The Download

Rob Delaney is CEO at Infinia ML and a Director at Carrick Capital Partners (Carrick). Infinia ML helps companies streamline workflows and gain new insights with a machine learning-powered platform for intelligent document processing. At […]

Kelly Rowell joined CED in 2017 and has a diverse background in the social, civic, and nonprofit space leading teams and improving organizational capacity. As an accomplished executive, she offers 20 years of experience using […]

Matt Schembari is Co-Founder and CEO of Lightforge Games Inc., an all-remote video game studio with its heart in Raleigh. Since the company’s founding in early 2020, he’s worn many hats within the organization from […]

Steve Malik is a visionary entrepreneur with over three decades of health information technology experience as a pioneer in patient-centric mobile apps, patient portals, electronic health records, risk-based managed-care systems and currently with a focus […]

Josh Fairhurst started Mighty Rabbit Studios in 2010, right out of college, and led the independent development studio for five years through several games launches and publishing deals. Apex-based Limited Run Games was formed in […]

Patrick joined River Cities Capital (River Cities or RCCF) in 2014 to focus on healthcare and technology investments. He is active in all aspects of the firm’s investment origination, deal structuring and portfolio management. He […]

Jessica Mitsch is the Co-Founder and CEO of Momentum, a leading provider of in-person and virtual talent transformation services nationwide. A recognized leader in tech talent recruitment, transformation and retention and an advocate of economic […]

Tim Scales is Director of Growth at the American Underground, a startup hub and community of entrepreneurs in downtown Durham. Previously, he founded a successful marketing company and an unsuccessful tech startup and learned a […]

Drew Schiller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Durham-based Validic, a leading digital health platform for personal health data. He is Board Chair of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Health Division and a member of […]

Brian Reale is the CEO & Co-Founder of Durham-based ProcessMaker, a leading low-code process automation software company. Brian is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience managing high-tech companies. Prior to co-founding […]