The venture is the first within the United States to develop lip-reading technology to help #aphonic patients communicate. Nga Nguyen says: "The mission of LiRA is to develop #technologies that build a world where each voice, every bond, and all communication is realized.”

Read more on the Launch Chapel Hill #blog: launchch.squarespace.com/blog/2020/6/25…

We're accepting applications for our 14th cohort! Do you have a business you want to launch? Join the cohort to focus on scaling and growing your business. Gain access to programming, mentorship, a network, and more. The 16-week program starts Aug. 10th and ends Nov. 23rd.

Here's a word from Amrutha Nandam, founder of Special Needs Special People, a CUBE cohort 6.0 team and an online educational program to teach children about special needs as well as the harmful effects of bullying on mental health and self-esteem.

The next spotlight in our Summer 2020 #Venture Spotlight series is ANTE -- founded by Tyrell Carter. ANTE aims to remove potential barriers that prevent individuals from becoming entrepreneurs.

.Tyrell Carter states the mission of ANTE is, “to create a world where anyone who wants to start their own business can.” Read more on the Launch Chapel Hill #blog: launchch.squarespace.com/blog/2020/7/1/…

Launch Chapel Hill is accepting applications for its 14th cohort! Do you have a business you want to launch? Join the cohort to focus on scaling and growing your business. The 16-week program starts August 10th. Applications close on 7/10. Apply now! launchchapelhill.com/apply

For small businesses trying to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, they should look no further than Ante — the CUBE cohort 6.0 team that uses data analytics to increase efficiency and decrease costs. Read the Q&A with Founder Tyrell Carter here: innovate.unc.edu/anteqa/

This Wednesday is the third session of our Meet the Mentor Series. Make sure to register at rb.gy/nomezf to meet the amazing 1789 mentors (Trevor Scanlon, Liz Chen and Arden Rosenblatt) via zoom.

Here’s Emergi’s founder Eric Sheirer discussing his platform that allows individuals to collectively invest in impactful projects that provide sustainable benefits. Users can go carbon neutral for $5 a month and those funds are sustainably reinvested. Q&A: innovate.unc.edu/emergi/

Only two days left to apply to participate in our Fall 2020 program! Join Cohort 14 for access to world-class mentorship, networking, and programming meant to scale and grow your business! Apply now: launchchapelhill.com/apply

Here's Snigdha Peddireddy and Gretchen Mason from mPOWER talking about their partnership with CUBE on their mobile platform for social support and accessible health information. Check out a Q&A with the team at innovate.unc.edu/qaempower/.

Working on a new idea, entrepreneurial project or venture? Ask an Innovator is a free, new online tool that makes it easy for #UNC students and faculty to get expert advice from experienced innovators connected to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ask your first question now. askaninnovator.protopia.co

This week's Innovate Carolina newsletter is out now. It tells us about how a Durham nonprofit is tackling social justice conversations in education, the new Ask an Innovator platform and two teams who just won a major award. Sign up at innovate.unc.edu/newsletter/ to stay in the know.

Join Launch Chapel Hill @ noon on July 28 for a discussion on creating an equitable and inclusive workplace culture led by Dr. Tierney Bates, Interim Executive Director of University Career Services at UNC-Chapel Hill. Register now: eship.unc.edu/events

Rida, a UNC-Chapel Hill student sees the future of tech tinyurl.com/y8f27tkv Pink STREAM UNC Campus Y Carolina Center for Public Service Innovate Carolina

Check out this WRAL NEWS in NC article on we are, a Launch alum. we are, co-founded by Dr. Bullock (@lim8ted_edition), is a Durham nonprofit that tackles social justice & antiracism conversations and programming in education. wral.com/durham-nonprof…

Need a team in the triangle? Looking to grow your network in atypical ways during #quarantine? Join the @UNCeship Community Slack Channel of like minded #TriangleNC #Entrepreneurs with this link (email [email protected] if you have trouble) eshipcommunityunc-kf.slack.com/join/shared_in…

Tomorrow from 1:30 - 2:30pm the 2nd #Luminary joins us: Mary Grove, Co-founder and Executive Director of Silicon North Stars. Mary's bread and butter is helping organizations build teams and infrastructure to operate at scale. Register now: bit.ly/LuminaryTalk2

The John M. Belk Impact Fellowship is a ten-month (August-May), paid program that provides handson experience for students currently enrolled in community college, undergraduate or graduate programs in North Carolina.