Startup Development and Support

PackStart

ORC’s PackStart Program assists university faculty in creating and launching new ventures through biannual workshops, services, and resources. These include incorporation support, logo and website development, shared working space, grant writing assistance, and connections to strategic partners and funding.

Venture Development Process

The Venture Development Process is the process by which a startup company is built and grown around a university technology. Each step of the process has its own best practices and pitfalls, and there are a variety of resources and support available for each step in the process.

Creative Services

The ORC Creative Services team assists NC State research-based startups in creating a logo, producing branded materials, and launching a website. This service is available to all newly created startup companies that license university intellectual property.

Startup Guidelines

NC State encourages the launch of research-based startup companies to promote the commercialization of university technologies and drive economic growth. Startup guidelines and policies provide guidance on launching an NC State startup company as a faculty member while protecting the integrity of NC State’s research and educational mission.