Free Coworking Day at The Junction
2026-07-03 08:30 - 17:00, 2026-08-07 08:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Innovate Carolina, 136 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC, 17514, United States

Downtown Techies Raleigh/Durham Meetup
2026-07-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Lynnwood Brewing Concern, 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd, Raleigh, 27604, United States

AI Unfiltered | Coffee & Conversation
2026-07-08 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-08-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Innovate Carolina, 136 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC, 17514, United States

Durham Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Mixer
2026-07-08 18:00 - 20:00

Strength in Numbers: Curate Your Digital Presence (Ticket Required)
2026-07-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Fullsteam ATC, 320 Blackwell St #101, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Consider this Part 2 of our June Strength in Numbers workshop, where we dove into refreshing your personal brand. This interactive session is for founders and professionals ready to build a digital presence with intention and minimum viable effort. We’ll use LinkedIn as our lens, but the thinking applies everywhere — audit what you have, clarify how you want to be positioned, and leave with one concrete fix.
Strength in Numbers is CED’s community for female-identifying founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem champions — and whether you’re a seasoned member or joining us for the first time, this is a great chance to give your digital presence a mid-summer refresh.
About Your Facilitator
Rachel Thompson is the Founder & CEO of Daring Studios, a strategic creative studio helping solopreneurs, freelancers, and creatives build with clarity and intention.
How do you get an invite? Great question! We have two options:

Strength in Numbers members: FREE. Your Strength in Numbers membership includes complimentary access to this quarterly event. RSVP below.
Non-members: $25. Open to female-identifying founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem champions. Purchase your ticket below, or become a Strength in Numbers member for $49/month to unlock your complimentary access!

Raleigh Founders & Funders Brunch Club
2026-07-12 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-08-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Sir Walter Coffee, 555 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

AI-First Startups & Real Execution Tactics with Alec Coughlin
2026-07-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

Build an AI Agent with Mark Hinkle
2026-07-14 09:30 - 11:30
Build working AI agents wired into your real work — in one session. Come with a laptop and tasks you want off your plate. Leave with agents already running.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

Free Coworking at American Underground
2026-07-16, 2026-08-20 | American Underground, 324 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Free Coworking Day at American Underground
2026-07-16, 2026-08-20 | American Underground, 324 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

From Positioning to Pipeline: Know Your Customer, Craft Your Message
2026-07-16 09:30 - 11:00
Workshop for early-stage founders covering how to define positioning, sharpen messaging, and build a marketing strategy that converts — because building the product is only step one.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

LiLa's Two Year Anniversary
2026-07-16 16:00 - 19:00 | ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, 6225 Wake Forest Hwy, Durham, NC, 27703, United States

NC Bioteach Conference
2026-07-17

G-rex Grant Tour
2026-07-23 10:00 - 19:00 | Apella by Alexandria, 12 Davis Dr, Durham, NC, 27709, United States

DEEEEEP DIVE for Wilmington NC Entrepreneurs
2026-07-23 16:00 - 18:30 | UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), 803 College Road Suite G, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

Business and Beer - Presented by Startup Women NC
2026-07-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Crank Arm Brewing Company Durham, 620 Fernway Ave, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Future Grid
2026-07-27 - 2026-07-28

AI is Not a Lawyer: Uses, Risks & Responsibilities with Jesse Jones
2026-07-29 08:30 - 10:00 | Raleigh Founded – Centennial, 1017 Main Campus Drive #1650, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States

Marketing AMA (Virtual)
2026-07-30 09:00 - 10:30
Virtual marketing AMA following our “From Positioning to Pipeline” workshop.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

Connect to Capital AMA (Virtual)
2026-07-30 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for our Connect to Capital “Ask Me Anything,” where you can ask your most pressing fundraising questions.
Please Note: This session is built exclusively for our FORGE members.

How Coming Together Gets You Farther, Solo - Presented by Startup Women NC
2026-08-05 10:00 - 11:00

From Bench to Bedside: Navigating MedTech Product Development with NAMSA
2026-08-06 08:00 - 12:00 | Triangle LIFE, 523 Davis Dr, Suite #200, Morrisville, NC, 27560, United States
In this half-day, interactive session, NAMSA’s regulatory, preclinical, and entrepreneurship consultants join CED to work directly with founders on the real challenges facing their companies right now.
Please Note: This session is built with FORGE founders and operators in mind.

First Friday at Raleigh Founded - North Street
2026-08-07 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

FORGE CEO Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Mez Contemporary Mexican, 5410 Page Road, Durham, 27703, United States
An evening designed exclusively for FORGE founders and CEOs—starting with a casual networking hour, followed by facilitated roundtable discussions in industry-specific groups.
Attendance is invite-only and limited. To learn more about FORGE, visit: https://cednc.org/forge/

DialedIn Durham | A CreateHER Fest Tech Series
2026-08-18 18:00 - 21:00
