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Feb 26, 2020

RTP startup Get Spiffy sets up shop in Silicon Valley

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Get Spiffy — an on-demand car care, technology and services company led by serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo — is setting up shop on the West Coast. The RTP-based…

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…

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…

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…

Jun 26, 2019

Fresh $10M Enables Spiffy To Expand To Fleet Management (FMaaS)

Spiffy continues to clean up in the on-demand car-care space. Today the company announced a $10M funding led by New York’s Tribeca Venture Partners, with local participation from existing investors…

May 30, 2019

Emergo Therapeutics Board of Directors Welcomes Jack Bailey, President, GSK Pharmaceuticals USA

DURHAM, N.C., May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Emergo Therapeutics, which continues to accelerate its lead candidate norketotifen through Phase 2 studies, has added another seasoned executive to its Board of…

Apr 11, 2019

Next Century Spirits Gets The Liquor To Your Glass Quicker

Do you like your liquor aged but don’t have forever to wait—especially because you’re the one trying to make and sell it for a profit? Then Raleigh-based Next Century Spirits…

Mar 13, 2019

Raleigh startup Elevar Technologies lands $430,00, wants more

RALEIGH — Elevar Technologies Inc. has raised $430,000 in a private debt sale, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Elevar The Raleigh-based company raised the company from 16…

Jan 23, 2019

Tethis works to revolutionize the personal hygiene market

RALEIGH — Tethis Inc., a Research Triangle Park-based manufacturing company, has broken into the world of super-absorbent polymers — in a biodegradable fashion. The company offers biodegradable, super-absorbent hydrogels that manufacturers…