The Virginia-based Lighthouse Network hosted its first investor roadshow in Wilmington this week, in collaboration with Idea Fund Partners, Launch Chapel Hill and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP).  The event, held Wednesday evening at UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, brought North Carolina- and Virginia-based s ...

Here is a look at upcoming events of interest to the region’s tech and startup industry. To share an event, email [email protected].  Oct. 28 Every week, UNCW’s CIE hosts 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a forum for entrepreneurs to pitch to and learn from their peers. Next week's presenters are Shoreline Social Solutions and Cadmus Co ...

Finley, a Wilmington-headquartered fintech startup building an AI-powered virtual CFO for middle-market companies, has joined NVIDIA’s Inception program.  Through the Inception program, Finley will gain access to resources and support for AI startups. The company expects to use NVIDIA’s tools to expand its platform's capabilities and serve additiona ...

Ben Currin, CEO of Wilmington-based Vantaca, has been named Tech CEO of the Year by NC TECH as part of its 2026 NC TECH Awards program.  NC TECH announced individual award winners earlier this month for individuals who have made “remarkable contributions” to North Carolina’s tech ecosystem. Other individual winners include State Treasurer Bra ...

Live Oak Bank and Vantaca are among the Wilmington area’s leading technology-driven businesses, and each has had a strong year.  After reaching unicorn status when it was valued at $1.25 billion last year, Vantaca, a community association management software company, spent most of 2026 hiring, rolling out its new artificial intelligence agent suite  ...

Celito Technologies, a Raleigh-based IT services firm and internet provider, has acquired two Wilmington IT firms, CloudWyze and Atlantic Computer Services (ACS).  While the firm completed its acquisition of CloudWyze and its managed service assets in the first quarter of the year, it officially acquired ACS on Oct. 1. The financial terms of the acquisitions were n ...

At Wilmington Machinery, workers build the machines that turn melted plastic into an array of everyday items, from coffee canisters and bottles that hold drinkable yogurt to pallets and bins. The company, 4628 Northchase Parkway NE, specializes in designing and manufacturing large low-pressure injection molding machines and rotary blow molding systems. Now under the own ...

Augwork AI, a Wilmington-based artificial intelligence company, announced its launch Thursday, describing itself in a news release as "a practical platform for businesses seeking to move beyond AI experimentation and apply artificial intelligence to everyday work." The company offers "Certified AI Employees," the release stated, which are "role- ...

Dino Miliotis, a shareholder in Wilmington-based OpiAID and the founder of Bug-Ban, an all-natural insect-repelling wristband that launched in the early 1990s, is bringing a new company to market this winter.  Keep is an addiction recovery tool and platform that addresses the nonlinear aspects of recovery. Miliotis co-founded the company with TJ Bomb ...

Several Wilmington-based organizations have been named as finalists for this year’s NC Tech Awards.  The annual awards ceremony celebrates North Carolina-based organizations and businesses across technology, entrepreneurship, academia and government industries demonstrating growth, innovation and leadership. This year’s event will be held ...