Recently Funded Startups in Chapel Hill
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Chapel Hill number 28 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Chapel Hill, along with the 28 most recently funded startups there.
Biotechnology, Health Care and Data and Analytics hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Chapel Hill closed 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $54M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $6.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $5.2M and $11M.
Biotechnology and Health Care firms dominate the local profile. Early stage labels characterize the group, meaning companies are typically lean and in the early phases of product development. These startups are prime targets for vendors providing laboratory infrastructure or specialized research tools. AI and Data and Analytics firms provide additional opportunities for technical service providers.
Chapel Hill funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
28 most recently funded startups in Chapel Hill
28 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Chapel Hill startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Chapel Hill closed 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12, adding up to $54M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $6.0M, with the middle half running from $5.2M to $11M. 5 of 9 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Health Care and Data and Analytics hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Chapel Hill
Sector counts across all 28 tracked companies in Chapel Hill. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Chapel Hill
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Chapel Hill break down by stage.
A further 2 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Chapel Hill startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 28 funded startups in Chapel Hill currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (4 of 9 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Chapel Hill is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 28 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Chapel Hill?
FundedIQ tracks 28 funded startups in Chapel Hill. This page lists the 28 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Chapel Hill raised?
Startups in Chapel Hill tracked by FundedIQ have raised $54M in disclosed capital across 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 5 rounds in the last 12 months. 5 of those 9 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Chapel Hill?
Biotechnology has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Health Care (5), Data and Analytics (3) and Other (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Chapel Hill?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $6.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $5.2M and $11M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Chapel Hill?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (2) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 2 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Chapel Hill startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Chapel Hill is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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