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Connecting NC State Alumni and Friends to NC State Startups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) brings together the NC State entrepreneurial community, NC State alumni network, and innovative private companies to empower the businesses that drive our future. Our mission is to support the global NC State entrepreneurial community with an angel investing platform that engages and leverages the power of the NC State alumni network.<\/p>\n\n\n

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WIN provides members with a professionally managed investment platform and collaboration opportunities with other alumni, parents, and friends of the university who are interested in early stage investing. Learn about the benefits and membership requirements.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Are you an NC State affiliated company interested in collaborating with the Wolfpack Investor Network?\u00a0WIN provides its portfolio companies with the leveraged power and support of NC State\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem and alumni network. Learn more about the requirements to receive an investment from WIN.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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We believe in the power of ideas and their ability to change the world. Together we are working to build a better future through investing in companies encompassing NC State\u2019s \u201cThink and Do\u201d mentality. Take a look at our portfolio companies who are transforming\u00a0ideas into reality.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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How to Apply<\/h2>

The Wolfpack Investor Network establishes the connections you need to either secure funding, or find innovative companies to fund, that are helping shape the world of tomorrow. Get involved today!<\/p>

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“My experience\u00a0as a patent attorney and investor has allowed me to work with numerous innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs so I understand the difficulty to strategize and protect companies’ work. I also recognize the necessity for many companies to raise capital in order to increase market share and scale to achieve their vision for the business and make a positive impact commercially. As a Wolfpack alumna, I enjoy being part of a community that invests in companies with a connection to NC State and appreciate the variety of industries\u00a0represented\u00a0within WIN opportunities.”

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“When I pitched to WIN during Diveplane’s\u00a0early days, we were immediately overwhelmed\u00a0with funding and support from the network. A few years later when we needed to raise a quick bridge round, WIN members absolutely stood up for us and the process was quick and streamlined. As a WIN investor, I have access to great deal flow with all of the hard work completed, so I can focus on fit. Plus, there’s excellent\u00a0networking as a side benefit.”

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\u201cAs a Wolfpack alumnus and business owner, I appreciate the unique opportunity to support early-stage companies with NC State affiliations, many local to the Triangle, through the Wolfpack Investor Network. Even though I may not participate in every round, I get a front-row seat to innovative companies tackling real problems while making connections with other WIN members along the way. Go Pack! “

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Invicta Water Eclipses $1,000,000 in Funding from WIN and Harbright Ventures<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Invicta has developed a continuous flow, in-situ system that both removes and destroys PFAS from drinking water, wastewater, and industrial runoff, without producing toxic byproducts or secondary waste. Unlike traditional two-step approaches, Invicta\u2019s technology captures and eliminates contaminants in a single, efficient process. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Forever Ends Here is a cinematic short film about Invicta Water\u2019s breakthrough technology that doesn\u2019t just filter PFAS… it destroys it, for good.\n\nFilmed in North Carolina, this story reveals how Invicta\u2019s team set out to solve the unsolvable and built the world\u2019s first all-in-one system that captures, concentrates, and destroys \u201cforever chemicals\u201d (PFAS) forever.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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\n August 22, 2025<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

Here are the “Angel Deals of the Week” from today’s issue of The Diligent Observer:<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

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