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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Charlotte’s Sideline Education Offers “Game-First” Education For Kids

September 2, 2025 Michael Melton
Charlotte’s Chris Valada has worked in edtech for 20 years, but always envisioned himself launching a startup. His idea ultimately came to him when he was helping his son with […]
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Charlotte’s Just Her Rideshare Provides Safe Rides and Community for Women

August 28, 2025 Taylor Motley
Kimberly Evans had always been cautious of using rideshare apps. When she continued to read news articles about women being victims of crimes while using popular rideshare platforms, she felt […]
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With Zinnia, A Charlotte Founder Uses AI To Build Human Connection in Sales

August 26, 2025 Taylor Motley
Lauren Goodell spent nearly a decade in enterprise sales, managing accounts for companies like Microsoft and Salesforce. When she left the sales industry, she wanted to create the tool she’d […]
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Charlotte’s Capwave Helps Founders Secure Seed Funding

August 18, 2025 Taylor Motley
After helping startups raise over $400 million in Series A and B funding through her own startup, ZWANET, Charlotte Ketelaar recognized that there was a lack of tools available to […]

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