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ZROverse Aims To Build The ‘LinkedIn Of The Metaverse,’ Starting With Durham

October 13, 2022 Jackie Sizing
Two decades ago, Tlee Cooper was unemployed and struggled to fit in anywhere.  Her only respite: playing the life-simulation game called the Sims, which her friend Riquel gifted her before […]
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FemTech Focus Looks To Bring Women’s Health Solutions To RTP And Beyond

October 11, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry
Emerging from a chemistry-based dating startup with a Genetics PhD in hand and entrepreneurship bug in mind, Brittany Barreto fell in love with the FemTech industry around 2019.  But quickly, […]
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Exit Stories: Global Data Consortium’s Bill Spruill Gives Exclusive Details On Exit

October 11, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry
In a GrepBeat exclusive, digital identity verification leader Global Data Consortium Co-Founder and longtime CEO Bill Spruill reveals the dollar amount of GDC’s recent acquisition by London Stock Exchange Group: […]
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Friday Nooner: RIoT’s Tom Snyder Talks Future Of RIoT, Virginia Tech Football

October 7, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry
This week, the GrepBeat team of Pete, Joe and re-occurring co-host Jackie welcomed RIoT Executive Director Tom Snyder to the show. Jackie gave Pete (and viewers) a live lesson in […]
Triangle

Triangle-based PerfectScale Aims To Take The Chaos Out Of Kubernetes

October 6, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry
PerfectScale, a Triangle-based SaaS startup, is looking to capitalize on a Kubernetes boom valued at $9.7 billion by 2027 with a tool set that continuously optimizes the use of the […]
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Exit Stories: Robbie Allen Speaks Out On Automated Insights’ Acquisition

October 4, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Robbie Allen is a well-known Triangle serial entrepreneur. The biggest feather in his cap was launching StatSheet, which transformed sports data into written content, before the company inevitably expanded into […]

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