# NC IDEA

> NC IDEA is a VC fund in Durham backing Software, Health Care and Internet. See 123 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Durham, United States
- Total investments: 123
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 95%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nc-idea/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ncidea/
- Website: https://ncidea.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncidea/

NC IDEA is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people achieve their entrepreneurial ambition to start and grow high-potential companies. Through their powerful combination of competitive grants and programs and a network of strategic partners, they help entrepreneurs when they need it. They offer grant funding and support on the principlesof diversity, equity, and inclusion.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 31 | 25% |
| Health Care | 18 | 15% |
| Internet | 12 | 10% |
| SaaS | 11 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 9% |

153 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 102 | 83% |
| Seed | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyntly | Joyntly is a human capital science and technology company that provides AI solutions for personalized soft skills development. | $10K | Grant | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| inStryde | inStryde is a hybrid hard tech company using A.I. and 3d printing to make custom orthotics more accessible and affordable. | $50K | Grant | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Davos Guaranty | Davos Guaranty is a lender match platform for business capital that guarantees each loan. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Freeman Capital | Freeman Capital is a tool for financial planning. One-on-one financial planning is now accessible, scalable, and cheap to anyone. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Freeman Capital | Freeman Capital is a tool for financial planning. One-on-one financial planning is now accessible, scalable, and cheap to anyone. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Courtroom5 | Courtroom5 is an intelligent, tech-enabled service that combines legal tools, on-demand training, and an online community to help non-lawyers navigate the civil justice system. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Courtroom5 | Courtroom5 is an intelligent, tech-enabled service that combines legal tools, on-demand training, and an online community to help non-lawyers navigate the civil justice system. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| BatteryXchange | BatteryXchange is revolutionizing engagement by enabling organizations to share information and resources with captive audiences through innovative sharing economy amenities. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| BatteryXchange | BatteryXchange is revolutionizing engagement by enabling organizations to share information and resources with captive audiences through innovative sharing economy amenities. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Renaissance Fiber, Inc. | Renaissance Fiber produces high-quality fiber from domestically sourced industrial hemp using proprietary methods that are clean (Ecologically Invisible™), inexpensive, and scalable. Our material is suitable for a wide range of applications in textiles and technical fibers. | $75K | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |

10 of 123 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- NC IDEA — VC Fund, 27 deals together
- NC IDEA MICRO — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Charlotte Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlotte-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Tech Wildcatters — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does NC IDEA invest in?

NC IDEA invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Internet startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 123 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 NC IDEA last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for NC IDEA closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 123 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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