2016 INNOVATORS REPORT Tracking North Carolina’s Entrepreneurial Activity
EQUITY FUNDING 188 Deals • 154 Companies
TOTAL FOR 2016
$806,136,164
Total Funding 2016 $806,136,164 2015 $1,182,353,573 2014 $532,641,991 2013 $396,309,148
LIFE SCIENCE
$463,220,479
TECH
Funding by Sector
$235,919,048
2016 $235,919,048 $463,220,479 $90,216,894 $16,779,743
CLEANTECH
$16,779,743
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & MATERIALS
$90,216,894
Funding by Deal Size
$31M ≤ $999K
$151M $1M-4.9M
$213M $5M-$14.9M
$196M
$216M
$15M-$29.9M $30M-49.9M
Funding by Top Cities/Region Triangle Region $633,811,939 Durham $211,142,295 Morrisville Raleigh RTP Chapel Hill Charlotte
$124,393,542 $120,518,448 $107,508,235 $55,743,699 $52,146,381