Entrepreneur, Partners Entrepreneur Spotlight: John Kaiser, Evecxcia CED recently spoke with CEO John Kaiser of Evecxia Therapeutics to learn more about its mission to assist people with mental illness. Read on to learn more about this Research Triangle Park-based company and how their research is aimed at the two-thirds of mental illness patients who do not adequately respond to traditional antidepressants. What […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Two Triangle Founders who Built a Company while Contributing to the Success of their Peers Exits and funding events create a contagious buzz among media sources and give a community a great cause for celebration. However, there is often less emphasis on a founder(s) journey to get to that milestone, along with their impact on the entrepreneurial community over time. Shutterfly acquires Durham-based startup, Spoonflower When the announcement of Spoonflower’s […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Entrepreneur Spotlight: Charles Tse, Bay Nano CED recently spoke with Charles Tse a Raleigh-based entrepreneur to learn more about how Bay Nano and their smart glass technology will help combat rising energy costs while improving energy efficiency. CED, the startup ecosystem, and Charles have had a successful history together while he previously founded three companies – two with exits. Read on […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Startup Spotlight – Ecobot CED recently spoke with Lee Lance, CEO & Co-founder of Ecobot, to explore what makes their platform so vital to natural resources consultants and their workflow. What does Ecobot do? The Ecobot platform facilitates a real-time connection between the field and the office, speeds accurate environmental reporting, and provides better information to civil engineers and […]
Entrepreneur, Partners Startup Spotlight – Eric Mayton, Cerillo Born out of the lab at the University of Virginia in 2016, Cerillo is a privately held life sciences company focused on developing laboratory instrumentation that enables scientists across the globe to work more effectively. The core idea is to simplify how scientists spend their time by creating innovative products. Cerillo achieves this goal by […]
Partners Partner Q&A – Fulcrum Financial Services Can you tell us a little about Fulcrum Financial Services? We are a small local fund that invests exclusively in the startup community of central North Carolina. Mostly we focus our attention on prospects in the Research Triangle, but in exceptional cases, we have ventured as far as the Triad. Historically we have invested in […]