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NC State has always been home to thinkers and doers. We offer students the chance to take a big, bold idea and run with it, and we instill in them the entrepreneurial mindset they need to thrive in the career of their choice.
That takes more than just a Think and Do attitude. It takes a complete infrastructure of academic programs, faculty talent, cutting-edge tools, investor networks and institutional support, including a tech transfer office that’s among the best in the nation. And it takes an entrepreneurship community that wants bright ideas to win out.
You’ll find all of those things at NC State. Here, we love fresh thinking and successful startups almost as much as we love teaching students to succeed.
We can’t wait for you to get started.
N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative celebrated the opening of a startup company incubator in NC State University’s Plant Sciences Building and the launch of its Seed2Grow entrepreneurship program. Seed2Grow helps entrepreneurs bring NC State plant sciences discoveries into the marketplace to advance agriculture in North Carolina and beyond. The incubator provides lab and office space for emerging companies like Hoofprint Biome and Raleigh Biosciences, creating innovative solutions for reducing cattle methane emissions and enhancing crop gene expression.🌱🚀
Click the 🔗 in bio to read more on the incubator and entrepreneurship program.
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N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative celebrated the opening of a startup company incubator in NC State University’s Plant Sciences Building and the launch of its Seed2Grow entrepreneurship program. Seed2Grow helps entrepreneurs bring NC State plant sciences discoveries into the marketplace to advance agriculture in North Carolina and beyond. The incubator provides lab and office space for emerging companies like Hoofprint Biome and Raleigh Biosciences, creating innovative solutions for reducing cattle methane emissions and enhancing crop gene expression.🌱🚀
Click the 🔗 in bio to read more on the incubator and entrepreneurship program.
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Congratulations to the 2024 VenturePack Challenge winners! 🚀🐺
Our top winner Afuse, is taking home $9,000 to continue their work simplifying college connections. @nceclecticesports, fostering a new eSports community and @naturesthroneofficial the ultimate outdoor companion are our audience choice winners.
The Daugherty Endowment track features ventures that have licensed NC State intellectual property in the past three years.
-The 1st place winner is NC Solar Inverters, Doubling reliability, reducing lost energy, and cutting costs by 10%
-The 2nd place winner is MithrilAI Corp, a semiconductor company that designs trusted AI/ML hardware for safety and security-critical applications.
-The 3rd place winner is Teen Health Research Inc an early-stage woman-owned startup empowering teens and families for healthier relationships through communication skills.
Once again, congratulations to all the winners and here’s to another year celebrating NC State’s entrepreneurial spirit! 🎉
Click the 🔗 in bio to read more about the teams.
Congratulations to the 2024 VenturePack Challenge winners! 🚀🐺
Our top winner Afuse, is taking home $9,000 to continue their work simplifying college connections. @nceclecticesports, fostering a new eSports community and @naturesthroneofficial the ultimate outdoor companion are our audience choice winners.
The Daugherty Endowment track features ventures that have licensed NC State intellectual property in the past three years.
-The 1st place winner is NC Solar Inverters, Doubling reliability, reducing lost energy, and cutting costs by 10%
-The 2nd place winner is MithrilAI Corp, a semiconductor company that designs trusted AI/ML hardware for safety and security-critical applications.
-The 3rd place winner is Teen Health Research Inc an early-stage woman-owned startup empowering teens and families for healthier relationships through communication skills.
Once again, congratulations to all the winners and here’s to another year celebrating NC State’s entrepreneurial spirit! 🎉
Click the 🔗 in bio to read more about the teams.
The Miller Fellow applications are now open!
The Miller Fellowship runs from June through November and provides a monthly stipend of $1000 so fellows can continue to develop their ideas. Three factors regarding eligibility are listed below:
-NC State undergraduate students who will have completed their bachelor’s degree in May 2023 – May 2024 and are not enrolled or planning to enroll in a graduate program the following semester.
