Maddie Policastro

Raleigh’s CheQRboard Helps Zoos, Parks, & More Enhance Guest Experiences

March 20, 2025 Maddie Policastro

During his senior year at North Carolina State University, Brandon Kashani—a chemical engineering major—decided to take an entrepreneurship course. It was then that his startup, CheQRboard, began to take shape. […]

Raleigh Startup Improves Communication With Government Offices Via Voice AI

March 4, 2025 Maddie Policastro

Chip Kennedy began his journey as a technologist and entrepreneur in New York, where he built his own product studio to write code and build apps for startups. This endeavor […]

Henderson’s HTI Repurposes Laptops—With Purpose

January 23, 2025 Maddie Policastro

With just the click of a button, anyone on the internet can unlock a wealth of vital resources like job applications and affordable online schooling. Those resources, however, are useless […]

Charlotte

Abra-cadabra! Charlotte Startup Uses AI Magic to Enhance Supplier Performance

December 5, 2024 Maddie Policastro

Byron Revels spent the last 15 years operating as a salesman for mostly early-stage startups. During that time, he worked closely with products and engineering teams to scale up companies. […]

Triangle

Durham’s Melon Streamlines Death Care And Funeral Planning For The Bereaved

November 19, 2024 Maddie Policastro

While looking for a friend’s wedding registry on Zola, Rachel Medoff was frustrated by the site’s tagline: “Zola is here for all the days along the way.” Medoff has a […]

Triangle

Wake Forest Startup Connects Us Through Autonomous, Amphibious Cargo Drones

November 5, 2024 Maddie Policastro

“First in flight” are the words seen on nearly every standard license plate in North Carolina, a nod to the Wright brothers’ infamous journey into the sky. Wake Forest native […]

Triangle

Raleigh’s Atlas Simplifies Custom Billing Infrastructure For Businesses

October 31, 2024 Maddie Policastro

Michael Hoy and Clay Miner first met at Raleigh software giant Pendo, where Hoy was most recently AVP of commercial sales, and Miner, Global VP of sales engineering. Over the […]

Triangle

Chapel Hill’s Golgi-CONNECT Pairs Healthcare Providers To Pharma Companies

October 29, 2024 Maddie Policastro

After working as a pharmacist for years, Jennifer Harris took up a position at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It was there she got the bug to focus the […]

Wilmington’s Boots & Ladders Lends A Hand To Trade Service Professionals

October 9, 2024 Maddie Policastro

When Omar Kharbat left Kuwait and arrived in the U.S., he started his own carpet cleaning business that soon pivoted to restoration services. 27 years later, that business had grown […]

Triangle

Asheboro Startup Connects Rural Communities To Local Businesses/Events

October 8, 2024 Maddie Policastro

When Rhonda Jean first moved to little old Pittsboro, North Carolina, she quickly learned it was difficult to find local businesses. Buildings had no signs out front and traces of […]