May 2025 – Page 2

In The Soup: Metrics To Track For As A Mission-Driven Organization

May 21, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are celebrating Jenn’s birthday and National “Talk Like Yoda Day” this week, so it’s a busy one 🎂 […]

Durham-Based Counterforce Health Uses AI to Appeal Insurance Claim Denials

May 20, 2025 Taylor Motley

For several years, Neal Shah served as a caregiver for his wife and grandfather as they lived with serious illnesses. Driven by his experience navigating the complexities of the healthcare […]

Book Club Review: “The Future” by Naomi Alderman

May 19, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (May 16th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a sixth in-person meeting. Following a brief lull due to “Nexus” comprising some of the densest 400-and-something pages published this century, we […]

Monday Mix: Seed The South, Pitch Practice, Coastal Awards, And FCAT Apps

May 19, 2025 David Schwartz

Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]

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Charlotte-Based WheelPrice Simplifies Buying And Selling Car Wheels

May 16, 2025 Taylor Motley

Car enthusiasts and college friends Kyle Mayers and Wally Namane often found themselves frustrated by the lack of a specialized marketplace for buying and selling car wheels. After graduating college […]

Friday Fix: Pitch Announcements, Troodie, and Book Club

May 16, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat.com—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday […]

Winston-Salem’s Troodie: A Social Commerce Platform For Dining Out

May 15, 2025 David Schwartz

When Taylor Davis was in business school in Ithaca, New York during the pandemic, she spent a chunk of her free time watching Food Network shows and scrolling through restaurants […]

In The Soup: VCs Break Down Key Elements for Evaluating Investment Opportunities

May 14, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are celebrating the May mid-point (despite the stormy weather ☔ ) and looking forward to the LiLa (Ladies Investing […]

Eight Startups Selected To Pitch For $5K Prize At Grep-a-Palooza 2025

May 13, 2025 David Schwartz

With Grep-a-Palooza 2025 fast approaching (it takes place June 5th at the Durham Convention Center), pieces are falling into place for our expanded pitch competition. This year’s conference will feature […]

Monday Mix: State of Tech, LiLa, Book Club, And A BUZZ IN At The Beach

May 12, 2025 David Schwartz

Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]