More: Research Center To Be Split Into Two Units

Board looks to provide more focus by separating supercomputing services from microelectronics research and funding both from MCNC's $100 million endowment. But 34-member environmental research team is left out of deal.

 NC Tech Firms Wrap Up $130 Million in Venture Cash

Through the middle of May, about $130 million in venture capital has been obtained by 26 Tar Heel companies.

 Top 40 Under 40 List Includes MCNC Communications Director

<b>'Breaking Glass':</b> Yokima Cureton's selection another boost for minorities in high tech; <b>Other news:</b> Owen Enterprises reaches out; BofA targets Hispanics.

 Two Dozen N.C. Companies Grab $120 Million in Venture Funding

Close to $120 million has been pumped into 24 technology companies in North Carolina through the end of April 2002.

 Doin' Deals: 50 Venture Investments Mean Almost $400 Million

Through the first four months of 2002, venture firms have put close to $400 million in technology companies in the Carolinas and Georgia.

 Tracking the Money: Georgia, Carolinas Tech Firms Raise More Than $300M

The 41 deals have passed the collective $300 million mark in the first four months of the year as tracked by Local Tech Wire.

 NC Firms Raise More Than $100M Thus Far in 2002

BioStratum deal is by far the largest of 19 investments tracked by Local Tech Wire.

 Where's the Money? Tracking Top Venture Capital Deals of 2002

Nearly $300 million has been invested in high-tech firms in the Carolinas and Georgia. Here's the list of the top deals, ranked by size of investment.