ACCELERATE connects investors like you with the most dynamic companies in the Triangle, catalyzing growth across our region.
Join us and access right-fit investment opportunities with right-now potential.
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How We Work with You
When you collaborate with our Connect to Capital team, we get to know your vision and investment criteria. Then we get to work, introducing you to vetted entrepreneurs who match what you’re looking for.
How We Operate
Our driving goal is to connect you with founders who are a great fit. We know this region inside and out, giving you the intel and insight you need to act quickly when the time and opportunity is right.
We’re not investment bankers. We don’t receive a success fee for capital introductions or closed transactions. And we don’t work exclusively for founders – we’re their partners supporting them while they work through a process, ensuring they present their company and its goals in the most compelling way to the right people.
Connect to Capital
Our Connect to Capital service makes over 1,000 introductions annually. We bring startups in our FORGE community and ACCELERATE investors together through curated introductions that consistently lead to powerful investment relationships
Our FORGE Partner Companies
North Carolina is our focus. We collaborate with companies seeking capital in the sectors of Life Sciences, Technology, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Consumer Products, Cleantech, and AgTech.
The FORGE companies we work with are most often in their first round of raising institutional capital, but we also support companies in the pre-seed or seed phases, as well as subsequent follow on rounds.
Investors We Work With
Different companies need different types of financial backing, so we work with multiple categories of venture financing. Beyond traditional venture capital funds, we also build relationships with individual angels, family offices, angel groups, growth and private equity funds, corporate and strategic investors, and debt funds.
A CED intro has led to one of our most successful investments to date and continues to connect founders to investors located all over the country.
Venture Fund
Kevin Mosley
Managing Partner | Jurassic Capital
As an investor, CED is an invaluable partner, guiding me to discover start-up and early-stage companies that I would have never found on my own.
Angel Investor
Susan Wall
Angel Investor
CED does a great job of thoughtfully connecting investors with founders who are building promising companies. We benefit greatly from all of their hard work in supporting local startups.
Early Stage Fund
Alex Gray
VP | Gray Ventures
CED has been a great resource for expanding my network and connecting me with like-minded investors who are also focused on building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in North Carolina.
Biotech VC Fund
Elizabeth Kelly
Managing Partner | Pappas Capital
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Venture Report
We arm our ecosystem with unbiased, funding insights on the evolving startup landscape in North Carolina. Our team of experts stays one step ahead, providing quality intel that will equip you to make powerful investment decisions.
