The Download
The Download: Jimmy Xu, Co-Founder and CTO, Highrise
Jimmy Xu is the Cofounder and CTO of Highrise. Highrise is a social virtual world for gen-z that is backed by the likes of Y Combinator, Bessemer, and the founders […]
Guest Opinion
How Your Startup Can Attract Top Talent Without Huge Funding
Last week I was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion at HQ Raleigh hosted by John Dearie, President of the Center for American Entrepreneurship. The group consisted of a […]
Triangle
Raleigh-based Adosia Provides IoT ‘Legos’ For Building On Blockchain
Raleigh-based Adosia allows you to create your own Wifi-control system in minutes, which helps individuals and businesses alike easily create and remotely monitor their systems without having to learn how […]
Funding
CRE Venture Capital Targets Africa From Downtown Durham (And Elsewhere)
Pule Taukobong spends most of his time traveling globally, from Africa to Asia with the occasional stop in the United States. When Taukobong is in the U.S., he’s based in […]
Triangle
Triangle-based Sani Makes Indian Clothing With Western Spin
Sisters Nikita (Niki) and Ritika Shamdasani had been shopping for an Indian wedding two years ago when they realized that it was extremely difficult to find something to wear that […]
The Download
The Download: Sharat Nagaraj, President and CEO, celito.net
Sharat Nagaraj is President and CEO of celito.net. Sharat launched celito in 1999 with a passion for providing “desktop to the internet” solutions for business. The company creates technology solutions […]
Triangle
The Startup Factory May Be Gone, But Its Impact Continues
Almost three years after the Durham-based accelerator The Startup Factory shut down, at least half of the 35 companies it invested $6.64 million in are still operating. Based on a […]
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Freshspire Creates New Connections Between Local Farmers And Food Buyers
Here’s a sobering fact: Over 40 percent of food is ending up in landfills. Shraddha Rathod, the Co-Founder and CEO of Freshspire, wants to do something about that. Before graduating […]
News
Provident 1898 Co-working Builds On History Of Black Wall Street (PHOTOS)
Slideshow: In a region dominated by long-established co-working spaces such as Durham’s American Underground and HQ Raleigh and now the appearance of local offshoots of global giants like WeWork, newcomer […]
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Chapel Hill Startup Gets A Charge From Controlling Electricity More Efficiently
Chapel Hill-based SAM Controllers is revolutionizing the way electricity is monitored and maintained through its software-defined electricity technology that leverages task-oriented optimal computing to be more efficient at controlling and […]