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 ...

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 ...

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 ...