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IMPACT STARTS WITH YOU

We’re a non-profit on a mission to grow North Carolina into an entrepreneurial powerhouse. As a privately-funded 501c3, we rely on our regional business community, corporate partners and passionate individuals to sustain our programs, services and resources.

Learn more about how you can get involved as a corporate partner or individual volunteer today.

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Become a Partner

Your business can help us drive our mission forward in many ways. From various partnerships, sponsorships and our partner-driven Marketplace of products and services, your investment powers our work.

Partnerships

Our corporate partners are the foundation of the work we do at CED. We offer a variety of partnership levels, each with opportunities to share quality content through our communication channels, attend specialized events and programs, and participate in our Venture Connect Summit.


Sponsorships

We partner with our corporate sponsors and committed CED community to host powerful and productive events that spark innovation, connections, and collaboration.

  • Venture Connect is an annual summit that is focused on the future of Tech and Life Science in North Carolina.
  • Network Events are held throughout the year for a variety of groups including investors and startup companies.
  • Investor Fly-in is an event offered exclusively for investors that offers an environment primed for syndication with regional investors and a handful of scaling companies sharing their current milestones.

Marketplace

Our Marketplace is a one-of-a-kind platform that features invaluable products and services offered by CED and our corporate partners. Their investments allow us to provide support to over 800 companies annually, through educational workshops, a robust mentoring program and one-to-one consulting.


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Entrepreneurs are experts in their field, the hard part is becoming an expert at building a business. That is where CED comes in.
Tim Wilson
Legal Counsel | RASA Energy
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Additional Opportunities

Partnership is not the only path forward with CED. We also offer these engagement opportunities for individuals and companies.

Volunteer Your Time

Your experience and wisdom can make all the difference as we accelerate growth across North Carolina. Learn more about volunteering as a subject matter expert, mentor or coach at CED and help us expand our reach.

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Become a Trade Partner

You can donate both time and services to CED . We appreciate the products and services our trade partners offer and work closely with them to create mutually beneficial working agreements with valuable CED benefits.

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Our Partners

ExtensisHR
Bridge Bank
Robinson Bradshaw
Cofounders Capital
VentureExpert Advisors
Clark Nexsen
Michael Best
Clifton Larson Allen
Hatteras Venture Partners
GigEast
Williams Mullen
Fulcrum
Deloitte
Bagchi Law
Jenkins Wilson Taylor Hunt
Revolution Technologies
Bank of America
Goodrich Consulting Group
Dualboot Partners
Elemmir
Merz Therapeutics
CSC Leasing
First Flight
VACO
Longfellow Realestate Partners
Wakemed Hospitals
DesignHammer
Google
Rex Health Ventures
IBM
EOS
Cooley
Atomic Object
Bernard Robinson & Company
Davis Moore Capital
Dean Dorton
Cushman Wakefield
Balentine
BDO
Hutchison PLLC
Fox Rothschild
HUB
Performentor
Good Consulting
Financial Directions
Wyrick Robbins
EY
RTI International
NC Tech
Vocable Communications
Hughes Marino
JP Morgan
CIBC
Clarkston Consulting
RBC Wealth Management
Collaborative Drug Discovery
Sas
Eisner Amper
Duke Energy

CONNECT with the CED team now

Discover how you can serve within our powerful startup ecosystem. Reach out today.