Real, verified funding sources for deep tech 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 "Deep Tech" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: Brayton Williams, Adam Draper
General partners: Amir Weitmann, Arie Benguigui
General partners: Jawwad Khan, Ryan O'Halloran, Mahsa Zeinali & 1 more
📍 Durham, NC
📍 Durham, NC
Deep Tech 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 deep tech. Below are deep tech-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
We don't currently have accelerator programs tagged to deep tech that are open to North Carolina. Browse the full accelerator directory for other options.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in North Carolina are in our database, ranked by member count with deep tech-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 deep tech 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.