Triangle Tweener Awards recognize the top exits, fundraisers in 2023
The 2024 Tweener List features: 54 new Triangle Tweeners, and a total of 300 Triangle Tweeners now being tracked and reported on.
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Venture Capital
Wingo, Tweener Fund prepare to celebrate startup successes
As we approach Raleigh Durham Startup Week, Scot Wingo, general partner of The Tweener Fund, shares his insights on the Triangle startup scene and his outlook for the industry.
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Triangle Tweener Fund invests $940K in 18 Triangle startups
After a slow second half of 2023, 2024 starts with record amount deployed in Q1, representing 40% y/y and 88% q/q. Tweener fund is supported by 174 investors and is always open to new accredited investors (LPs).
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2024 NCBiotech Venture Challenge symbolizes four decades of NC’s life sciences evolution
The NCBiotech Venture Challenge is a statewide pitch competition in which 14 promising life sciences startup companies outside the Research Triangle area vie for access to key startup needs such as mentoring, visibility, and cash.
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Jim Roberts: Wilmington startup ecosystem matches beauty of the coast
The largest venture capital fund in the South is based at the beach in Wilmington, NC.
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David Gardner: Retain customers, reduce churn
Churn is a metric that can sneak up on entrepreneurs and rob them of their next round of funding
Read MoreSanford-based composting company raises $8 million
PlantSwitch has developed technology that converts cellulosic agricultural waste streams into a low-cost, compostable plastic resin alternative.
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Closing the book on Triangle’s innovation economy for ’23 – yes, some tough times, but many bright spots
Many founders are still feeling the long term effects of a post COVID economy and had to navigate through some tough times. Even now, the markets reflect a tougher time for start ups to raise funding and grow their companies than even a few years ago. But there are reasons for hope in a Triangle region where innovation is broad and deep.
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Entrepreneurs, beware: Startup funding always comes with this catch
I don’t think we realize how much investor expectations have ratcheted up over the last several years. In this post, I want to talk about those expectations, why it’s important to understand them, and how to negotiate them.
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