# IMAF Cape Fear

> IMAF Cape Fear is a VC fund in Wilmington backing B2B, Rental and FinTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wilmington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.imafcapefear.com/

IMAF Cape Fear is a member-owned and member-managed limited liability company, organized to provide members an opportunity for active involvement in a diversified capital investment process. IMAF Cape Fear is part of the Inception Micro Angel Fund (IMAF), which is a member-managed seed stage angel capital fund designed to capitalize on the growthin entrepreneurial activity and venture financing, primarily in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina and greater North Carolina.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Leasing | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWIPPED | KWIPPED, Inc. developed and maintains the world’s first comprehensive B2B online equipment rental and leasing marketplace. KWIPPED technology streamlines sourcing from a global network of equipment suppliers, reduces risk, assures quality and facilitates trusted relationships between renters and suppliers. KWIPPED’s worldwide headquarters islocated in Wilmington, NC. | $900K | Seed | Jan 05, 2017 |  |
| Groundfloor | GROUNDFLOOR is a crowdsourced real estate investing and lending platform that makes private capital markets more open to all. GROUNDFLOOR was the first company qualified by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to offer direct real estate debt investments via Regulation A for non-accredited and accredited investors alike. Today, it remainsthe only product offering a customizable real estate debt portfolio for short-term, high-yield returns. For real estate entrepreneurs, GROUNDFLOOR currently serves the residential fix-and-flip and new construction markets, offering borrower-friendly loan terms like a deferred payment option to give developers more control over their cash flow.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. |  | Seed | Aug 19, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Asheville Angels — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bandwidth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bandwidth-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IMAF-RTP — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IMAF- WESTERN — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VentureSouth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-carolina-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- The Angel Roundtable — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does IMAF Cape Fear invest in?

IMAF Cape Fear invests primarily in B2B, Rental and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did IMAF Cape Fear last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for IMAF Cape Fear closed in Jan 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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