Suzanne Blake

BrightView Technologies Is Durham’s Solution for Engineered Optics

August 2, 2022 Suzanne Blake

When a group of investors licensed some intellectual property from Duke University and founded BrightView Technologies in 2002, they might not have imagined what the company would become today. Back […]

Gamified Learning Solutions Makes Learning Spanish Interactive and Fun

August 2, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Every time Sherin Keys told people she was a Spanish teacher, she’d invariably get the same response: “I took two years of Spanish and all I can remember is ‘Puedo […]

DJs Can Reach Virtual Audiences Across The Globe Through Raleigh-Based Skrachy

August 1, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Kevan Cooper, the Founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Skrachy, was attending his son’s 18th birthday party when he had an epiphany. It was 2019, and his son was struggling to […]

Spare Tire Waste: PRTI Transforms Used Tires Into New Energy Source

July 28, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Every year, more than 300 million tires are thrown away in the United States. This equates to nearly a billion gallons of oil wasted. However, one startup in Franklinton is […]

Fresh Off $100M Raise, FlexGen Is On Mission To Bridge Energy Grid Transition

July 28, 2022 Suzanne Blake

It’s been a busy few months for Durham-headquartered FlexGen. Last week, the energy management software platform made headlines for raising a $100 million Series C round. And earlier in the […]

All Work And No Play Makes For Dull-Minded Healthcare Workers

July 27, 2022 Suzanne Blake

While simulation games are typically associated with recreation and fun, Chapel Hill-based Clinical Tools is at the forefront of building games with a different goal in mind: to foster learning […]

Serial Entrepreneur Raises $21M To Give Newest Venture A Running Start

July 26, 2022 Suzanne Blake

A Cary-based startup that operates as a “Mint for the small business” has raised $21 million in funding. Viably, the all-in-one financial management and banking app for small businesses founded […]

Connect With Your Tribe: Startup Envisions A New Way Of Remote Working

July 26, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Long before the pandemic, Tribe Co-Founders Tomás Gutiérrez Meoz and Alexander Torrenegra had already founded and managed remote companies. They knew the pain points of trying to achieve the same […]

Brazilian By Birth, RTP-based Geo Innova Offers Industrial IoT Solutions

July 25, 2022 Suzanne Blake

Four scientists and former university professors from Brazil imagined there could be easier ways to accelerate innovation, so in 2012, they set out on the startup journey of Geo Innova. […]

Want Your Team To Work Remotely But Still Keep Your Data Safe? Call Cameyo

July 21, 2022 Suzanne Blake

If you’ve been around startups long enough, you know pivots are often just part of the process. And sometimes, before even beginning a startup, trying new things in your career […]