how to get the capital you need to scale
The biggest challenge that most growing companies face is raising capital. From finding and connecting with the right investors to creating a powerful pitch, itās a process that isnāt easily navigated. Thatās where CED comes in.
We want to make sure that capital is accessible to regional companies wanting to scale up. So, we are dedicated to identifying the investors that are ideal for each company, and we do this by building a relationship with founders from the start.

If you have started your capital journey, you know that the Triangle investment community is accessible. Where we add value is helping understand who the players are outside of the region, what they are looking for, and when to connect with them. CED becomes an invaluable partner by offering a service to help you choose the right investors, build and present an impactful pitch, and get your fundraising off the ground.
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Investors we work with
Here is a sampling of the investors we are currently working with to create access to capital for our partner companies.

112 Capital
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5AM Ventures
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7 Gate Ventures
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8VC
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AbbVie Ventures
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Active Capital
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Aflac Ventures
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Ag TechInventures
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Aisling Capital
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Alexandria Venture Investments
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Amgen Ventures
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Anthos Capital
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Arch Venture Partners
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Arix Bioscience
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Arsenal Growth
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Atlanta Ventures
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Atlas Venture
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Ballast Point Ventures
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Bio/Med Investor Network
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BioInnovation Capital
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Bioventure Partners
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BIP Capital
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Blue Heron Capital
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Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
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Bootstrap Advisors
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Brentwood Capital Advisors
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Brian Hamilton Foundation
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BrightEdge Venture Fund
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Bull City Venture Partners
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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Canaan Partners
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Carolina Angel Network
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Castle Digital Partners
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Catalyst Partners
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CFV Ventures
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Charleston Angel Partners
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Charlotte Angel Fund
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Cherokee Investment Partners
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Chrysalis Ventures
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Cofounders Capital
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Colopy Ventures
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Comcast Ventures
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Core Capital Partners
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Covera Ventures
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CrowdfundNC.com
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CRV
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CureDuchenne Ventures
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Cypress Growth Capital
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Daerter Group
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Deerfield
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Digitalis
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Dioko Ventures
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Dow Jones Ventures
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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Draper Triangle Ventures
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Duke Angel Network
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East Carolina Angels
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Echo Health Ventures
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Ecliptic Capital
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Edison Partners
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Eli Global
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Epidarex
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F-Prime
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Ferguson Ventures
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FHI Ventures
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Fintop Capital
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First Launch Capital Fund
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FJ Labs
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Flyover Capital
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Flywheel New Ventures
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Fresenius Medical Ventures
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Fulcrum Equity Partners
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Good Growth Capital
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Google Ventures
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Gray Ghost Ventures
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Greenhawk Corporation
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Grey Sky Venture Partners
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Greycroft Partners
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Grotech Ventures
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H.I.G. Capital
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Harbert Growth Partners, LLC
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Hardball Capital
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Hatteras Venture Partners
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High Country Impact Fund
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Hockey Stick Investments
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HUB Angels
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Hustle Fund
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IDEA Fund Partners
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Illumina Ventures
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IMAF – RTP
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Innovacorp
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Insight Venture Partners
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Institutional Venture Partners
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Intel Capital
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International Farming
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Intersouth Partners
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iSelect Fund
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JMI Equity
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Jurassic Capital
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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KdT Ventures
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Kinetic Ventures
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Knoll Ventures
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Las Olas Venture Capital
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Lattice Ventures
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Lighter Capital
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Lilly Asia Ventures
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LLR Partners
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Longitude Capital
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Lowes Venture Capital
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Lumira Ventures
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Madison River Ventures
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MANN+HUMMEL
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Material Capital Partners
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Mayo Clinic Ventures
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McCarthy Capital
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McKesson Ventures
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MDO Holdings
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Middleland Capital
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Mjalli Investment Group
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Morgan Creek Capital Management
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Motley Fool Ventures
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Mountain Group Capital
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Mucker Capital
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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New Richmond Ventures
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NEXT Investors
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Noel Ventures
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Noro-Moseley Partners
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OCA Ventures
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Okapi Venture Capital
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One Better Ventures
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ORIX Ventures
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Osage University Partners
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Osage Venture Partners
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OSF Ventures
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Oval Park Capital
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Oxford Finance
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Paladin Capital Group
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Palm Drive Capital
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Pappas Capital
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Pfizer Venture Capital
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Polaris Partners
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PSP Growth
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Queen City Fintech
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RA Capital
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Radian Capital
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Red Hat Ventures
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Redwood Digital Group Fund
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Relevance Capital
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Renewal Funds
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Resilient Ventures
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RevUp Capital
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Rex Health Ventures
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RIoT
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River Cities Capital Funds (RCCF)
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Riverside Acceleration Capital
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Route 66 Ventures
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RTP Capital
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Rubicon Venture Capital
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Sangus Partners
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Satter Investment Management
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Seminal Capital Partners
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SeventySix Capital
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Shah Capital
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SharpVue Capital
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Sierra Ventures
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Signature Bank
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SJF Ventures
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Sopris Capital
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Southeast Investor Group
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Spring Mountain Capital
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SSM Partners
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Stanley Ventures
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Starlight Ventures
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Start100
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Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners
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Stripes Group
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Susquehanna Growth Equity
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Swan & Legend
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Syngenta Ventures
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Takeda Ventures
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TDF Ventures
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Tech Square Ventures
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Techstars
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The Launch Place
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The Startup Factory
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Thiel Capital
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Tidewater Equity Partners
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Tiverton
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Tobacco Road Partners
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Triangle Angel Partners
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Trinity Ventures
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Truist Ventures
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Updata Partners
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Velocity Fund Partners
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Velocity Pharmaceutical Development
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Venture Asheville
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VentureSouth
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Village Capital
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Vista Equity Partners
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Vivo Capital
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Vocap Investment Partners
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VTC Innovation Fund
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Warburg Pincus
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Wavecrest Growth Partners
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Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs
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Wilmington Investor Network
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