Raleigh Founded

First Friday at Founded is back in just a few days 👀 Join us for a free entrepreneur-focused coworking day complete with breakfast, coffee, expert-led office hours, and more! This week's office hour topics are: 🤖 Catie King with Stradia Partners | AI, Machine Learning, Low-Code Development 💰 Sonali Sanjay with ⚡️Primordial Ventures | Venture Capital 🎟️ Emily Wood with Saltbox Solutions | Ad Marketing 🤝 Bill Rollinson with NC SBTDC | Getting Connected 🛸 Charlie Horvath with #MagnoliaGenSystems | R+D & Prototyping Plus, drop in for this month's workshop: Creating an Impactful Marketing Strategy with Kristen Englehart and Madison Morgan from Brasco ///✨ RSVP ➡️ https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/engJSgks

🚨 AI strategy still feel vague or overloaded with hype? CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development) is partnering with Triangle Innovators to present a sharp, one-hour session for business and technical leaders who want to get practical about AI—what's working, what’s not, and how to prioritize real use cases. Friday, August 15 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual (free to attend) Hear from Ben Heller, GenAI Leader at Google, & Tao Wang, Director of Machine Learning at SurveyMonkey. They’ll walk through how leading teams are: 👉 Prioritizing the right AI use cases 👉 Getting data ready without massive rework 👉 Accelerating ROI while reducing risk If you or your team are starting, building, or refining your AI roadmap, this is worth your time. Lauren Romer, Saraiya Mills, Laura Zabinski, CLARK Rinehart, Emil Runge, Jessie Hathcock, Krista Covey, Ben Provan, Emily Nelson -- Feel free to share with your respective communities! 🔗 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gngc8hJm

As Founded Communities approaches 13 years of fostering spaces for a diverse community of entrepreneurs and small businesses where innovation and connection thrive, we have decided to close our Gateway location, come this November. Gateway Plaza has transformed into a vibrant hub of businesses, owned and championed by people who care deeply about Raleigh. We are so grateful to have been a part of it, and we're proud to support the expansion of our current anchor tenant, Levitate, as they grow into the space. Founded is excited to continue to serve our community with greater purpose and consistency by focusing on fewer, more active spaces. Read our statement below for more. http://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pbit.ly/4nNTpYs

If you're a founder or executive looking to build AI into the foundation of your work rather than just bolting it on later -- our afternoon workshop this Friday at North Street is for you! Learn how to design smarter systems from the start, whether you're building a product or a workflow with Kedar Karkare, PhD, from 2-3pm at our July First Friday. Grab your tickets now and join us for a day of free coworking, entrepreneur-focused office hours, and plugging in to the community ⬇️ https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/emdP6ars

There's no better way to dive into all things sustainable businesses than to bring together some of our city's coolest experts and leaders: Kaley Cross Warner, Rachel Haynes, MBA, Taylor Vanden Hoek! In our latest episode of Founded Connect, we explored what sustainability looks like for businesses of all sizes and capacities, corporate sustainability roles, and more. Check out the episode below or wherever you get your podcasts -- it's a good one! 🎧https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eZ-cjcYM

If you haven’t heard yet, Triangle Tweener Talks, hosted by Scot Wingo, dropped an episode featuring our very own Co-Founder, Jason Widen! 🌟 In this episode, Jason shares his journey, from starting work at 13 to becoming one of Raleigh’s most influential entrepreneurs. He dives into his experience founding HQ Raleigh (now Raleigh Founded), his latest venture with Blue Co. Warehousing, and everything in between. Jason offers a wealth of insights from his background in Hospitality Management and how he’s applied those lessons to launch and grow impactful businesses. He also opens up about the ups and downs of his career, from owning a restaurant to navigating real estate, and how he pushed through challenges along the way. Tune in for an inspiring conversation and Jason’s unique take on luck, resilience, and building something that lasts. 🎧 Tune in below! https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eerWAfkd

We held our inaugural First Friday at Founded last week! Our new First Friday at Founded event series aims to bring our community together for an entrepreneur-focused day of free coworking, complete with expert office hours, workshops, small business pop-up shops (this month, we were joined by Unhinged Coffee Co. and Sarah Rosa Glickman), and an evening out on the town at the Downtown Raleigh Alliance's First Friday! Thank you to everyone who joined us -- we'll be back on July 11th! RSVP below ⬇️ https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/edqJHWR2

So excited to hear this news from our friends over at American Underground. It's been such a joy to watch their continued impact on startups here in the Triangle. Here's to the next 15 years of innovation in Durham! 🩵 If you're a Founded member who hasn't used the coworking passport to visit AU while in the area, you're missing out. Soon, you'll have double the opportunity. 😉

With 19 businesses and over 150 registrants, last night's career fair in collaboration with NC State Centennial Campus was a success! Thank you to all of our tabling companies for spending the evening with us! We had an amazing time watching talented and dedicated job-seekers forge connections and network amongst themselves. Special thanks to our sponsor, HireTalk, which helps hiring teams go beyond resumes by scoring candidate voice responses so you can screen faster, reduce bias, and focus on fit. Visit their page to learn more!

We do a lot of growing at RDSW as innovators, startup members, and entrepreneurs - but learning is a hundred times easier when you're having fun with the best community around! Throwback to some of our favorite #RDSW2025 photos ✨