Several years after launching his health tech startup Artemis Immersive, founder Adam Isley is setting his sights on new horizons.  Co-founded in 2023 by husband-and-wife Adam Isley and Kaylan Barbrey, along with Matthew Raffa and Bill Blakesley, Artemis Immersive began as a spatial medtech company that created digital renderings of medical scans for viewing in aug ...

The Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) hosted its fourth annual Investor Buzz-In Thursday, drawing a crowd of investors, entrepreneurs, organizers and founders at Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station.  Hosted by NEW founder Jim Roberts, the Investor Buzz-In focused on strategies for founders seeking capital, networking, collaboration, growth ...

Here is a look at upcoming events of interest to the region’s tech and startup industry. To share an event, email [email protected].  Sep. 9  Every week, UNCW’s CIE hosts 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a forum for entrepreneurs to pitch to and learn from their peers. This week's presentation is from Cohensa and Yeager Commu ...

The 21st century, marked by an explosion in artificial intelligence and the rapid proliferation of data centers, depends on a seemingly ordinary material: glass. Glass, specifically optical fiber, has become integral to the expansion of the internet and AI infrastructure. And Corning Inc., a leading global supplier of optical fiber, has become central to that expansion. ...

Wilmington-based XTND Technologies, a legal billing software firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with Canada-headquartered Clio, a legal AI platform.  A spin-off of Coral Edge, a Wilmington-based boutique technical consulting company, XTND originated as billing software for national insurance defense firm Lydecker. Kirsti and Ben Elliott founded Coral Ed ...

CareHome Technologies, a Wilmington health tech startup, has been accepted into Project Healthcare, a healthcare accelerator program in Nashville. Company founder and CEO AJ Trelease says the program will bring the company one step closer to going to market.  Founded in 2023, CareHome Health Technologies' flagship product is a Keurig-like smart device that disp ...

As the founder and CEO of CloudFruit, a Wilmington-headquartered product development consultancy and software development firm for growing businesses, Sam Hilsman is keenly aware of the struggles of pushing a startup along the racetrack.  Today, CloudFruit operates as a growing, bootstrapped software service firm, showing positive momentum from multiple shipped pro ...

Raleigh-headquartered Vontier Corp., an industrial technology company, has acquired Wilmington-based EKOS.  The acquisition of EKOS, a cloud-based fleet, fuel and electric vehicle (EV) management software firm, will expand Vontier's fleet connectivity, according to a news release.  “Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone in our r ...

The Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce is shifting its approach to a regional tech workforce initiative.  Initially formed by the Cape Fear Collective using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, the Tech Talent Collaborative launched in 2022 to bolster Wilmington’s tech workforce pipeline.  In 2022, city of Wilmington leaders unanimously approv ...

Wilmington-based Predicate AI Labs Inc., a healthcare technology company, has received a patent for its artificial intelligence platform.  The patent marks a significant milestone for the company as it seeks to license its flagship product, OpenDx, and pursue patents for its additional products.   OpenDx is the AI software platform designed to use data ...