March 2026 – GrepBeat

The Side Quest: Nick Jordan of Smashing Boxes

March 12, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

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

In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO

March 11, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Welcome to the finale episode of the Winter 2026 season of “In The Soup!” As always, thank you so much for listening and continuing on this […]

Launch/KPMG Accelerator Kicks Off Third Cohort in Chapel Hill

March 10, 2026 David Schwartz

It has been nearly a year since Launch Chapel Hill teamed up with KPMG to form the Launch Powered by KPMG Accelerator. Described as an “AI-enabled, next-generation accelerator model,” the […]

Monday Mix: LiLa, Seed The South, a DEEEEEP Dive, and More!

March 9, 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 […]

Empowering Carolina Beach Vendors with EventureMap

March 6, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Having called the beach town of Carolina Beach home for nine years, tech entrepreneur Scott Thomas noticed that there was a need for connecting vendors and customers in the area—especially […]

Friday Fix: Plantd, Momnt, and Eventure Map

March 6, 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 […]

Duke-Based Startup Aims To Reduce Screen Time With A Wristband

March 5, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Duke University students Sean Fang and Cole Bonawitz met during their freshman orientation in 2024. Placed in the same group for a pre-semester program, the two embarked on a week-long […]

The Side Quest: Pete McEntegart AKA Pete Smack

March 5, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

In The Soup: Splitting Equity Between Cofounders

March 4, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Anna Tharrington of Hutchison Law and Cameron Long of Virnika to talk about a topic that can be […]

Plantd’s Nathan Silvernail On The Tech & Strategy Behind Carbon-Negative Building Materials

March 3, 2026 David Schwartz

When GrepBeat first covered Plantd in the fall of 2021, the startup was in the prototyping phase, developing hemp-based building materials at a Durham lab and eyeing a 2023 launch. […]