January 2025 – GrepBeat

Durham-Based Argoneta Is Designing Underwater Habitats

January 30, 2025 Aidan Lockhart

In 2021, Ivan Francis spent 24 hours in Key Largo, Florida—25 feet underwater. He stayed in Jules Undersea Lodge, an underwater hotel and one of the few true underwater habitats […]

“Keurig for Pills”: Wilmington Startup Builds Automatic Medication Dispenser

January 29, 2025 Tori Newby

After his 97-year-old grandmother was hospitalized from accidentally taking too much of her prescribed medication, Wilmington resident AJ Trelease came up with an idea for an automatic medication dispenser. The […]

In The Soup: Cultivating Company Culture in the First Days

January 29, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

How important can culture be to your company, compared to building out your product or discovering your customers? That’s what In The Soup (a show under The GrepBeat Podcast) hosts Jenn Summe […]

Look Like You: Charlotte-Based Fashivly Curates Personalized Style Shopping

January 28, 2025 Tori Newby

After 10 years in the fashion industry, Ashlyn Greer started her own styling company to help customers feel their best. A few months into the Covid-19 pandemic, a friend of […]

Monday Mix: NC IDEA Grants are Open, and Rising Stars is Close

January 27, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in […]

Henderson’s HTI Repurposes Laptops—With Purpose

January 23, 2025 Maddie Policastro

With just the click of a button, anyone on the internet can unlock a wealth of vital resources like job applications and affordable online schooling. Those resources, however, are useless […]

Want Better Sleep? Wilmington’s Nuream And Its Tech-Enabled Fabric Can Help

January 22, 2025 Tori Newby

After 37 years serving in the U.S. Army, Wilmington resident Rob Cooley has trouble sleeping at night—and he said he’s tried every remedy there is, to no avail. But retiring […]

In The Soup: Presentation Tips for 2025

January 22, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

With a brand new year comes brand new opportunities to present your company. Whether you have just launched your startup or are looking to close another funding round, you always […]

New Quest! Melissa DeRosier’s Fresh Startup Gives Children A Voice In Research

January 21, 2025 Tori Newby

In the 1990s, clinical psychologist Melissa DeRosier stood in front of elementary school classrooms reading questions aloud to children to get survey responses for research. To no one’s surprise, this […]

Monday Mix: Triangle Happy Hours and Wilmington Planning Parties

January 20, 2025 Kaitlyn Dang

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Even though GrepBeat is taking the day off to commemorate the legacy of one of our history’s most impactful leaders, MLK Day is more […]