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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… 

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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… 

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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… 

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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… 

Feb 22, 2019

Creating Value for Wolfpack Investors—and Students

The opportunities offered by the Jenkins MBA program’s TEC Scholars program traveled up the East Coast and drew Gary Sanguinetti from New Jersey to North Carolina. An auditor with Deloitte… 

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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… 

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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…