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Startup accelerators in North Carolina

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

24
Startup accelerators in North Carolina
24
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
4
Other types here
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 NC IDEA Durham, United States 186 179 21 5
2 Truist Foundation Charlotte, United States 55 54 0 1,465
3 Queen City Fintech Charlotte, United States 54 26 6 0
4 NC IDEA MICRO Durham, United States 49 49 0 5
5 The Startup Factory Durham, United States 34 0 5 1
6 Joules Accelerator Charlotte, United States 28 27 4 3
7 LaunchBox Digital Durham, United States 19 0 6 0
8 Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation Charlotte, United States 10 10 0 1,260
9 RevTech Labs Charlotte, United States 10 1 1 4
10 Agile City Winston-Salem Winston Salem, United States 7 7 0 0
11 Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator Durham, United States 4 1 1 25
12 Innovate Carolina Chapel Hill, United States 4 1 0 0
13 Launch Greensboro Greensboro, United States 3 3 0 0
14 101 Weston Labs Cary, United States 3 0 0 1
15 IoT Hub Wilmington, United States 3 0 0 1
16 AgTech Accelerator Morrisville, United States 2 2 0 0
17 Venture Connect Online Raleigh, United States 2 2 0 0
18 Launch LAB Greensboro, United States 2 0 1 0
19 NC State Alumni Entrepreneurs Network Raleigh, United States 1 1 0 0
20 Start100 Fund Charlotte, United States 1 0 0 0
21 Innovators Program Raleigh, United States 0 0 0 0
22 Telford Ventures Raleigh, United States 0 0 0 0
23 Venture Winston Grants Winston Salem, United States 0 0 0 0
24 We Will Solutions LLC Charlotte, United States 0 0 0 0

Table 1. Startup accelerators in North Carolina, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 24.

Investment stages

Among these 24
Seed investors15 Grant makers13 Early stage investors8 Non equity assistance3 Crowdfunding investors2 Private equity investors2 Convertible note investors1 Late stage investors1

Other investors in North Carolina

Venture capital firms121 Angel investors118 Private equity firms64 Investment partners20

Startup accelerators elsewhere

California306 New York141 England140 Seoul-t'ukpyolsi90 Central Region73 Texas54 Ile-de-France52 Ontario49 Massachusetts43 Berlin34 Illinois34 Dubai31 Catalonia30 Colorado28 New South Wales28 Maharashtra27 Madrid26 Washington26 Hong Kong Island25 Karnataka25 Ohio25 Pennsylvania25 Sao Paulo25 Tel Aviv25
Cite: FundingWatcher, 24 startup accelerators in North Carolina, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/accelerators/north-carolina-united-states/