Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based News companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the News industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top North Carolina News Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
QuirkChat
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QuirkChat is a group livestreaming and social networking platform for geeks and hobbyists.
BlueLena
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BlueLena provides end-to-end audience management and strategic marketing for newsmedia.
Enlace Latino NC
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Enlace Latino NC is the digital news organization.
Gamers Nexus
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Gamers Nexus is an online video gaming magazine, providing reviews of video games and their necessary hardware.
Cross Platform Media
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Cross Platform Media is a mass media corporation leveraging traditional national network radio syndication with modern digital technology.
DZone
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DZone is a company and website that can help teach many things about technology.
ACCESSWIRE
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Issuer Direct disclosure management and corporate communications company that offers financial reporting, XBRL services, and more.
EcoWatch
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EcoWatch is an online news source reporting on environmental issues, green living and actionable solutions.
The Business Journals
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The Business Journals offers a website that provides local business news and information in Los Angeles, California.
Endgame360
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At Endgame360 our primary objective is to delight our 50+ million monthly readers with high-quality content.
704Games
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704Games is a video game publisher and developer focused on delivering high-quality experiences on console and mobile.
American City Business Journals
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American City Business Journals Inc.(ACBJ) is the largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers in the USA.
INSP, LLC
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INSP is a broadcast media company that offers entertainment, movies, and classic shows.
WRAL TechWire
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WRAL TechWire is a technology-specific news publication that provides news and information about high technologies and the life sciences.
Curtis Media Group
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Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company that offers FM radio, news, and sports news services in the North Carolina.
Winston Salem Journal
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The Winston-Salem Journal is Northwest North Carolina’s leading sources of news, entertainment and information about your local community.
ChannelPro Network
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The ChannelPro Network provides targeted business and technology information for IT channel partners.
Gifts & Decorative Accessories
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Gifts & Decorative Accessories is a magazine that serves products, decorative accessories, retailers, manufacturers, and gourmet food items.
ABC11
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Raleigh’s source for breaking news and live streaming video online.
WCCB, Charlotte’s CW
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WCCB is a broadcast media company providing breaking news, entertainment, and politics news services for Charlotte.
Statesville Record and Landmark
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Statesville Record and Landmark is a newspaper that publishes sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and news.
Spectrum News
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Spectrum News is a broadcast media company that provides news, features, sports, and weather services.
Rego Apps
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Allen Wong the main app developer who codes the apps for Rego Apps. This application searches for nearby police stations.
Axios Charlotte
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Axios Charlotte is a local news media company that covers careers, things to do, real estate, travel, startups, development, and children.
Que Pasa Media Network
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Que Pasa Media Network is a media and broadcasting company that publishes news on music, politics, agriculture, and business.
ArtistEcard
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ArtistEcard.com is platform designed for musicians to promote their music.
TorqueNews
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TorqueNews provides the latest auto news and reviews from the auto industry, covering sedans, SUVs, electric cars, muscle cars, and more.
Headline Health
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Get the latest news on health and wellness.
Laravel News
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Laravel News is a news provider that provides news, tips, tutorials, and other information about the Laravel PHP framework.
The Goldsboro News-Argus
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Daily local news for Goldsboro and Wayne County North Carolina .
Talking Biz News
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Talking Biz News is a biz news bulletin board that provides latest headlines and insights for professional writers.
Sokal Media Group
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Sokal Media Group is a marketing and advertising company that offers digital, broadcast, and print media services.
Civitas Media
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Civitas Media, headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, is a dynamic, multi-channel, local information company
La Noticia
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La Noticia is an independent print and online news organization that provides services in North Carolina.
The Richmond County Daily Journal
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The Richmond County Daily Journal is a community newspaper publisher.
Triad City Beat
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Triad City Beat is a weekly publication that provides information about culture, elections, opinion, and local news.
WRAL
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WRAL is a broadcast media company that offers news, weather forecasts, and traffic news services in Raleigh.
Buncombe County Government
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Buncombe County Government provides information related to the events, daily news, resources and jobs.
The Gaston Gazette
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The Gaston Gazette is a newspaper based in Gastonia.
WCNC Charlotte
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WCNC Charlotte is a local news and weather coverage company.
Abasto
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Abasto is a digital printing company that publishes information and news about health, recipes, technology, and the food industry.
Raycom Sports
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Raycom Sports is a broadcast media company based in North Carolina.
The Robesonian
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The Robesonian is a newspaper that publishes sports, entertainment, advertisements and business news.
Advantage Newspaper Consultants
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Advantage Newspaper Consultants is a marketing and advertising company specializing in newspapers.
The War Horse
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The War Horse is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes bulletproof reporting on the human impact of military service.
2ThumbZ Entertainment
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2ThumbZ Entertainment is a publisher of collegiate sports mobile applications.
The News & Observer
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The News & Observer is the regional daily newspaper published in North Carolina.
Chapel Hill Magazine
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Chapel Hill Magazine is an 8-times-a-year lifestyle magazine with a high emphasis on food and dining, the arts, and community.
