RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – May 3-7 was a busy work week for startups across North Carolina. Here’s a look back at the headlines.
NC startup focusing on non-opioid pain relief names Raleigh native as CEO
Qorvo acquires Silicon Valley startup, will expand mobile products offerings
Raleigh startup Solar Biotech raises $2M, wants to double that total
Biopesticides firm in RTP seeks EPA approval for second line of products
CliniSpan Health brings diversification to clinical health trials
Charlotte edtech startup Ascend acquired by Aperture Education
Female-led Duke biotech spinout Isolere Bio closes $7M in seed funding
Cyber security firm JupiterOne closes on $30M in new funding, to open new HQ in Morrisville
Triangle entrepreneur’s new venture Swing Sports raises nearly $3.5M from 14 investors
Donald Thompson: Thrive from the ground up – 4 lessons from my first year as a startup
Teaching Startup: Why solving a big problem isn’t enough to build a billion-dollar startup
https://wraltechwire.com/2021/05/03/chapel-hill-company-innovates-with-reusable-water-bottles/
Prescient, based in Charlotte, closes $190M investment, to accelerate expansion
https://wraltechwire.com/2021/05/03/smart-prosthetics-state-of-the-art-tech-finds-a-home-in-chapel-hill/
Startup Spotlight: New biopharma targets rare diseases with $35M in backing from NovaQuest
Triangle Startup Guide adds more COVID-19 information, an upcoming accelerator cohort