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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 […]

Kinove Lab Pioneers New Solutions for Hand Pain Relief

August 6, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

At the beginning of her decades-long career in occupational and hand therapy, while studying at the Government Medical College in Nagbur, India in the ’90s, Saba Kamal recalls having used […]

Kathedra’s Innovative Approach to Upholstery Automation

July 27, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

It’s estimated that some one out of three upholsterers have chronic musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel and back pain. In Conover, North Carolina, an emerging startup called Kathedra wants to […]

“Sensible” Chapel Hill Startup Streamlines Menstrual Health Tracking

June 22, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

When Nandini Kanthi first got her period, she thought that maybe she was dying. Culturally, menstruating wasn’t something that was discussed freely – leaving Kanthi confused and unprepared for an […]

How Charlotte’s Craftwork is Disrupting the Painting Industry

June 4, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Founded in 2023 by Tim Griffin, Charlotte startup Craftwork paints the home service experience in a different light. As a homeowner, Griffin was frustrated with the tedious nature of getting […]

Carolina In My Eyes: Chapel Hill Startup Revolutionizes Eye-Tracking Technology

April 23, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

From its co-founders to its inception, Carolina Instruments is Carolina blue, through and through. The startup, which assumed its earliest form in the UNC Neuroscience and Engineering research labs, is […]

How Raleigh’s OneCare Aims To Transform Healthcare Practices

April 20, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Joe Torres was first introduced to the healthcare industry in 2012, when he suffered a near-fatal accident. In 2020, Torres acquired a healthcare practice specializing in occupational and speech therapy […]

Empowering Carolina Beach Vendors with EventureMap

March 6, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Having called the beach town of Carolina Beach home for nine years, tech entrepreneur Scott Thomas noticed that there was a need for connecting vendors and customers in the area—especially […]

Raleigh’s Teen-Led Cubo Cruise Looks To Revolutionize Driving Safety

February 20, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

The founders of Raleigh’s Cubo Cruise, an AI-powered smart device designed to discourage distracted driving, want to revolutionize driving safety—and they don’t even have their driver’s permits yet. Cubo CEO […]

Duke Founder Riya Jain Gives People With Speech Loss Their “Voice Back”

February 10, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

When her grandmother was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that slowly causes the loss of muscle control, Riya Jain watched as her Nani lost the ability […]