CED’s annual Venture Connect conference took place this week here in the Bull City, taking over the Durham Performing Arts Center for the first time. Following a handful of Monday kick-off gatherings, the bulk of the event was spread across a jam-packed Tuesday-Wednesday agenda.
GrepBeat was honored to be on site as a media partner, and while our team is still catching its collective breath (along with much of the NC startup and tech community, I’m sure), it’s now time to recap the action.
So without further ado, for those who want to relive the event or catch up on whey missed, here’s our look back at Venture Connect 2026…