209 Triangle startups, $3.5B tracked.

Mentim

deeptechRTP

Today

AI structural-accountability lab building a measurement framework that evaluates whether AI systems preserve coherence, ethical orientation, and identity under perturbation, without access to model weights or training data. Frames alignment as representational continuity rather than behavioral compliance.

Elephants

saasRaleigh

3 days ago

SMS-based personal and professional relationship management tool. Users text Elephants to create tasks, notes, and relationship records; the bot remembers the information, accessible via the web app. Also offers a team product for shared relationship context.

PlugVerse

consumerChapel Hill

3 days ago

Local live music booking platform connecting artists with venues, event organizers, and greek life. Handles discovery, one-click applications, digital contracts, and escrow payments via Stripe Connect.

Pellucid Network

saasRaleigh

4 days ago

Enterprise procurement platform that lets developers use cloud marketplaces while giving finance teams audit trails and cost controls.

Kevel

saasDurham

1 week ago

API-based retail media infrastructure platform for ad serving, forecasting, audience building, and self-serve advertising workflows.

Incyclix Bio

biotechRTP

1 week ago

Selective CDK2 inhibitor developer advancing INX-315 for CDK4/6-resistant ER+/HER2- breast cancer and CCNE1-amplified solid tumors.