--- title: "28 Venture Capital Firms in North Carolina (Nov 2026): by City" last_updated: "2026-11-06" rows: "28" free_rows: "14" source: "SEC filings" canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/venture-capital-firms-in-north-carolina/" --- # 28 venture capital firms in North Carolina We list 28 venture capital firms in North Carolina as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Durham (10), Raleigh (5) and Chapel Hill (2). - 28 firms - 17 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months - $25M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 20 firms) - 91 named decision-makers on file ## First 14 of 28 venture capital firms in North Carolina | Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Echo Health Ventures | Corporate VC | Durham, NC | Growth | Healthtech, Medtech | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | $518M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/echo-health-ventures/ | | Hatteras Venture Partners | VC firm | Durham, NC | Seed | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $250M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hatteras-venture-partners/ | | SJF Ventures | VC firm | Durham, NC | | AI, Healthtech, Logistics, Edtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $175M (SEC Form D, 2020) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sjf-ventures/ | | New Earth Ventures | Corporate VC | Wilmington, NC | | Logistics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Nov 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-earth-ventures/ | | Animal Capital | VC firm | Raleigh, NC | | Consumer | New fund, Jul 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/animal-capital/ | | CH Ventures | VC firm | Chapel Hill, NC | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Space, Defense Tech, Deep Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ch-ventures/ | | Tareyton | VC firm | Durham, NC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Industrial Tech, Energy, Mobility | New fund, Jul 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tareyton/ | | Cofounders Capital | VC firm | Raleigh, NC | Seed | B2B, SaaS | New fund, Feb 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cofounders-capital/ | | Kineticos Life Sciences | VC firm | Raleigh, NC | Seed | Healthtech, Biotech, Industrial Tech, Medtech | New deal, May 2025 | $140M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kineticos-life-sciences/ | | Jurassic Capital | VC firm | Durham, NC | Growth | Marketing Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, B2B | New deal, Jun 2025 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/jurassic-capital/ | | OPC Ventures | VC firm | Raleigh, NC | Pre-seed | Consumer, AI, Marketplace | New deal, Oct 2025 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/opc-ventures/ | | Idea Fund Partners | VC firm | Chapel Hill, NC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Generalist | | $77M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/idea-fund-partners/ | | Harbright Ventures | VC firm | Cary, NC | Seed | Healthtech, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech, Generalist | New fund, Jan 2023 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/harbright-ventures/ | | Cape Fear BioCapital | VC firm | Durham, NC | | | New fund, Sep 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cape-fear-biocapital/ | You are seeing 14 of 28. The full list adds 14 more firms and 91 named decision-makers. Get all 28 firms and 91 named contacts, $49, one-time: https://theinvestordatabase.com/buy/list/venture-capital-firms-in-north-carolina This page: https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/venture-capital-firms-in-north-carolina/ ## Method and limits - Source: All 28 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 15 of the 28 have a website we checked; the other 13 rest on the filing or register entry alone. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research. - Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. This list holds VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms; accelerators and angel networks are in their own lists. Place: head office in North Carolina. - Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns. - Fill rates: Of 28 rows: stage 11, sector 14, fund size 23, website 15. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 25 rows, firm email on 4, LinkedIn page on 8, check size on 2. ## Questions ### How many VC firms are in North Carolina? We list 28 as of November 2026. 17 of the 28 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. By type: VC firm (26) and Corporate VC (2). ### Which cities in North Carolina have the most VC firms? Durham (10), Raleigh (5) and Chapel Hill (2). ### Which North Carolina VC funds filed with the SEC in the last 12 months? 16 of the 28 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are SJF Ventures (Oct 2026), Hatteras Venture Partners (Oct 2026) and Cape Fear BioCapital (Sep 2026). ### What stages do venture capital firms in North Carolina back? Of the 11 with a stage on file, seed (8), pre-seed (4) and Series A (2). A firm can back more than one stage, and 17 rows have no stage on file yet. ### Where does the data on venture capital firms in North Carolina come from and how often is it updated? All 28 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year. ### Can I download the list of venture capital firms in North Carolina as a spreadsheet? Yes. The file holds all 28 rows in Excel and CSV, with 91 named decision-makers and 4 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 14 rows are free on this page.