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From left, the Atomo team includes NC State mechanical engineering alumnus Ryan Kelley (chief executive officer), textile technology student Aidan Special (chief product officer), computer science student Bryan Cooper (chief technology officer), business and design student David Flowers (user experience and design), and computer science alumnus Matthew Burke (president).

Aug 16, 2018

Smart spaces

NC State students launch spatial intelligence startup that could help reduce energy costs in buildings based on smartphone data. 

Steven Guido and Zachary Fearnside of Aeva Labs

Jun 4, 2018

2018 Miller Fellows announced

Every May is marked by the announcement of thousands of graduates from NC State. These Wolfpack grads will put their “think and do” attitudes to work as they take their next steps after graduation. For some students, this means forgoing […] 

(From left) NC State students Nick Conlon, Goutham Subramanian, Hartley LeRoy and Nick Sischo are founders of Trashr, a startup company aiming to improve waste collection.

Jan 26, 2018

NC State students launch company to modernize dumpsters

Through a startup called Trashr, these NC State students want to create a smarter dumpster that improves the efficiency of waste collection. 

VieMetrics | James Dieffenderfer (UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering [BME]), Eric Beppler (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering [ECE]), and Charles Hood (ECE)

May 5, 2017

College of Engineering student teams place at annual LuLu eGames startup competition

Seven ventures submitted by NC State College of Engineering students came away with top place finishes from the 2017 LuLu eGames startup competition held on Thursday, April 20, 2017. 

Dec 8, 2016

Young startup receives big honor

NC State alumni Tyler Confrey-Maloney and Steve Gray received the prestigious Voices in Solidarity award for Undercover Colors this week in New York City. 

Apr 11, 2016

Get a sneak peek of NC State startups at the Lulu eGames

NC State student and faculty entrepreneurs will showcase their innovative products and new ventures Thursday, April 14, at the annual Lulu eGames startup competition. 

Trey Camp rides his electric longboard.

Mar 24, 2016

Student’s love of speed leads to electric longboard, company

NC State mechanical engineering student Trey Camp wants to turn his love of going fast into a successful business. 

Mar 24, 2016

Engineering a better necklace

Four engineering students have stopped looking for the perfect “statement” necklace, deciding to design their own – and to launch a company to make the jewelry available to everyone. 

Jan 19, 2016

ecoPRT: Grad alum’s new vision for moving people

Graduate School alumnus Marshall Brain says he took away three things from his computer engineering graduate education at NC State: his love for teaching, his ability to write books (he’s written more than two dozen) and his gift for becoming an “accidental entrepreneur.”