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Charlotte’s Frolly Takes the “Fur” Pas Out of Finding Love

February 3, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

For 30 years, Cindy Himmel lived in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked in real estate and later ran her own bakery, Sweet Mandy B’s, from 2002 to 2015. The entrepreneur […]

Charlotte’s Gamrly Turns Esports Players’ Hobbies Into Careers

December 16, 2025 Taylor Motley

Travis Mason and Jonathan Gargoshian each spent several years in competitive esports. Amid their individual successes, they realized a common difficulty in the industry: the discovery of new, talented gamers. […]

Venture135: Pitches, an Accelerator Showcase, and a Carolina Panthers Great

November 24, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Thursday through Friday, RevTech Labs presented the 2025 Venture135 Conference at the Truist Center in Charlotte. Organized as an official Global Entrepreneurship Week activity, the event was described as […]

UNC Graduate’s Roam Uses AI and Social Curation To Help People Find Their Style

November 11, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Cole Vita, a UNC Chapel Hill graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Data Science, didn’t always care much about personal style. His nature was just […]

Charlotte’s VRV Athletics Builds Friendships Through Sports

October 27, 2025 Taylor Motley

When Bryan Kaplan first moved to Charlotte and began working remotely, he noticed the difficulty of connecting with new people. Kaplan’s realization sparked a desire to create a platform facilitating […]

Charlotte-Based MindRev Drives Self-Improvement With AI

October 24, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Matt Zinman, former president of Z Communication and personal success trainer, began his career with marketing firms after graduating from Temple University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in communications […]

Charlotte’s Botsi Uses AI to Optimize Subscription Prices

October 20, 2025 Taylor Motley

When people download subscription-driven apps, they typically decide whether to purchase a subscription the first time they open the app. Optimizing pricing to ensure that users see the value of […]

Charlotte’s Dexit Is Revolutionizing Digital Estate Planning With DEXITPLAN™

October 2, 2025 Michael Melton

A few years ago, Natalia Parker and Tatyana Thurston, who knew each other through their kids’ Parent-Teacher Organization, began talking about a problem few people think about until it’s too […]

Charlotte’s Franzy Is Democratizing The Franchising Market

September 25, 2025 Michael Melton

A few years ago, Alex Smereczniak was trying to franchise a business and realized that the franchising industry had a problem: the middleman. Many prospective franchisees rely on brokers to […]

Charlotte’s Msg2AI Uses AI To Remove Friction From Event & Venue Texting

September 16, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Entrepreneur Bart Cant moved to the U.S. from Belgium in 2000, settling in Charlotte to work for IBM and various consulting firms. He started Rethink Labs, his own blockchain consulting […]