CED hosted its first in-person demo day since the start of the global pandemic to showcase four companies who recently completed the organizationâs twelve-week GRO incubator program.
Category: CED News/Events
Apply To Pitch at Venture Atlanta
Venture Atlanta Deadline is August 6th! If you are looking to meet investors, now or anytime in the next nine months, Venture Atlanta is a must attend event in the southeast. Venture Atlanta will take place October 20-21 and promises the opportunity to meet/get noticed by 350 investors for both seed and growth stage companies […]
CED In Partnership With Bridge Bank – Releases Annual Innovators Report
North Carolina-based high-growth companies raised a record-setting amount of venture funding last year, collectively totaling over $3.4 billion raised, a 25% increase over the previous record in 2018 and a 130% increase over 2019. All told, 187 companies completed 223 deals across the Tech, Life Science, Cleantech, Makers, and Advanced Manufacturing and Materials industries. In […]
CED Announces GRO Cohort Demo Day
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) announces Demo Day for its second tech cohort to complete the GRO Incubator. Demo Day will be held in person, June 30th at WeWork in Raleigh. GRO is a twelve-week incubator program aimed at supporting high-growth, high-impact companies looking to grow their venture through valuable programming and coaching. GRO […]
PRESS RELEASE: CED Announces Appointment of its next President and CEO, Kelly Rowell
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is excited to announce the appointment of Kelly Rowell to the position of President & CEO. âKelly has the vision, leadership, and energy to support the changing and growing needs of our ecosystem and CEDâs future. I would like to personally thank Kelly for her efforts over the last […]
The Produce Box Transitions from Getting Support to Giving Support at CED
The Produce Box, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, delivers farm-fresh fruits and veggies door to door. The Produce Box began in 2007, when Courtney Tellefsen, a stay-at-home mom at the time, envisioned a better way to support hard-working local farmers while increasing access to farm-fresh produce. Integral to her company’s growth was her partnership with CED […]