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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
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$2.13M · Equity · Oct 2026
Top Startups in North Carolina
This list has 48 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 5 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Durham (13), Charlotte (12), and Raleigh (10). Largest teams: Craftwork, Lucid Bots, and Finmark. Latest round: NN raised $53.1M (Oct 14, 2026).
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$2M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2026
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$1.68M · SAFE · Jun 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2021
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$1.55M · Options · Oct 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$1.26M · Mar 2026
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
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$1M · Debt · Feb 2026
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$1M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Durham, NC, United States
Incorporated: 2026
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$200K · SAFE · Oct 2026
Finmark
Acquired
What they do:
Financial planning software for startups
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HQ: Raleigh, NC, United States
Encepheal Therapeutics
Shut down
What they do:
EncepHeal develops medications to treat substance abuse, starting…
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HQ: Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Adla
Shut down
What they do:
Department store for e-commerce
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States
Atomized
Shut down
What they do:
Enabling teams to deploy without needing a cloud expert
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HQ: Charlotte, NC, United States