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Ex-Corning Team With Decades Of Experiences Launch AI/ML Startup

April 23, 2024 Cooper Metts

Bruce Lee’s quote, “Be formless, shapeless, like water,” inspired Robert Fu two years ago when naming his startup. ZW LLC—Fu’s B2B SaaS startup based in Chapel Hill—stands for “zen water,” […]

The Download: Chris Stoecker, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank

April 23, 2024 Brooks Malone

Chris Stoecker is a managing director with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In his current role, he focuses on relationship management with early- and growth-stage companies throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, […]

Friday Nooner: Look No Further, It’s Givebacks CEO Will Bowen

April 19, 2024 Pete McEntegart

Grammar nerds will especially enjoy this week’s episode of The Friday Nooner—sponsored by Whitley Recruiting—with its discussion of the difference between farther/further. (Pro tip: Think of the “far” in “farther” […]

Upswing Offers Virtual Assistance For Nontraditional College Students

April 18, 2024 Tori Newby

Melvin Hines was one of only 68 people in his high school class of 250 to graduate. In Hines’ hometown in rural southern Georgia, not many students went to college, […]

In The Soup: Best Ways To Combat Founder Burnout

April 17, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

In recognition of April being Stress Awareness Month, In The Soup hosts Jenn Summe of Primordial and Melissa Crosby are back with another episode on how to tackle founder burnout. […]

Reffo Will Connect Hungry Diners To Restaurants That Are Ready For Them

April 16, 2024 Cooper Metts

Inspired by their love for food, a Raleigh couple noticed that single people go to one centralized place—a dating app—to look for matches while hungry people search a myriad of […]

Academic Insight Lab Bringing “Moxie” To Grad Students, Post-Docs

April 16, 2024 Tori Newby

If Jessica Parker, CEO and Co-Founder of Raleigh-based Academic Insight Lab, had to choose one person to represent her startup, it would be Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton has personality, integrity, […]

Friday Nooner: What’s In A Name With IDEA Fund’s Zakiya Alta Lee-Hill

April 12, 2024 Pete McEntegart

It’s been a long and busy week in the Triangle tech startup ecosystem that we capped—as usual—with an episode of The Friday Nooner sponsored by Whitley Recruiting. This week’s third […]

“Remove Fear Of Climate Change:” EnvAns Aims To Inform About Sustainability

April 11, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

Before starting her master’s for environmental management at Duke University, Tiana Elame already had over 10 years of experience under her belt leading and delivering projects related to environmental assessment, […]

GrepBeat Teams With Raleigh-Durham Startup Week For Extra-Happy Hour

April 10, 2024 Kaitlyn Dang

GrepBeat capped the first day of Raleigh-Durham Startup Week (RDSW) on Tuesday with a packed-to-the-gills Happy Hour. The capacity crowd was treated to their first drink free thanks to our […]