October 2021 – GrepBeat

The Friday Nooner: We Get Meta With Eva Doss (The Launch Place)

October 29, 2021 Jackie Sizing

The gang’s all here this week! In this episode, Pete, Joe and WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam—who is our guest co-host for October— talk about Facebook rebranding to “Meta” and the […]

Durham-based biospatial Helps Make Sure No Emergency Goes To Waste

October 28, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

For David Jones, investing in Durham-based EMS (emergency medical service) data startup biospatial was an obvious choice. Led by CEO Jon Woodworth, biospatial applies the cutting-edge machine learning and AI […]

Exit Stories: How James Avery’s “Base Hit” Exits Set The Stage For Kevel

October 28, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

This week’s episode of Exit Stories features James Avery, a Triangle tech veteran who, as founder and CEO since 2010, has grown Durham’s once-tiny Adzerk into 70-person-strong Kevel. Kevel (the […]

SpartanTek’s “Tick” GPS Device Helps Police Slow Down High-Speed Pursuits

October 26, 2021 Audrey Selley

Every year, police across the U.S. execute about 60,000 high-speed vehicle chases. Many times, the suspect and police car are going three times the speed limit, causing about 50% of […]

The Friday Nooner: “Florida Man” Visits Pete, Chantal And Guest Rachael Classi

October 22, 2021 Jackie Sizing

In this week’s Friday Nooner, guest co-host Chantal Allam (WRAL TechWire) joined Pete for the entire episode. Joe is currently in Naples, Fla., for some Jurassic Capital business, but don’t […]

Exit Stories: Advice On Acquisitions With Michael Ives

October 21, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

Today’s Exit Stories guest, Michael Ives, is the CFO of medical imaging platform Intelerad. Prior to joining Intelerad, Michael served from 2012 to 2020 as CFO of lowish-profile (but high-powered […]

The Nurtured Nest’s Online Classes Provide Parents With A Helping Hand

October 21, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

With an eight-month-old and a toddler, Kathryn Dunn was tired. She was tired of turning to Google and ending up doom-scrolling every time she had a simple question about breastfeeding, […]

The Download: Patrick Dunnigan, Partner, River Cities Capital Funds

October 18, 2021 Brooks Malone

Patrick joined River Cities Capital (River Cities or RCCF) in 2014 to focus on healthcare and technology investments. He is active in all aspects of the firm’s investment origination, deal […]

The Friday Nooner: GrepBeat Happy Hour Recap, Guest Sonja Ebron (Courtroom5)

October 15, 2021 Jackie Sizing

This is the second consecutive week of experimenting with our new format, which loosely resembles the daytime talk show The View. In this episode, Pete, Joe and WRAL TechWire’s Chantal […]

Exit Stories: Stay in Your Lane, But Don’t Stay There Alone

October 14, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

This week on Exit Stories, host Kevin Mosley welcomes Paolo DiVincenzo, an ecommerce and adtech entrepreneur from ventures including Exactly, Arcametrics, and Windsor Circle. Most recently, DiVincenzo has co-founded Basis […]