Impact Breakfast
Recognize the partners who moved the ecosystem forward and preview what CED is investing in next.
Curated events across NC's innovation ecosystem. Each one selected because it puts members in the room with capital, customers, or co-founders.
Recognize the partners who moved the ecosystem forward and preview what CED is investing in next.
Build an AI startup in 54 hours. Idea → prototype → pitch — with mentors who've actually shipped.
Practical AI skills + the network to use them. Workshops, panels, and intros built for women in tech.
The largest tech gathering in NC — connect with 1,500+ tech leaders, hiring partners, and investors in one room.
Meet the legislators shaping NC's life sciences policy. Make your case to the people who write the rules.
Southeast's biggest pre-seed and seed capital gathering. Founders meet 200+ early-stage investors face to face.
Hear from NC's top women operators and investors on how they actually got here — and how to do it faster.
Front Porch Venture's signature low-key networking — real conversations, real intros, no pitch theater.
The Triad biotech scene under one roof — drug discovery, medtech, agbio, and the capital chasing them.
Global ag research meets NC innovation — for founders working on the future of food systems.
Monthly drop-in for the Raleigh founder community — no agenda, no pitch, just your people.
Where Triangle engineers and engineering leaders connect on what they're actually building.
Free desk space in Chapel Hill's innovation hub. Bring your laptop, leave with new collaborators.
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