As 2024 winds down, award season for startups is heating up. The most recent night of celebration occured this week up in North Carolina, where the organization NC TECH handed out its annual awards to startups, companies, and tech leaders across the state.
Companies across the Research Triangle area were well represented. But it was a particularly big night for the City of Wilmington, the coastal hub for fintech and healthcare innovation. Local startups Apiture, Vantaca, Nuream, Artemis Immersive, and Lumos Data were all honored in Raleigh.
So which North Carolina startups should you keep an eye on? These are the Top Ten Tech Startups to Watch, according to NC Tech:
- Aktiga (Asheville) –
- Artemis Immersive (Wilmington) – The startup makes medical imaging data more accessible to patients, caregivers, and other medical team specialists. (Hypepotamus feature here).
- Bionic Health (Durham) – provides one-on-one virtual consultations with your dedicated doctor
- Bristles AI (Durham) – a startup helps home improvement enthusiasts and designers reimagine what furniture will look like before they start repainting or repairing. Hypepotamus feature here.
- Epic Hire (Raleigh) – Epic Hire is on a mission to bring the human back to hiring.
- Fashivly (Charlotte) – A platform that helps you find, love and curate your style
- Lumos Technologies (Wilmington) – Lumos empowers financial institutions to discover actionable insights through data. Hypepotamus article here.
- Nuream (Wilmington) – Sleep innovation company with Hypoallergenic and Eco-Friendly Bedding, All Made to Order in the USA.
- Security Innovations Group (Washington)
- Theralinq (Raleigh) – A secure platform for caregivers and therapists allowing for customized home exercise plans, enhanced progress monitoring, and data reporting capabilities.
Other Big Winners Of The Night:
Industry Award for Agtech: Plantd (Oxford)
Industry Award for Clean Tech: Natrx (Raleigh)
Software Company of the Year Award: CData (Chapel Hill)
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Award: TransImpact (Emerald Isle)
Industry Award for Biotech and Healthtech: Medicom (Raleigh)
Industry Award for Fintech and Insurtech: Vantaca (Wilmington)
Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Award: HowSo (Raleigh)
Digital Transformation Award: Smarttrak (Holly Springs)
Tech Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award: SAS (Cary)
NC-Headquartered Tech Company of the Year: Relay (Raleigh)
Tech for Good Award: Relias (Morrisville)
Cyber Security Award: Stern Security (Raleigh)
IT Services Company of the Year: Aligned Technology Group (Raleigh)
Government Project Award: Town of Cary
Congrats to all the winners!
