RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Here’s a recap of all the startup-related news from WRAL TechWire for the week of Oct. 26-30.

Silicon Valley VC backs Raleigh startup with ties to Joe DeSimone that’s targeting pancreatic cancer

Thom Ruhe: Economic empowerment through entrepreneurship can unite us

Report: Female founders face worst year since 2017 in landing venture funding

Dude Solutions’ exec chairman takes over CEO role after stint as interim leader

Durham VC firm IDEA Fund Partners raises $2.26M from 30 investors

Hip eCommerce – a Raleigh startup focusing on collectibles – lands $5.3M in new funding

Innovate Raleigh Summit features host of well-known entrepreneurs, thought leaders

Holly Springs startup targets ‘intractable and persistent’ itch often linked to liver cancer

25 investors pour more than $1.8M into Durham data startup

Raleigh’s Finmark banks $5M seed round for financial modeling software aimed at startups

Raleigh artificial intelligence startup Diveplane lands additional capital

Inside the $4B AskBio deal, the third largest buyout ever for an NC bioscience firm

Raleigh ag biotech startup led by Black cofounder & CEO pivots to fight pandemic

16 startups from across state land $10,000 grants from NC IDEA

Will ‘new normal’ bring a return to in-person events? Not right now, say many organizations

AskBio exec: Gene editing firm chose $4B Bayer offer over other firms, also going public

Triangle headliners: 30 local events & webinars close out a busy October

NC headliners: Previewing 18 events/webinars coming up this week

On the horizon: 107 tech, life science & business events across NC coming in Nov.

Triangle Startup Guide adds a new VC funding source, more COVID-19 resources

Startup Rewind: Latest fund raises & deals; company profiles; WRAL awards finalists + more from Oct. 19-23

Drug giant Bayer acquires RTP gene therapy startup AskBio for as much as $4B