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RIoT Labs & NC IDEA’s “RAP XXII” Cohort Demos in Wilson

June 25, 2026 David Schwartz
On Wednesday evening, the 20th cohort of the RIoT Accelerator Program presented to the public at its “Founder Showcase & Pitch Night” in Wilson, North Carolina. Dubbed “RAP XXII,” this […]
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Greensboro’s Challenging Forces Looks to Bring Ecosystems Into The Office

May 7, 2026 Ella Moore
Greensboro’s David Phillips founded Challenging Forces in a bid to create an entirely new kind of infrastructure: a real, functional plant-filled ecosystem that not only fits well in office buildings, […]
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Winston-Salem’s Beakpoint Shines A Light On Cloud Spending Efficiency

May 5, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe
When Ron Nelson started his own consulting practice in 2023, he did so with 20 years of experience in the startup world under his belt. He had most notably worked […]
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Ashe County’s HiveTracks: From Beekeeping to Environmental Monitoring

April 30, 2026 Michael Melton
When Max Rünzel was working at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, he saw firsthand how difficult it was to track and manage natural systems. Data collection was expensive, […]
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Big Pixel’s David Baxter Launches Teela, the Plain-Language Data Analyst For Users

March 24, 2026 David Schwartz
David Baxter is known to many in the Triangle and beyond as the “Chief Pixel” at Big Pixel. For those who may not be familiar, Big Pixel is a Wake […]
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Plantd’s Nathan Silvernail On The Tech & Strategy Behind Carbon-Negative Building Materials

March 3, 2026 David Schwartz
When GrepBeat first covered Plantd in the fall of 2021, the startup was in the prototyping phase, developing hemp-based building materials at a Durham lab and eyeing a 2023 launch. […]
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Winston-Salem’s STEMZ Builds Tech-Enabled Flower Markets

January 6, 2026 Michael Melton
In 2018, having spent her career in floral design, Amy Dunlap was ready for a change. She began considering a move into flower farming but quickly realized there was no […]
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Asheville’s Shuttlebee Boosts School Transport With Tech and Insurance

December 4, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe
Kristina Fahl spent the first portion of her career working in direct response marketing and insurance. She ultimately rose to the position of Vice President for Bank of America in […]
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Horse Care: Raeford Startup Helps Owners Manage And Care For Horses

December 1, 2025 Taylor Motley
Searching across the country for health care providers for one of her beloved horses, Lacey Gotshall realized that her struggle to find trusted care professionals was something many equestrians experience. […]
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Southern Pines-Based Clara Copilot Brings Clarity To Intelligence Operations

September 22, 2025 Taylor Motley
During her time as a special operations civil affairs team commander for the U.S. Army, Alex Moffitt was thrown into a high-stakes situation navigating the Army’s role amid the Somali-Kenyan […]

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