Automation Intellect is an IIoT analytics platform for manufacturers, helping increase revenue-generating throughput and decrease operational costs through machine monitoring, cloud analytics, and best-in-class IIoT capabilities.

Element451 is an AI-driven CRM and agent platform built specifically for higher education, combining a unified CRM with intelligent AI agents that engage students, streamline enrollment, and drive student success. The platform brings students and colleges together through admissions marketing technology.

Feedtrail is a Durham, NC-based healthcare experience management company offering an AI-driven XM platform for real-time patient and employee experience feedback and reputation management. The platform combines patient experience and employee experience into a single solution for healthcare organizations. In January 2025, Feedtrail was acquired by Relias, a Morrisville-based healthcare workforce solutions company.

Irys is a San Antonio, Texas-based cybersecurity and IT company founded in 2017, delivering AI-native cybersecurity, resilient IT infrastructure, and adversarial simulation services to defense agencies, governments, and enterprises. The company emerged from the Geekdom startup community and is known for its work modernizing government digital platforms.

marGo is a cloud-based, AI-powered all-in-one CRM and marketing automation solution exclusively designed for direct sellers and multilevel marketing organizations.

Nimble Energy is a Triangle, North Carolina-based building energy management technology company whose AI-enabled Empower platform helps building operators streamline energy and utility management and optimize operational costs. The company closed a seed funding round led by Cofounders Capital in April 2025.

Pendo is an AI-powered analytics and product adoption platform headquartered in Raleigh, NC, serving software builders and product teams. The platform connects applications and AI agents to user success metrics and business outcomes. Pendo's mission is to elevate the world's experiences with software.

PETE Learning is an AI-powered learning platform that enables companies to streamline workforce training by optimizing lesson delivery for both course creators and learners with customized content. The platform is designed to accelerate course creation and improve training outcomes for enterprise teams.

PromptWrx is an AI-powered revenue cycle management platform built by payer experts, designed to help healthcare organizations fight claim denials and optimize reimbursements. Its AI agent platform, "Reve," automates denial management and claims optimization to improve financial performance. The company was introduced through Techstars AI Health Baltimore and targets the healthcare revenue cycle industry.

Pryon is an enterprise generative AI company headquartered in Raleigh, NC that enables leading enterprise and government organizations to deploy AI apps and agents grounded in trusted, proprietary content. The company was founded by AI pioneers instrumental in developing Alexa, Siri, and Watson.

Troupe AI is an AI-powered product marketing platform that measures and optimizes messaging ROI to drive clear revenue impact. The platform uses AI analysis and co-piloting to evaluate messaging performance, navigate market positioning, and maximize go-to-market return on investment. Troupe helps companies nail their market story and demonstrate clear revenue attribution from their messaging strategies.

Well is a personalized health engagement platform headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC that pairs an AI-native platform with advisory services to drive persistent behavior change. The company focuses on delivering daily health experiences tailored to individual users. Well committed $3 million to establish operations and a corporate center in Chapel Hill, creating approximately 400 jobs over five years.