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Monday Mix: AI-First Startups, Brews and Bytes, an Agent AMA, and More!

July 13, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of July 13th. This week we’re covering AI-centric sessions across the state, networking events, and more! Are you more of a […]

Charlotte’s RoboLeanX Leans on Robots to Transform Manufacturing

July 10, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

A Charlotte startup is using robotics to automate an industry that the founder says has been left behind by artificial intelligence: physical manufacturing. Kashyap Gaglani has over a decade of […]

Friday Fix: Fixxr, Looks AI, and RoboLeanX

July 10, 2026 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 Fix, […]

Triangle’s Looks AI Brings Trust and Commissions to Online Shoppers

July 8, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Jessica Couch always had a vision for transforming the fashion industry in the digital age. As an experienced marketing and innovation strategy consultant and founder of Luxor and Finch, the […]

Charlotte’s Fixxr Brings Transparency to Auto Repair

July 6, 2026 Michael Melton

Colton McComas grew up around his grandfather’s Rocky Mount repair shop, and by age 15, launched his own mobile repair business. Later on, while studying mechanical engineering at UNC-Charlotte, he […]

Monday Mix: AI Unfiltered, PitchBreakfast, NC TECH Awards, and Much More!

July 6, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of July 6th. We’ve got everything from NC TECH awards deadlines (again!), AI Coffee and Conversation, and much more. More of […]

Friday Fix: GRO11, SPRTN Technologies, ChampOS, and More!

July 3, 2026 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 Fix, […]

NC State Brothers to Serve Restaurant Industry with AI-Voice Native Tech

July 1, 2026 Kaitlyn Dang

Inspired by the industry they grew up around, two brothers from Oak Ridge, North Carolina are centering their Raleigh-grown startup on automated technologies designed to improve restaurant operations. The first […]

SPRTN Technologies Designs Waterproof, AI-Infused Earbuds for Athletes

June 30, 2026 Hail Zulueta

Raleigh startup SPRTN Technologies revolves around an emerging athletic earbud line called SPRTN Swims. Equal parts sophisticated hardware and AI coach, the flagship product is a tool for performance tracking […]

CED’s Eleventh GRO Incubator Cohort Wraps With Demo Day

June 29, 2026 Hail Zulueta

Another cohort of North Carolina startups has completed CED’s GRO Incubator. The program wrapped up last Thursday with its signature Demo Day, where participating founders delivered pitches to investors, mentors, […]