History

NC IDEA was founded in 2005 and is located in Durham, NC.  In Spring 2006 NC IDEA awarded its first set of grants to six start-up companies for a total of $224,360.  In the eight grant cycles thus far, NC IDEA has awarded over $1.5M to 42 companies.  Several NC IDEA grant winning companies have gone on to win further business grants, receive angel funding and/or receive institutional funding.

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