June 2025 – GrepBeat

Monday Mix: SEA Change Accelerator, a NC State Panel, and First Flight Pitch Practice

June 30, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

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 […]

CED’s Ninth GRO Incubator Cohort Wraps With Demo Day

June 27, 2025 David Schwartz

Another cohort of North Carolina startups have wrapped up their participation in the GRO Incubator, run by the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED). The program culminated as always in a […]

Friday Fix: CED’s GRO9, Agenda Keeper, and Druid

June 27, 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 […]

Charlotte’s Druid Revolutionizes Precision Agriculture With Its Serra FarmCam

June 26, 2025 Michael Melton

Julian Walker, founder and CEO of Charlotte startup Druid Agriculture (aka Druid), is at the forefront of the next generation of precision agriculture and land management. Druid’s flagship product, the […]

Asheville-Based Agenda Keeper Organizes Meeting Agendas

June 24, 2025 Taylor Motley

Since 2023, Shane Parreco has run Aktiga, a software development firm he founded to help clients create everything from web applications to virtual reality experiences. While helping clients build custom […]

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Your Primer For CED’s Spring 2025 GRO Incubator Demo Day

June 23, 2025 David Schwartz

Another cycle of CED’s GRO Incubator will wrap up this week as the program’s ninth cohort—affectionately and sensibly dubbed “GRO9″—has its demo day. For the past 12 weeks, the seven […]

Monday Mix: GRO Demo Day, Small Business Expo, and 40 Under 40 Awards

June 23, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

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 […]

Friday Fix: Reap, Auditrol, and a Duke Startup Standout

June 20, 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 […]

Charlotte’s Auditrol Helps Banks Manage Regulatory Risks

June 19, 2025 Taylor Motley

Ashwin Nayak and Chris Nobili first met through a mutual friend and connected over their interests in banking and risk regulation technology. What was supposed to be a quick introductory […]

Duke Startup Showcase Standout Personalizes Wealth Building

June 19, 2025 Taylor Motley

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ray’Chel Wilson, then an educator in Oklahoma, recognized the intensifying economic struggles for her students and their families. Although the school provided some […]