Bikerumor
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Bikerumor is a cycling blog that offers in-depth product reviews, coverage, and thoughtful posts covering the entire cycling spectrum.
WWAY-TV
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WWAY-TV offers a 24-hour news service with breaking news, entertainment, weather conditions and business news.
IWANNA
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IWANNA is a classified advertising publishing company.
Furniture Today
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Furniture Today provides business intelligence news services for the furniture industry.
Apollonian Publications
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RealityCharting is a software solution created to help people better understand their problems that prevent recurrence.
WFAE
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WFAE is a news and information site focus on political events.
WHQR
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WHQR is a public radio that offers news, music, and entertainment.
KEYT NewsChannel 3, KKFX, KCOY Central Coast News
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KEYT NewsChannel 3 is a broadcast media company that offers local, national and world news stories.
YES! Weekly
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YES! Weekly is a weekly source for news, arts, and culture.
BlueRidgeNow
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BlueRidgeNow is an E-newspaper and publishing portal that offers news articles in sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and other genres.
rAVe [PUBS]
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rAVe [PUBS] is a new source to commercial and residential audio-visual tech industries through email newsletters, blogs, and social media.
WSOC TV
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WSOC-TV is the No. 1 local news station in Charlotte.
Art & Antiques Worldwide Media
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Art & Antiques Worldwide Media is a magazine publisher offering articles and essays on art, its market, and recent findings in art history.
IPTV Magazine
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IPTV Magazine is a publication that defines the technologies and application services to be available via the internet network.
The News & Record
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The News & Record is a multimedia news, information, advertising, and entertainment source, which is owned by BH Media.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
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Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald is a publisher that offers news, sports, and lifestyle information services.
The Stokes News
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The Stokes News is a publishing agency that provides weekly news through the newspaper, daily e-mail, social media and mobile app.
Indy Week
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Indy Week is a media company that offers progressive news, culture, and commentary for Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
WFMY News 2
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WFMY News 2 is a TV station with operations in North Carolina.
Greensboro News and Record
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Greensboro News and Record is a multimedia news, information, advertising, and entertainment source.
The Graham Star
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The Graham Star is a weekly newspaper based in Robbinsville, North Carolina.
The Avery Journal-Times
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The Avery Journal-Times is a community newspaper publishing company.
The Pilot
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The Pilot operates as a source for unparalleled news coverage, thoughtful commentary and award-winning journalism.
Wilmington StarNews Media
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StarNews Media is an integrated media firm that provides award-winning news and marketing services.
Hickory Daily Record
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Hickory Daily Record is a broadcasting and media production company.
Daily Reflector
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Daily Reflector is a company that produce a daily newspaper, multiple magazines and special sections.
Billionaires Apparel
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Billionaires is a lifestyle brand with a network that consists of BillionairesTV, record label, online shop, mobile games, & news outlet.
Mountain Xpress
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Mountain Xpress provides news, arts, events and information for Asheville and Western North Carolina.
WilmingtonBiz
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WilmingtonBiz is a journal that publishes various types of news related to businesses.
BrandPort
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BrandPort is an advertising media facilitating interaction between consumers creating information on trends and desires of the youth.
WUNC
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WUNC provides high-quality news, cultural and entertainment content to create a more informed and engaged community.
The Design Network
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The Design Network is a streaming television network for fashion and function of home.
The Dispatch
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The Dispatch publishes news related to local, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and political news.
North Beach Sun
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North Beach Sun is a community newspaper publication that covers events, news, real estate and community information.
All About Beer
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All About Beer Magazine has been the source for the evolving U.S. beer culture.
The Franklin Press
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The Franklin Press is a newspapers company.
The Laurinburg Exchange
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The Laurinburg Exchange serves the local news and information needs.
The Washington Daily News
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The Washington Daily News is a newspaper company that publishes news about sports, obituaries, magazines, health, and classifieds.
Tobacco Reporter
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Tobacco Reporter is an online publication company that offers news about tobacco, events, social news, and more.
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
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North Carolina Lawyers Weekly is a newspaper publishing firm that provides vital news, verdicts, settlements, and legal analysis services.
inSide919
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inSide919 is an online portal that publishes news and information about the business, advertisements, eateries, sports, and events.
The Highlander
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The Highlander provides news and information about the community, city government, lifestyle, obituaries, classifieds, and sports.
Champion Media
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Champion Media owns four daily newspapers and 18 weeklies.
The News Reporter
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The News Reporter, founded in 1896, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning media company in Whiteville, N.C.
Smoky Mountain News
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Smoky Mountain News is a weekly news and media company.
WBT
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WBT is a broadcasting company that broadcasts a wide range of shows, sports events, podcasts, and news talks.
ERP Haber
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ERP Haber global news portal serving ERP professionals and IT decision makers providing the latest news from around the world.
WNCN
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WNCN is a North Carolina-based local news television station.
Progress Hispanic News
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Progress Hispanic News is a publishing company that engages with the health, tech, sport, and entertainment sectors.
The Chronicle
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The Chronicle is an online nonprofit source for Duke news.
