The GrepBeat Podcast

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) This weeks episode features   Jason Caplain of Bull City Venture Partners . The crew discusses how they s...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are 3 guests! Shruti Shah of Symphonic Capital , Joe Mancini of Front Porch Venture Partners , and Mahati Sridhar of Revolution . They're sharing their thoughts as professional evaluators-of-companies to discuss how they view AI in company branding during the current day. AI has taken the world, but especially the startup world, b...

**Please note that while we provide the most up-to-date information we can in our Monday Mix, events this week are subject to be cancelled due to the winter storm. Be sure to check individual event pages for further information!** We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our f...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. Find out more about GrepBeat and everything else we do from https://grepbeat.com . And be sure to subscribe to T...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) This weeks episode features  Ryan O'Donnell of  Sunlight . They chat about everything from the resurgence...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Juan Garzón of Innovate Charlotte and Charlotte Ketelaar of Capwave . Both of these members of our ecosystem have extensive experience helping founders refine and polish their pitching strategy in preparation for seeking investors. In this episode, they share the wisdom they've gained and what they would recommend to...

**Please note that while we provide the most up-to-date information we can in our Monday Mix, events this week are subject to be cancelled due to the winter storm. Be sure to check individual event pages for further information!** We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our f...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. This week Team GrepBeat is on break for the new year, so enjoy this special episode all about our new year tradi...

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather  Joe Colopy  and  Sonali Sanjay  of  Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) This weeks episode features  Andy Ives and Cayley Pater of Complete Breakfast . They talk all things from...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Ashlyn Greer of Fashivly and Kyle Mayers of WheelPrice . Both of these founders have had experience with their content going viral on apps like Instagram and TikTok, and in this episode they discussed how they turn cultural conversation into a way to connect with their customer base. If you're looking for advice on h...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. This week Team GrepBeat is on break for the new year, so enjoy this special episode all about our new year tradi...

Welcome to the first ever episode of GrepBeat's "The Side Quest!" Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy and Sonali Sanjay of Primordial Ventures . This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!) This weeks episode features Chris Geiss of Seguno . He chats about how he found his way i...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Haley Huie of NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic , Steve Klein  of Vistaly , and Cameron Long of Virnika . They discuss their experience participating in and running accelerators. How do you know if an accelerator is the right move for you and your business? Tune in to find out! Thank you for joining us for this episod...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. This week Team GrepBeat is on break for the new year, so enjoy this special episode all about our new year tradi...

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by John Austin of NC IDEA and Rob Cooley of Nuream for the first episode of our Winter 2026 season! We couldn't be happier to be back, which is why we chose this episode to be all about getting back...to basics! If you're a founder, or thinking of becoming one, what do you need to get your company off the ground? Our gu...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. This week Team GrepBeat is on break for the new year, so enjoy this special episode all about our new year tradi...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. This week Team GrepBeat is on break for the holidays, so enjoy this special episode all about our holiday tradit...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. Find out more about GrepBeat and everything else we do from https://grepbeat.com . And be sure to subscribe to T...

We all know that nothing ever really slows down for startups, and in these particular days, it can be even harder to keep up with important deadlines and events in our fast-moving Triangle, Wilmington, and Charlotte ecosystems! That’s why, at the beginning of every week, we’ll be keeping you in the know with your own  Monday Mix : a curated look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and North Carolina's t...

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the  Friday Fix , David Schwartz is here to help you catch up by briefly recapping the stories, podcasts, and events we cover each week. Find out more about GrepBeat and everything else we do from https://grepbeat.com . And be sure to subscribe to T...