RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Recapping another buys week for startups and entrepreneurial companies across North Carolina, here are the headlines from July 12-18:
Raleigh’s insightsoftware lands whopping $800M investment from global investor
Raleigh firm joins ‘unicorn’ list in what’s shaping up to be a big year for exits – like IPOs
Gene therapy startup in Triangle lands $100 million in new funding
Durham startup’s $100M fundraiser could help lead to revolution in gene therapies
With $2M in hand, neonatal startup Tellus Therapeutics plans future raise
Raleigh medtech VitalFlo lands $2.14M, aims to scale, add jobs
Durham clinical research firm acquires 2 more sites under new ownership
Raleigh startup Malartu, which launched as a crowdfunding platform, is acquired
Raleigh startup EmployUs – launched by NCSU student – acquired by Chicago firm
Cisco Investments leads $5M funding for Apex-based cloud startup TriggerMesh
Beverage services provider NextGlass acquires Canadian startup
Tasty investment? KnowSeafood’s blockchain-based direct-to-consumer service lures investors
NCSU professor’s artificial intelligence startup raises $2M – including Valley money
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Gambling.com led by UNC grads sets IPO terms, looks to raise $80M+
Charlotte ‘unicorn’ AvidXchange acquires automated payments firm FastPay
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