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Michael is a 2025 UNC-CH graduate who majored in Psychology and Environmental Studies. He loves trying new restaurants and cafes, going hiking, snowboarding, and going on long road trips to seemingly random states. You can also find his work in the Daily Tar Heel, where he is an editor on the Lifestyle desk.
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Charlotte Area Startup Salus CM Streamlines Case Management For Social Workers

July 17, 2025 Michael Melton
Jean Pierre LeJacq and Brad Kain, co-founders of the cloud-based case management software startup Salus CM, are seasoned innovators in the technology industry. With a track record that spans tech […]
Wilmington

Emerald Isle’s BuilderComs Streamlines Communication In Construction

July 8, 2025 Michael Melton
Ron Nussbaum spent years in the construction field, working every job from foreman, to sales representative, to manager of a 25-crew company. Through all these roles, he saw one consistent […]
Triangle

Chapel Hill’s Carbonix AI Aims To Modernize How CROs Process Contracts

July 1, 2025 Michael Melton
Thomas Bamforth and Pranav Sanghvi first met while both were participating in the MBA program at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. From the moment they met, Bamforth said, they knew they […]
Charlotte

Charlotte’s Druid Revolutionizes Precision Agriculture With Its Serra FarmCam

June 26, 2025 Michael Melton
Julian Walker, founder and CEO of Charlotte startup Druid Agriculture (aka Druid), is at the forefront of the next generation of precision agriculture and land management. Druid’s flagship product, the […]
Triangle

Durham-Based Reap Uses AI To Streamline Investor Engagement

June 17, 2025 Michael Melton
Thomas Samuelson launched BRON Investor Network in 2022 to provide solutions that would help companies connect directly with investors. In 2024, Samuelson sought to upgrade the tech stack for BRON, […]
Wilmington

Wilmington Startup Helps Businesses Manage Operations On A Single Platform

June 11, 2025 Michael Melton
Derek Schmidt is no stranger to running a business. The Wilmington native is the founder of DesignLoud, a digital marketing and web design agency he built from a side-hustle into […]
Triangle

Durham’s Finplanly Offers A Fresh Approach To Instilling Financial Literacy

June 5, 2025 Michael Melton
Barrett Slade has always recognized that a large majority of our decisions are inherently financial. Do we go to college, or do we go to trade school? What should we […]
Triangle

Durham’s GridSeer Uses Probabilistic Modeling to Improve Energy Efficiency

May 28, 2025 Michael Melton
Dalia Patino-Echeverri is a professor and researcher at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment who has been working on optimizing energy systems for most of her career dating back to […]

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