Looking for startup capital? New list links you to nearly 40 VC firms in Triangle

Editor’s note: Zeke Trezise is a Senior at UNC Chapel Hill and a fellow at New Stack Ventures. Nick Moran, who is the founder and general partner at New Stack Ventures, Trezise on this report. 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Sand Hill Road. It’s a street that’s reached a level on par with Wall Street in New York and K Street in D.C. Sand Hill Road has become synonymous with the volumes of venture capital firms lining its frontage. Yet, while Silicon Valley may get all the glamour, Raleigh-Durham, Austin, Denver, and others are quickly developing their own nascent venture capital industries.

Many of these new hotspots feature local venture capital firms with experienced entrepreneurs and finance professionals that have deep ties to the area. The Triangle, for its part, has long been a dominant life science hub, but is now coming to light as a leader in fields such as software and fintech.

Regardless of your industry, the following list should provide some insight on local firms that can help you raise outside capital. From seed to late stage growth, this list has venture capitalists and private equity investors spanning a range of industries and check sizes.

If you’re a startup founder, I’d recommend this list as an excellent start to mapping our local ecosystem .)

WRAL Techwire has also provided this excellent resource for your startup. Knowing what your fundraising options are will give you a leg up if you eventually decide to make your own Sand Hill shuffle.

Any edits? Reach out to me via email Zeke.trezise@gmail.com.

The list

Note: Each firm is listed by name, investment round focus, its website and information about each at Crunchbase.

1. Acorn Innovestments
   1. Agnostic
   2. Seed
   3. Website / Crunchbase

2. Anchor Capital
   1. Agnostic
   2. Seed, Series A
   3. Website / Crunchbase

3. Bootstrap Advisors
   1. Consumer Products
   2. Pre-Seed, Seed
   3. Website / Crunchbase

4. Bull City Venture Partners
   1. Software, Internet, Mobile, Ecommerce, Health IT
   2. Seed, Series A
   3. Average Check Size $250K – $2M
   4. Website / Crunchbase

5. Cato BioVentures
   1. Life Science, Med Devices
   2. Seed
   3. Website / Crunchbase

6. Cofounders Capital
   1. B2B, Software, IT
   2. Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
   3. Website / Crunchbase

7. Colopy Ventures
   1. Software
   2. Seed
   3. $100K – $300K
   4. Website

8. Contender Capital
   1. Agnostic
   2. Seed, Series A
   3. Website / Crunchbase

9. Excelerate Health Ventures
   1. Health Care, Life Science, SaaS, B2B, IT, Software
   2. Seed, Series A
   3. Website / Crunchbase

10. Golden Pine Ventures
    1. Life Science
    2. Seed
    3. Website / Crunchbase

11. GreenHawk Capital
    1. B2B, Tech, Logistics
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

12. Harbright Ventures
    1. Software, Tech, Healthcare, Industrial
    2. Seed, Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

13. Hatteras Venture Partners
    1. Life Science, Med Devices
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. $2M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

14. IDEA Fund Partners
    1. Agnostic
    2. Seed, Series A
    3. $250K – $1M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

15. Intersouth Partners
    1. Life Science, Tech
    2. Seed, Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

16. Julz Co
    1. Life Science, Med Devices
    2. Seed, Series A
    3. Website / Crunchbase

17. Jurassic Capital
    1. B2B, Software
    2. Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

18. Kingussie Ventures
    1. Agnostic
    2. Seed, Series A
    3. Website / Crunchbase

19. Loud Capital
    1. Agnostic
    2. Seed
    3. $50K – $500K
    4. Website / Crunchbase

20. Madison River Ventures
    1. SaaS, Ecommerce
    2. Seed
    3. $100K
    4. Website / Crunchbase

21. MDO Holdings
    1. Tech, Consumer
    2. Seed
    3. Website / Crunchbase

22. NovaQuest Capital Management
    1. Life Science
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

23. One Better Ventures
    1. Consumer
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

24. Oval Park Capital
    1. Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Impact
    2. Seed, Series A, Growth
    3. $250K
    4. Website / Crunchbase

25. Pappas Capital
    1. Life Science
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

26. Resilient Ventures
    1. Tech, Consumer, Health Care, Diversity
    2. Seed, Series A
    3. Website

27. Rex Health Ventures
    1. Life Science, Healthcare
    2. Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

28. River Cities Capital
    1. Healthcare IT, Med Devices, IT, SaaS, Tech, Healthcare
    2. Growth
    3. $5M – $15M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

29. Riverwise Ventures
    1. Agnostic
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website

30. Shah Capital
    1. Agnostic
    2. Growth
    3. $100K – $500K
    4. Website / Crunchbase

31. SJF Ventures
    1. Tech
    2. Series A, Series B+
    3. $1M – $10M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

32. Southern Capitol Ventures
    1. Tech, Life Science, E-commerce, Software, Digital Media, Mobile, and Healthcare, IT
    2. Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
    3. $500K – $1.5M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

33. Sovereigns Capital
    1. B2B, Software, Tech, Healthcare, IT, B2C
    2. Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
    3. $250K – $2M
    4. Website / Crunchbase

34. Sustainable Food Ventures
    1. Food Products, Foodtech
    2. Seed
    3. Website

35. The Aurora Funds
    1. Healthcare, IT, Fintech
    2. Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

36. The Launch Place
    1. IT, Software, Med Devices, Healthcare
    2. Pre-Seed, Seed
    3. $25K – $500K
    4. Website / Crunchbase

37. TrueBridge Capital Partners
    1. IT, Tech
    2. Seed, Series A, Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase

38. UNC Kenan Flagler PE Fund
    1. Agnostic
    2. Growth
    3. Website / Crunchbase