FundedIQ tracks 519 funded startups in North Carolina, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in North Carolina, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $8.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.8M and $30M. Biotechnology, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Durham and Raleigh hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in North Carolina. Startups in North Carolina closed 159 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 80 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $5.0B in disclosed capital.
Capital concentrates in early stages across Durham and Raleigh. The heavy weight of Seed and Pre-Seed rounds indicates a market of nascent ventures. These companies typically maintain small teams, meaning decision power rests with founders. Sourcing efforts find a high volume of early bets, while sales outreach targets lean organizations before they scale into larger corporate structures.
North Carolina funded startup statistics
Funded startups in North Carolina
519
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
80
159 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$5.0B
128 of 159 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$8.3M
middle half $1.8M to $30M
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
Investors appearing most often across North Carolina funding rounds: National Science Foundation, NC Tweener Fund, Sovereign’s Capital.
100 most recently funded startups in North Carolina
100 of 519
Ordered 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.
Startups in North Carolina closed 159 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 80 of them in the last 12, adding up to $5.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $8.3M, with the middle half running from $1.8M to $30M. 128 of 159 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 71. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
National Science Foundation, NC Tweener Fund and Sovereign’s Capital appear most often across funded startups in North Carolina on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in North Carolina
Sector counts across all 519 tracked companies in North Carolina. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded startups in North Carolina.
Investor
Companies backed
National Science Foundation
2
NC Tweener Fund
2
Sovereign’s Capital
2
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in North Carolina
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in North Carolina break down by stage.
A further 111 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ North Carolina 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 519 funded startups in North Carolina currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (31 of 159 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 North Carolina is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 North Carolina?
FundedIQ tracks 519 funded startups in North Carolina. This page lists the 100 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 North Carolina raised?
Startups in North Carolina tracked by FundedIQ have raised $5.0B in disclosed capital across 159 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 80 rounds in the last 12 months. 128 of those 159 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in North Carolina?
Biotechnology has the most, with 71 companies, followed by Health Care (68), Artificial Intelligence (40) and Financial Services (40). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in North Carolina?
Durham leads with 110 companies, then Raleigh (109), Charlotte (98) and Chapel Hill (26).
Which investors back the most startups in North Carolina?
National Science Foundation, NC Tweener Fund and Sovereign’s Capital appear most often across funded startups in North Carolina in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in North Carolina?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $8.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.8M and $30M. 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 North Carolina?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 18 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (13) and Series B (6). A further 111 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the North Carolina 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 North Carolina is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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