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Charlotte’s Build-A-Bookie Offers No-Money Social Gambling Platform

May 18, 2026 Michael Melton

Charlotte founder Vincent Durham studied computer science in graduate school at the University of Dayton and now runs Durham App Designs, where he builds apps, websites, and AI workflow systems […]

Charlotte’s StreetFair Announces Acquisition by Thumbtack

April 28, 2026 David Schwartz

Charlotte startup StreetFair has announced that it will officially be joining Thumbtack, a San Francisco platform built to streamline home improvement efforts. The announcement marks the culmination of five years […]

The Download: Andrew Ashur, Founder and CEO, Lucid Bots

April 14, 2026 Brooks Malone

Andrew Ashur is the founder and CEO of Lucid Bots, 2024’s fastest-growing robotics manufacturer according to Inc. 5000. Lucid builds modular drones and robots that clean, paint, and coat infrastructure […]

Charlotte Startup Aims to Cut Recycling Waste With the Topper Stopper™

April 8, 2026 Michael Melton

With its innovative flagship product, dubbed the Topper Stopper™, Charlotte startup Genesis 1 Technologies is changing the landscape of how we recycle—and, perhaps, how we think about waste altogether. By […]

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 […]