Four Wilmington-based startups are among the 27 semi-finalists of the Spring 2019 NC IDEA SEED Grant, according to a Monday news release. ecoTEKindustries, Product Air Lift Systems Inc., Renaissance Fiber and Swell Systems were chosen out of 151 applicants from all over the state. “We are pleased by the diversification both demographically and geographically in ...

Working from his garage in Wilmington, Kyle Trivisonno, a board-certified prosthetic technician, was able to create a prosthetic leg out of hemp fibers, which he says is a safer, cheaper and stronger alternative to the traditional carbon, fiberglass or Kevlar materials used in prosthetics.   His desire to find substitute materials used in prosthetics arose from his ...

Tayloe/Gray tayloegray.com Year founded: 2009   Number of employees: 18   Top officials: Nathan Tayloe, chief operations officer, and Andrew Gray, chief technology officer   Company description: “We’re a full-service digital marketing agency fueled by big thinkers, creative problem solvers and innovative technologists. Founded i ...

Wilmington-based Untappd has partnered with the Carolina Panthers to host its first beer festival at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, officials announced Tuesday. “One of the things that we've always wanted to do is bring the Untappd users together and create an experience where they're able to meet the people that they've talked with or share ...

After almost two years since the NC PACES Act was enacted, three companies have completed crowdfunding fillings with the state, demonstrating that businesses are still slowly delving into this new form of funding.   The NC PACES Act, which went into effect in April 2017, created a crowdfunding exemption in the state allowing companies to raise funds from a group of ...

Voxicard, a Wilmington-based startup, has recently launched an app that can be used to create and send postcards with embedded videos. “It's a modern twist on the postcard,” Tres Altman, CEO and co-founder of Voxicard, said Friday. The Wilmington-based startup launched the app Dec. 21 and is having an app download party 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Palate ...

Wilmington-based EMS LINQ Inc. has launched an education resource management (ERM) platform for K-12 schools in efforts to streamline school software systems and rebrand the company’s products under the EMS LINQ name. EMS LINQ’s new ERM platform integrates school district technologies into one system with single-sign-on access that gives users immediate oper ...