Housekeeping
GrepBeat’s Most-Read Stories Of 2019
As a new year (and decade!) dawns, it’s time for a stroll down memory lane past the most-read stories on GrepBeat in 2019. And if you missed any of these the first time, here’s your […]
Articles by Pete McEntegart
Startups
Durham’s First Finds New Home After Acquisition By Real Estate Giant RE/MAX
Durham startup First, which uses machine learning, data science and AI to help real estate agents sell more houses, has found a new home of its own. Denver-based real estate giant RE/MAX has acquired First, […]
Tech Culture
GrepBeat Holiday Gift Guide
Are you behind on your holiday shopping? Don’t worry, we’re here for you. We reached out to some boldface-name folks in the Triangle tech startup ecosystem for gift ideas, and now we’re re-gifting them to […]
Startups
Spiffy Doubles Its Size Overnight With Acquisition Of Orlando’s YLL
Many startups shoot for impressive year-over-year growth of 100 percent—for the math-challenged, that’s doubling in size. Spiffy just managed that feat day-over-day. The RTP-based mobile car-care service announced today that it has roughly doubled in […]
Events
Highlights From Black Founders Exchange Demo Day [GALLERY]
Here are some pictorial highlights from last Friday’s (Sept. 27) Demo Day for the Black Founders Exchange. The event was held at Durham’s Carolina Theater and won by Durham’s Courtroom5, the only Triangle-based startup competing […]
Support Orgs
Entrepreneurs Organization Fosters The Growth Of The “Whole Entrepreneur”
You probably haven’t heard of the Entrepreneurs Organization, even if you might be familiar with some of its members. The group has substantial barriers to entry and typically meets under terms of strict confidentiality. Members […]
Startups
Spiffy Turbocharges Dallas Growth With Acquisition Of NuWash
Spiffy hasn’t wasted any time in tapping some of the $10M it raised last month to help spur its growth. The Durham-based, on-demand car services startup announced this morning that it has acquired the ongoing […]
Funding
Fresh $10M Funding Enables Spiffy To Expand To Fleet Management (FMaaS)
Spiffy continues to clean up in the on-demand car-care space. Today the company announced a $10M funding led by New York’s Tribeca Venture Partners, with local participation from existing investors Bull City Venture Partners and […]
Funding
Lipson’s Latest Trick: Raising $6M Series A For Real Magic
Jesse Lipson knows better than most that a startup doesn’t necessarily need to raise money to be successful. After all, he bootstrapped his first company, ShareFile, to a $93M sale to Citrix in 2011. Then […]
Startups
Imagicode Duo Offers Kid-Friendly Coding Classes In Triangle
When Justin Leonard and Adam Bowker teach their coding classes to kids, there is one hook above all others to get the youngsters interested. “They love their Minecraft,” says Leonard. “They basically lose their minds […]