Innovate Raleigh

Our latest episode is an exciting Year in Review, highlighting some of the Triangle startup and innovation stories that made national news in 2015! We talked with:  Bobby Ocampo, Partner at Revolution Ventures and host of the Rise of the Rest tour with Steve Case  Anil Chalwa, Founder and CEO of Archive Social and winner of the Rise of the Rest  Todd Olsen, Founder and CEO of Pendo Dr. Myron Cohen of Qura Therapeutics, a partnership between UNC and Glaxo Smith Kline  Tatiana Birgisson, Founder of Mati Energy and winner of the Google for Entrepreneurs Demo Day  Tyler Confrey-Maloney, CEO and Founder of  Undercover Colors

In this episode, we're taking a creative spin on investment, learning about strategies that make funding feel a bit more accessible and approachable. We spoke with investors, entrepreneurs, and local innovators about:  some interesting and unconventional approaches that they've seen or used when considering investing or looking for an investor  unique tactics that Triangle entrepreneurs have used to pitch their company Some nontraditional methods or channels of investment (i.e., something different from Series A) This episode features conversations with:  David Gardner, serial entrepreneur, founder of CoFounders Capital, and author of "The Startup Hats" Alex Ozadinski, former startup founder and executive, and an early-stage technology investor Jonathan Hayes, Founder of RewardStock  Justin Miller, CEO and co-founder of WedPics and Photo App  Jon Spinney, Co-founder of Malartu Funds  Stephanie Schweickert, Board Member at the Beehive Collective  Laura Witt, investor with ABS Capital Spence McClelland and Jo

We've been feeling inspired by kids minds, energy, and creativity...and the interesting programs around the Triangle area that enable children to continue thinking outside the box. We've also been wondering what we as adults can learn from the kids around us. If we're not limited by the things we “think we should do” - what impact will that have on innovation? In this episode, we talked with: Michelle Ward, Design Specialist and lead for the create.innovate initiative at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina   Mckenzie (7.5 years), Steven (11 years), Ava (8 years) and Jordan (10 years) - all children visiting Marbles  Erin Garritano, Community Organizer for Tech Talent South and Kids Code Tuesdays Christian Thomas-McLean, a ten year old coding student, and his mom Tamesha Thomas Scott Moody, Co-founder and CEO of K4Connect and father of three daughters   

We discussed diversity in innovation with Heather McDougall of co-founder of e51 and Leadership ExCHANGE, Christopher Gergen, CEO of Forward Impact, and Nzinga Shaw, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena Organization.