Will 2016 be an $800 million year for venture deals in N.C.?

North Carolina startup and emerging companies across high-tech and life science continue to lure investment dollars in 2016 at a pace that indicates this year will be another big headline and deal generator.

A review of a principal source for funding information – securities filings – shows that the new year may be on par with 2015, which was the best for funding since the “dot com” boom of 2000 at nearly $700 million, according to the Council for Entrepreneurial Development’s Innovator report.

So far in 2016, there have been 64 deals filed. That’s not an extraordinarily high number, but 31 came in March.

The deal flow totals some $214 million with the money pretty evenly spread across each quarter.

The March filings show some $65 million was raised across the state.

In February, 12 deals generated $85 million. Most of that came from two life science deals.

January drew 21 deals and some $94 million.

Now make no mistake about the overall total is driven primary by a number of big life science deals. And not all deals may be considered true venture capital once the experts at Thomson Reuters, the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers review the data for the quarterly MoneyTree report.

But dollars are dollars, even if debt or capital funding a spinoff, such as the $71 million behind “X-Co” in Wilmington.

However, by looking at the following data you will find a host of new and emerging tech and life science startups also brought in a lot of cash.

In other words, 2016 is looking pretty good – so far.

And there are deals that won’t necessarily show up in securities filings. So the news could be even better than the SEC data shows.

Filings by month follow.

MARCH FILINGS:

  • MedVertical, LLC (Other Health Care) $60,000
  • Guerrilla RF, Inc. (Telecommunications) $600,000
  • ALPHA MODUS CORP (Other) $633,580
  • Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (Other Technology) $501,000
  • 6fusion USA, Inc. (Other Technology) $6,556,982
  • SEMPRIUS INC (Other Technology) $481,582
  • ALPHA MODUS CORP (Other) $633,580
  • Bivarus, Inc. (Other Technology) $2,000,000
  • KERANETICS LLC (Biotechnology) $3,398,143
  • AvidXchange, Inc. (Business Services) $10,000,022
  • Envisia Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology) $10,117,521
  • Mati Inc. (Manufacturing) $975,000
  • FLAG THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Pharmaceuticals) $500,000
  • KindHeart, Inc. (Other) $275,000 2016-03-15
  • T3D Therapeutics, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals) $1,210,206
  • Trinity Frozen Foods, LLC (Other) $5,500,000
  • Velosal Medical, Inc. (Biotechnology) $20,000
  • Valencell, Inc. (Other Technology) $11,000,000
  • Zaloni Inc. (Other Technology) $7,499,999
  • SEAL THE SEASONS LLC (Manufacturing) $65,000
  • Sezzle Inc. (Other Technology) Yet to Sell
  • Advanced Animal Diagnostics Inc (Agriculture) $1,716,334
  • Daylight Digital, Inc. (Other Technology) $355,000
  • Zaloni Inc. (Other Technology) $7,499,999
  • Scinovia Corp (Manufacturing) $661,000
  • MD Interconnect, Inc. (Other) $150,000
  • Agrifacture USA Ltd (Agriculture) Yet to Sell
  • KONOST INC. (Other Technology) $15,000

FEBRUARY FILINGS:

  • Decision8, LLC (Other Technology) $160,235
  • AVADIM TECHNOLOGIES INC (Other) $1,590,380
  • R65 Labs, Inc. (Other) $2,555,000
  • KindHeart, Inc. (Other) $600,000
  • Alpha Theory LLC (Other Technology) $350,000
  • Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology) $49,467,472
  • SignalPath, LLC (Other Health Care) $2,957,003
  • Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (Pharmaceuticals) $1,448,538
  • Spreedly, Inc. (Other Technology) $3,000,000
  • Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals) $350,000
  • GAIA HERBS INC (Other Health Care) $20,865,283
  • TransCirrus, Inc. (Other Technology) $180,000

JANUARY FILINGS:

  • Airwavz Solutions, Inc. (Other Technology) $5,238,048
  • LOCUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Biotechnology) $150,388
  • ProctorFree, Inc. (Other Technology) $1,290,250
  • Adamant Energy LLC (Energy Conservation) Yet to Sell
  • Target PharmaSolutions, Inc. (Other Health Care) $637,813
  • Redipay Benefits Corp (Other Technology) $250,000
  • LUCERNO DYNAMICS, LLC (Biotechnology) $950,000
  • Sift Media, Inc. (Other Technology) $4,189,000
  • Stratifyd, Inc. (Other Technology) $1,700,000
  • Trunk Media, Inc. (Other Technology) $150,000
  • SEMPRIUS INC (Other Technology) $646,905
  • X-Co Holdings, LP (Biotechnology) $71,049,789
  • Knowtro, Inc. (Other Technology) $800,000
  • Vertigo Media, Inc. (Other Technology) Yet to Sell
  • Piedmont Stone Center PLLC (Other Health Care) $124,500
  • Deja Mi, Inc. (Other Technology) $7,325,710
  • IFP – Deja Mi B2 Syndicate, LLC (Pooled Investment Fund) $95,000
  • SNAP CPAP, LLC (Other Health Care) $50,000
  • Vascular Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology) $3,000,000
  • SoloPro, Inc. (Other Technology) $1,610,000