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Charlotte’s Gamrly Turns Esports Players’ Hobbies Into Careers

December 16, 2025 Taylor Motley

Travis Mason and Jonathan Gargoshian each spent several years in competitive esports. Amid their individual successes, they realized a common difficulty in the industry: the discovery of new, talented gamers. […]

Book Club Review: “But What If We’re Wrong?” by Chuck Klosterman

December 15, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (December 12th), the GrepBeat Book Club gathered for a ninth meetup, and the last one of 2025. We switched up the venue this time, abandoning GrepBeat HQ and meeting up […]

Monday Mix: RTP EdTech Meetup, Founders Local Pitch Practice, and One Million Cups

December 15, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]

Friday Fix: Opine, NC TECH Awards, LiLa with Kahmino, and More!

December 12, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat.com—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday […]

The Download: Ethan Floyd, Chief Product Officer, RegEd

December 11, 2025 Brooks Malone

Ethan Floyd is the chief product officer at RegEd, the market-leading provider of RegTech enterprisesoftware solutions. These solutions streamline critical regulatory compliance and regulatory changemanagement functions for broker-dealers, financial advisor […]

2025 NC TECH Awards Finalists and Winners Celebrated in Raleigh

December 10, 2025 David Schwartz

NC TECH held its annual awards gala on Tuesday night, effectively capping off a fall packed with ecosystem events. Despite a last-minute change in venue due to a (thankfully non-lethal) […]

In The Soup: How do you Recharge During the Holiday Break?

December 10, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back for one time and one time only (this December) for a holiday special all about how to recharge over […]

Durham’s Opine Secures $5M Seed Round Led By S3 Ventures

December 9, 2025 David Schwartz

On Tuesday morning, Durham-based Opine announced that it has secured a $5M seed round led by S3 Ventures out of Austin, Texas. As stated in the startup’s release, the raise […]

LiLa Hosts ‘Deal or No Deal’ Event with Kahmino

December 8, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Last Thursday, members of LiLa (Ladies Investing / Local Angels) gathered together at Frontier RTP for the group’s quarterly Deal or No Deal session, this time with Taylor Casey of […]

Monday Mix: NC Tech Awards, a NEW DEEEEEP Dive, and GrepBeat Book Club

December 8, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Start your week off right by tuning into your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This show is a part […]