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Uptown Charlotte's 7th Street Public Market is now home to BatteryXchange's newest tech product, Apollo.
BatteryXchange, co-founded in 2018 by ...
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College students are worth their weight in gold when it comes to lending their skills to organizations that need help but operate on a tight budget.
And Samra Kanwal knew it.
Kanwal, a sophomore at UNC Charlotte,...
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Entrepreneur Dave Mason's background in software development, paired with the right team and a little luck on TikTok, has helped bring his new startup hollr to life.
Mason said the concept for the Charlotte-based startup...
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The idea behind new Charlotte startup Just Her Rideshare is a simple one — transportation for women, by women.
Founder Kimberly Evans is no stranger to the entrepreneurial life. After spending more than 20 years...
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Imagine spending all of 2019 building some amazing momentum, and when you finally get to a point where you’re ready to hit the market, the rug gets pulled from under you. That was exactly how early 2020 felt, on a business level, for me. I saw competitors pack their bags and close shop, and at a few points I thought we might have to do the same.
BatteryXchange navigated some lows…...
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As of today, there are 150,000 living UNC Charlotte alumni. About 70% of those alumni have stayed local and they’re making a big impact on our region....
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On Friday Charlotte Inno announced their 2021 list of Startups to Watch and three UNC Charlotte and Ventureprise Alumni made the list.
To kick off the event and announcement on Friday, Dr. Margaret Kocherga, who recently graduated with her Ph.D. in Nanoscale Science (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences) and founded Light & Charge...
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Ventureprise was awarded the Fall 2020 NC IDEA ECOSYSTEM Partner Grant to continue their partnership with NC IDEA. Ventureprise plans to implement new programs to foster entrepreneurship and innovation across UNC Charlotte's campus and in the Charlotte community.
DURHAM, NC – December 10, 2020 – NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting...
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Fall 2020 Ventureprise Launch NC IDEA Cohort Alumnus company Ascend is one of nine companies, and only Charlotte company, to receive NC IDEA's Fall 2020 $50,000 SEED Grant.
Ascend is an edtech startup, founded in 2019 by Reg Gabriel and Christine Nicodemus, to help schools and mentoring organizations set goals for middle and high school students, track their progress and...
