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NEW’s 2026 Investor Buzz In Shines Spotlight on Wilmington Ecosystem

September 14, 2026 David Schwartz

Last Thursday, the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (essentially comprised of the Wilmington ecosystem’s human megaphone, Jim Roberts) held its annual “Investor Buzz In.” The event took place at Cape […]

Monday Mix: Walking Masterminds, FFVC’s Itineraries, a Venture135 Deadline, and More!

September 14, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of September 14th! This week has a smattering of events across the Triangle and Wilmington, alongside a deadline for folks who […]

GrepBeat Hosts Wilmington Happy Hour to Cap Off NEW’s Investor Buzz In

September 11, 2026 David Schwartz

Well, this one was pretty cool…. Our patented GrepBeat Happy Hours are usually planned pretty well in advance, at familiar venues and with familiar crowds. This time around, things came […]

Friday Fix: Announcing our Executive Director, NEW’s BUZZ IN, and More!

September 11, 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 GrepBeat’s Executive Director: Katy Breitenbach

September 9, 2026 David Schwartz

This past May, we at Team GrepBeat put the word out that we’d begun a search for our first-ever Executive Director. The role was conceived as part of GrepBeat’s transition […]

Charlotte’s Joyntly Aims to Improve Behavior, Leadership Skills at Work

September 8, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

A Charlotte startup wants its customers to use their solution as little as possible. Built on years of behavioral scientific research, Joyntly helps managers learn and apply essential soft leadership […]

Monday Mix: NEW’s Investor BUZZ IN with our GrepBeat Happy Hour, and Much More!

September 7, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of September 7th! This is a big week for us at Team GrepBeat as we head to the coast for a […]

Friday Fix: ConvergeSouth, Fizz Studio, a QuantumBloom Catch-Up, and More!

September 4, 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, […]

QuantumBloom Co-Founders on Proving STEM Retention Infrastructure, Expanding Reach, TopGolf and Thrifting Dates, and 4:45am Workouts

September 3, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about QuantumBloom in May of 2024, when it was still known as Launched2Lead. QuantumBloom is an Apex-based startup providing evidence-driven, employer-supported STEM talent retention and readiness infrastructure. For this […]

Ask A Shop Owner Helps SMB Owners Answer Hard Questions With Relevant Expertise

September 2, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Originally from Akron, Ohio, Ron Nussbaum left the Marines in 2010 and spent the next thirteen years working in residential construction. Along the way, he moved to Emerald Isle and […]