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Charlotte’s Msg2AI Uses AI To Remove Friction From Event & Venue Texting

September 16, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Entrepreneur Bart Cant moved to the U.S. from Belgium in 2000, settling in Charlotte to work for IBM and various consulting firms. He started Rethink Labs, his own blockchain consulting […]

Durham’s Hive Science Decodes Human Decision-Making For Business Growth

September 15, 2025 Michael Melton

Durham- and Minneapolis-based Hive Science was born from two former US Bank colleagues’ shared vision of applying behavioral science in a practical, impactful way. Co-founders Julie O’Brien, a behavioral scientist, […]

Monday Mix: Startups to Watch, Solopreneur Bootcamp, and a Summit for Women in Tech

September 15, 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: Nonprofit Announcement, College Night, and Much More!

September 12, 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 […]

GrepBeat Is Now Officially A Nonprofit

September 11, 2025 David Schwartz

Today we are excited to announce to the public, and our beloved readership, that on September 3rd, GrepBeat officially became a nonprofit entity. This company got started just over seven […]

NEW’s Second Annual #910 Day Packs Ironclad Brewing In Wilmington

September 11, 2025 David Schwartz

On Wednesday evening, Jim Roberts and the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (aka NEW) hosted folks from around the Wilmington and broader North Carolina entrepreneurial ecosystem for the second annual […]

Durham-Based Brook Provides AI Receptionists For Businesses

September 11, 2025 Taylor Motley

Brook started during a casual lunch at M Sushi in Durham. The team from RozieAI, a startup that uses AI to develop customer experiences for brands, was having lunch with […]

Exit Stories: The Radius8 Journey w/ Brendan Phelan

September 11, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to Exit Stories and thank you for joining us for the second episode of our fifth season! On today’s episode, host Kevin Mosley chats with the former Co-Founder […]

Student Entrepreneurs Gather At RTP For GrepBeat’s Inaugural “College Night”

September 10, 2025 David Schwartz

On Tuesday night, with support from NC IDEA Engage, the GrepBeat team had the privilege of hosting students interested in entrepreneurship for our inaugural “College Night.” The event took place […]

In The Soup: From Blueprint to Box

September 10, 2025 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back with another episode as we get into Fall! We’re celebrating the departure of the scorching hot sun (for […]