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Friday Fix: Sideline Education, Placeable, Podcast Returns, and Bionic Health

September 5, 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 […]

Bionic Health Acquired By Thrive: Robbie Allen On The Merger And What’s Next

September 4, 2025 David Schwartz

This week we learned that Durham-based Bionic Health, which provides AI-driven preventive care plans, has been acquired by Thrive. Bionic Health (which GrepBeat first wrote about in 2023) was co-founded […]

Exit Stories: Live! What Matters Most on a Path to Exit

September 4, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to Exit Stories and thank you for joining us for the first episode of the new season! On today’s episode, host Kevin Mosley of Jurassic Capital chats with Michael […]

Raleigh’s Placeable Develops Affordable Modular Homes With AI And Robotics

September 4, 2025 Michael Melton

Seasoned software entrepreneur Ed Holloway, who was most recently Founder and CEO of Persistence AI, hopes he’s working on his magnum opus—a final startup tackling some of the largest problems […]

In The Soup: Individual Angels and What They Look For

September 3, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are thrilled to be back for the Fall 2025 season! We’ve been cooking up a bunch of great episodes for you […]

Charlotte’s Sideline Education Offers “Game-First” Education For Kids

September 2, 2025 Michael Melton

Charlotte’s Chris Valada has worked in edtech for 20 years, but always envisioned himself launching a startup. His idea ultimately came to him when he was helping his son with […]

Monday Mix: LiLa, ConvergeSouth, and a Product Jam

September 1, 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: The Download, Zinnia, and Just Her Rideshare

August 29, 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 […]

Charlotte’s Just Her Rideshare Provides Safe Rides and Community for Women

August 28, 2025 Taylor Motley

Kimberly Evans had always been cautious of using rideshare apps. When she continued to read news articles about women being victims of crimes while using popular rideshare platforms, she felt […]

The Download: Adam Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Wrangle

August 27, 2025 Brooks Malone

Adam Smith is Co-Founder of Wrangle.io, an AI-powered ticketing and workflow engine built for how work gets done in Slack. Prior to founding Wrangle, Adam was COO of Automated Insights […]