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NC IDEA portfolio map
20 startups NC IDEA has backed in rounds we track, since 2006, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $53M. The biggest sector is Biotech, with 8 companies.
Funding by segment
- Biotech$13M8
- IT Services$21M3
- Healthtech$4.7M3
- Big Data & Analytics$2.5M3
- AI$11M3
Where they are based
- United States19$52M
United StatesFounded
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M10
- $1M to $10M9
- $10M to $50M1
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
18 of 20 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States19
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Biotech
8 startups · $13M raised
Cell MicrosystemsCell Microsystems is a biotechnology company based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2010.United States$6.5M
AffinergyAffinergy is a biotechnology company based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, founded in 2003.United States$3.0M
Altis BiosystemsAltis Biosystems is a scientific innovation company based in Durham, NC, focused on advancing pre-clinical drug discovery.United States$2.1M
Lucerno DynamicsLucerno Dynamics creates medical technology that helps scan human tissue and organs during medical tests.United States$473K- BBaseTraceBaseTrace provides DNA-based tracers that can establish liability and greatly reduce litigation costs for natural gas production firms.United States$245K
- OOncotectOncotect is a Raleigh-based biotech startup committed to pioneering early screening of cancer risks in dogs using their urine.United States$200K
VerineticsVerinetics Inc.United States$135K
Redbud LabsRedbud Labs develops and manufactures MEMS and microfluidics technologies for the life science industry.-$74K
IT Services
3 startups · $21M raised
StrikeIronStrikeIron provides email & address verification, phone validation and sales tax calculation solutions.United States$13M
IntervolveIn today's rapidly changing and fast paced beer market, wholesalers need an easy to use, state of the art Route Accounting System United States$8.0M
CellBreakerCellBreaker allows to easily switch cell phone carriers.United States$396K
Healthtech
3 startups · $4.7M raised
RoobrikRoobrik builds online assessment and decision tools for adults and their caregivers.United States$3.0M
DendiDendi is a healthtech company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in cloud-based Laboratory Information Systems (LIS).United States$1.6M
CliniSpan HealthCliniSpan Health is a nonprofit healthcare technology company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with operations in the Research United States$100K
Big Data & Analytics
3 startups · $2.5M raised
LiineLiine simplifies and improves patient acquisition for growth-focused healthcare practices.United States$1.8M
Periscope Health AnalyticsPeriscope Health Analytics provides data analytics and insights for behavioral health organizations.United States$575K
Amissa HealthAmissa powers evidence-based perimenopause care with AI-enabled clinical decision support.United States$75K
AI
3 startups · $11M raised
Keona HealthKeona Health is a healthcare technology company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, founded in 2010.United States$9.5M
ProAxionProAxion develops a predictive software tool to define the industrial IoT by preventing the unexpected failure of mission-critical machines.United States$1.7M
DivySciDivySci is a B2B, SaaS, and AI speech-processing platform that provides real-time social and contextual feedback on digital interactions.United States$225K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names NC IDEA as an investor, the first in 2006. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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