Private equity firms in North Carolina
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
64
Private equity firms in North Carolina
64
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64 rows
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamlico Capital | Charlotte, United States | 111 | 45 | 57 | 18 |
| 2 | Frontier Growth | Charlotte, United States | 67 | 46 | 35 | 14 |
| 3 | Five Points Capital | Winston Salem, United States | 54 | 4 | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | Morgan Creek Digital | Chapel Hill, United States | 39 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Carousel Capital | Charlotte, United States | 32 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| 6 | Novaquest Capital Management | Raleigh, United States | 31 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Front Porch Venture Partners | Raleigh, United States | 27 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Falfurrias Capital Partners | Charlotte, United States | 19 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | EIT RawMaterials | Denver, United States | 18 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Brightwood Capital Advisors | Deep Gap, United States | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Ridgemont Equity Partners | Charlotte, United States | 17 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | Blue Point Capital Partners | Charlotte, United States | 10 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Leeds Illuminate | Chapel Hill, United States | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Piedmont Capital Partners | Greensboro, United States | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Greenhawk Capital | Raleigh, United States | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Salem Investment Partners | Greensboro, United States | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | DUMAC | Durham, United States | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Harbright Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Summit Park | Charlotte, United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 20 | Blue Hill Group | Chapel Hill, United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Harbor Island Equity Partners | Wilmington, United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Liberation Capital | Waxhaw, United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Bonhill Capital | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | I-Square Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | SharpVue Capital | Raleigh, United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Bootstrap Advisors | Durham, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Lookout Capital | Raleigh, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Paradox Capital | Davidson, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | QHP Capital | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Simcah Management | Charlotte, United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dogwood Equity | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Axum | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Coddle Creek Capital | Kannapolis, United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FMI Investment Partners | Raleigh, United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Potamus Equity | Raleigh, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Stonewall Capital | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Cadrillion Capital | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Calvert Research Institute | Cary, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Eagle Marsh Holdings | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Gaston Capital | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Global Endowment Management | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | WSC & Company | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Aiglon Capital | Durham, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Anchor Capital | Greensboro, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Barken Holdings LLC | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Birchstone Investments, LLC | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Broadtree Partners | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Donis Investment Group | Durham, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | HCG Funds | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Kerusso Capital Management | Winston Salem, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Linville Capital | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | LYNK Capital, LLC | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Metroview Capital | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Morehead Capital | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | New Page Capital | Greensboro, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Nexo Worldwide Holdings | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Scronce & Associates, LLC Private Equity | Winston Salem, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Smash.vc | Asheville, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Stone Arch Capital | Minneapolis, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Telford Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | The Hinson Group | Raleigh, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Trade Street Capital | Winston Salem, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund | Chapel Hill, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | We Will Solutions LLC | Charlotte, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Private equity firms in North Carolina, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 64.
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Private equity firms elsewhere
New York967
California771
England544
Texas351
Beijing264
Illinois255
Florida225
Ile-de-France213
Massachusetts207
Shanghai202
Central Region173
Ontario165
Connecticut158
Hong Kong Island158
Seoul-t'ukpyolsi143
Guangdong134
Maharashtra114
Pennsylvania101
Colorado89
New South Wales83
NA - South Africa81
Noord-Holland81
Bayern80
Georgia80
Cite: FundingWatcher, 64 private equity firms in North Carolina, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/north-carolina-united-states/