-Applicants must show they have made substantial progress towards the development of a venture before they graduated and that additional support would significantly increase the company’s probability of success.
-Applicants must agree to reside in the Raleigh-Durham area for the duration of the Miller Fellowship.
Applications close on April 29 at midnight.
Click 🔗 in bio to learn more about the Miller Fellowship.
The Miller Fellow applications are now open!
The Miller Fellowship runs from June through November and provides a monthly stipend of $1000 so fellows can continue to develop their ideas. Three factors regarding eligibility are listed below:
-NC State undergraduate students who will have completed their bachelor’s degree in May 2023 – May 2024 and are not enrolled or planning to enroll in a graduate program the following semester.
-Applicants must show they have made substantial progress towards the development of a venture before they graduated and that additional support would significantly increase the company’s probability of success.
-Applicants must agree to reside in the Raleigh-Durham area for the duration of the Miller Fellowship.
Applications close on April 29 at midnight.
Click 🔗 in bio to learn more about the Miller Fellowship.
Congratulations to the 2024 VenturePack Challenge Finalist Teams! Get a sneak peak at the teams and some of their products and see them pitch live on April 15.
Afuse: Simplifying college connections & roommates for a smooth transition. 🎓
AnyDroneRTK: Precision drone attachments without the hefty price. 🚁
CardiaSight: Wearable ECG for hassle-free heart monitoring. ❤️
Distress Signal Device: Sending help with a click. 🆘
DroneMedkit: Delivering sensitive medicine to your doorstep. 💊
EcoZone: Gaming sustainability for a greener world. 🌱
Exalyte: Preventing osteoporosis with advanced monitoring. 💪
Loom3D: Seamless pants, zero waste. 👖
@naturesthroneofficial: The ultimate outdoor companion. ⛺️
@nceclecticesports: Welcome to the gaming community. 🎮
Project Textback: Never miss a call again. 📱
@theoryseo: Boosting sales, one search at a time. 🔍
@tutorsmithorg: Affordable tutoring for every student. 📚
WaypointMap: Streamlining drone data capture & modeling. 🗺️
Click 🔗 in bio to RSVP and to learn more about the teams.
Congratulations to the 2024 VenturePack Challenge Finalist Teams! Get a sneak peak at the teams and some of their products and see them pitch live on April 15.
Afuse: Simplifying college connections & roommates for a smooth transition. 🎓
AnyDroneRTK: Precision drone attachments without the hefty price. 🚁
CardiaSight: Wearable ECG for hassle-free heart monitoring. ❤️
Distress Signal Device: Sending help with a click. 🆘
DroneMedkit: Delivering sensitive medicine to your doorstep. 💊
EcoZone: Gaming sustainability for a greener world. 🌱
Exalyte: Preventing osteoporosis with advanced monitoring. 💪
Loom3D: Seamless pants, zero waste. 👖
@naturesthroneofficial: The ultimate outdoor companion. ⛺️
@nceclecticesports: Welcome to the gaming community. 🎮
Project Textback: Never miss a call again. 📱
@theoryseo: Boosting sales, one search at a time. 🔍
@tutorsmithorg: Affordable tutoring for every student. 📚
WaypointMap: Streamlining drone data capture & modeling. 🗺️
Click 🔗 in bio to RSVP and to learn more about the teams.
Justin Lloyd, an NC State graduate in biological engineering, founded @drinkangryangel, the sole Non-GMO Project Verified high-performance energy beverage. Concerned with health risks associated with traditional energy drinks, he developed Angry Angel as a cleaner alternative, free from artificial sweeteners and with yerba mate for caffeine.
His advice to aspiring entrepreneurs: “NC State has a great community” in its alumni network and professional organizations like the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) that entrepreneurs should lean into.
