Sponsor Spotlight – Moonrise Solar – Larry Holt & Ken Kutner
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Larry: We are co-founders for Moonrise Solar. After retiring from IBM, we were both looking to get into something different and then this opportunity came about. Ken: Big Belly Solar Compactor Business was established in 2003 in Boston Massachusetts. The CEO of Big Belly [...]
‘Edge computing’ is tech’s next frontier – and Raleigh startup EDJX is a pacesetter
RALEIGH – EDJX CEO and co-founder John Cowan doesn’t hold back when he talks about his startup’s prospects for its edge-computing platform. In a time of increasing demand to reduce or virtually eliminate latency – response time – for networks and devices, EDJX is setting a fast pace in development and deployment. “We could far exceed Pendo,” he [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Nemko – Karen Grantham
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Karen Grantham; Sales Manager, East Coast Region for the Consumer/Commercial Nemko is a Nationally Recognized Testing Agency that provides world class testing, certification and global market access. We pride ourselves on retaining and building partnerships by going above and beyond to ensure that we are [...]
RIoT Wins SBA’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Support Rural STEM Startups
September 2021 - Raleigh, NC - The RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) has been selected by the Small Business Administration as one of 84 winners nationwide in their Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The SBA’s grant program is designed to fund “innovation-focused entrepreneur support organizations with programs to speed the launch, growth, and scale of deep-tech small [...]
WRAL TechWire: 9th RIoT Accelerator Program cohort selected for intensive 12-week Internet-of-Things program
RIoT is excited to announce the ninth cohort of startups joining the Fall 2021 RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)! The cohort represents a variety of industries and backgrounds hailing from North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, and Missouri. The startups are working on technology solutions in various industries. Founders will leverage the diversity of the cohort to learn [...]
RAP IX Cohort Announcement
RIoT is excited to announce the ninth cohort of startups joining the Fall 2021 RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)! The cohort represents a variety of industries and backgrounds hailing from North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, and Missouri. The startups are working on technology solutions in various industries. Founders will leverage the diversity of the cohort to learn [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with qcard
A personal interview with Venus Liles, founder and CEO of qcard. Q: Can you tell me about yourself? A: My background professionally is in business law where I have been practicing for over 10 years. I started out at a law firm and then transitioned to in-house counsel at SAS where I still serve as [...]
RIoT LX: Ticket to Launch – Exploring Colorado Innovations in Aerospace
Since 2014, the Colorado aerospace economy has grown by nearly 20% and, as of 2019, supplies almost $15B to the state economy. Until recently, this growth has been fueled through investments in heavy engineering and scientific disciplines to build things like rockets, satellites, new sensors, etc.; all of the pieces that make up our data-driven [...]
RIoT Awards $40k and a Spot in the RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)
The RIoT Your Reality AR Challenge wrapped up this week with a high energy pitch event at Raleigh Founded. RIoT, a local economic development nonprofit, worked in close collaboration with Facebook Reality Labs, US. Ignite, Google Fiber, and a number of other partners to crowdsource innovative Augmented Reality (AR) solutions to problem statements posed by [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with Ivan AI
A personal interview with Will Armstrong, founder and CEO of Ivan AI. Q: Do you have any hobbies?: A: I am new to the area. I moved here at a not so ideal time but I am starting to get out more and explore the area. In my free time, I like getting outdoors and [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with Sixfab
A personal interview with Sait Borlak, CEO & Co-Founder of Sixfab. Q: Do you have any hobbies? A: I have a few hobbies but I have two kids and most of my free time goes to playing with my kids. Q: What's your 30 second pitch? A: Sixfab is creating a cellular connectivity platform for [...]
WRAL TechWire: Innovation & government: IoT thought leader says ‘Smart City’ efforts will drive growth
RALEIGH – A new $2 million Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure project is now underway in the Town of Cary is the latest example of how municipal governments across North Carolina are driving innovation for their residents and their workforce and visitors. Ahead of the RIoT Your Reality Augmented Reality Challenge occurring on July 27, WRAL TechWire spoke with RIoT Executive Director Tom Snyder [...]
WRAL TechWire: FCC designates Raleigh as ‘Innovation Zone’ in boost for data, drone efforts
RALEIGH – The Triangle area’s various efforts to develop further as a hub for wireless communications – such as drones and 5G – received a big boost Wednesday from the Federal Communications Commission which designated Raleigh along with Boston as “Innovation Zones.” “These Innovation Zones will support cutting-edge research and development that is crucial for [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with RoGO Fire
A personal interview with Rod Goossen, Founder of RoGO Fire. Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I have worked in technology for a long time now and there was a wildfire event 8 years ago called the Yarnell Hill Fire. This is a wildfire that took place outside Prescott, Arizona, and unfortunately, 19 [...]