ATTEND
What to expect when you
show up
A full day of pitches, demos, panels and conversation.
What you’ll do at
Grep-a-Palooza
Watch and Vote
Three pitch sessions. Founders from across NC competing for $5,000. Judges pick finalists — you pick the winner.
Step into the Bazaar
The latest and greatest feature at Grep-a-Palooza. NC startups showing you what they're building — live, hands-on, no brochures or screens. Come try their stuff.
Listen and Learn
Live interviews, panels, and speakers with people actually building and funding NC tech right now. Real stories, honest takes, no filler.
Connect and Bond
Coffee break, a long Birds-of-a-Feather lunch, time to browse the Bazaar, and happy hour at 5pm on the dot. The program is full. So is the room. Make the most of both.
Who Should Attend
If you're in NC tech — or want to be — this is the room.
Early-Stage Founders & Teams
Investors and Advisors
Ecosystem Leaders
University Innovation Programs
From Last Year
See what you missed – or got to be a part of.
Getting Here
Durham Convention Center
301 W Morgan St., Durham NC – inside the Marriott City Center hotel.
17 minutes from RDU airport, and a 7-minute walk from the Durham Amtrak station. All within blocks of fantastic dining, the historic American Tobacco Campus, and more.