January 2022 – Page 2

“The Adams” Secure $2 Million In Seed Funding For Durham’s Wrangle

January 19, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Durham-based workplace automation startup Wrangle has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by San Francisco-based Bloomberg Beta and Eniac Ventures (NYC/SF) and included participation from Liquid […]

Spiffy Expands To Five New Cities and Crosses Its Millionth Service

January 19, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Spiffy gained ground in its ongoing national expansion by opening four new franchise locations in Albany, N.Y.; Indianapolis; Oklahoma City; and Wilmington, N.C., the company announced today. In total, the […]

Jabin Beverage Co. Offers Unique Hydration Drink With Persian Roots

January 18, 2022 Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata

Growing up in Iran, Homayoon Ershadi drank his mother’s “twist” on an ancient Persian summer beverage. Now he’s turning it into a startup. Ershadi is the founder of Durham-based Jabin […]

Flow Phantom Encourages Online Shoppers To Keep Filling That Cart

January 18, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Flow Phantom Founder Andrew Bass is proof that you don’t need to have a degree in software development to become a technical founder of a startup. Bass was a double […]

Friday Nooner: What’s Next For Triangle Tech In 2022? And Why Is Joe So Cold?

January 14, 2022 Suzanne Blake

In this week’s episode of The Friday Nooner, Brooks Malone of The Download series (who is also a partner at Hughes Pittman & Gupton) came on as a guest co-host. […]

Raleigh-based Cycle Labs Lands $2.5M Investment From Jurassic Capital

January 13, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Raleigh-based enterprise automation startup Cycle Labs announced today a $2.5 million investment from Durham’s Jurassic Capital. This comes days after Jurassic said it finalized its inaugural fund with investor commitments […]

PlanMyKids Keeps Kids Entertained While Reducing Stress For Parents

January 13, 2022 Audrey Selley

As the father of two teenaged kids, David Watkins knows how difficult it is, especially during the pandemic, to keep kids entertained—preferably without them starring at a screen. He is […]

The Download: Kelly Rowell, President & CEO, CED

January 11, 2022 Brooks Malone

Kelly Rowell joined CED in 2017 and has a diverse background in the social, civic, and nonprofit space leading teams and improving organizational capacity. As an accomplished executive, she offers […]

Jurassic Capital Closes Inaugural Fund With Commitments Of $20+ Million

January 10, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Durham-based Jurassic Capital has closed its inaugural fund—Jurassic Capital Growth Fund I—with over $20 million in investor commitments, the group announced today. The closing comes after two years of working […]

Durham-Based Startup Be Global Safety Helps Prevent Workplace Accidents

January 6, 2022 Audrey Selley

As a Global Project Manager for the Denmark-based manufacturing company Danfoss, Nilay Parikh spent a lot of time visiting facilities around the world to help set up advanced manufacturing centers. […]