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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…

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…

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…

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 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…

Jun 14, 2018

This Startup Identified An Undertapped Equipment Rental Market Worth $50B

Finding affordable equipment rental options for work in the environmental testing, farming, surveying, laboratory and medical industry can be difficult, if not impossible. Robert Preville came upon the gap in this…

Apr 12, 2018

Eco-friendly sandal maker expanding footprint in Garner

RALEIGH  Raleigh-based flip-flops and sandal maker Feelgoodz is expanding its footprint to Garner. The company — which makes eco-friendly footwear, some of which are biodegradable — broke ground on a…