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Apr 17, 2025

SonoVascular wins Angel Capital Association 2025 Luis Villalobos Award

SonoVascular, Inc., a clinical stage medical device company focused on bringing to market its SonoThrombectomy™ System, a safer and more effective treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE), was awarded the Angel Capital Association's 2025 Luis Villalobos Award in the Life Science category at the Summit of Angel Investing conference in Denver, CO.

Apr 17, 2025

WIN Portfolio Company SonoVascular Wins ACA’s 2025 Luis Villalobos Award

The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s largest professional development organization for angel investors, representing over 15K angel investors, 250 angel groups, and +30K entrepreneurial companies, awarded SonoVascular, a Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) portfolio company, the 2025 Luis Villalobos Award in the Life Sciences category.

Mar 27, 2025

VQ Biomedical raises $5M for a new treatment for lung injuries

Full Article by Zachery Eanes for Axios Raleigh - VQ Biomedical, a startup born at Duke University, has secured $5 million in funding to advance a device it says will treat severe lung injuries in a less invasive way.

Nov 30, 2022

Wolfpack Investor Network strikes partnership with Cary-based Harbright Ventures

The Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN), NC State University’s alumni-driven, early-stage investor group, is partnering with Harbright Ventures to enhance WIN member engagement, provide pre- and post-deal investment leadership and increase support for the broader NC State entrepreneurial community.

Nov 30, 2022

Wolfpack Investor Network Empowers NC State’s Global Impact with Harbright Ventures Partnership

The Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN), NC State University’s alumni-driven, early-stage investor group, is partnering with Harbright Ventures to enhance WIN member engagement, provide pre- and post-deal investment leadership and increase support for the broader NC State entrepreneurial community.

Oct 25, 2021

A Head Start: Poole Entrepreneurship Alum Shares Impact of the Program in the Real World

EmployUs, an employee referral software program started by O’Donnell along with co-founders Jeff Stocks (Poole College of Management ‘82) and Matt Cotter (NC State College of Engineering ‘13), was recently acquired by Chicago-based Hireology.

Sep 14, 2021

Inno 5 under 25: NC State grad reimagines uses for surplus clothing

At age 23, Emily Neville has unprecedented connections with leading companies like Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Red Bull, Peter Millar and dozens of universities — and the list is growing.

Aug 9, 2021

Medicom Awarded Five New VA Contracts That Extend Its Health Information Network from New York to Hawaii Enabling Medical Image Sharing and Health Records Exchange for Millions of Veterans

Medicom, creator of the first federated health information network in the U.S., is pleased to announce it has been awarded five additional contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Jul 27, 2021

Reveal Mobile’s local geofencing marketing platform wins a SAMMY

The Business Intelligence Group today named Reveal Mobile’s VISIT Local platform Product of the Year in the 2021 Sales and Marketing Technology Awards program, also known as The Sammys.

Jul 14, 2021

Recruitment firm acquires Cary startup with NC State roots

Chicago-based Hireology has acquired Cary-based referral technology startup EmployUs for an undisclosed sum.