Before looking for angel investors and venture capital, North Carolina has a unique resource in NC IDEA Micro and Seed grants that are non-dilutive https://ncidea.org/grants-programs

Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs

Founded in November of 2015, our network has made more than a dozen investments and invested more than $1 million dollars.

VentureSouth

VentureSouth has a chapter in Wilmington NC, but is a syndication of chapters in the southeast and based in Greenville, SC.

https://venturesouth.vc/venturesouth-wilmington

Wilmington Investor Network (WIN)

The oldest of the angel networks in Wilmington

http://www.wilmingtoninvestor.com

Greenville – East Carolina Angels

https://www.eastcarolinaangels.com 

Bill Warner – IMAF RTP

http://www.imaf-rtp.com

Other regional Angel Networks and Angel Funds

https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/directory/#12

Venture Funds

Canapi – Live Oak Bank started a Venture Capital Fund for FinTech
https://canapi.com

Bull City Venture Partners – Durham – BCVP was cofounded by Wilmington native David Jones https://www.bcvp.com/david-jones-1

CoFounders Capital – Cary – Partners David Gardner and Tim McLoughlin have been active at our events and actually invested in local startup EasyVote Solutions http://cofounderscapital.com/partner