Hughes Pittman Gupton is the Triangle's largest locally-owned and managed CPA firm--delivering value through local, national, and international resources. their team-based culture, embodied by REACH, enables them to develop strong, successful client relationships through the retention of talented, experienced, entrepreneurial professionals.

Hutchison Law Group provides strategic business and intellectual property-related legal counsel to leading technology companies throughout the Southeast. Their attorneys make it their business to understand how technology companies and other innovators function and to help clients turn their visions into reality.

Kennedy Covington Attorneys at Law, now, K&L Gates, represents capital markets participants and leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations. Their practice is robustly a full market practice - at once regional, national and international in scope - and it is cutting edge, complex, and dynamic.

Smith Anderson, fouded in 1912, is the largest law firm in Raleigh and the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, and one of the largest in the state. Smith Anderson provides a full range of legal services and are dedicated to the principles of professionalism, excellence, and service to their clients and the community. They value long-term relationships with their clients and are constantly working to meet their changing needs. Their clients include some of the largest financial institutions, insurance companies, public utilities, retailers, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies in the region and the nation, as well as emerging growth and technology companies.

Square 1 Bank specializes in providing financial services to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. They help growing companies and their investors navigate financial obstacles by providing access to funds and expertise. Their customized product offerings and unrivaled team of venture banking specialists provide a banking experience designed exclusively for their clients.