April 2026 – Page 3

In The Soup: Navigating Expectations as a Portfolio Company

April 14, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Dr. Shante Williams of Black Pearl Global Investments and Mahati Sridhar of Revolution Ventures. They are […]

Introducing GrepBeat’s Giving Programs

April 13, 2026 Joe Colopy

GrepBeat began in 2018 as a small initiative within Colopy Ventures with a simple goal of supporting Raleigh-Durham’s early-stage founders through a weekly email newsletter. Over time, it grew into […]

Monday Mix: Startup Law 101, NC Biotech, and One Million Cups

April 13, 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: Grep-a-Palooza’s Startup Bazaar, Topper Stopper™, Amaru, and More!

April 10, 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, […]

Duke I&E’s 2026 Startup Showcase Features 35 Startups and $115.5K in Prizes

April 10, 2026 David Schwartz

On Thursday evening, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship hosted its annual “Startup Showcase” event at the Fuqua School of Business on Duke’s West Campus. The event marked the culmination of a […]

Six Wing Studios’ Gabe Pappalardo on Self-Care Through Gaming, Fire Juggling, and a Reimagined “Amaru” Game

April 9, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Six Wing Studios back in 2020. Six Wing Studios is a Raleigh-based startup that designs video games meant to double as exercises in mindfulness and self-care. They […]

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 […]