Click the 🔗 in our bio to read more on Justin`s career of success in engineering and entrepreneurship. jlloydangryangel
Justin Lloyd, an NC State graduate in biological engineering, founded @drinkangryangel, the sole Non-GMO Project Verified high-performance energy beverage. Concerned with health risks associated with traditional energy drinks, he developed Angry Angel as a cleaner alternative, free from artificial sweeteners and with yerba mate for caffeine.
His advice to aspiring entrepreneurs: “NC State has a great community” in its alumni network and professional organizations like the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) that entrepreneurs should lean into.
Click the 🔗 in our bio to read more on Justin`s career of success in engineering and entrepreneurship. jlloydangryangel
Join the NC State entrepreneurship community at Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Union for the 2024 VenturePack Challenge Award Ceremony and Entrepreneurship Showcase! 🚀🐺
Hear live pitches, get inspired by some of the very best entrepreneurs from NC State, eat dinner with industry experts and vote for your favorite team to send them home with the audience choice award!
April 15 – 5:30 p.m.
Click 🔗 in bio to RSVP
Join the NC State entrepreneurship community at Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Union for the 2024 VenturePack Challenge Award Ceremony and Entrepreneurship Showcase! 🚀🐺
Hear live pitches, get inspired by some of the very best entrepreneurs from NC State, eat dinner with industry experts and vote for your favorite team to send them home with the audience choice award!
April 15 – 5:30 p.m.
Click 🔗 in bio to RSVP
Recently students from Conn Magnet Elementary School visited the Albright Entrepreneurship Garage. The students took a tour of our prototyping space and participated in an entrepreneurship simulation, exposing them to the entrepreneurial mindset and design thinking. The students also participated in some early engineering activities with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, such as building towers and bridges from unconventional materials.
Click the 🔗 in our bio to read more about the visit and how NC State is contributing to the bright future of our state`s youth. 😎
Recently students from Conn Magnet Elementary School visited the Albright Entrepreneurship Garage. The students took a tour of our prototyping space and participated in an entrepreneurship simulation, exposing them to the entrepreneurial mindset and design thinking. The students also participated in some early engineering activities with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, such as building towers and bridges from unconventional materials.
Click the 🔗 in our bio to read more about the visit and how NC State is contributing to the bright future of our state`s youth. 😎
@NCStatePoole College alumni Thomas Armstrong and Parker Mayes, both business administration graduates, founded a startup offering subscription-based date arrangements known as LetsGoRaleigh. Originally free, the service shifted to a membership model following their participation in the NC State Andrews Launch Accelerator, facilitated by the Poole College of Management`s Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Click the 🔗 in our bio for more on Mayes` and Armstrong`s Entrepreneurship Clinic experience. Apply to the Andrews Launch Accelerator by March 29 to turn your vision into reality.
@NCStatePoole College alumni Thomas Armstrong and Parker Mayes, both business administration graduates, founded a startup offering subscription-based date arrangements known as LetsGoRaleigh. Originally free, the service shifted to a membership model following their participation in the NC State Andrews Launch Accelerator, facilitated by the Poole College of Management`s Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Click the 🔗 in our bio for more on Mayes` and Armstrong`s Entrepreneurship Clinic experience. Apply to the Andrews Launch Accelerator by March 29 to turn your vision into reality.
Outstanding Entrepreneurship
NC State is ranked in the top 20 best undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. by the 2021 Princeton Review.
Run With the Pack
At NC State, we think of every student as an entrepreneur getting ready to take on the world.
All of our academic offerings focus on results and real-world action — whether that means consulting with local startups through the Entrepreneurship Clinic or deepening your understanding of nonprofits and the voluntary sector through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. And nothing we do is confined to any one college: From Arts Entrepreneurship to the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program, you can find an outlet for your creativity at NC State.
When you’re ready to take the next step, the wider NC State community will be there with you, offering technical, legal and financial help through the university’s entrepreneurship ecosystem and through alumni-centered initiatives like the Wolfpack Investor Network.
A Broad Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
