Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital 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 Venture Capital Startups
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Sovereign’s Capital
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Private Capital for Values-Driven Companies
Bank Of Botetourt
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Bank Of Botetourt provides banking products and services.
Canapi Ventures
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Canapi Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early to growth-stage fintech companies that deploy solutions on modern platforms.
IDEA Fund Partners
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IDEA Fund Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on technology and business model innovations.
Morgan Creek Digital
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Morgan Creek Digital is a hedge fund backed by Morgan Creek Capital.
Carson Capital
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Carson Capital is an investment firm that is looking to build something special and help steward a business’ growth into the future.
Protopia.co
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Provider of an adviser network platform intended to provide mentoring and network acceleration services.
Plexus Capital
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Plexus Capital focuses on investments and partnerships with middle-market businesses that need capital for growth.
CFV Ventures
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Early stage venture capital firm focused on Fintech
Indigo Group
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Indigo Group is an investment and business advisory firm that delivers strategic advice to its clients and portfolio companies.
Hatteras Venture Partners
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Hatteras Venture Partners is a North Carolina-based venture capital firm that finances biomedical companies.
Shining Rock Ventures
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Shining Rock Ventures builds partnerships with institutions, enterprises, and entrepreneurs.
International Farming Corporation
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International Farming Corporation is an alternative investment firm that specializes in the agricultural sector.
Bull City Venture Partners
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Bull City Venture Partners is a venture capital firm.
TrueBridge Capital Partners
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TrueBridge Capital Partners is an alternative asset management firm focused on investments in technology-driven companies.
Excelerate Health Ventures
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A seed and early-stage digital healthcare VC firm focused on healthcare software and tech-enabled healthcare services startups
Intersouth Partners
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Intersouth Partners is one of the most active and experienced venture funds in the Southeast, having invested in more than 100 private
Capitala Group
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Capitala Group provides capital to lower and traditional middle-market companies.
Southeast TechInventures
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STI’s mission is to build an effective and profitable technology accelerator for rapid conversion of scientific breakthroughs into
Union Grove Venture Partners
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Venture team of Morgan Creek Capital investing in top-tier venture funds and strives to be value-added limited partners in true partnership.
Queen City Fintech
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Queen City Fintech is a fintech-exclusive accelerator program that leverages its extensive network within the financial services sector.
Leeds Illuminate
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Leeds Illuminate invests in high-growth companies in the higher education sector.
Advanced Fraud Solutions
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Advanced Fraud Solutions is a leading provider of risk detection software for the financial industry.
Hyperspace Ventures
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Hyperspace Ventures is a software development and venture capital firm.
Sherpa Collaborative
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Sherpa Collaborative is an investment firm that focuses on investment, incubation, and C-suite services in rapidly growing companies.
Southern Bank and Trust Company
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Southern Bank and Trust Company is a banking firm that offering financial and investment services.
Frontier Resource Group
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Frontier Resource Group is a venture capital and private equity fund investing in natural resource projects in frontier markets.
Duke Angel Network
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Duke Angel Network leverages the Duke network to help investors find innovative early-stage companies.
SJF Ventures
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SJF Ventures is a venture capital partnership focusing on the resource efficiency, sustainability, and technology-enhanced services sectors.
1st Metropolitan Mortgage
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1st Metropolitan Mortgage is a financial services company that provides mortgage services.
The Financial Risk Group
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The Financial Risk Group is a financial services company offering implementation & business advisory services.
VIP Capital Funding
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VIP Capital Funding is a fintech company that helps small and mid-sized businesses nationwide with financial and consulting services.
WEDGE Capital Management
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WEDGE Capital Management is committed to delivering stable, diversified investment strategies on the equity and fixed income markets.
Founders Grid
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Founders Grid is a remote team that builds products for entrepreneurs and startups.
Castle Digital Partners
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Castle Digital Partners is a venture services firm that partners with management teams to invest in software that drives their businesses.
Novare Kapital
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Novare Capital Management is a privately owned investment management.
Venture Back Office
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Venture Back Office is an accounting service for funders, private equity, private debt, real estate, and emerging managers.
Kensington Capital Advisors
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Kensington Capital Advisors is specializing in the analysis, structuring and execution of financing solutions.
Cynergy-Global LLC
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Cynergy-Global LLC is an investment and strategic advisory firm.
Venture Debt – Find Venture Debt LLC
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Platform to connect with 400+ lenders and learn about venture debt alternatives.
