2026 – GrepBeat

NC TECH Hosts Inaugural “Tech Fest North Carolina” in Durham

May 15, 2026 David Schwartz

A new conference arrived on the spring slate in the Triangle this week, with NC TECH hosting its inaugural “Tech Fest North Carolina” event at The Armory and The Durham […]

Friday Fix: GrepBeat is Hiring, NALA Membranes, NC Tech, and More!

May 15, 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, […]

The Side Quest: Zack Mansfield of Conductor Capital

May 14, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our series is hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy and Sonali Sanjay of Primordial Ventures. This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a […]

NALA Membranes Named Semifinalist in $119M Global XPRIZE Competition

May 12, 2026 David Schwartz

This morning it was announced that Morrisville’s NALA Membranes has been selected as a semifinalist in the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Competition. For more than 30 years, XPRIZE has designed large-scale, […]

In The Soup: What Fundraising Can do to Your Cap Table

May 12, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Anna Tharrington of Hutchison Law and Nathan Snell of Intuit Mailchimp (formerly Raleon before acquisition). They’re chatting about a topic […]

Searching For An Executive Director

May 11, 2026 Joe Colopy

Last year, GrepBeat became a nonprofit, and last month, we launched our Giving Programs. Now, we’re ready to add the third leg of our proverbial nonprofit spinout stool: hiring an […]

Monday Mix: TechFest NC, AI Innovation Symposium, and UNCW’s Innovate & Elevate

May 11, 2026 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 […]

Chapel Hill’s Swik AI: An Intelligence Layer For Small Business Loan Underwriting

May 8, 2026 Michael Melton

Yogi Nishanth spent much of his career in financial services, working for banks such as JP Morgan, Chase, and Capital One. In the back of his mind, he always wanted […]

Friday Fix: Beakpoint, Challenging Forces, Swik AI, and More!

May 8, 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, […]

Greensboro’s Challenging Forces Looks to Bring Ecosystems Into The Office

May 7, 2026 Ella Moore

Greensboro’s David Phillips founded Challenging Forces in a bid to create an entirely new kind of infrastructure: a real, functional plant-filled ecosystem that not only fits well in office buildings, […]