
Craftwork
What they do:
Digital-native home painting franchise
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
This list has 25 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 2 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Charlotte (7), Raleigh (7), and Durham (3). Largest teams: Craftwork, Finmark, and Farel. Latest round: Optain Health raised $7.47M (Oct 13, 2026).

What they do:
Digital-native home painting franchise
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States

What they do:
We use robots to build houses.
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HQ: Southern Pines, NC, United States

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Next-gen airline OS
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States

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Fully autonomous defense solutions for the global edge.
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States

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Recover from any outage in 10 minutes or less.
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States

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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
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$36M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Morrisville, NC, United States
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$30M · Equity + debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: Mars Hill, NC, United States
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$25M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
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$10M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Morrisville, NC, United States
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$8.46M · SAFE · Oct 2026
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HQ: Davidson, NC, United States
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$8.4M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
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$7.47M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
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$6M · Apr 2026
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HQ: Fleetwood, NC, United States
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$5.7M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Pittsboro, NC, United States
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$5.46M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
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$5.41M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Holly Springs, NC, United States
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$5M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
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$4.72M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
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$3.31M · SAFE · Jan 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
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$2.94M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
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$2.62M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
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$1.55M · Options · Oct 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
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$1.26M · Mar 2026

What they do:
Financial planning software for startups
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States

What they do:
Enabling teams to deploy without needing a cloud expert
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
There are 25 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
2 of them are hiring right now, including Craftwork and BotBuilt.
By team size: Craftwork (50 employees), Finmark (14 employees), and Farel (9 employees).
Latest rounds: Optain Health — $7.47M Equity (Oct 2026), Archaius — $8.46M SAFE (Oct 2026), and Relay — $36M Equity (Oct 2026).
The biggest hubs are Charlotte (7), Raleigh (7), and Durham (3).