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Charlotte’s StreetFair Announces Acquisition by Thumbtack

April 28, 2026 David Schwartz
Charlotte startup StreetFair has announced that it will officially be joining Thumbtack, a San Francisco platform built to streamline home improvement efforts. The announcement marks the culmination of five years […]
Triangle

Chapel Hill’s Truentity Health Closes Oversubscribed $3.5M Series A

April 28, 2026 David Schwartz
This morning, Chapel Hill startup Truentity Health announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $3.5M Series A to, per release, “scale a tech-enabled clinical care delivery network that turns community […]
Events

GrepBeat and The Seed List Host “College Night” During RDSW

April 24, 2026 David Schwartz
On Thursday night, to help cap off another packed day of Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, GrepBeat joined forces with The Seed List to host a second-ever “College Night” at Boxyard RTP. […]
Triangle

GrepBeat Hosts Annual Mega Happy Hour With Raleigh-Durham Startup Week

April 22, 2026 David Schwartz
One might ask if the title means that we were mega happy or that the event was mega. And the answer, naturally, is both. GrepBeat partnered with Raleigh-Durham Startup Week […]
Triangle

What’s New at RDSW26? Climate Tech Day, Bad Pitches, The Founder’s Clinic, and So Much More

April 16, 2026 David Schwartz
Happy Week Before Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, everybody! Two things are true this year: The first is that the RDSW team has done an excellent job laying out a massive agenda […]
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GrepBeat Newsletter: Lucid Bots in the Bazaar and Launch/KPMG Demo Day

April 14, 2026 David Schwartz
Hello there! This article was originally created because technical difficulties with our email software of choice (Mailchimp) rendered us temporarily unable to send the April 14th GrepBeat newsletter. When those […]
Triangle

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 […]
Triangle

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 […]
Triangle

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 […]
Triangle

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 […]

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