Rachael Meleney is the director of the RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP), supporting IoT startups as part of RIoT’s broader mission of ecosystem development in the tech space. RIoT is a convener and connector across tech industries and sectors, initiating collaborations and resourcing IoT opportunities for companies large and small. Rachael drives accelerator curriculum, builds relationships in the region’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, and supports RAP’s growing community of IoT startups.
Rachael has supported entrepreneurship initiatives since her time at UNC Chapel Hill, through startup development work with Reese News Lab and The Startup Factory. Before joining RIoT, Rachael launched a first-of-its-kind startup incubator at Duke University to help tech startups leverage behavioral science.