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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Funding

We are ready to help you raise the funding needed to launch and scale your startup.

Funding a Bright Idea

The right investment can turn a bright idea into a reality. NC State-affiliated startups have access to funding resources needed to launch a venture.

$364 Million

in venture capital raised over the past five years by NC State alumni startups.

Funding Opportunties

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Andrews Launch Accelerator

The NC State Acceleration Fund is designed to accelerate economic development by increasing the propensity of new ventures to survive and grow through equity-free grants. Acceleration grants provide up to $50,000 and pro bono support services to entrepreneurs who complete the Andrews Launch Accelerator.

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LaunchPad

NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship has developed an incubator program to support early-stage undergraduate and graduate student startups. During the incubator, students will work on furthering their concepts through a variety of fundamental practices like doing customer discovery, exploring business modeling and thinking through commercialization strategy.

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Miller Fellowship

The Dr. Thomas Kenan Miller III Fellowship program is a bridge program to support student entrepreneurs for the first six months after graduation, bridging the gap between graduation and pursuing a startup full-time. During the fellowship period, alumni continue to have access to university resources including the Libraries and eGarage.

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Entrepreneurship Competitions

Students from all academic departments can participate in entrepreneurship competitions and have access to events, workshops, mentoring that enable them to test and refine their founder skills.

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Wolfpack Investor Network Surpasses $15 Million in Capital Deployed

Demonstrating its crucial role as an economic engine in North Carolina, the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) announced that it has reached $15 million in investments since its inception in December of 2016.

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