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Led By 3 College Students, Vade Seeks To Redefine Parking

November 27, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Vade’s three college student founders — Ritwik Pavan, Matthew Schaefer and Christian Burke — are betting that the future of technology isn’t so much in the software or hardware, but […]

The Download: Matt Tormollen, CEO, Devada

November 27, 2018 Brooks Malone

Matt Tormollen joined Devada as its new CEO in April to guide the company’s expansion, including launching new developer-focused software capabilities and driving growth through expanded product lines, increased sales […]

NC State, Raleigh’s Malartu Team Up To Study Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

November 20, 2018 Rebecca Ayers

North Carolina State University and Raleigh-based Malartu have teamed up and received a two-year grant for more than $400,000 from the Kauffman Foundation to research insights about how entrepreneurs operate […]

StrongKey Growing Durham Presence Under CEO Jake Kiser

November 20, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Having half of your employees in Cupertino, Calif., and the other half in Durham might be a nightmare for some companies, but for StrongKey’s CEO Jake Kiser it’s an opportunity. […]

Bringing Fire to the ‘Shark Tank’: Cary’s RewardStock Lands Deal with Mark Cuban

November 19, 2018 Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Around 50 friends, family and members of the Triangle’s startup community huddled in the basement of Durham’s American Underground Sunday night to watch RewardStock’s CEO, Jonathan Hayes, land a deal […]

Whoever Said ‘Bigger is Better’ Obviously Hasn’t Met Raleigh’s Betabox

November 15, 2018 Jacquelyn Melinek

Sean Newman Maroni, the CEO of Betabox, Inc. and an NC State product, was just named to the 2019 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for education. With operations out of […]

Meet… Eric Masters, MATI Energy CEO

November 15, 2018 Tricia Lucas

After 20 years in marketing leadership roles that include Coca-Cola—one of the best-known brands in the world—Eric Masters is at the helm of Durham beverage startup, MATI Energy, as CEO. […]

Toss The Keys—Spiffy Announces Agreements with 13 Big Car Brands

November 14, 2018 Pete McEntegart

Durham’s Get Spiffy already makes getting a car wash or oil change pretty easy—you book them on the Spiffy app, and they come to your parked car while you’re at […]

It’s Cool, Triangle, We Didn’t Want Amazon Anyway

November 13, 2018 Joe Procopio

I’ve kept my mouth shut on whether the Triangle would or should land Amazon HQ2 since the day the possibility was announced. If you had asked me, I would have […]

The Download: Doug Speight, American Underground

November 13, 2018 Brooks Malone

Doug Speight is Executive Director for Durham’s American Underground campus, home to over 250 startups and a diverse entrepreneurial scene dubbed “The Startup Hub of The South” by CNBC. Speight is founder […]