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NC IDEA
Grant and investment vehicle for NC startups.
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Companies connected here
30
Latest company funding first, including rounds involving other investors. Unknown dates last.
Scale Social AI
Latest company funding · Jun 1, 2026
AI platform transforming local marketing through authentic customer-generated content
Plantd
Latest company funding · Sep 29, 2025
Carbon-negative building materials from fast-growing grass
Carolina Instruments
Latest company funding · Oct 24, 2024
UNC Chapel Hill spinout building camera-free, low-power eye tracking for wearable devices that continuously captures high-speed pupil and eye movements.
Altis Biosystems
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Intestinal tissue models for drug development
CivicReach
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AI-powered phone answering for social services. Answers resident calls in English and Spanish 24/7 for cities, counties, 311/211, public health agencies, community health centers, community action agencies, and shelter services, with handoff to live staff for urgent cases.
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Clever Education Solutions
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A comprehensive, integrated and user-friendly SaaS platform specifically designed for Montessori schools
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Ensembled
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Private, membership-based marketplace where members of trusted communities (starting with college sororities) buy, borrow, or rent outfits within their own chapter.
Findicia
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Comprehensive and conflict-free financial platform built to organize, analyze, and prioritize an individual’s entire financial life.
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Givefinity
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Making volunteer tracking easier through an enterprise platform that decreases paperwork, saves time, and quantifies volunteer impact & success in a single dashboard
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GreySun Technologies
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GreyBand alcohol-tracking app and breathalyzer-connected safety platform.
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Gryppers
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Creates cutting-edge solutions, offering protection and confidence to users across various sports and markets
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Hayti
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Largest Black-Owned news and podcast app highlighting Black culture from Black content creators around the world.
HeirShares
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Web-based and native app portal that empower families to coordinate and manage shared heirs’ property
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LabRunner
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Mobile application offering labeling, real-time tracking, and digital management of irreplaceable lab specimens
Lukera Energy
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Develops technology to convert waste methane into oxygenates, including methanol, for fuel and industrial uses.
mindr
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Digital tool to screen for cognitive decline and deliver personalized plans to help prevent conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
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MithrilAI Corp
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Developing AI hardware designed to thwart hardware attacks, including side-channel and fault injection threats
MyMatR
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Builds AI-powered smart waste bins that sort recyclables from trash at the point of disposal, with a dashboard tracking diversion rates, material value, and emissions data. Deployments include North Carolina State University and corporate campuses.
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Orchid Gene
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Unique, maintenance free plants
PROTECT3D
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Custom 3D-printed protective equipment for athletes and military personnel. Enables athletic trainers to perform 3D body scans in 30 seconds using an iPad to design and print personalized medical devices and braces.
Quellios
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Develops a smartphone wellness app combining camera-based fingertip scans and meal photos to track food responses.
RevBoss
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An on-demand sales development engine
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SnapPicFix
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B2B software using AI/ML to make home services companies more productive and efficient at processing their incoming leads and generating repair estimates
Social Cascade
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AI-driven patient education and health literacy platform for pediatric clinics. Automates the delivery of vetted, medically sound content to patient families via social media, helping medical practices build engagement and combat health misinformation.
SonoVoice
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Voice evaluation and monitoring technology for vocal health.
Spring & Mulberry
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Date-sweetened chocolate brand.
Squadies
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Execution-intelligence software for clean, reliable physical operations.
Trio Labs
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Additive manufacturing company whose RIPL process produces precision metal and ceramic parts at micron-scale resolution.
Upswing
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Edtech platform that partners with colleges and universities to improve retention and graduation rates for nontraditional students, connecting them to tutoring, academic support, advising, and an AI assistant.
Virnika
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AI voice solution for restaurants -- answers phones and manages drive-thru orders
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