September 2020 – GrepBeat

Pete Meets… Brian Handly, CEO, Reveal Mobile

September 29, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Brian Handly is not only the CEO of Raleigh-based Reveal Mobile, a locations-based marketing and analytics company. He also was the Co-Founder and CEO of Accipiter, which had two exits, […]

Bars’ Rescue: Chapel Hill Startup WAVE Hopes To Bring Back Nightlife—Safely

September 29, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Few industries have been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as the bar and nightclub industry. WAVE, a Chapel Hill-based startup participating in the Launch Chapel Hill accelerator, is […]

Chapel Hill’s Audible Ancestry Preserves Family Voices For Years To Come

September 24, 2020 Suzanne Blake

What if there was a way to hear your great-great-great grandmother tell the story of her upbringing and all the most pivotal moments in her life? Now, with Chapel Hill-based […]

UNC-Student-Run Vector Rideshare Is Picking Up Momentum

September 24, 2020 Laura Brummett

Nehemiah Stewart was in his dorm alone during fall break of his freshman year at UNC-Chapel Hill. He was feeling sorry for himself because he wasn’t able to find an […]

The Download: Deb Woods, CEO, ShiftWizard

September 22, 2020 Brooks Malone

Deb Woods, the CEO of Morrisville-based ShiftWizard, is a seasoned software executive with a passion for working with customers and driving strategic direction. Her experience includes working with domestic and […]

Exit Stories: Doug Kaufman, TransLoc

September 22, 2020 Laura Brummett

On this week’s Exit Stories podcast episode, intrepid host Kevin Mosley talks to Doug Kaufman about his journey through multiple startups before eventually exiting from TransLoc as its CEO. After […]

SoilMetrix’s Digital Tools Boost Crop Productivity While Guarding Environment

September 17, 2020 Suzanne Blake

When you take a bite into your veggies, have you imagined a farmer using an app to increase crop productivity? Now, farmers can use SoilMetrix, a machine learning SaaS tool […]

Public Schools Confront Digital Equity As Pandemic Forces Remote Learning

September 17, 2020 Suzanne Blake

When schools closed due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, students lost everyday access to their friends and the prior world as they knew it. But a disturbingly large […]

Pete Meets… Matt Dunbar, Managing Director of VentureSouth

September 15, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Matt Dunbar was not someone who necessarily planned on getting involved in startup investing, never mind becoming the Co-Founder and Managing Director of VentureSouth, a Greenville, S.C.-based collection of 11 […]

Triangle

This Is The Podcast To Get “Real” Tech Talk, With A Focus On Women

September 15, 2020 Laura Brummett

As Cyndi Lauper once sang, girls just wanna have fun. And what’s more fun than learning about emerging technology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and futurism? The We Get Real AF […]