March 2023 – GrepBeat

Friday Nooner: Katie Gailes Discusses The Many Hats She Wears… Literally

March 31, 2023 Abby Pender

Welcome back to the finest hour of the week! Today’s Friday Nooner kicked off with discussion of this week’s Venture Connect summit, which took place the last two days (March […]

Making History: This Is The 1,000th Headline (And Story) On GrepBeat.com

March 31, 2023 Pete McEntegart

GrepBeat is all grown up! While we still feel young at heart, this is the 1,000th story that we have posted on grepbeat.com since our first “Hello, World!” post went […]

The Week in 90 Seconds — March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023 Jackie Sizing

You’re busy. No, seriously, you are so busy. That’s why every week we put together a 90-ish second video to keep you up to date with what happened this week […]

Your Cheat Sheet On The Startups Presenting At Venture Connect 2023

March 29, 2023 Pete McEntegart

Are you attending CED’s 2023 Venture Connect summit? Then we have you covered. Over the past few weeks, we’ve published 13 new profiles of Triangle-based tech (or tech-adjacent) startups that […]

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Venture Connect Presenter RefundWiz Brings Tax Aid To Hispanic Community

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry

Despite being the largest minority group in the U.S., the Hispanic community lacks a tax service in their native language. Raleigh-based startup RefundWiz is looking to change that. For founder […]

“This Is New to Us”: PolyPV Pivots From Academia To Product Development

March 28, 2023 Sierra President

Say goodbye to heavy solar panels because PolyPV has engineered a way to apply polymer materials and photovoltaic devices to products, through combining academia with entrepreneurship. Based out of NC […]

Bay Nano’s AI Chemist Solution Sheds Light On “Smart Glass” Development

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry

By applying AI to chemistry, Raleigh-based Bay Nano is bringing smart glass with nano crystals to your windows and TV displays. The NC State-affiliated company will share its groundbreaking AI […]

Durham’s Avalo Uses Machine Learning To “Let It Grow”

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry

Climate change is a big problem that requires big solutions, but one place where it might have an unexpected impact is on your dinner plate. By making climate-resilient crops with […]

How Two Siblings Are Improving Cash Flow For Small Businesses

March 28, 2023 Abby Pender

Like many children of immigrant families, Charles and Angel Inokon grew up watching their parents struggle to attain ‘The American Dream’. They observed the strains, stress, and eventual decline of […]

Friday Nooner: UNC Professor, Entrepreneur And Astronaut Jim Kitchen

March 24, 2023 Abby Pender

Welcome back to another Friday Nooner! This afternoon, Jackie joined Joe and Pete from inside SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom abode (no, her background is not relevant to today’s guest). The crew […]