The Bridgeford Group
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The Bridgeford Group offers financial advisory services in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, financial structure.
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alumshares connects alumni of premier research institutions with previously inaccessible investment opportunities at their Alma Mater.
Chadwick Investments
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Chadwick Investment Group, Inc is an alternative money management firm registered with the National Futures Association (NFA).
Spectrum
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Spectrum is a commercial real estate services company.
Durban Group
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Durban Group operates in the fields of real estate development, brewing, culinary cafe, fashion, vehicle maintenance, and shelving solution.
DNJ Mortgage
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DNJ Mortgage is a financial services company providing no cost mortgage and refinance services.
Unrivaled Enterprises
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Unrivaled Enterprises is an investment firm which has equity in and manages a portfolio of several brands.
Zabel Companies
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Zabel Companies is an investment firm that partners with management teams to grow small organizations.
Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions
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Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions offers expertise in business valuation, exit planning, financing, and business consulting services.
Benno
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Benno specializes in venture development that solves global problems by inventing technology solutions and turning them into a company.
Jacobs Capital
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A boutique investment banking firm that specializes in the sale of private companies
Choice Equities Capital Management
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Choice Equities Capital Management is a financial firm that provides investment strategies to enhance business growth for organizations.
Anderson LeNeave & Co
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Anderson LeNeave & Co is an investment banking firm providing professional merger and acquisition and financing advisory services.
Fairway Independent Mortgage of the Carolinas
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Fairway Independent Mortgage of the Carolinas is a bank offering mortgage loans services.
Onset Capital Partners
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Onset Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that provides asset and wealth management services.
McGeever
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McGeever provides investments, sales prototyping, commercial partnerships, consulting, distributor, and outsourcing alternative services.
Character Capital
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Character Capital is a merchant bank specializing in real estate development, operations, and financing.
ParkSouth Ventures
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ParkSouth Ventures is an investment firm that offers investment and partnering with entrepreneur-owned businesses in the United States.
Xelle Ventures
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Xelle Ventures is a venture capital firm for women entrepreneurs.
Tidewater Investment Company
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Tidewater Investment Company is an investment platform for private equity and venture capital.
VCIC
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VCIC is a pioneering platform that allows its students to learn on private equity, the accelerator for the fundraising process.
Cornwell Capital
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Cornwell Capital is a family office pursuing direct investments in lower middle-market companies.
Nexus Financial Services
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Nexus Financial Services is a financing firm that provides small business loans and cash advances to various working industries.
Trinity Fund Partners
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Trinity Fund Partners provides investment banking services to lower and middle-market companies.
Habits of Heroes
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Habits of Heroes provides acquisition services and program management.
Thoroughbred Capital
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Thoroughbred Capital is a long-term partnership formed to acquire and operate businesses.
Extol Digital
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Management consultancy firm serving the media and related businesses ecosystem.
Blystone & Donaldson
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Blystone & Donaldson is an investment firm that specializes in acquisitions, venture capital, and equity services.
North State Capital Partners, LLC
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North State Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on real estate private equity investments.
Carolina Research Ventures
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Carolina Research Ventures is an investment company that offers venture capital for technology-based firms.
Ty Hendrix Investment Management
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Ty Hendrix Investment Management is a financial firm that provides funding strategies to enhance business growth for organizations.
FarmBlue Ventures
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FarmBlue Ventures is a business coaching and consulting firm that uses innovative and flexible business growth resources.
Trade Street Capital
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Trade Street Capital is a venture capital firm.
Duke’s Office of Licensing & Ventures
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Duke’s Office of Licensing & Ventures is Duke University’s licensing and venture creation arm.
Mudra Capital
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Mudra Capital is a digital asset management firm that offers crypto funds to individual and institutional investors.
Colmont Group
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Colmont Group is a private investment firm that invests in small businesses.
Hidden Gem Ventures
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Hidden Gem Ventures focuses on working with entrepreneurs to crystalize ideas, shape business strategy, and raise capital.
Launch Chapel Hill
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Launch Chapel Hill is a best-in-class venture lab and business accelerator located in Downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Legacy Mergers & Acquisitions
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Legacy Mergers & Acquisitions specializes in due diligence, financing, buying a business, exit planning, and business valuation services.
Tolbert Consulting Group
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Tolbert Consulting Group is a venture capital firm.
