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How North Carolina's Higharc Is Reshaping the $400B Home Building Industry

How North Carolina's Higharc Is Reshaping the $400B Home Building Industry

Construction and property-focused startups increasingly find themselves at the center of two important trends: Building a more sustainable future and creating a more remote-friendly environment. Not only are people seeking homes that fit remote work standards, the team at North Carolina-based Higharc told Hypepotamus that the need

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

North Carolina’s Element451 — taking its name from the temperature at which paper burns — has been leading the charge to bring the college admission process into the digital world. The need to streamline how colleges find potential students only grew as traditional campus recruiting was thrown into flux at the

North Carolina Team Merges With Dutch Company To Streamline The Creative Process

North Carolina Team Merges With Dutch Company To Streamline The Creative Process

Morrisville, North Carolina-based inMotionNow has spent the last two decades streamlining and deploying a project management tool for creative teams. Now, they’re joining forces with Dutch company Lytho as the focus on creative content continues to rise. inMotionNOW CEO Douglas Thede told Hypepotamus the merger came about because

Inspired by Durham’s Black Wall Street, New Fund Targeting Black-led Startups closes $3.45M Fund

Inspired by Durham’s Black Wall Street, New Fund Targeting Black-led Startups closes $3.45M Fund

Durham’s Black Wall Street may be long gone, but a team of local angel investors is working on a comeback of sorts. Meet Resilient Ventures, a new fund “inspired by [its] legacy,” specifically targeting African American-led startups from around the country. This month, two years after its launch

New platform empowers communities to support local businesses

New platform empowers communities to support local businesses

The pandemic has hit small businesses especially hard. But this UNC-Chapel Hill professor is determined to change that. Enter Brij, a centralized online platform where consumers can support their favorite local shops and restaurants. “Small businesses are extremely critical to the infrastructure of our local communities, and we need

UNC-Chapel Hill Grads Raise $10 Million Series A To Help Apartments Become Rent Ready

UNC-Chapel Hill Grads Raise $10 Million Series A To Help Apartments Become Rent Ready

Yes, moving is a pain. But for apartment complexes, there is a high cost associated with every move-out. Property and maintenance managers have to organize vendor relationships with painters, cleaners, professional resurface contractors, and other maintenance workers as part of turning over every apartment. “For apartments, it’s really

What Happened in Southeast Tech: February 2021

What Happened in Southeast Tech: February 2021

Despite the shorter month, Southeast tech startups still brought in some impressive headlines over the course of February. Here is your wrap-up of the month's news: Funding Stories * Atlanta: Account-based marketing platform Terminus raised $90 milion in Series C funding. Read more here. * Nashville: Built Technologies