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Friday Fix: A Scale Social Catch-Up, STEMZ, and In The Soup’s Winter Season

January 9, 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 […]

Scale Social’s Runbin Dong on Engagement-Driven Marketing, Crossing $1M ARR, and Hikes Without Headphones

January 8, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Scale Social in late summer of 2024. Scale Social is a Triangle-based startup helping businesses turn authentic customer engagement into marketing material. For this piece, we […]

In The Soup: Back to Basics! Getting Started on Your Founder Journey

January 7, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back for the first episode of 2026 and our winter season! We are so excited to bring you a […]

Winston-Salem’s STEMZ Builds Tech-Enabled Flower Markets

January 6, 2026 Michael Melton

In 2018, having spent her career in floral design, Amy Dunlap was ready for a change. She began considering a move into flower farming but quickly realized there was no […]

Monday Mix: One Million Cups, Spring Grant Cycles, and More!

January 5, 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: New Years Traditions with GrepBeat

January 2, 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 […]

GrepBeat’s 2025 In Review

January 1, 2026 David Schwartz

Happy 2026, everybody. By now, if you’re a diligent GrepBeat reader, you’ve seen a few of our looks back at what we can now call “last year” (2025). We posted […]