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Best Investment Tech Companies in North Carolina, United States

The 91 best Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Tradier.

91companies tracked
$136.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
26have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INVESTMENT TECH × NORTH CAROLINA

Our analysis of 122 Investment Tech companies

$16.8b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

122companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
18unicorns
2019median founding year

Ranked: Best Investment Tech companies in North Carolina

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderEmployeesTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Tradier
Brokerage services and technology solutions for active traders and businesses
$29M38 mo agoSeries BPeter Laptewicz
Co-Founder
19DatoCMSSentryAlgolia+23——
2FIS Memento
Analytics and machine learning based financial fraud detection & prevention solutions
$28M185 mo agoAcqui-Hired—40———
3The Climate Service
Cloud-based climate risk analytics platform for investors and financial institutions
$12M59 mo agoAcquired—32———
4Royalty Exchange
Marketplace connecting music creators with investors for royalty asset exchange
$11M85 mo agoSeries B—17Cart FunctionalityChart.jsMUI+28——
5DealCloud
Deal-flow management tools for alternative investment industry
$10M108 mo agoAcquired—258———
6Clear Markets
Innovators in electronic trading systems for fixed income and credit derivatives
$9M94 mo agoSeries A—13———
7Amicus
Cloud-based donation management software for foundation & nonprofits
$9M67 mo agoSeries B—69—6 patents
Self‑deploying screw interbody spinal fusion implants and insertion tools
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8OWL
Financial database platform for individuals and businesses
$9M5 mo agoSeries AGrant Carney
Co-Founder & CPO
——57 patents
Advanced wide-angle optics and multi-camera video stitching/compositing technologies
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9EquityNet
Equity based crowdfunding platform
$3M131 mo agoDeadpooled—13JavaMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+257 patents
Online platforms for enterprise financing, capital marketplaces, and risk analysis
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10InvestiQuant
AI-driven autotrading solutions for investors seeking consistent, uncorrelated market returns
$3M116 mo agoSeed—7Cart FunctionalityZohoRequireJS+17——
11Adhesion Wealth
Portfolio and practice management solutions empowering advisors to optimize client outcomes
$2M203 mo agoAcquired—20
20 → 46 (+130%)
——1 partnership
12Atlas Point
AI-based platform for education tools for financial professionals and their clients
$2M41 mo agoSeedCarrie Nelson
Founder & CEO
11———
13Braggawatt
Online platform for project financing in solar energy projects
$2M97 mo agoSeedTrey Ramsey
Co-Founder & CEO
————
14CrowdfundNC
Equity-based crowdfunding platform for multiple sectors
$2M64 mo agoSeedJustin Miller
Co-Founder & CEO
————
15WealthMinder
Comparison platform for financial advisory services
$1M132 mo agoAcquired—5———
16Enlight Research
Market Intelligence Platform
$1M135 mo agoDeadpooledMichelle Tartalio
Co-Founder
————
17Equity Shift
Provider of compliance management solutions for wealth managers
$750K12 mo agoSeries A—10WordPressMySQLPHP+2040 patents
Blockchain-based equity tokenization and digital document anti-leak provenance systems
2 partnerships · 1 award
18Alpha Modus
AI-driven technology enhancing in-store consumer experience through data-driven marketing
$634K123 mo agoPublicBill Alessi
Founder & CEO
3WordPressMySQLPHP+1925 patents
Data-driven personalized retail marketing and in‑store customer assistance systems
3 launchs
19Impact Wealth Builders
Platform offering real estate investing opportunities
$624K26 mo agoSeedSaket Jain
Founder
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20Vertical Investment Group
Online platform for real estate investments
$600K26 mo agoSeedChristian O Avery
CEO
————
21udu
AI-powered private equity deal sourcing platform
$473K44 mo agoSeedAndy Kell
Co-Founder / VP of Finance
4WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20——
22Honeyfi
Financial management solution for couples.
$300K76 mo agoSeed—3———
23BovaMetrics
Portfolio monitoring and rebalancing solution
$100K99 mo agoSeedRobert Van Art
Founder
————
24Traderion
Cloud-based LMS platform for collaborative learning
$100K128 mo agoSeedFlorin Grosu
Co-founder
4———

