Localstake: Persistence pays off for two local Black-owned startups that just won $50K NC IDEA seed grants

Persistence and grit are two things that any successful startup founder possesses. For Abi Olukeye and Desmond Wiggan, those qualities paid off in a big way. Olukeye's startup Smart Girls HQ and Wiggan's startup BatteryXchange, co-founded by Aubrey Yeboah, were recently announced as recipients of a NC IDEA $50,000 seed grant. The eight total grant recipients from across North Carolina were announced on May 14. The seed grants are awarded twice per year to innovative startups with a proven concept....