Real, verified funding sources for artificial intelligence founders in North Carolina: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in North Carolina matched "Artificial Intelligence" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: ASHTON KUTCHER, EFFIE EPSTEIN, GUY OSEARY
General partners: Hayley Stein, David Snyderman, Ross Laser
General partners: Claire Abrehart, Dany Katra, Brandon Green
General partners: Ronald Conway
General partners: Katra Dany, Abrehart Claire, Green Brandon
General partners: Andrew Ng
General partners: Maryanna Saenko, Steve Jurvetson
General partners: Randall S. Glein, John H.N. Fisher, Barry M. Schuler
General partners: Clifford Sobel, Paulo Passoni, Scott Sobel
General partners: Darwin Ling
📍 Durham, NC
📍 Durham, NC
📍 Charlotte, NC
Artificial Intelligence falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including North Carolina) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Air Force -- Research Lab
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
We don't have any funds headquartered in North Carolina whose name references artificial intelligence. Below are artificial intelligence-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
3 accelerator programs open to North Carolina-based artificial intelligence founders are in our database, including programs based in North Carolina and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in North Carolina are in our database, ranked by member count with artificial intelligence-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
53 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where artificial intelligence falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including North Carolina), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.