RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Here’s a look back at startups making headlines across North Carolina over the week of May 25-31. Plus we’ve got news about Cisco, Apple and Microsoft buying emerging startups despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
This post is part of our “Startup Monday” package designed to bring you the latest and best news about what’s happening across our state’s startup ecosystem.
Can’t find groceries you want? College buddies develop ‘shelfCheck’ app to locate stock
Cisco to acquire cloud intel firm ThousandEyes; report says price is nearly $1B
Governor’s Entrepreneur Council seeks recommendations to bolster NC startup ecosystem
ProductCampRTP launches four-part virtual ‘unconference’ series
Artificial intelligence startup dives into COVID-19 contact tracing, targets privacy worries
Durham startup Tavros teams up with oncology-focused firm in search for cancer therapies
Jessica Porta: What being a new parent (under quarantine) teaches about entrepreneurship, resiliency
Wake County launches surveys to gauge pandemic’s impact on local companies
Chapel Hill startup focusing on precision health, oncology raises additional $1.8M
Raleigh startup K4Connect, Amazon distribute 8,000 Echo Dots to seniors in assisted living
Charlotte’s annual Fintech Generations conference goes virtual
Durham’s The Mothership, Nido Coworking + Childcare closing physical locations
Suffer from dry eye? Raleigh startup develops ‘artificial tear’ to fight burning, sensitivity
Winston-Salem medical device startup URO-1 lands additional $1.5M in equity
Asheville’s Ecobot releases enhanced geographic mapping, other data capabilities
Bicoastal startup Kriya Therapeutics to grow gene therapy manufacturing in NC
Charlotte-based tech consulting firm Hylaine partners with cloud data platform
First Flight Venture Center offers space, ‘community’ to early-stage startups
Doom is not part of vocabulary in Durham’s startup community despite COVID-19
The new normal: A different Raleigh-Cary entrepreneurial community takes shape at coworking hubs
Triangle Startup Guide keeps growing with more COVID-19 funding & recovery resources
Startup rewind: How Triangle’s entrepreneurial ecosystem adapting in crisis + 25 other headlines