While getting her PhD at UNC-Chapel Hill and training for its collegiate triathlon team, Sloane Tilley was hit by a car while riding her bike. Her experience prompted her recognize a need that she has […]
After Nassar Hassan recognized the impacts of genetic disorders on childhood patients from his 30 years in the life sciences industry, he set out to create a startup that addressed his concerns about the uneven […]
Flying cars. The idea of speeding through clouds among other airborne automobiles—or whatever they might be called—has been dreamt of for decades, but with little progress in actually bringing aviation into the automotive industry. Now, […]
Faced with a rising crisis of mental health, Lavni co-founders Laura Valentine and Marcus King have joined together to further a simple but essential mission: provide accessible, virtual mental health services to under-served populations. Already, […]
Eighteen years ago, during their first month at UNC-Chapel Hill, Cayley Pater and Andy Ives met at a meeting of the Fair Trade Club. Much has happened to them since then including getting married and, […]
After graduating from Wharton with his MBA and working in investment banking and at a venture capital fund, Anubhav Srivastava began to notice the struggles associated with fund planning. In 2021, Srivastava released Tactyc, a […]
After falling in love with his now-wife Gina during college four-plus decades ago, Tim Murray didn’t expect for his college sweetheart to become his business partner. Fast-forward to the present and the duo not only […]
Led by Duke senior Abby Huang, Durham-based startup Dime Marketplace connects brands with social-media-savvy student “ambassadors” on college campuses across the country. Huang, who will present at CED’s Venture Connect summit on March 29-30, said […]
As UNC focused more and more on its community’s mental health last fall, UNC sophomore Rob Sullivan was inspired to develop a more modern approach to journaling. While taking 17 credit hours, working at the […]
Victor Corrigan, the founder of Equifire (formerly known as Victory Life & Fire Safety), said that he had always planned to create his own startup. So when he learned about industrial service companies, he knew […]
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