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Six Wing Studios’ Gabe Pappalardo on Self-Care Through Gaming, Fire Juggling, and a Reimagined “Amaru” Game

April 9, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Six Wing Studios back in 2020. Six Wing Studios is a Raleigh-based startup that designs video games meant to double as exercises in mindfulness and self-care. They […]

Charlotte Startup Aims to Cut Recycling Waste With the Topper Stopper™

April 8, 2026 Michael Melton

With its innovative flagship product, dubbed the Topper Stopper™, Charlotte startup Genesis 1 Technologies is changing the landscape of how we recycle—and, perhaps, how we think about waste altogether. By […]

Introducing the “Startup Bazaar,” a New Feature for Grep-a-Palooza 2026

April 7, 2026 David Schwartz

Grep-a-Palooza 2026 is just around the corner. In case you haven’t heard, registration is open and we’d love for you all to join us at the Durham Convention Center on […]

In The Soup: How to Manage Building a Team and Your Family

April 7, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Our first official Tuesday episode! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Runbin Dong of Scale Social and David Baxter of Big Pixel […]

Monday Mix: IDEAFest, Duke Startup Showcase, Test Flight Pitch Practice, and More!

April 6, 2026 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: DayOf, GlamourBae, and In The Soup!

April 3, 2026 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 Fix, […]

Durham’s DayOf Aims to Transform the Conference Experience

April 2, 2026 Ella Moore

DayOf Co-Founder Marc Eder describes himself as a “decently outgoing person,” but not one to be overly social when attending a conference event with thousands of other strangers. He expects […]

In The Soup: April Fools! Building Your Early Team…Again?

April 1, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! We are so excited to be back for our Spring 2026 season. We are also excited to announce that this will be our last […]

Raleigh’s GlamourBae Offers Users “Beauty Made Effortless”

March 31, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

While studying at UNC Charlotte, Kaylan Joseph was busier than most students. That’s because she was also IAMEGYPT, an actress and singer with nearly 83,000 listeners on Spotify. Joseph also […]

GrepBeat’s Venture Connect ’26 After-Party in Photos

March 30, 2026 David Schwartz

As you may have experienced in person or read about in our broader recap of CED’s Venture Connect 2026, GrepBeat had the privilege of hosting a Day One After-Party last […]