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March 30, 2026

Driving with Endurance: Tobias Hullette’s Path to Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship does not have a script or roadmap; it is more like a puzzle. For engineering graduate student Tobias Hullette, the puzzle is what he loves most. Growing up on…
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March 23, 2026

ACC InVenture Prize 2026: Sylva Systems

ACC InVenture Prize (ACCIP) represents an opportunity to stimulate undergraduate entrepreneurial activity and increase student-faculty engagement, to celebrate and highlight the exceptional creativity and ingenuity of students and to inspire…
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March 21, 2026

Cutting Through: CN-Seamless Powering Portable Automation

Being an entrepreneur offers a whole new level of ownership — quite literally — in a project. For the CN-Seamless team, this is what drove them to try their hand…

March 13, 2026

Casalú: The Drink of the Summer

Gabriel González moved from Venezuela to the United States at the age of 17. With the desire to bring a taste of home to the new age of Gen-Z Latinos,…
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March 11, 2026

From Engineer to Entrepreneur

Sometimes, entrepreneurship finds people in unique and unexpected ways. For Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering, that is exactly how he got…
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March 03, 2026

Building Futures Through 700 Rivers: A Women-Led Mission to Restore Opportunity and Independence

Each year, thousands of freshmen are assigned a required reading for convocation. Few students truly engage with it, treating it as just another obligation. Cathy Gomes, however, did more than…
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February 12, 2026

Saving Lives in the Critical Minutes: How SelSym Biotech is Transforming Trauma Care

As hospitals close and access to trauma care becomes increasingly limited, especially in rural communities, the window to save lives after severe injury continues to narrow. This is where SelSym…
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February 10, 2026

Stitching the Pieces Together

Since she was young, Annie Hoyt (Fashion Textile Management ‘25) had a passion for sewing. At 14, she started her first business, Annie Elizabeth, making A-line reversible dresses for young…
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February 02, 2026

Build Your Business with the Andrews Launch Accelerator

Stop spinning your wheels and start scaling your business with support from the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic’s Andrew Launch Accelerator (ALA). Funded through the NC State Acceleration fund — made…
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January 23, 2026

Purpose within the Pitch: Megan Aljian and Forest Found

Curly blonde hair, a humble demeanor and eyes that show a determination not to compete for the world — but to change it for the better. Megan Aljian did not…
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January 21, 2026

Living and Launching: Exploring Life at AEV

The Albright Entrepreneurs Village (AEV), located on Centennial Campus, is NC State’s living and learning community for student entrepreneurs. The village offers sophomore students and above a residential experience that…
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January 14, 2026

KANU Signal Cup Champions: Juleysi Rosario’s Path to First Place

After a grueling 13-hour drive and a setback at another pitch competition, Juleysi Rosario and her sisters refused to let disappointment define them. The KANU Signal Cup became their chance…

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