May
13
May 13 – May 14 · All Day
NCTECH Tech Fest
The largest tech gathering in NC — connect with 1,500+ tech leaders, hiring partners, and investors in one room.
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📍 Durham Convention CenterDetails →
Accelerate · Investors
Regional investment, global impact.
Curated deal flow, real-time market intel, and 1:1 founder intros — for investors who want to back the next NC breakout without sifting through noise.
Explore Market Intel →The Dashboard
Tracking the Triangle in real time.
Our partnership with Dealroom gives Accelerate members a live view of every NC startup, every active investor, and every funding round across the state. Stop relying on stale reports.
- Live deal flow across 700+ active NC startups
- Sector heatmaps — biotech, deeptech, SaaS, climate
- Investor activity tracking + co-investor signals
- Quarterly Funding Insights reports
700+
Active NC Startups
200+
Active Investors
12
Sectors Tracked
Daily
Updated
We work with investors at every stage
Pre-seed to growth. Local angels to national funds.
Whether you write $25K checks or lead Series B rounds, CED's Connect to Capital team matches you with the right NC founders at the right moment.
Pre-Seed
Angel networks + early-stage syndicates building first conviction.
Seed
Lead investors and operators backing first institutional checks.
Series A
Regional and national funds backing product-market fit moments.
Growth
Strategic capital + corporate venture arms scaling proven companies.
Mark Your Calendar
Investor events + summits
May
13
May 13 · 5:30 – 7:30 PM
NCLifeSci Legislative Reception 2026
Meet the legislators shaping NC's life sciences policy. Make your case to the people who write the rules.
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📍 Marbles IMAXDetails →
May
15
May 15 – May 17 · Fri 6 PM – Sun 9 PM
Startup Weekend Durham VII: The Age of AI
Build an AI startup in 54 hours. Idea → prototype → pitch — with mentors who've actually shipped.
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📍 American UndergroundDetails →
May
18
May 18 – May 19 · All Day
Seed the South Capital Summit
Southeast's biggest pre-seed and seed capital gathering. Founders meet 200+ early-stage investors face to face.
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📍 Bank of America StadiumDetails →
May
21
May 21 · 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
TBJ's Empowered Women's Forum
Hear from NC's top women operators and investors on how they actually got here — and how to do it faster.
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📍 The Umstead Hotel and SpaDetails →
May
21
May 21 · 4:00 – 7:00 PM
FFVC's Barbecue, Brews & Band
Front Porch Venture's signature low-key networking — real conversations, real intros, no pitch theater.
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📍 TBDDetails →