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The Download: Andrew Ashur, Founder and CEO, Lucid Bots

April 14, 2026 Brooks Malone

Andrew Ashur is the founder and CEO of Lucid Bots, 2024’s fastest-growing robotics manufacturer according to Inc. 5000. Lucid builds modular drones and robots that clean, paint, and coat infrastructure […]

GrepBeat Newsletter: Lucid Bots in the Bazaar and Launch/KPMG Demo Day

April 14, 2026 David Schwartz

Hello there! This article was originally created because technical difficulties with our email software of choice (Mailchimp) rendered us temporarily unable to send the April 14th GrepBeat newsletter. When those […]

In The Soup: Navigating Expectations as a Portfolio Company

April 14, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Tuesday! Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Dr. Shante Williams of Black Pearl Global Investments and Mahati Sridhar of Revolution Ventures. They are […]

Introducing GrepBeat’s Giving Programs

April 13, 2026 Joe Colopy

GrepBeat began in 2018 as a small initiative within Colopy Ventures with a simple goal of supporting Raleigh-Durham’s early-stage founders through a weekly email newsletter. Over time, it grew into […]

Monday Mix: Startup Law 101, NC Biotech, and One Million Cups

April 13, 2026 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: Grep-a-Palooza’s Startup Bazaar, Topper Stopper™, Amaru, and More!

April 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, […]

Duke I&E’s 2026 Startup Showcase Features 35 Startups and $115.5K in Prizes

April 10, 2026 David Schwartz

On Thursday evening, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship hosted its annual “Startup Showcase” event at the Fuqua School of Business on Duke’s West Campus. The event marked the culmination of a […]

Six Wing Studios’ Gabe Pappalardo on Self-Care Through Gaming, Fire Juggling, and a Reimagined “Amaru” Game

April 9, 2026 David Schwartz

GrepBeat last wrote about Six Wing Studios back in 2020. Six Wing Studios is a Raleigh-based startup that designs video games meant to double as exercises in mindfulness and self-care. They […]

Charlotte Startup Aims to Cut Recycling Waste With the Topper Stopper™

April 8, 2026 Michael Melton

With its innovative flagship product, dubbed the Topper Stopper™, Charlotte startup Genesis 1 Technologies is changing the landscape of how we recycle—and, perhaps, how we think about waste altogether. By […]

Introducing the “Startup Bazaar,” a New Feature for Grep-a-Palooza 2026

April 7, 2026 David Schwartz

Grep-a-Palooza 2026 is just around the corner. In case you haven’t heard, registration is open and we’d love for you all to join us at the Durham Convention Center on […]