NC IDEA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created to serve as a catalyst for young, high-growth, technology companies in North Carolina. They help these innovative companies mainly by providing early financing in the form of grants.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| StrikeIron | 5/10 | Venture Round | $2.34M | 3 |
| Visitar | 6/06 | Series A | $3.6M | 2 |
| Intervolve | 4/06 | Series C | $2M | 2 |
| Affinergy | 3/06 | Series B | $3M | 4 |
| HexaTech | 11/05 | Series A | $8.9M | 4 |
| Ziptronix | 8/05 | Series C | $7.2M | 6 |