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Suzannah "Claire" Perry is a senior Journalism and Peace, War and Defense major at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When she isn't at GrepBeat, you can find her in a coffeeshop, her hometown of Cary, N.C., or on Twitter @sclaire_perry.
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Venture Connect Presenter RefundWiz Brings Tax Aid To Hispanic Community

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Despite being the largest minority group in the U.S., the Hispanic community lacks a tax service in their native language. Raleigh-based startup RefundWiz is looking to change that. For founder […]
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Bay Nano’s AI Chemist Solution Sheds Light On “Smart Glass” Development

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
By applying AI to chemistry, Raleigh-based Bay Nano is bringing smart glass with nano crystals to your windows and TV displays. The NC State-affiliated company will share its groundbreaking AI […]
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Durham’s Avalo Uses Machine Learning To “Let It Grow”

March 28, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Climate change is a big problem that requires big solutions, but one place where it might have an unexpected impact is on your dinner plate. By making climate-resilient crops with […]
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CED’s Venture Connect Summit Returns With More Startups, New RTP Location

March 21, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
With great networking, great food and some 180 startups representing all corners of the Southeast presenting, CED’s Venture Connect summit is back and better than ever in 2023. Kelly Rowell, […]
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Friday Nooner: SVB’s No Good, Very Bad Week; Guest Vasant Kamath

March 17, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you missed Joe and Pete’s attire on this week’s Friday Nooner, fear not—we can confirm that neither of the green-clad duo are getting pinched. The […]
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Durham’s Lavni Brings Mental Healthcare To Under-served Populations

March 16, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Faced with a rising crisis of mental health, Lavni co-founders Laura Valentine and Marcus King have joined together to further a simple but essential mission: provide accessible, virtual mental health […]
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Durham’s Dime Marketplace Helps Brands Reach Gen-Z Consumers

March 2, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Led by Duke senior Abby Huang, Durham-based startup Dime Marketplace connects brands with social-media-savvy student “ambassadors” on college campuses across the country.  Huang, who will present at CED’s Venture Connect […]
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Meet Beeloo, The Holly Springs Startup That Will Get Your Kids Off Screens

February 23, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
As a father of three kids under the age of 8, Derek Pando knows a thing or two about the challenge of distracting kids without overusing harmful screen time.  “There’s […]
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Digital Nomads, Meet Tiny Home Community Builder Nomad Development

February 16, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
Remote work has been growing in prominence for at least a decade, but it was the pandemic that really spurred a rise in so-called digital nomads—mostly youngish people who choose […]
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Meet ChickTech RDU, The Local Nonprofit Determined To Get More Women In STEM

February 9, 2023 Suzannah Claire Perry
While making up a majority of college students who earn degrees, women only earn 22% of engineering degrees, 21% of physics degrees and 20% of computer science degrees. By introducing […]

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