Mark Kendall
Accelerators play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top North Carolina Accelerators. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.
This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.
Top North Carolina Accelerators
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Queen City Fintech
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Queen City Fintech is a fintech-exclusive accelerator program that leverages its extensive network within the financial services sector.
The Startup Factory
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
The Startup Factory is the SE’s best funded and operating accelerator.
MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars focuses on innovating in the insurance industry.
LaunchBox Digital
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
LaunchBox Digital is a North Carolina-based venture capital firm specializing in angel, seed, and early-stage investments since 2007.
NC IDEA SEED
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Grant
NC IDEA SEED offers early stage companies with grants.
Venture Connect Online
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Venture Connect Online is an early-stage growth Tech and Life Science company from the comfort of your own home in an on-demand format.
AgTech Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
AgTech Accelerator™, a unique startup accelerator vehicle dedicated to emerging agricultural technologies.
Launch LAB
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
LaunchLab is an accelerator program based in Greensboro, NC.
Eli Global LLC
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Eli Global LLC is an international information and financial services company.
Joules Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Joules works with some of the largest energy companies in the US to catalyze business development for exceptional energy entrepreneurs.
The Startup Lab
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The Startup Lab leverages behavioral economics to empower early stage startups to build better consumer health and finance products.
Flywheel New Ventures
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Flywheel New Ventures is a membership based investment organization in the Triad, NC that runs an annual business challenge.
City Startup Labs
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
City Startup Labs is a Charlotte-based, business accelerator delivering training and coaching to African American millennials.
Velocity Creative Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
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Velocity Creative Accelerator is a program focused on online business skill workshops for creative businesses developed.
Triad Startup Lab
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Startups, Early Stage and Mid-Market companies all receive formal training, management assistance, access to capital, through networking
Groundwork Labs
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Durham Based Startup Accellerator
Innovators Program
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
The Innovators Program is a 3-month accelerator for early stage founders & corporate intrapreneurs to build high-impact tech startups.
New Ventures 2020 Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
New Ventures 2020 Accelerator is a 12-week program focused on growth in a kick-ass full-stack startup community.
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