Providing a highly demanded service in a niche industry has allowed Wilmington-headquartered technology company Geo Owl to grow as an innovative startup.   Geo Owl is a company providing geospatial technology solutions and services led by founder and CEO Nicholas Smith. Smith is a U.S. Army veteran who was a geospatial analyst working with satellite imagery and geos ...

Local startups have been recognized for their innovation, excellence and growth as part of the 2021 NC TECH Awards, according to an announcement this week by NC TECH Association. Wilmington-based Hybrid Athlete Foundation was named a winner of the Top 10 Startups to Watch category. HybridAF has developed a mobile app that gyms providing 24/7 access can use to allow m ...

With two recent announcements, Wilmington-based SportGait aims to expand its product to a larger consumer base through a partnership and an app launch. This week, the company announced it had formed a partnership with N.C. Youth Soccer Association, bringing its concussion-decision support technology to the state-wide organization. SportGait is a startup that has deve ...

Citing the area’s appeal to creative and tech talent, Greenville, North Carolina-based Grover Gaming is opening its new game development studio in Wilmington, according to a press release. The studio, located in The Cotton Exchange in downtown Wilmington, already has several employees working in the office, and will officially open Sept. 27 with about 20 employees ...

A Wilmington-based technology company providing geographic data and information services has been selected to present at the Pentagon’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office Global Solutions meeting this fall, according to a news release. Geo Owl is a veteran-owned geospatial technology service provider that has worked with United States Special Operations Command, the ...

With six acquisitions in the past year, Wilmington-based LINQ is carrying out its mission of building an ecosystem of solutions for schools.   The school management software company announced this month that it had acquired Alio and eGrants, which allow the company to expand its product offerings and streamline financial and grant management for districts, according ...

One Wilmington startup is set to present at the DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in Charleston, South Carolina, this week as part of the Wild Pitch event. Electronic Lab Logs, a health care startup that has developed a cloud-based platform for laboratory maintenance, was chosen to participate in the pitch event, which is aimed at helping startups “connect with investors, hir ...

Legaltech company Litify has plans to locate its regional office in downtown Wilmington. The New York-based company is finalizing a lease agreement for its downtown Wilmington office location, company officials said in an email Tuesday. The business is slated to open the downtown office in the fall, officials said. Company officials said they could not release more d ...

Legaltech company Litify is opening an office in Wilmington, with plans to hire 50 employees, company officials announced Monday. The New York-based company operates a platform built on Salesforce.com aimed at law firms, in-house legal departments, government agencies and nonprofits to help manage and streamline their tasks, intakes, documents and client communications. ...

For many homebuyers, websites like Zillow or Trulia may be their first stop when starting the search for a home. When finding a home they like, they may click the “Contact Agent” button and submit their contact information with the goal to directly contact the listing agent. However, real estate search websites are selling that contact information (and other us ...