Abhi Narang, Mba, Pmp, Cssgb

We provide access to the multimodal healthcare data needed to train, validate, and bring medical AI technologies to market. By connecting AI developers with diverse, de-identified data, we help accelerate innovation and support more equitable healthcare outcomes.

Plantd is the quickest way to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into useful, durable products. Starting with the homebuilding industry, we are leading a shift to carbon-negative materials made from perennial grass and building the factory of the future to ensure atmospheric carbon dioxide captured on the farm is locked away inside the walls, floors, and roofs of new homes. We are a venture-backed startup whose production and engineering teams are led by former SpaceX engineers and whose mantra is Move Fast and Fix Things. Recently, Plantd was awarded the Most Innovative Startup at the 2023 International Builder Show. Plantd won the 2023 Product Award in Sustainability from Products That Count, and we are a finalist for the Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability. Our carbon-negative materials and innovative climate change solution have been covered by numerous media outlets, including Fast Company, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Weather Channel, and The World Economic Forum.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

Imagine your car feeling new again. Born & raised in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, our team at Spiffy has always had an affinity for technology. Since 2014, we’ve used that passion to pursue our goal of truly convenient and environmentally-friendly car care for individuals and fleets across the country. With our Spiffy app, you can schedule, track, and pay for mobile oil change, car wash, detail, and other maintenance services at a time and date that fits your schedule. Our professionally trained technicians come to you with all the equipment needed to make your car feel new again. All of our services, from a basic car wash to a nano-ceramic coating or oil change, are designed to be conscious of the local ecosystem. Each appointment uses less than half of the water of a traditional car wash and we always take the dirty water back with us. Our eco-friendly supplies, products, and proprietary technology safely removes and recycles used water and oil. Whether you’re at home or work, we’ll take care of your car so you can get back to living your life.

The Carolina Angel Network (CAN) brings together the UNC entrepreneurial community and the UNC alumni network to empower the early-stage new businesses that drive our future. Our mission is to support the UNC startup community with funding and advice from experienced alumni who are members of the network. We invest in companies in which a founder, executive, or board chair is a UNC alumnus, faculty member, staff member, student, or parent. Have questions? Take a look at our FAQs (https://www.carolinaangelnetwork.com/faqs) to learn more about Carolina Angel Network and what we do.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

Charlotte Angel Fund is a member-driven angel investment fund designed to make investments in early stage high growth companies. The fund is a part of the Inception Micro Angel Fund (IMAF) family of funds. Members of the fund are individuals who are accredited investors with an interest in making investments in early stage companies. The fund consists of a buy-in portion in which members share pro-rata based upon their initial capital contribution, and an add-on portion through which members can direct additional investment towards portfolio companies of particular interest to the individual member.

Charlotte Angel Fund is a member-driven angel investment fund designed to make investments in early stage high growth companies. The fund is a part of the Inception Micro Angel Fund (IMAF) family of funds. Members of the fund are individuals who are accredited investors with an interest in making investments in early stage companies. The fund consists of a buy-in portion in which members share pro-rata based upon their initial capital contribution, and an add-on portion through which members can direct additional investment towards portfolio companies of particular interest to the individual member.

We provide access to the multimodal healthcare data needed to train, validate, and bring medical AI technologies to market. By connecting AI developers with diverse, de-identified data, we help accelerate innovation and support more equitable healthcare outcomes.

The NC Tweener Fund, Powered by NC IDEA is focused on building an index of early-stage, high-tech, startups in North Carolina that meet the "Tweener" criteria. Tweeners are: o $1m ARR or o 10 people o HQd in North Carolina o No bigger than $80m ARR

Plantd is the quickest way to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into useful, durable products. Starting with the homebuilding industry, we are leading a shift to carbon-negative materials made from perennial grass and building the factory of the future to ensure atmospheric carbon dioxide captured on the farm is locked away inside the walls, floors, and roofs of new homes. We are a venture-backed startup whose production and engineering teams are led by former SpaceX engineers and whose mantra is Move Fast and Fix Things. Recently, Plantd was awarded the Most Innovative Startup at the 2023 International Builder Show. Plantd won the 2023 Product Award in Sustainability from Products That Count, and we are a finalist for the Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability. Our carbon-negative materials and innovative climate change solution have been covered by numerous media outlets, including Fast Company, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Weather Channel, and The World Economic Forum.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

Imagine your car feeling new again. Born & raised in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, our team at Spiffy has always had an affinity for technology. Since 2014, we’ve used that passion to pursue our goal of truly convenient and environmentally-friendly car care for individuals and fleets across the country. With our Spiffy app, you can schedule, track, and pay for mobile oil change, car wash, detail, and other maintenance services at a time and date that fits your schedule. Our professionally trained technicians come to you with all the equipment needed to make your car feel new again. All of our services, from a basic car wash to a nano-ceramic coating or oil change, are designed to be conscious of the local ecosystem. Each appointment uses less than half of the water of a traditional car wash and we always take the dirty water back with us. Our eco-friendly supplies, products, and proprietary technology safely removes and recycles used water and oil. Whether you’re at home or work, we’ll take care of your car so you can get back to living your life.