OrthAlign, Inc. Completes $15M Round of Financing

CED member River Cities Capital Funds has added to its investment in OrthAlign, Inc as a co-lead on a $15 million preferred series capital raise.  According to River cities, the growth capital will be used to launch the new hip product OrthAlign Plus®, increase OrthAlign’s sales and marketing activities, and continue OrthAlign’s international distributor expansion. River Cities and the other preferred series shareholders have the ability to provide additional working capital to fund future growth initiatives as strategic opportunities arise.   

Read the full press release here.

The Digital World Descends on Raleigh Next Week

Content marketing, social innovation, startups, digital strategies, mobile, search and analytics collide in Raleigh next week at the Internet Summit.

With around 2,000 already scheduled to attend (http://internetsummit.com/who-attends/), firms nationally, regionally and locally will make their way to Raleigh for the southeast's largest gathering around the digital space.

The event will be headlined by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and reps from Twitter, Coca-Cola, Google, LinkedIn, ESPN, Microsoft, Oracle, Citrix, Burt's Bees, IBM, Etsy, Red Hat, The World Bank and more.

For information on topics being discussed -> www.internetsummit.com/agenda/

For additional information or to join the gathering -> www.internetsummit.com 

IBM, RTP to Host Internet of Things Design Challenge

Catch the 3rd wave of the Internet - the Internet of Things, and join the IoT Design Challenge.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest growing markets today.  According to IDC, IoT technologies and services are expected to generate global revenue of $8.9 trillion by 2020. Want to catch the opportunities from this 3rd wave of the Internet? Think you have the best idea?

You are invited to the IoT Design Challenge sponsored by IBM and The Research Triangle Park to learn how to use the rapid application design tool to build IoT applications, and form a team to compete for the grand prizes. You do not need to be developers to join the design challenge.

Please extend this invitation to your teams as the sponsors want to have a diverse representation of the Triangle ecosystem!

Enrollment & More info here: http://cloudmobilechallenge.mybluemix.net/

This  Friday (Nov. 7),  marks the kick-off event.  December 12 is demo day and the announcement of the grand prize!  This is a huge opportunity to build something truly innovative and connect with other very talented people. You want to make sure YOU will be part of it!

Design Challenge Kickoff & Matchmaking:
Where: IBM, 4205 S. Miami Blvd, bldg. 500, RTP
When: Nov 7, 4:00PM–6:30PM

Design Challenge Workshop:
Where: location will be announced at the kickoff event
When: Nov 14, 12:00PM–4:00PM

Design Challenge Demo Day:
Where: The Frontier, 800 Park Offices Drive, RTP
When: Dec 12, 9:00AM–12:00PM

IoT Design Challenge powered by IBM Bluemix