August 2026 – Page 2

By a Mother, for Mothers: Raleigh’s Milk Diary Alleviates Stresses of Breastfeeding

August 20, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

August is National Breastfeeding Month, and one stereotype those recognizing the occasion want to reframe is that breastfeeding seems like an intuitive step for mothers. In reality, its mental, emotional […]

Andrews Launch Accelerator Showcases 10 Startups at 2026 Demo Day

August 19, 2026 David Schwartz

The NC State-affiliated Andrews Launch Accelerator (ALA) wrapped up the latest edition of its 12-week summer program on Tuesday evening. The 2026 cohort was comprised of 10 startups, all of […]

Wilmington’s RCOAST Provides a Living Data Layer for U.S. Coastlines

August 18, 2026 Michael Melton

Wilmington startup RCOAST is a coastal data layer and analysis company that collects high-resolution 3D data to track how coastlines change and help governments evaluate and plan resilience efforts. The […]

Thanks For Supporting GrepBeat During Our Inaugural Giving Week

August 17, 2026 David Schwartz

As you may have heard (we mentioned it once or twice) last week marked GrepBeat’s first official “Giving Week” since becoming a nonprofit. This was an opportunity for us to […]

Monday Mix: PitchBreakfast, First Flight’s Itineraries, Free Coworking, and More!

August 17, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of August 17th! This week Team GrepBeat wanted to thank everyone who participated in our Week of Giving and became a […]

Friday Fix: GrepBeat’s Week of Giving, Ensembled, PitchMap, Utilyst, and Theralinq

August 14, 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, […]

Theralinq’s Brennan Barber on Pediatric Therapy, Pivoting to B2B, Stringing Lacrosse Sticks, and Backyard Fires

August 13, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Theralinq in June of 2024. Theralinq is a Raleigh-based startup providing digital health solutions that extend the impact of pediatric therapy into households. For this piece, we caught […]

Raleigh’s Utilyst Is Creating A “Brain” For Utility Companies

August 13, 2026 Michael Melton

Utilities such as water and electricity are responsible for some of the most critical and costly infrastructure in society. They collect enormous amounts of information from pumps, valves, sensors and […]

Raleigh’s PitchMap: A New Future of Networking for Entrepreneurs

August 11, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Your next-door neighbor could have the next million-dollar business idea and you might be none the wiser. PitchMap, a Raleigh startup presenting a map-based networking platform for entrepreneurs, wants to […]

Ensembled Boosts Clothing and Community on College Campuses

August 10, 2026 Hail Zulueta

One day during the summer of 2025, Page Conway sat at her kitchen island texting friends about outfits for a string of weddings. Her daughter reminded her of something similar […]