FOUNDATION Awards $220,000 to Twenty-Two North Carolina Startups
Summary
Since the inaugural cycle in Spring 2018, NC IDEA MICRO has awarded nearly $1.2 million to 118 young companies across the state. “With such a strong group of applicants, this is the most grant recipients we have awarded in one cycle,” said Thom Ruhe, President and CEO of NC IDEA. These finalists will present virtually before a review panel and approximately five to seven grant recipients will be announced on November 12th at this year’s Ecosystem Summit during an online celebration. The thirteen Fall 2021 NC IDEA SEED finalists are: Acta Solutions LLC (Chapel Hill), Aluminati Guitar Company (Asheville), Beam Dynamics LLC (Winston-Salem), CliniSpan Health (Charlotte), DayWatt LLC (Cornelius), Flux Hybrids (Troutman), Piedmont Pennies (Charlotte), Plantd Inc. (Durham), Resolvx (Morrisville), Sani (Fayetteville), SnapPicFix (Durham), Spring & Mulberry (Raleigh) and Without A Trace Foods (Raleigh). NC IDEA’s resources are highly competitive, enabling the foundation to support North Carolina’s most ambitious entrepreneurs.