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Community Spotlight: Carroll’s Kitchen
As a pillar of the Raleigh community, Carroll’s Kitchen has been empowering women and feeding the...
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Six Wing Studios
Six Wing Studios is a new player in the world of video games. For the last three years, Dr. Gabe Pappalardo has been creating a company that focuses on both entertaining and helping their customers maintain their mental and emotional well-being. After years of experimenting with different ideas, Six Wing Studios is launching its first game in the series, Amaru: The Self Care Virtual Pet. “So we went out to the National Alliance for Mental Illness meeting and interviewed around 30 people. We asked them about their l lives and daily struggles. What we heard was, ‘I want to get better with my mental well-being so that I can help others.’ So there’s this motivation to get better to be of service to others.” This inspired the team to focus on a style of games based on building a supportive relationship. “Amaru is a virtual pet, similar to Tamagotchi, Neopets, or Webkinz. The notion is that you check in every day to take care of and build a relationship with Amaru,” explained Dr. Pappalardo. “You check in with your pet, and then you check in with yourself.”
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Slighter
A product of the R!ot Accelerator Program and a Techstars alumni, Slighter is a new company that has the potential to help millions of people stop smoking. “At Slighter we aim to contribute to a smoke-free world and save millions of lives through our unique patented solution. Our mission is to help people break their smoking habits and lead healthier lives. We empower people with their own data, and serve as a motivational guide so they can reach their goals.”
Read MoreInnovate Raleigh: What’s next in innovation for Raleigh
Innovate Raleigh was founded in 2011 by current Mayor, Mary-Ann Baldwin and, then Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at NC State University, Dr. Terri Lomax. The non-profit organization is committed to making our region the top center for innovation and entrepreneurship in the nation by connecting entrepreneurs to funding, talent, and opportunities.
Read MoreShop Local With Your Tech
We talk a lot about the power of shopping local. You can shop local when you go out to eat at local restaurants, for your holiday shopping, or even by getting that new cute top from Flourish Market, just down the street, but what about shopping local with your tech? All companies need a certain amount of software to operate. These days we are chatting in Slack, task managing in Asana, billing in Salesforce, but are there more local options to source your tech?
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Epifany
Every tech founder you meet will tell you different stories about what they did to be successful,...
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Green Stream Technologies
In April of 2019, the entrepreneurial community heard a handful of incredible pitches from the...
Read MoreMember Feature: Pendo
If you live in Raleigh, NC chances are that you have heard of Pendo. Pendo, a customer engagement...
Read MoreMember Feature: Levitate
ShareFile founder and HQ Raleigh Founding Partner, Jes Lipson, is at it again: creating...
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Little Makers Academy
In September of 2019, HQ opened a new space in the Gateway Plaza as a part of a...
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