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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 […]

Raleigh’s GlamourBae Offers Users “Beauty Made Effortless”

March 31, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

While studying at UNC Charlotte, Kaylan Joseph was busier than most students. That’s because she was also IAMEGYPT, an actress and singer with nearly 83,000 listeners on Spotify. Joseph also […]

GrepBeat’s Venture Connect ’26 After-Party in Photos

March 30, 2026 David Schwartz

As you may have experienced in person or read about in our broader recap of CED’s Venture Connect 2026, GrepBeat had the privilege of hosting a Day One After-Party last […]

Monday Mix: Grep-a-Palooza Very Early Bird Tickets, Andrews Launch Accelerator, and More!

March 30, 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 […]

CED’s Venture Connect 2026: Two Packed Days At DPAC

March 27, 2026 David Schwartz

CED’s annual Venture Connect conference took place this week here in the Bull City, taking over the Durham Performing Arts Center for the first time. Following a handful of Monday […]

Friday Fix: Venture Connect 2026, Teela, Phrayz, and Serv Technologies

March 27, 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 Serv Technologies Brings Personalization to the Drive-Thru

March 26, 2026 Michael Melton

Duke student Jasper Svenson started exploring AI agents in the fall of 2025, focusing primarily on their real-world business applications. And with a background in restaurant-focused investment banking—as well as […]

Wilmington’s Phrayz Saves Marketers Time With Industry Intelligence Tools

March 25, 2026 Michael Melton

Wilmington entrepreneur Jack Fleming is known to much of the North Carolina startup ecosystem—as the Founder of Socialry Marketing, as one of the driving forces behind the presence of 1 […]

Big Pixel’s David Baxter Launches Teela, the Plain-Language Data Analyst For Users

March 24, 2026 David Schwartz

David Baxter is known to many in the Triangle and beyond as the “Chief Pixel” at Big Pixel. For those who may not be familiar, Big Pixel is a Wake […]