Innovation to Impact

A five-year vision integrating innovation, leadership and resources to build a Research Triangle and North Carolina rich in opportunity and entrepreneurial impact.

5 Year Goals

Position the Research Triangle and North Carolina as the nation's leading center for entrepreneurial support and success.

Ensure long-term and expanded access to the critical resources that drive entrepreneurial success - innovation, capital, training, talent, and quality of life.

Elevate the quality and breadth of employment opportunities for citizens and graduates by increasing the number of successful, entrepreneur-based companies.

Tracking Our Progress

CED thanks its Innovation to Impact Investors!

Our commitments to date total $4,510,050.

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$1.5M $2.5M $3.5M $4.5M


CED thanks its lead investors
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.


Alston & Bird

Bank of America

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Comerica Incorporated
Technology and Life
Sciences Division


Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Ernst & Young LLP

Grant Thornton

Gray Ventures, Inc.

hesketh.com/inc.

Hutchison Law Group PLLC

IBM
Intersouth Partners

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Maupin Taylor, P.A.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

RBC Centura

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

U.S. Trust Company, N.A.

Wachovia Bank, NA

Wakefield Group, L.P.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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