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In The Soup

In The Soup: Splitting Equity Between Cofounders

March 4, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Anna Tharrington of Hutchison Law and Cameron Long of Virnika to talk about a topic that can be […]
Elsewhere

Plantd’s Nathan Silvernail On The Tech & Strategy Behind Carbon-Negative Building Materials

March 3, 2026 David Schwartz
When GrepBeat first covered Plantd in the fall of 2021, the startup was in the prototyping phase, developing hemp-based building materials at a Durham lab and eyeing a 2023 launch. […]
Monday Mix

Monday Mix: LiLa, FinTech Awards, and One Million Cups

March 2, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]
Friday Fix

Friday Fix: The Download, Rewarded Interest, and Smashing Boxes

February 27, 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 […]
Triangle

Durham’s Smashing Boxes Announces “Human-First” Evolution For The AI Era

February 26, 2026 David Schwartz
Today, Durham-based Smashing Boxes is announcing a “new era in the age of AI.” And they’re doing it behind the slogan, “We are your humans.” For those who may not […]
Triangle

Durham’s Rewarded Interest Puts Consumers in Control of Their Data

February 26, 2026 Michael Melton
Durham-based startup Rewarded Interest is aiming to change how consumers engage with third-party tracking pop-ups in their browsers. The startup is tackling the problem through its flagship Chrome extension (also […]
The Side Quest

The Side Quest: Krista Covey of First Flight Venture Center

February 26, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy and Sonali Sanjay of Primordial Ventures. This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features […]
In The Soup

In The Soup: Building an Effective Team in Your Early Days

February 25, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Adam Schultz of Mindr and Runbin Dong of Scale Social to chat all about what […]
The Download

The Download: Scott Finkelstein, Co-Founder and CEO, NextLot, Inc.

February 24, 2026 Brooks Malone
Scott Finkelstein is the co-founder and CEO of NextLot, a premier auction software solution enabling auctioneers to run auctions live on their websites and with their own data. He is […]
Monday Mix

Monday Mix: Application Deadlines, Duke Climate Summit, and Triangle Ecommerce

February 23, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]

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