2026 – GrepBeat

Triangle’s Looks AI Brings Trust and Commissions to Online Shoppers

July 8, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Jessica Couch always had a vision for transforming the fashion industry in the digital age. As an experienced marketing and innovation strategy consultant and founder of Luxor and Finch, the […]

Charlotte’s Fixxr Brings Transparency to Auto Repair

July 6, 2026 Michael Melton

Colton McComas grew up around his grandfather’s Rocky Mount repair shop, and by age 15, launched his own mobile repair business. Later on, while studying mechanical engineering at UNC-Charlotte, he […]

Monday Mix: AI Unfiltered, PitchBreakfast, NC TECH Awards, and Much More!

July 6, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of July 6th. We’ve got everything from NC TECH awards deadlines (again!), AI Coffee and Conversation, and much more. More of […]

Friday Fix: GRO11, SPRTN Technologies, ChampOS, and More!

July 3, 2026 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 Fix, […]

NC State Brothers to Serve Restaurant Industry with AI-Voice Native Tech

July 1, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

Inspired by the industry they grew up around, two brothers from Oak Ridge, North Carolina are centering their Raleigh-grown startup on automated technologies designed to improve restaurant operations. The first […]

SPRTN Technologies Designs Waterproof, AI-Infused Earbuds for Athletes

June 30, 2026 Hail Zulueta

Raleigh startup SPRTN Technologies revolves around an emerging athletic earbud line called SPRTN Swims. Equal parts sophisticated hardware and AI coach, the flagship product is a tool for performance tracking […]

CED’s Eleventh GRO Incubator Cohort Wraps With Demo Day

June 29, 2026 Hail Zulueta

Another cohort of North Carolina startups has completed CED’s GRO Incubator. The program wrapped up last Thursday with its signature Demo Day, where participating founders delivered pitches to investors, mentors, […]

Monday Mix: NC TECH Awards, AI Lunch and Learn, One Million Cups, and More!

June 29, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of June 29th. We’ve got everything from NC TECH awards deadlines to OOO time before your holiday break this 4th of […]

Friday Fix: Sensible, SenterME, RIoT’s RAP XXII, and GRO11

June 26, 2026 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 Fix, […]

RIoT Labs & NC IDEA’s “RAP XXII” Cohort Demos in Wilson

June 25, 2026 David Schwartz

On Wednesday evening, the 20th cohort of the RIoT Accelerator Program presented to the public at its “Founder Showcase & Pitch Night” in Wilson, North Carolina. Dubbed “RAP XXII,” this […]