Suzanne Blake

If You Find Online Networking A Weak Substitute For IRL, Socialize Is For You

October 15, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Socializing changed after the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean people don’t want to network anymore. Now, with the platform built by Raleigh-based Socialize, people can network and hold events […]

Pete Meets… Vickie Gibbs, Executive Director, UNC’s Eship Center

October 13, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Raised in Atlanta, Vickie Gibbs knew she wanted to run her own business from an early age. Growing up, she knew her parents had trail-blazed their own path by being […]

Hush Buddy Makes Bedtime Easier For Toddlers—And Their Parents

October 13, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Parents of toddlers know all too well the screaming and crying that can sometimes accompany bedtime. Raleigh-based startup Hush Buddy has come to parents’ rescue by creating a nightlight technology, […]

Missing Your Gym? Crossrope Can Meet Your At-Home Fitness Needs

October 8, 2020 Suzanne Blake

It was easy for fitness junkies to fall into despair when the coronavirus pandemic closed gyms for months. Many beginners looking to work out also didn’t know exactly what to […]

UNC’s Eship Center Launches Scale School To Help Growth-Stage Startups

October 1, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Attention, startups looking to scale: UNC has an opportunity to help you take your company to the next level. This fall, the UNC Eship Center—which is part of the Kenan-Flagler […]

Pete Meets… Brian Handly, CEO, Reveal Mobile

September 29, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Brian Handly is not only the CEO of Raleigh-based Reveal Mobile, a locations-based marketing and analytics company. He also was the Co-Founder and CEO of Accipiter, which had two exits, […]

Bars’ Rescue: Chapel Hill Startup WAVE Hopes To Bring Back Nightlife—Safely

September 29, 2020 Suzanne Blake

Few industries have been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as the bar and nightclub industry. WAVE, a Chapel Hill-based startup participating in the Launch Chapel Hill accelerator, is […]

Chapel Hill’s Audible Ancestry Preserves Family Voices For Years To Come

September 24, 2020 Suzanne Blake

What if there was a way to hear your great-great-great grandmother tell the story of her upbringing and all the most pivotal moments in her life? Now, with Chapel Hill-based […]

SoilMetrix’s Digital Tools Boost Crop Productivity While Guarding Environment

September 17, 2020 Suzanne Blake

When you take a bite into your veggies, have you imagined a farmer using an app to increase crop productivity? Now, farmers can use SoilMetrix, a machine learning SaaS tool […]

Public Schools Confront Digital Equity As Pandemic Forces Remote Learning

September 17, 2020 Suzanne Blake

When schools closed due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, students lost everyday access to their friends and the prior world as they knew it. But a disturbingly large […]