April 2026 – GrepBeat

Charlotte Startup Aims to Cut Recycling Waste With the Topper Stopper™

April 8, 2026 Michael Melton

With its innovative flagship product, dubbed the Topper Stopper™, Charlotte startup Genesis 1 Technologies is changing the landscape of how we recycle—and, perhaps, how we think about waste altogether. By […]

Introducing the “Startup Bazaar,” a New Feature for Grep-a-Palooza 2026

April 7, 2026 David Schwartz

Grep-a-Palooza 2026 is just around the corner. In case you haven’t heard, registration is open and we’d love for you all to join us at the Durham Convention Center on […]

In The Soup: How to Manage Building a Team and Your Family

April 7, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Our first official Tuesday episode! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Runbin Dong of Scale Social and David Baxter of Big Pixel […]

Monday Mix: IDEAFest, Duke Startup Showcase, Test Flight Pitch Practice, and More!

April 6, 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 […]

Friday Fix: DayOf, GlamourBae, and In The Soup!

April 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, […]

Durham’s DayOf Aims to Transform the Conference Experience

April 2, 2026 Ella Moore

DayOf Co-Founder Marc Eder describes himself as a “decently outgoing person,” but not one to be overly social when attending a conference event with thousands of other strangers. He expects […]

In The Soup: April Fools! Building Your Early Team…Again?

April 1, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! We are so excited to be back for our Spring 2026 season. We are also excited to announce that this will be our last […]