You won't want to miss this NCGrowth & SmartUp event! Our very own Leigh Blancato will take the stage to discuss our NC IDEA grants and program opportunities. This special event will highlight recent projects and upcoming work with businesses, anchor institutions, and local and tribal

Just two days until the Empowering Innovation Conference! Join Duke Fuqua's Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club for their highly anticipated Empowering Innovation Conference: The Intersection of AI, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital. Discover how #AI is transforming

GREAT Ocean Innovation Conference hosted by UNCW Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Congratulations Heather McWhorter on another inspirational gathering of Blue Economy thinking. THIS ⬇️ is #Ecosysteming.

Applications for our 2025 Graduate and Undergraduate Opportunities are NOW OPEN! 🎓 Join us on Friday, September 27th, for the 2025 NC IDEA Startup Analyst Associate Webinar, where we’ll cover all your questions about this year-long role. As a Startup Analyst Associate, you’ll

Only TWO weeks until the Hatch This 2024 event! Hatch This is the ultimate entrepreneurial showdown—an accelerator, hackathon, and weekend party in one. Entrepreneurs and "Wantrepreneurs" are invited to pitch, plan, and build a business in 48 hours. Founders will pitch ideas,

Kicking off today's Fall 2024 NC IDEA #SEED review meeting with our team and startup analyst fellows. 🙌 Tune in this Monday, September 23rd, for our NC IDEA #SEED Semi-Finalist announcement! 📷 Best of luck to all applicants! #NCIDEA #SEED

Are you a current graduate student looking to: -Launch a career in angel or venture capital? -Deepen your understanding of #NC’s thriving startup ecosystem? -Learn how investors assess and support emerging startups? Join us on Friday, September 27th, for the 2025 NC IDEA

Congratulations to our 2023 #MICRO grantee, Sandeep Bhatt, and the sonovoice.co team for receiving the National Science Foundation (U.S. National Science Foundation) Phase I STTR grant for their SonoVoice Voice Evaluation and Monitoring System! 🎉 sonovoice.co is developing

“I am so optimistic because I’m driven by the people who needed it yesterday. This year will be all about getting this closer to that.” - Sasha Surkin, Founder and CEO of weyeze.org Congratulations to our 2023 #MICRO grantee, Sasha Surkin, on this amazing feature!

This ⬇️ is the product of #Ecosysteming. Our best and brightest young minds creating high potential companies to address gaps in the market.

Congratulations to ⁦GrepBeat⁩’s startups to watch! We (⁦NC IDEA⁩) know a few of these great founders. THIS ⬇️ is #Ecosysteming.

Happy and Blue 🌊 By our President & CEO, Thom Ruhe. The entrepreneurial ecosystem in #NorthCarolina is thriving like never before. From the cutting-edge advancements from the Blue Economy in #WilmingtonNC to the revitalization of the booming textile industry in #MorgantonNC,

The illiterate of this century won’t be those who cannot read or write, it will be those who cannot think like entrepreneurs. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/769037/t…

Creating music can lead to IP protection challenges and legal hurdles. 😱🎶 For this week's #FounderFriday, we’re excited to spotlight our 2024 #MICRO grantee, Thomas Athey, and his innovative platform MESA. Mesa is a rights management #software that helps music creators grow

JUST ANNOUNCED: NC IDEA Foundation Selects 20 Semi-Finalists from Across the State in Fall 2024 SEED Grant Cycle Read more: bit.ly/4dgtja8 #NCIDEA #SEED #NCecosystem

We did it! Social Cascade was honored by @GrepBeat as one of its #StartupsToWatch2024. The awards showcase some of the most promising tech & tech-enabled early-stage startups from around the Triangle area of North Carolina. tinyurl.com/52sa73dy #AIinHealthCare #Pediatrics

Our #ECOSYSTEM partner, RIoT, has supported over 150 startups that have collectively created 500+ jobs and generated $150M+ in revenue. We’re honored to collaborate with organizations like RIoT that are driving economic development in #NorthCarolina. A special

Join us this Friday, September 27th, for the 2025 NC IDEA Startup Analyst Associate Webinar, where we’ll cover all your questions about this year-long role. As a Startup Analyst Associate, you’ll play a key role in evaluating and selecting grant recipients for the NC IDEA SEED

NC IDEA #ENGAGE is proud to support the upcoming 2024 Outdoor Economy Conference taking place October 21-24 in #CherokeeNC! This event is a pivotal opportunity for outdoor economy professionals to connect and share insights. With sessions on Public and Private Sector