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Top Prize In Seguno’s Upcoming Hackathon: A Job Offer

January 23, 2020 Elizabeth Thompson

Some startups hire new employees on LinkedIn, others recruit from job posts, but Durham-based Seguno hopes to find their new addition to the team in a different way—through a hack-a-thon. […]

New AR App Brings Two Downtown Durham Murals To Life

January 23, 2020 Laura Brummett

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in Durham, Raleigh and Mexico all at the same time? By simply holding your phone up to two murals in downtown […]

The Download: Lister Delgado, Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners

January 14, 2020 Brooks Malone

Lister Delgado co-founded IDEA Fund Partners in 2006 as a seed and early-stage technology-focused fund in Durham. Today, IDEA Fund Partners is considered one of the most active early stage […]

GrepBeat’s Most-Read Stories Of 2019

January 2, 2020 Pete McEntegart

As a new year (and decade!) dawns, it’s time for a stroll down memory lane past the most-read stories on GrepBeat in 2019. And if you missed any of these […]

Research Triangle Park Is Getting Its First Full-Fledged Coworking Space

December 19, 2019 Laura Brummett

It’s like WeWork, but without the free kombucha or corporate-office drama. Venture X plans to become the next big coworking space in the Triangle, and the first actually located in […]

(VIDEO FEATURE) Wotter: Girlbosses Of SwimHER Nation

December 19, 2019 Kirby Caraballo

[Editor’s Note: This is GrepBeat’s first video feature, a mini-documentary that uses a new (to us) medium to tell the story of an early stage startup.] Cary Academy seniors Niki […]

Durham’s First Finds New Home After Acquisition By Real Estate Giant RE/MAX

December 18, 2019 Pete McEntegart

Durham startup First, which uses machine learning, data science and AI to help real estate agents sell more houses, has found a new home of its own. Denver-based real estate […]

Entrepreneurs Are Making Metric-Driven Moves To The Triangle

December 17, 2019 Tim McLoughlin

Earlier this year I wrote a GrepBeat column for founders discussing tips to help them attract top talent to their startups. With all the variables that come with a new […]

GrepBeat Holiday Gift Guide

December 17, 2019 Pete McEntegart

Are you behind on your holiday shopping? Don’t worry, we’re here for you. We reached out to some boldface-name folks in the Triangle tech startup ecosystem for gift ideas, and […]

LCI Tech Creates Jobs And Brings Digital Accessibility to Triangle Companies

December 12, 2019 Suzanne Blake

In the middle of college, John Samuel learned that he was going blind; he had a degenerative eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa. At first, Samuel was ashamed and didn’t want […]