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Scale Services

Use our partnerships, network and resources to help refine your strategy and accelerate your startup's time to market through connection with investors and corporate partners.

Startup Guidance

Grow Your Network

As you seek to acquire funding to scale your company, you can leverage our New Ventures team for pitch feedback and investor introductions.

Solidify Your Pitch

Our Creative Services team is made up of professional designers who work with NC State research-based startups to produce high-quality pitch decks and other branded materials.

Tap into our team of design experts to make the right impression when you pitch.

Connect with a Business Lead

NC State startups are able to leverage our ORC Advisors network to recruit an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR), a seasoned founder or industry expert who can help accelerate the growth of a startup through mentorship, networking, and commercialization strategy.

Secure Scale Funding

NC State Funding

Secure funding from one of our internal startup support programs to effectively scale your company.

SBIR/STTR Funding

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs are federal programs that provide non-dilutive grant funding to small business in the United States who are developing and commercialization innovative technologies with high potential impact.

Phase II Funding

Phase II SBIR/STTR awards are designed to provide $750,000 to $1,500,000+ in funding to move an innovation closer to market through research and development scale up work. This funding can be positioned with dilutive capital to enhance market readiness.

Ecosystem Funding

Leverage funding from one of our ecosystem partners to support your growing startup.

Ready to get started?

Connect with a member of our team to begin your startup journey.