The $11.3 million that chip developer Nitronex closed on last week has kept North Carolina on pace with venture capital totals raised a year ago.
Entering the final days of July, 36 North Carolina firms have closed on $183 million.
This time a year ago, 34 deals had closed worth $192 million.
Here is LTW’s exclusive list of North Carolina venture deals, ranked according to the size of the investment:
Company; Sector; Amount (Round)
1. TransTech Pharma, High Point; Pharmaceutical; $24 million (2nd)
Investors: MacAndrews & Forbes (lead), Cephaton and Novo Nordisk A/S
2. Targacept, Winston-Salem; Biotech; $14 million (2nd)
Investors: Nomura International Healthcare Private Equity Group (lead), Bison Capital, Cogene Biotech Ventures, JAFCO, Oxford Bioscience Partners and Rock Castle Ventures
3. Ziptronix, Morrisville; Hardware; $13.9 million (2nd)
Investors: Grotech Capital Group (co-lead), Intersouth Partners (co-lead), iSherpa Capital and MCNC Enterprise Fund
4. TranS1, Wilmington; Medical devices; $12 million (2nd)
Investors: Advanced Technology Ventures (lead), Cutlass Capital, Delphi Ventures and Sapient Capital
5. Nitronex, Raleigh; chips; $11.3 million
Investors: Alliance Technology Ventures, TPG Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners
6. Arsenal Digital Solutions, Cary; IT services; $10.5 million (4th)
Investors: Covestco, Southeast Interactive Technology Funds and Southern Cross Capital
7. Ephinay, Charlotte; IT services; $10 million (1st)
Investors: Chrys Capital
7. StemCo Biomedical, Durham; Biotech; $10 million (2nd)
Investors: Aurora Funds (co-lead), Intersouth Partners (co-lead), BD Ventures, Piedmont Angel Network, Tall Oaks Capital and Trelys Venture Partners
9. CipherOptics, Raleigh; IT services; $9.6 million (2nd)
Investors: Kodiak Venture Partners (lead), Axiom Venture Partners, New Tampa Technologies and Origin Partners
10. Optical Experts Manufacturing, Charlotte; Media; $8 million (1st)
Investors: Ballast Point Ventures, Frontier Capital and Harbinger Mezzanine
11. Venetica, Charlotte; Software; $7 million (1st)
Investors: Charles River Ventures and General Catalyst Partners
11. APEX Analytix, Greensboro; Software; $7 million (1st)
Investors: Wakefield, Noro-Moseley
13. Oculan, Raleigh; Networking; $5 million (4th)
Investors: Soros Equity Partners
13. VisionAIR, Castle Hayne; Software; $5 million (NA)
Investors: Banc of America Capital Investors (lead), Covestco, GE Capital and Southeast Interactive Technology Funds
15. MediaSpan Group, Durham; IT services/software; $4.5 million (1st)
Investors: Covesco-Seteura, Rustic Canyon Group and Southeast Interactive Technology Funds
16. HAHT Commerce, Raleigh; Software; $4.1 million (3rd)
Investors: Banc of America Capital Investors, Canaan Partners, CIBC Capital Partners and Granite Ventures
17. Kyma Technologies, Research Triangle Park; Hardware; $4 million (2nd)
Investors: Digital Power Capital and Siemens Venture Capital
18. XActional, Durham; Software; $2.5 million (1st)
Investors: Aurora Funds (lead), Intersouth Partners and NextPoint Partners
19. Relativity Technologies, Cary; Software; $2 million (4th)
Investors: Noro-Moseley Partners and Wakefield Group
19. AvidXchange, Charlotte; Software; $2 million (2nd)
Investors: Charlotte Angel Partners, Piedmont Angel Network and and individuals
19. NuTech Solutions, Charlotte; Software; $2 million (3rd)
Investors: Individuals
19. Encelle, Raleigh; Biotech; $2 million (4th)
Investors: Intersouth Partners and North Carolina Enterprise Fund
19. Bright View Technologies, Chapel Hill; Media; $2 million (1st)
Investors: Tri-State Investment Group (lead), Charleston Angel Partners, Charlotte Angel Partners and Piedmont Angel Network
24. ChemCodes, Durham; Biotech; $1.8 million (3rd)
Investors: Intersouth Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners
25. RSS Solutions, Greenville; Software; $1.6 million (1st)
Investors: EdgeStone Capital Partners
26. LiveWire Logic, Morrisville; Software; $1.5 million (3rd)
Investors: Gray Ventures and Research Triangle Ventures
26. Trinity Security, Charlotte; IT services; $1.5 million (1st)
Investors: Venture Capital Solutions
28. Synthematix, Durham; Software; $1.25 million (2nd)
Investors: Catalysta Partners and individuals
29. ISIC, Cary; Hardware; $1 million (Seed)
Investors: Academy Funds and MCNC Seed Fund
29. Tranzyme, Research Triangle Park; Biotech; $1 million (2nd)
Investors: Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories
31. iReadyWorld, Charlotte; IT services; $650,000 (4th)
Investors: Total Technology Ventures
32. Metabolon Pharmaceuticals, Research Triangle Park; Biotech; $300,000 (Seed)
Investors: Aurora Funds
33. Noverant, Raleigh; Software; $266,000 (Seed)
Investors: Research Triangle Ventures and individuals
34. Coventor, Cary; Hardware; $250,000 (5th)
Investors: Wakefield Group
35. StrikeIron, Raleigh; Software; $150,000 (Seed)
Investors: Aurora Funds
36. International IT Services, Raleigh; IT services; NA (1st)
Investors: WellFound Technology
