November 2021 – GrepBeat

Triangle Startup Is Reinventing The Financial System To “Serve” Everyone

November 30, 2021 Audrey Selley

During the pandemic, the combined wealth of U.S. billionaires increased by almost 70%, while millions of Americans struggled with job loss and the economic impact of the pandemic. To Francene […]

Postcard From Wilmington: Startups Making Waves At The Beach

November 30, 2021 Jim Roberts

As Techstars co-founder Brad Feld says in his book, Startup Communities, the entrepreneurs must lead the ecosystem, in what he calls the Boulder Thesis. Boulder has recently been named the […]

Picture This: Bristles’ Unique Visual Tools Help Homeowners Design Their Space

November 23, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

Tina Tang didn’t set out to conquer intelligent home design. But seven months, one grad school diploma and one NC IDEA SEED grant later, the Bristles CEO is on the […]

The Friday Nooner: New Red Hat CMO Leigh Day Joins The Gang

November 19, 2021 Jackie Sizing

In this week’s episode of The Friday Nooner, a familiar face—WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam—joins Pete and Joe to help host. The tech talk and news were a bit light this […]

Deal Or No Deal: The Convoy Helps Small Businesses Secure Supplies For Less

November 18, 2021 Audrey Selley

The persistent supply chain shortages we’re seeing across the economy are disproportionately affecting small businesses, who are often last in line for products behind big companies like Walmart and Amazon. […]

Exit Stories Season Finale: Part II With Bronto Co-Founder Chaz Felix

November 18, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

The season finale of Exit Stories is also Part II of an expansive interview with Bronto Co-Founder Chaz Felix, who built the Durham-based email marketing startup alongside Co-Founder (and GrepBeat […]

The Download: Steve Malik, Founder & CEO, Greenlight Health Data Solutions

November 16, 2021 Brooks Malone

Steve Malik is a visionary entrepreneur with over three decades of health information technology experience as a pioneer in patient-centric mobile apps, patient portals, electronic health records, risk-based managed-care systems […]

Friday Nooner: New Pendo Investment, Guest Fred Stutzman (Freedom)

November 12, 2021 Jackie Sizing

Guess who’s back, back again! In this week’s episode of the Friday Nooner, journalist Lauren Ohnesorge joined Pete and Joe once more to discuss everything tech in the Triangle and […]

Exit Stories: Bronto’s (Pre)historic Exit, With Guest Chaz Felix (Part I of II)

November 11, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

This week’s episode of Exit Stories features Bronto co-founder Chaz Felix, who built the Durham-based email marketing startup alongside co-founder and GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy until Bronto’s $200 million exit […]

Durham’s CityPT Brings Physical Therapists To A Screen Near You

November 11, 2021 Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata

It was Andrew Shirk’s negative first-hand experience—literally—with the inefficient healthcare system that led him to launch a startup that could help prevent others from facing the same struggle. Durham-based CityPT […]