UNC showcase features 50 ventures from life science, health, consumer tech & education
This week, 50 startups and research projects are set to showcase their products at Innovate Carolina’s 10th annual Innovation Showcase in Chapel Hill.
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TechWire week in review: Launch Chapel Hill, IoT startups, Google skips NC, more
Here is a rewind of the past week’s headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire.
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Launch Chapel Hill welcomes 10 startups for spring cohort, including ‘next CNN’
Last Friday, Launch Chapel Hill announced its ten startups selected from 40 companies to take part in its 2019 spring cohort.
Read MoreFrom ride-sharing to virtual reality, Launch Chapel Hill’s spring cohort is diverse mix
Launch Chapel Hill recently celebrated its 2019 spring cohort at its downtown headquarters.
More than 40 companies applied for the 10 spots in the business accelerator program. Check them out here.
Triangle headliners: NCSU new tech expo, Big Top Bash, UNC showcase & more
Our latest exclusive events wrapup summarizes the must-attend happenings in the Triangle through October, including a handful of industry-specific meetups, informative workshops, interesting discussion events, and more.
Read MoreHigh School is Fertile Ground for These 5 Student Startups
Kirsten Barber contributed. The young men and women profiled below give a new definition to extracurricular activity. Instead of—or in some cases, addition to—the typical clubs and sports, these North Carolina high school students (and 2017 grads) spend their off-hours writing code, conducting research, developing business plans, raising funds...
Read MoreInside 1789 Venture Lab, UNC Chapel Hill’s Student-Focused Incubator
Many students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are eager to share their thoughts and ideas with the world. 1789 Venture Lab was founded four years ago by serial entrepreneur and UNC entrepreneur-in-residence Jim Kitchen as an incubator lab to help students make those ideas a reality. The facility is free to all UNC students, giving them a place to work on their businesses, to collaborate and nurture one another’s ideas. They also get help from program assistant Stefano Rivera (in video below), professors from the Kenan Flagler Business School and mentors involved in the city’s startup accelerator, Launch Chapel Hill. New this...
Read MoreThe Triangle Startup Space Update Part Two: 2017 Openings
An overview of the 10+ new facilities coming to the Triangle in 2017 to offer coworking, makerspace or startup resources. With seven new or expanded startup-friendly spaces opened in 2016 and at least 11 campuses coming or growing in 2017, it’s never been easier to find a unique place...
Read MoreLaunch Chapel Hill Adds Staff before 7th Cohort
Since 2013, Launch Chapel Hill has worked with a diversity of startups in Chapel Hill with a small staff. That changed this summer with the addition of two UNC Chapel Hill alumni to the team running the business-building programming. Callie Brauel and Stefano Rivera, both UNC alumni, join Dina Rousset to update the curriculum based on Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet. Neither is new to the entrepreneurial hustle. Brauel is the co-founder of a social venture, ABAN, that focuses on capacity building and environmental improvement. Rivera worked with recently-acquired Relay Foods. They bring their own experience to bear on reimagining the resources and support they...
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