Angel Network

Dec 10, 2018

The Download: Joe Sinsheimer, Wolfpack Investor Network

Joe Sinsheimer is the Managing Director of the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN), the NC State-affiliated angel group. Sinsheimer has been involved in angel investing for 25 years. He has been a…

Nov 29, 2018

KWIPPED wins e-commerce award

Wilmington-based KWIPPED Inc, has received an N.C. Tech Award. It is an online business-to-business platform that allows members to rent or lease equipment as needed. A Wilmington company has received…

Nov 28, 2018

With new acquisition, Raleigh’s Feelgoodz to double down on Amazon’s Whole Foods

Raleigh-based footwear brand Feelgoodz has made its first acquisition – that of eco-accessories brand Rising Tide. Financial details were not disclosed. In an interview, Feelgoodz co-founder Mark Saad says the combined firm…

Oct 29, 2018

Boosted by Raleigh investor, FilterEasy closes $6.9M funder

Four-year-old downtown Raleigh subscription service FilterEasy – the brainchild of a pair college friends from N.C. State University – just closed on a $6.9 million round, led by Raleigh’s own venture…

Oct 19, 2018

From diapers to whiskey: Raleigh entrepreneur on new liquor startup

The serial entrepreneur behind a diaper technology startup is tackling a new challenge – liquor – and investors are betting $3.6 million that he can disrupt that industry, too. Scott Bolin, CEO…

Oct 1, 2018

Improved Nature Raises $3m Funding for Plant-Based Protein

Improved Nature, a North Carolina-based meat alternative ag-tech firm, has obtained $3 million in an investment round led by Concentric Capital. Using proprietary process, Improved Nature creates plant-based meat alternative products, including Pork-Free…

Sep 17, 2018

Improved Nature beefs up alternative plant-based meat substitute efforts with $3M

GARNER – Garner-based Improved Nature has raised more than $3 million, according to an SEC filing. The company offers alternative plant-based meat substitutes made from non-GMO sustainably-sourced plant-based soy proteins. “We believe…

Jul 19, 2018

‘Explorer’ Wingo Talks Challenges, Choices in Growing Spiffy with $9M in New Funding

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Just as explorers once raced to find cities of gold, entrepreneurs like Scot Wingo are battling each other to win the race to market dominance for on-demand…

Jul 17, 2018

Spiffy Secures $9m Funding Led by Bull City Venture Partners

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Get Spiffy, Inc. (Spiffy), an on-demand car care, technology, and services company, today announced the closing of a $9m fund raise led by Bull City…

Jun 27, 2018

Alumni Investors Boost Wolfpack Businesses

Alumni Investors Boost Wolfpack Businesses June 27, 2018 | Elizabeth Beal A growing number of students come to NC State looking to start their own businesses, and for good reason. Here, they…