Jivan Achreja

North Carolina is seriously stepping up its tech game. Adam Hill and I chatted about the exciting new 2013 class that was just announced a this week. We covered RevTech’s last class in June of 2012 and it’s great to see the energy and momentum continuing into the new year. Revtech’s intent is to target the early stage tech startup, and provide mentorship and connections to help foster their growth and development. The 10 companies in this class have both a proven business model AND decent traction in the Queen City and surrounding scene. Let’s meet the new class....

There have been several success stories out of the competition. Notable in the list include a Charlotte native voicemail transcription app — Yap was bought quietly by Amazon in November of 2011 for an undisclosed amount. Ometric, another company hailing from the Southeast, was also purchased in 2011 by Halliburton. They initially received 250,000 in funding from Treyls Funds once they saw them at the CVC pitch. Furthermore, if your company is student run, it’s free to apply. Get your application here. The deadline is March 1st. On an interesting side note, the application was co-authored with NC IDEA...