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Suzanne profiles startups and innovation for GrepBeat. Before working at GrepBeat, Suzanne attended UNC Chapel Hill, obtaining a degree in journalism and political science. Previously, she wrote for CNBC, QSR Magazine, FSR Magazine and The Daily Tar Heel.
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How One Durham Investment Firm Is Looking To Close The Racial Wealth Gap

June 16, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Durham-based Resilient Ventures began as a way to bring the word “equity” to life through investments in growing Black-owned businesses. The group has so far been making good on that […]
Triangle

Raleigh’s Lavi Enables Concierge Delivery With The Ease Of Just Sending a Text

June 14, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Lavi Founder Nathaniel Torres is a self-described problem solver. Whether it was when he was a project manager for Duke Energy and Share Mobility or as an analyst for the […]
Triangle

Little Otter Health Widening Access To Mental Health Care One Family At A Time

June 14, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Without access to mental health care, the Egger family might look very different today. As a child, Rebecca Egger routinely struggled with anxiety. This manifested as ADHD, a disorder that […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Cloud Giants’ Kelly Pfrommer Joins Post-Grep-a-palooza

June 10, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Just a day after GrepBeat hosted its inaugural Grep-a-palooza conference, Cloud Giants CEO and Founder Kelly Pfrommer joined Pete, Joe and co-host Chantal Allam for The Friday Nooner. Cloud Giants […]
Grep-a-palooza

Inaugural Grep-a-palooza A Big Hit, If We Do Say So Ourselves (And We Do)

June 10, 2022 Suzanne Blake
The Durham Convention Center was filled with more than 175 faces from the Triangle tech community yesterday as they gathered for GrepBeat’s inaugural Grep-a-palooza tech conference. The event, sponsored by […]
Triangle

Looking For Kid-Friendly Activities This Weekend? Check ZuZu For Kids

June 8, 2022 Suzanne Blake
Every single weekend, Zachary Potter would find himself with the same question: What should he do with his kids that weekend? There were so many activities geared toward young adults […]
Tech Culture Club

Tech Culture Club: Brightly’s Erikka Buracchio On Ageism, Employee Feedback

June 7, 2022 Suzanne Blake
The final episode of Tech Culture Club (sponsored by Vaco) saw host and WorkDove CEO Melissa Phillippi speak with Brightly Software’s Chief People Officer Erikka Buracchio. Brightly Software, previously known […]
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RTP-based Analytics Startup Klearly Lands $4M In New Funding To Fuel Growth

June 7, 2022 Suzanne Blake
RTP-based analytics startup Klearly plans to use its recently raised $4 million in funding to scale product capabilities and go-to-market efforts.  The startup, which provides analytics for B2B revenue teams, […]
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Here’s What To Expect At Our Inaugural Grep-a-palooza Tech Conference

June 6, 2022 Suzanne Blake
It’s official: there are only three days before GrepBeat’s inaugural Grep-a-palooza tech conference commences at the Durham Convention Center. The event begins with coffee and networking at 8:30 a.m. before […]
The Friday Nooner

The Friday Nooner: Pendo CEO (And Grep-a-palooza Keynote Speaker) Todd Olson

June 3, 2022 Suzanne Blake
This week’s episode of The Friday Nooner brought viewers a conversation with Pendo CEO Todd Olson, who will also be a keynote speaker at next Thursday’s Grep-a-palooza. As one of […]

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