January 2024 – Page 2

The Download: Alexandra Jones, Co-Founder, Navi

January 16, 2024 Brooks Malone

Alexandra Jones (“Alex”) is a three-time founder. Alex co-founded BitWall, one of the first venture-backed Bitcoin startups, where she led design and was a front-end developer. After growing the company […]

Friday Nooner: Nimble Energy’s Jeff Soplop Talks Clean Energy And Surfing

January 12, 2024 Pete McEntegart

On this week’s episode we learned that all Nimble Energy Founder/CEO Jeff Soplop needs is some tasty waves, a cool buzz and an insider’s knowledge of the energy market, and […]

World’s First Wearable Breathalyzer From Raleigh-Based GreySun Technologies

January 11, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Drinking has arguably become a ritual that many students partake in as an integral part of their college experience. According to the Alcohol Rehab Guide, roughly 80% of college students […]

In The Soup: When To Take The Leap To Launch A Startup (Singles Edition)

January 10, 2024 Jackie Sizing

In the first episode of 2024, hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial and Melissa Crosby delve back into the topic they previously explored on the inaugural episode of In The Soup: […]

Launch Chapel Hill ‘Launching’ New Events, Announcements For New Year

January 9, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

As we enter into another new year, Launch Chapel Hill is launching its own new exciting announcements and events. Launch is arguably best known for its award-winning startup accelerator, which, […]

Durham-based NeedsList Acquired By Armillaria In ‘Tech For Good’ Space

January 8, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Durham-based NeedsList has been making waves since its founding in 2016 by Natasha Freidus and Amanda Levison. What once started as a B2C “registry for humanitarian aid” for Syrian refugees […]

TW90: Innovate Carolina Kicks Off Founders Forum

January 8, 2024 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 tell you about the week ahead in GrepBeat and the […]

Friday Nooner: SchedulePop’s Overnight Success A Decade-Plus In The Making

January 5, 2024 Pete McEntegart

The Friday Nooner gang returned for 2024 with guest Ben Wingrove, who is the Founder and CEO of Raleigh-based SchedulePop, a scheduling software platform that was named to our 2023 […]

Raleigh-Based SkoolKast Helps Underfunded School Sports Cash In

January 4, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been notoriously underfunded compared to their predominantly white institutional (PWI) counterparts for decades. According to an analysis from the U.S. Department of Education […]

Two College Students’ Startup Strives To Make Greek Life Events Safer

January 2, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

When Steve Draughn first joined his fraternity, he instantly began to realize a lot of problems with how the organization ran their events. For most fraternity events, wristbands are a […]