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Seed List’s Student Networking Night Builds Momentum

October 9, 2026 David Schwartz

This week saw the return of Student Networking Night (formerly “College Night”) for the second consecutive fall and the second time this year. The event was organized and hosted by […]

Friday Fix: HurriLab, The Seed List’s Student Networking, a Meridian Catch-Up, and “The Download”

October 9, 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, […]

The Download: Hersh Tapadia, Co-Founder and CEO, Allstacks

October 7, 2026 Brooks Malone

Hersh Tapadia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Allstacks, an AI-powered platform helping product and engineering organizations improve how they plan, build, and deliver software. He has spent his career […]

Meridian’s Josh Kohn on Computer Vision in Real Estate, NFL Connections, Veteran Status, and “Earning the Right to Scale.”

October 6, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Meridian Performance Systems in May of 2025, when it was implementing advanced computer vision technology primarily to enhance training for golf putting. Today, Meridian is an Charlotte-based startup […]

Wilmington’s HurriLab is Building an Analysis Layer for Hurricane Decisions

October 6, 2026 Michael Melton

Wallace Hogsett has spent more than two decades working in weather, from studying hurricane modeling and developing software at the National Hurricane Center to working with insurance companies on weather […]

Monday Mix: The Seed Lists’ College Night, LiLa’s Founder to Funder Panel, and More!

October 5, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of October 5th! We’ve got a week that seems to have honed in on Thursday. There is something for everyone happening, […]

Friday Fix: Our Startups to Watch Recap, Innovate Charlotte and LaunchCLT, Ocean Innovation, and More!

October 2, 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, […]

Ocean Innovation Conference Makes the Case for NC’s Blue Economy

October 1, 2026 David Schwartz

On Tuesday, the UNC-Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Alliance for the Blue Economy held the latest iteration of the Ocean Innovation Conference. The all-day event took place […]

Innovate Charlotte, LaunchCLT Join Forces To Strengthen Charlotte Ecosystem

September 29, 2026 David Schwartz

This morning, Innovate Charlotte and LaunchCLT announced that they are formally joining forces. As of October 1st, the two entities will become a single, combined organization. That organization will retain […]

Relive Your Wedding in VR Using Charlotte’s ReVeil Media

September 29, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

In the midst of a wedding, it’s challenging for most newlywed couples to experience everything, see everyone, and absorb all of the important moments. Most are thinking about their partner, […]