Funded Startups in Cary
The 18 most recent funding events recorded for Cary, NC companies span from June 2020 through September 2025, with disclosed round sizes ranging from $40K…
The 18 most recent funding events recorded for Cary, NC companies span from June 2020 through September 2025, with disclosed round sizes ranging from $40K (BNNano, November 2022) to $2.0B (Epic Games, April 2022). Nine of the 18 rows carry a "Series Unknown" classification, signaling a prevalence of non-standard or undisclosed structures alongside the handful of labeled equity rounds — three Seed rounds (Warm Automation, Viably, Triggermesh), one Series A (Simnovus), and one Private Equity deal (The Financial Risk Group). Two additional rows reflect non-dilutive or debt structures: Atom Bioworks received non-equity assistance in July 2022 and BlueLena closed $700K in debt financing in April 2022.
The two largest recent disclosed raises sit in software and finance: Inn-Flow's $45M round in March 2025 and The Financial Risk Group's $14M private equity close in September 2025. Sector coverage across the 18 rows is broad — manufacturing (BNNano, MercuryGate International, Atmospheric Plasma Solutions), biotech (Lucerno Dynamics, Atom Bioworks), education (MakerUSA, Lucy Daniels Center), and energy (Susteon) all appear alongside gaming, real estate, and commerce verticals.
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Frequently asked
What are the largest disclosed funding rounds in this dataset?
Epic Games raised $2.0B in April 2022 in a venture round, the largest by a significant margin. The next two are Inn-Flow at $45M (March 2025) and The Financial Risk Group at $14M via private equity (September 2025). Beyond those three, most disclosed amounts fall below $6M.
Which Cary companies have raised funding most recently?
The three most recent events are The Financial Risk Group ($14M private equity, September 26, 2025), MakerUSA (undisclosed Series Unknown, May 6, 2025), and Inn-Flow ($45M, March 14, 2025). All three closed within a seven-month window.
Which sectors appear most frequently among these 18 companies?
Manufacturing accounts for three companies — BNNano, MercuryGate International, and Atmospheric Plasma Solutions. Biotech and education each appear twice: Lucerno Dynamics and Atom Bioworks in biotech; MakerUSA and Lucy Daniels Center in education. The remaining sectors — software, gaming, real estate, energy, commerce, advertising, and IT — each have a single representative.
What early-stage rounds are represented in this data?
Three companies raised labeled Seed rounds: Triggermesh ($5M, July 2021), Warm Automation ($3M, August 2024), and Viably (undisclosed, October 2024). Simnovus is the only company with a Series A, closing a $2M round in April 2023.
How many of these rounds have undisclosed amounts?
Four of the 18 rounds list undisclosed amounts: MakerUSA, Viably, MercuryGate International, and Atom Bioworks. The 14 disclosed rounds range from $40K (BNNano, November 2022) to $2.0B (Epic Games, April 2022).
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