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GrepBeat’s Second Annual “Rising Stars” Event Celebrates 10 Honorees For 2026

February 6, 2026 David Schwartz

On Thursday night, GrepBeat hosted its second annual “Rising Stars” event, once again at the 21c Museum Hotel in Downtown Durham (which is so close to the GrepBeat HQ the […]

CED Hosts 80+ Presenting Startups At First In-Person Conference In Three Years

April 8, 2022 Suzanne Blake

CED’s 2022 Venture Connect summit saw 80-plus startups take the stage Thursday to present their companies to investors and the wider North Carolina tech ecosystem. The event, held at Cisco’s […]

Before Venture Connect, Read The Stories Behind The Presenting Startups

April 6, 2022 Suzanne Blake

This is the first time in three years that the presenting startups at CED’s Venture Connect will take the stage in person. But while that aspect of this year’s event […]

CED’s Venture Connect Returns In-Person On April 7. Here’s What You Need To Know

March 22, 2022 Suzanne Blake

This year marks the first time in three years—since 2019—that CED’s Venture Connect will take place in person. When the pandemic first hit, it sparked a sudden conversion of CED’s […]

RIoT’s Snyder Predicts New Wave Of Data Economy In “State Of The Region” Address

March 2, 2022 Suzanne Blake

The pandemic has sparked a greater influx of entrepreneurship in North Carolina, RIoT’s Executive Director Tom Snyder said during his State of the Region address on Tuesday at Raleigh Founded’s […]

All Things Open Returns In-Person To Raleigh To Spread Open-Source Gospel

October 7, 2021 Audrey Selley

All Things Open will hold its ninth annual conference in October, a three-day hybrid event starting Sunday, Oct. 17, where experts and company leaders will share their expertise and experience […]

Startup Summit Returns To In-Person Events With Sept. 22 Half-Day Conference

September 14, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry

Startup Summit is returning to the in-person scene after almost two years next Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 2-6 p.m. with its half-day conference titled “How Startups Will Survive and Thrive […]

Durham’s Cocoa Cinnamon Cuts Down Nets In Inaugural March Mugness

April 2, 2021 Pete McEntegart

How sweet it is! Durham’s Cocoa Cinnamon defeated fellow Bull City coffee shop Guglhupf in the Coffee Championship to win the inaugural March Mugness tournament, sponsored by Fourscore Business Law. […]

March Mugness’ “Coffee Championship” Showdown Is Set—Go Vote Now!

March 30, 2021 Pete McEntegart

[Editor’s Note: You can vote in the Coffee Championship here; voting is open until this Friday, April 2, at 11am ET. You can also find coverage of the Elite Eight […]

Venture Connect’s Day Three Highlights

March 26, 2021 Audrey Selley

Yesterday marked the last day of CED’s Venture Connect summit. 2021 was the second year that the event was done entirely virtually, but this time around CED had a full […]