October 2019 – Page 2

Kustomer Spurs Growth With New Durham Office—Which It Hopes To Double

October 15, 2019 Suzanne Blake

There’s a new name in town, specifically in Durham.ID’s WeWork location. New York-based Kustomer opened its Durham office this spring, creating a second headquarters for the company that aims to […]

Zaloni Helps Businesses Better Use The Ever-Increasing Flow Of Data

October 15, 2019 Elizabeth Thompson

Data is growing at an exponential rate, making it increasingly complicated and confusing to manage—especially for companies with a large customer base. Zaloni’s data platform helps make sense of this […]

The Climate Service Helps Companies Manage The Risks Of Climate Change

October 10, 2019 Elizabeth Thompson

Climate change has done more than just trigger the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather—it has changed daily life, and business along with it. In […]

ClassRanked Eases The Ordeal of Registering For College Classes

October 10, 2019 Suzanne Blake

College students know the struggle of registering for classes. Three Duke students worked through their own frustrations on that front by building ClassRanked, a website that helps students during this […]

Fierce Female Founders Looks To Close Funding Gap For Women Entrepreneurs

October 8, 2019 Suzanne Blake

Growing up as a female engineer, Cindy Foy-Uhlir often felt she was trying to exist in a man’s world. But now Foy-Uhlir, with 15 years experience in business consulting, is […]

The Download: Thad Tarkington, CEO, Second Nature

October 8, 2019 Brooks Malone

Thad Tarkington is the co-founder and CEO of Second Nature, formerly FilterEasy, a home wellness subscription service for homes and business. Prior to founding Second Nature, Thad spent three years […]

Startup Summit Returns With Full Day Of Programming For Triangle Entrepreneurs

October 3, 2019 Laura Brummett

If you’re an “entrepreneurship-minded person,” get ready, because this one’s for you. The second annual Startup Summit, which is also part of the newly founded Triangle Innovation Week, will be […]

Apex Friendship High ASaP Program Teaches Entrepreneurship By Doing

October 3, 2019 Suzanne Blake

When Jessica Hong entered Apex Friendship High School, like many first-years she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. While registering for elective classes, she decided […]

Highlights From Black Founders Exchange Demo Day [GALLERY]

October 1, 2019 Pete McEntegart

Here are some pictorial highlights from last Friday’s (Sept. 27) Demo Day for the Black Founders Exchange. The event was held at Durham’s Carolina Theater and won by Durham’s Courtroom5, […]

New Triangle Innovation Week Pulls Multiple Events Under One Umbrella

October 1, 2019 Laura Brummett

Get out those calendars: The first Triangle Innovation Week will kick off this Oct. 3-12. The week-plus consists of seven individual events held throughout the Triangle revolving around technology and […]