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Jan 23, 2020

RTP startup Get Spiffy is branching out into tire business – it’s eco friendly

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Get Spiffy, an on-demand car care, technology, and services company led by serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo, is expanding to enter tire services, rolling out for individuals in…

Jan 18, 2020

NC-based Improved Nature is helping feed the growing appetite for plant-based meat

Plant-based meat is having quite the moment. It seems everywhere you look — from Burger King to your local artisanal restaurant — eateries now offer burgers and sandwiches that have…

Oct 25, 2019

Diveplane, founded by former Epic Games CEO, releases new AI tool for real estate investors

RALEIGH – Diveplane, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded by the former Epic Games CEO Dr. Michael Capps, has released a new tool created specifically for the commercial real estate industry. ALLUVION’s…

Oct 10, 2019

The Climate Service Helps Companies Manage The Risks Of Climate Change

Climate change has done more than just trigger the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather—it has changed daily life, and business along with it. In…

Oct 8, 2019

The Download: Thad Tarkington, CEO, Second Nature

Thad Tarkington is the co-founder and CEO of Second Nature, formerly FilterEasy, a home wellness subscription service for homes and business. Prior to founding Second Nature, Thad spent three years attending…

Aug 27, 2019

The Download: Brian Handly, CEO, Reveal Mobile, Inc.

Brian Handly is the Founder and CEO of Reveal Mobile, a Data-as-a-Service and mobile intelligence firm that builds location-based audiences from billions of data signals from opted-in mobile devices. At Reveal…

Jul 30, 2019

Spiffy Turbocharges Dallas Growth With Acquisition Of NuWash

Spiffy hasn’t wasted any time in tapping some of the $10M it raised last month to help spur its growth. The Durham-based, on-demand car services startup announced this morning that…

Jul 22, 2019

NC State angel network hits $10 million in investments into startups

An NC State alumni investment group has now put more than $10 million into mostly local startup companies, making it part of a wave university-affiliated groups raising serious sums of cash…

Jul 19, 2019

KWIPPED Receives $1.3M Investment

Wilmington-based KWIPPED Inc. has received an investment of $1.3 million from Live Oak Ventures, Wolfpack Investor Network, VentureSouth and the Angel Roundtable, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities…

Jul 18, 2019

Wolfpack Investor Network Surpasses $10 Million in Capital Deployed

On Thursday, July 18, the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN), NC State University’s angel investing network, announced that it has reached $10 million in investments since its inception in December of 2016.…