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The Download: Krista Covey, President, First Flight Venture Center

May 18, 2021 Brooks Malone

Krista Covey is the President of Research Triangle-based First Flight Venture Center. It supports the development and growth of high-science, high-impact entrepreneurial companies by providing tailored resources, offices, prototyping aid, […]

The Download: John Cowan, Co-Founder & CEO, EDJX

May 4, 2021 Brooks Malone

John Cowan is co-founder and CEO of Raleigh-based EDJX, Inc. (“EDJX”), a pioneering edge computing startup. Before founding EDJX, Cowan created 6fusion. Under his leadership, 6fusion raised over $30M in […]

The Download: Velvet Nelson, Director, Launch Chapel Hill

April 20, 2021 Brooks Malone

Velvet Nelson is the director of Launch Chapel Hill. Velvet manages the accelerator and coworking space. After working in higher education for six years and earning her master’s degree in […]

The Download: David Jones, General Partner, Bull City Venture Partners

March 23, 2021 Brooks Malone

David Jones is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners and a Partner at Southern Capitol Ventures. He serves on the boards of Reveal Mobile, Biospatial, and […]

The Download: Tracy Doaks, President and CEO, MCNC

March 9, 2021 Brooks Malone

Tracy Doaks is President & CEO of the RTP-based MCNC, the technology nonprofit focused on delivering high-performance internet and networking, cloud services, cybersecurity, and other essential technologies for communities throughout […]

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The Download: Travis Milks, Managing Partner, Topmark Partners

February 23, 2021 Brooks Malone

Travis Milks is a Managing Partner of Topmark Partners, a growth equity investment firm focused on high-growth, technology-enabled businesses. Milks also serves as a board member at Topmark portfolio companies […]

The Download: Amit Sharma, CEO, CData Software

February 9, 2021 Brooks Malone

Amit Sharma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chapel Hill-based CData Software (CData), a company specializing in interconnecting applications and data sources that power business operations. CData’s products are used […]

The Download: Scott Moody, CEO, K4Connect

January 26, 2021 Brooks Malone

Scott Moody is Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raleigh-based K4Connect. K4 is a mission-centered company that integrates the latest advances in technology to serve and empower older adults and those […]

The Download: Greg Dolan, Co-Founder and CEO, Keen Decision Systems

January 12, 2021 Brooks Malone

Greg Dolan, the CEO of Keen Decision Systems (“Keen”), co-founded the marketing technology company with data scientist John Busbice. (Editor’s note: GrepBeat profiled Keen Decision Systems in August, 2019.) Dolan […]

The Download: Billy Marshall, CEO, ServiceTrade

December 15, 2020 Brooks Malone

Billy Marshall is the CEO at ServiceTrade and author of two books: The Digital Wrap and Money for Nothing. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to innovation, technology, […]