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Billionaire-Backed Worker.ai Launches in Raleigh with Acquisition of DeltaGen

November 12, 2026 David Schwartz

This morning, Raleigh startup Worker.ai announced that it has acquired California-based DeltaGen and launched its company operating system for small businesses—with support from billionaire backer and Veeam founder Ratmir Timashev. […]

Raleigh’s Outplacer Provides All-in-One Platform for Recruiters and Career Coaches

November 11, 2026 Michael Melton

Matt Wohl, founder of Raleigh-based Outplacer, is building a product that aims to help both job seekers and the companies looking to hire them. The idea arose in early 2025, […]

GRO12: CED “Demo Day” Showcases Latest GRO Incubator Cohort

November 11, 2026 David Schwartz

On Tuesday night, CED hosted its latest GRO Incubator Demo Day, capping off the program’s 12th cohort. The event took place at the Park Alumni Center in Raleigh (in a […]

Insights and Photos From the Inaugural Raleigh-Durham Climate Week

November 9, 2026 David Schwartz

This recap is a product of GrepBeat’s team-wide coverage, contributions from Katy Breitenbach, Cesar Romero, Katelyn Crespo, and Hail Zulueta; additional assists from the Carolina Climate team with some photos […]

Monday Mix: NC IDEA’s Ecosystem Summit, CED’s GRO12 Demo Day, and Much More!

November 9, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of November 9th! We at Team GrepBeat loved seeing all of your faces at Raleigh-Durham Climate Week. If you missed us, […]

Bad Pitches II: RDCW Crowd Hears The Best Worst Pitches To Save The Environment

November 6, 2026 David Schwartz

Raleigh-Durham Startup Week added a bundle of new events this past spring, and one that largely stole the show (as GrepBeat wrote at the time) was the Bad Pitch Competition. […]

Friday Fix: Raleigh-Durham Climate Week, Futureproof, Predicate AI, and FitVil

November 5, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat.com—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday Fix, […]

Meet The Six Startups From RDCW’s Climate Tech Showcase & Social

November 5, 2026 David Schwartz

On Wednesday evening, the inaugural Raleigh-Durham Climate Week’s designated “Founder Skills” day wrapped up with a social showcase at Raleigh Founded. While the event served in part as a networking […]

Raleigh Entrepreneur Supports Startups’ Early Financial Journeys with Futureproof

November 4, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

After scaling six startups, four of which had exits, and spending years mentoring early-stage founders, veteran Raleigh entrepreneur Oz Merchant is not even close to being done building solutions. Merchant’s […]

Predicate AI is Building an Intelligence Layer for the Future of Healthcare

November 3, 2026 Michael Melton

Wilmington startup Predicate is developing technology that could change how doctors identify life-threatening medical conditions before symptoms become severe. The startup’s initial product, OpenDx, combines voice data with traditional vital […]