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Build the Ecosystem with Us.

Carolina Tech Founders is free for founders because partners and sponsors carry the cost. Here is what each role does and what it returns.

Partners

Resources

Institutions bringing programming, space, mentorship and credibility.

Co-host programming and events
Provide mentors, space or training
Cross-promote to your community
Shape the corridor strategy

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A Community Founders Love, and a Pipeline That Delivers.

Carolina Tech Founders is where founders come to grow, and that's exactly what makes it work for funders. We meet technology companies early, support them through real programming, and help them become investment-ready. Every format in the calendar maps to a stage, and every stage is measured.

Programming formats

Audience pathways

Institutional partners

Cities served

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Working together

Our Founding Partners.

Several organizations are aligning around one objective: helping technology founders build stronger companies here.

Innovation Hub support and statewide technology resources

Business advising, founder support and program execution

Facilities, faculty, students and institutional engagement

Regional experience, connections and future-founder programming

In good company

The Wider Corridor.

SCRA / SC Launch

Winthrop University

RHEDC

York County ED

Comporium

Gravity Center Foundation

SC SBDC

York Technical College

SC Competes

InnoVision

Innovate Charlotte

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Let's Talk.

Tell us how you'd like to support the corridor and we'll follow up within two business days.

You Don't Have to Build It Alone.

Start where you are, it's free to begin. Come to an event, join the community, and find the founders building alongside you.

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