

We passionately believe that the Triangle community is stronger if we all work together. July 24 th, AU main goal of Startup and Play is to help create a groundswell of support for consumer-facing Triangle startups.

The group has started a Kickstarter campaign that we think is pretty groovy. Nope, that’s not a misspelling it’s a real thing. The trucks will change so show up hungry and bring your friends!Īn enterprising group of downtown Raleigh business owners have gotten together with students from NC State’s College of Design to organize Raleigh’s first parklet effort. Each Friday from 11:30am – 1:30pm there will be tastiness in the middle of RTP. Yup, it’s official! Our Food Truck Rodeos are now weekly at 800 Park Offices Drive. *NO RODEO JULY 4 th* RTP F ood Truck Rodeo sponsored by Fidelity Investments Each Friday, RTP (800 Park Offices Drive) Over 1,300 people have already registered! Have you heard? The Color Run is coming to the Research Triangle Park! Proceeds from the race will benefit Camp Kesem, which provides support to kids affected by a parent’s cancer. To attend, or sign up your startup to present, click here. IE: one week 1MC is at RTP HQ the next it’s at LAUNCH Chapel Hill. The Research Triangle Park will be hosting Kauffman Foundation’s 1MC bi-weekly on Wednesdays, in partnership with LAUNCH Chapel Hill. Come out and join your fellow entrepreneurs, mentors and startups-at-large for Kauffman Labs’ 1 Million Cups. Tomorrow at RTP HQ Let’s share some coffee together! Tomorrow we’ll be hearing from LumiGrow and the Bikini Bus. As always, lighting talks will be given by representatives of RTP companies, founding universities and community members at-large.
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In addition to the standard free food and craft beer, there will also be a live music by Jack the Radio, onsite bug art installations, and other art-meets-science things. Our region is bursting with artistic talent: from art in the traditional sense to the more musical kind, we’re going to have a mishmash of all things creative– highbrow and otherwise. His latest effort is with Ocean Works, which harvests plastic from the ocean to make useful products.July 17th, RTP HQ Bringing you a spin on the Triangle arts scene as only we can, July’s RTP 180 will be nothing short of colorful. Aly is currently a member of Raleigh’s Convention and Performing Arts Complex Commission and the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan Advisory Committee. Gamila, a collection of beautiful and sustainable single-serve coffee and tea tools, was a kickstarter sensation and acquired by Seventh Generation. They founded SPARKcon, which is the nation’s largest open-source creative festival, attracting 75,000 attendees annually.

They were pioneers in First Friday and energizing the Raleigh Warehouse District. Aly is president of the RTP Eisenhower Fellowships chapter and is Social Entrepreneur in Residence at NCSU.Īly and his wife Beth have founded numerous local civic efforts nurturing inventive culture.

His work has been celebrated internationally and has garnered more than 24 patents. His training as both a designer and mechanical engineer, coupled with international manufacturing experience, enabled him and his team at Designbox to launch products for some of the most recognized consumer brands. Aly is a design innovator focused on social impact and sustainability.
