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Startup Creation


Carolina innovators start new ventures. And jumpstart social and economic impact.

Why Startups Matter

863

Total number of UNC startups (since 1958)

$18.3B

Annual startup revenue (2022 snapshot)

$19.1B

Total startup funding raised (since 1958)

Venture creation is our DNA

At Carolina, we see research discoveries and novel ideas as more than academic explorations. They're the beginnings of new businesses. Our startup accelerators and programs provide faculty and students with entrepreneurial tools and resources to launch new ventures. We turn science into startups. And novel ideas into economic impact and social good.

Kickstart Venture Services
1789 Innovation Community
Launch Chapel Hill

UNC Startups (since 1958)

0

Active UNC Startups

0

UNC Startups Headquartered in NC

Total UNC Startup Jobs

0

UNC Startup Jobs in NC

Local roots. Global reach.

UNC-affiliated startups headquarted in

North Carolina counties

Built in Carolina. To boost our communities.

0%

of active UNC startups are headquartered across 30 NC counties

0%

of revenue earned by UNC startups comes from those headquartered in NC

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of UNC startups are still active

Raise the roof on capital and revenue

Who launches startups at Carolina?

Startup standouts

A breathe-easier breakthrough

Renovion, a UNC startup, advances a breakthrough therapy to restore lung health and quality of life in patients with diseases that cause chronic inflammation of the airways.

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Universal hope for hemophilia

Current hemophilia treatments have limitations for many patients. That’s why UNC startup GeneVentiv is developing the first universal, single-dose gene therapy for all types of hemophilia

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Digital health startup studio

Leaders from the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, UNC Health, UNC Research and Innovate Carolina partner with High Alpha Innovation – aiming to create successful digital health startups.

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CAROLINA ANGEL NETWORK

A startup funding haven. Made in blue heaven.

For early-stage, UNC-affiliated startup founders, seed funding can be elusive. But since 2016, the Carolina Angel Network has matched Carolina-connected startups with its national network of accredited investors who are alumni or friends of the University. The result has been a surge of investments in Tar Heel-created companies that are creating new jobs, products and services in North Carolina and beyond.

Impact: Carolina Angel Network

Innovate Carolina Impact Dashboard Data Sources: Innovate Carolina Startups Database, UNC Office of Technology Commercialization, Association of University Technology Managers; UNC startups employment data (most recent analysis, July 2022) © 2022 Innovate Carolina All Rights Reserved