January 2022 – GrepBeat

The Friday Nooner: ServiceTrade CEO Billy Marshall Joins The Gang

January 28, 2022 Jackie Sizing

Our usual guest co-host—WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam—joined Pete and Joe this week on The Friday Nooner sponsored by Dualboot. The trio tackled the big issues at the top: whether sending […]

Finmark Raises New $6.5M Seed Round To Help Startups Ditch Excel Models

January 28, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Raleigh-based fintech Finmark secured $6.5 million in additional seed funding from American Express Ventures, the startup announced yesterday. This additional funding from American Express Ventures joins earlier funding from a […]

Pendo Co-Founder Boduch To Launch Startup Venture Studio 24 and Up

January 27, 2022 Suzanne Blake

After leaving Pendo, the Raleigh-based unicorn that he helped found, Eric Boduch has a lot in store for his next act. Namely, a startup venture studio dedicated to helping co-create […]

Keeping Track: Trilliott’s RFID Sensors Help Fix Broken Supply Chains

January 27, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Long before the pandemic created widespread supply and labor shortages, the supply chain has been troubled by inaccurate information throughout the process. This was the problem Raleigh-based startup Trilliott set […]

Wingo’s Triangle Tweener Fund Unveils Its First Four Startup Investments

January 26, 2022 Suzanne Blake

The Triangle Tweener Fund, which stemmed from Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo’s Triangle Tweener List, announced its first investments yesterday in four Triangle startups: Vertroos Health (Cary), MemberHub (Raleigh), Bristles (Durham) […]

The Convoy Launches B2B Marketplace For SMBs After Successful $1M Fundraise

January 26, 2022 Suzanne Blake

After completing a $1 million raise late last year, The Convoy has launched its B2B “Savings Marketplace,” which aims to help small businesses save on everyday expenses, the company announced […]

From Swearing Puppets To Fanny Packs, Kraut Uses Humor To Help Moms Cope

January 25, 2022 Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata

Naomi Kraut set out to make mothers feel seen through videos with singing—and swearing—puppets. That became a startup called Fun Mom Band that earned a $10K MICRO grant from NC […]

The Download: Rob Delaney, CEO, Infinia ML

January 25, 2022 Brooks Malone

Rob Delaney is CEO at Infinia ML and a Director at Carrick Capital Partners (Carrick). Infinia ML helps companies streamline workflows and gain new insights with a machine learning-powered platform […]

Friday Nooner: Krista Covey Returns, And So Do Joe And Chantal

January 21, 2022 Jackie Sizing

Joe and WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam rejoined Pete this week to host the latest edition of The Friday Nooner, sponsored by Dualboot Partners. Or, as Pete said, they got “back […]

Truentity Secures $1M In Pre-Seed Funding To Prevent Medication Errors

January 20, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Truentity Health raised $1M in pre-seed funding, the cloud-based health platform announced today. Raleigh-based Truentity will use this money to hire additional clinical and product team members and bring on […]