Venture capital firms in North Carolina
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
121
Venture capital firms in North Carolina
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
4
Other types here
100 rows
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America | Charlotte, United States | 366 | 167 | 149 | 0 |
| 2 | NC Tweener Fund | Durham, United States | 249 | 26 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | NC IDEA | Durham, United States | 170 | 159 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Intersouth Partners | Durham, United States | 166 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 5 | Hatteras Venture Partners | Durham, United States | 133 | 50 | 28 | 13 |
| 6 | SJF Ventures | Durham, United States | 113 | 49 | 27 | 13 |
| 7 | IDEA Fund Partners | Chapel Hill, United States | 96 | 25 | 18 | 14 |
| 8 | The Aurora Funds | Durham, United States | 70 | 17 | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | Frontier Growth | Charlotte, United States | 67 | 46 | 35 | 14 |
| 10 | CFV Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 62 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Cofounders Capital | Cary, United States | 59 | 32 | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | Canapi Ventures | Wilmington, United States | 57 | 33 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | Bull City Venture Partners | Durham, United States | 40 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 14 | Morgan Creek Capital Management | Chapel Hill, United States | 40 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 15 | Morgan Creek Digital | Chapel Hill, United States | 39 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 16 | Wakefield Group | Charlotte, United States | 36 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Sustainable Food Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Pappas Capital | Durham, United States | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 19 | Novaquest Capital Management | Raleigh, United States | 31 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | Excelerate Health Ventures | Durham, United States | 30 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| 21 | Front Porch Venture Partners | Raleigh, United States | 27 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | Creative Co Capital | Charlotte, United States | 24 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | MPG Fund | Charlotte, United States | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Barings BDC | Raleigh, United States | 20 | 10 | 11 | 378 |
| 25 | Oval Park Capital | Raleigh, United States | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | Wilmington Investor Network | Wilmington, United States | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Eshelman Ventures | Wilmington, United States | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Duke Capital Partners | Durham, United States | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Union Grove Venture Partners | Chapel Hill, United States | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | Plexus Capital | Raleigh, United States | 13 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| 31 | Tri-State Investment Group | Chapel Hill, United States | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | TrueBridge Capital Partners | Chapel Hill, United States | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable (WSPR) Fund | Winston Salem, United States | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Research Triangle Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | The Trelys Funds | Cary, United States | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation | Charlotte, United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1,260 |
| 37 | Dental Innovation Alliance | Raleigh, United States | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 38 | Aero X Ventures | Winston Salem, United States | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | Jurassic Capital | Durham, United States | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | South Asia Tech Partners | Oak Ridge, United States | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Sterling Capital Management | Charlotte, United States | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Leeds Illuminate | Chapel Hill, United States | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 | Primordial Ventures | Durham, United States | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 44 | Aurora Venture Capital Fund | Cary, United States | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | PG Impact Investments | Little Switzerland, United States | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 46 | Piedmont Capital Partners | Greensboro, United States | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | SilkRoad Equity | Winston Salem, United States | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | One Better Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 49 | Greenhawk Capital | Raleigh, United States | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | DUMAC | Durham, United States | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Kitty Hawk Capital | Charlotte, United States | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Leyline Renewable Capital | Durham, United States | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | The Atlantis Group | Durham, United States | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | BB&T | Winston Salem, United States | 6 | 0 | 4 | 125 |
| 55 | Champion Hill Labs | Raleigh, United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | D Global Ventures | Hillsborough, United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Vision Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | First Launch Capital Fund | Greensboro, United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Pisgah Fund | Asheville, United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Castle Digital Partners | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 | Silver Falcon Capital | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 62 | Alliance Capital Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Charlotte Fund | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 64 | I-Square Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Agritech Capital | Wilmington, United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Bluelake | Raleigh, United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 67 | Cape Fear Ventures | Wilmington, United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 68 | Eno River Capital | Durham, United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Kepler Operator Fund | Sanford, United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Madison River Ventures | Chapel Hill, United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Modern Energy Management | Durham, United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 72 | Monarch Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Humble Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 74 | The North Carolina Enterprise Fund | Raleigh, United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Towerview Ventures | Durham, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 76 | Headlight Partners | Charlotte, United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Piedmont Venture Partners | Charlotte, United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | QHP Capital | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | High Country Impact Fund | Boone, United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Resilient Ventures | Durham, United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Shah Capital Management | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Alpha Wolf Investments | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Five Ventures | Charlotte, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Fulcrum Financial Partners | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Kingussie Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Old Well Ventures | Wilmington, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | SOJE Capital | Durham, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Sterling Capital Funds | Charlotte, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Tompkins Ventures | Raleigh, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Carolina Opportunity Funds | Hillsborough, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Coddle Creek Capital | Kannapolis, United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Equilibrium Impact Ventures | Winston Salem, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Impact Brands | Winston Salem, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | North Carolina Venture Capital Fund | Hillsborough, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | PharmaBio Investments | Durham, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Sharp Capital, LP | Salisbury, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Techmine Venture Capital Investment Trust | Turkey, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Addisco Value Partner Fund | Charlotte, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Blueridge Climate Ventures | Durham, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Catalysta Ventures | Durham, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Table 1. Venture capital firms in North Carolina, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 121.
Investment stages
Among these 121Other investors in North Carolina
Venture capital firms elsewhere
California3,118
New York1,753
England1,054
Central Region590
Massachusetts522
Texas505
Beijing475
Shanghai387
Florida382
Ile-de-France364
Seoul-t'ukpyolsi356
Illinois315
Hong Kong Island299
Tokyo299
Ontario295
Tel Aviv261
Guangdong252
Berlin220
Maharashtra210
Noord-Holland205
Bayern203
Sao Paulo201
Dubai200
Colorado198
Cite: FundingWatcher, 121 venture capital firms in North Carolina, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/venture-capital-firms/north-carolina-united-states/