Top 12 Investment Tech companies in North Carolina

#1
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2022
$8.7Mraised
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Financial database platform for individuals and businesses. Focused on gather billions of public data points, helping them find, analyze, and connect with fund managers globally. Offers solutions to track the global positions of fund managers, track the performance and portfolio metrics for favorite fund managers, track business data, view the manager investments of leading allocators, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A$4M
  • Oct 2024Series A$5M
  • Dec 2023Series A$3.7M
Founders & team
Grant CarneyCo-Founder & CPOCampbell WilsonCo-Founder & CEOZak MayCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Nellore Capital Management, TFJ Capital, Capitalallocators, Teamworthy Ventures
#2
Series A · Raleigh, North Carolina · founded 2019 · 10 employees
$750Kraised
▾

Provider of compliance management solutions for wealth managers. It provides solutions to manage trade-related risk and compliance. Its features include managing corporate activities with digital efficiency, handling approvals, counterparty participation, legal disclosures, contracts, payments, closing, post-transaction settlement, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 881 LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Palasta Falzon Eckel) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series A$5.3M
  • Jun 2023Seed$250K
  • Nov 2022Seed$500K
  • Jun 2020Conventional Debt$750K
Investors
Tweener Fund
#3
Series B · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2012 · 19 employees
$29.2Mraised
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Brokerage services and technology solutions for active traders and businesses. It provides a customizable trading platform with enhanced features. The company offers tools to simplify investing through an open collaboration platform. Robust APIs provide trading, market data, and brokerage services. Platforms include web, mobile, and a full-featured platform designed by industry experts. Services extend to options, stocks, and ETFs via a scalable, secure API for businesses and developers. The company offers access to trading, account management, and market data. It provides solutions for various platforms, emphasizing reliability and institutional-grade performance. Premium support is available via phone, email, and fax. The company caters to fintechs, educators, and advisors, offering integrated trading platforms. It also provides market insights through a weekly newsletter. The company focuses on delivering choice, value, and innovation through open technology, fostering a community of traders, providers, and developers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 23.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Standwits) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series B$24.6M
  • Sep 2016Series A—
  • Jan 2015Conventional Debt$1.5M
  • 2014Series A—
Founders & team
Peter LaptewiczCo-FounderDan RajuFounder
Investors
PEAK6, F-Prime Capital, KF Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAlgoliaAlpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3
#4
Acquired · Asheville, North Carolina · founded 2014 · 32 employees
$11.8Mraised
▾

The Climate Service provides a cloud-based risk analytics platform for investors and financial institutions. It offers a Climanomics analytics system for analyzing the financial impacts of climate change on the assets. It features solutions for analyzing investment portfolio risk, real estate portfolio risk, and corporate risk.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Series A$500K
  • Apr 2020Series A$6M
  • Feb 2020Series A$3.8M
  • Sep 2019Seed$850K
Investors
Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, Synova Capital, Persei, Hatteras Venture Partners, Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator
Tech stack
HighchartsMicrosoft Asp.NetAmazon Web ServicesOwl CarouselJqueryGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Acqui-Hired · Concord, North Carolina · founded 2002 · 40 employees
$27.5Mraised
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Memento provides enterprise fraud monitoring and detection solutions. Product Memento Security employs machine learning based analytics to detect existing or potential frauds. Solution leverages cache of data like transactions, reference data and extensive catalog of fraud scenarios to investigate fraud and inappropriate activities by a wide range of fraudsters, from trusted insiders to criminal outsiders. Company was acquired by FIS Products are currently offered as FIS Memento which includes Employee Fraud, Check Fraud, Deposit fraud, ACH (Automated clearing house) fraud and wire fraud. Received award for Best Security Solution at the MITX Technology Awards, 2007.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2011Series D$5M
  • Oct 2010Conventional Debt$2M
  • Nov 2008Series D$10M
  • Apr 2007Series B$7.5M
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Rock Maple Ventures, .406 Ventures
#6
Series B · Raleigh, North Carolina · founded 2011 · 17 employees
$10.8Mraised
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Marketplace connecting music creators with investors for royalty asset exchange. It operates an open, transparent marketplace where creators can raise money debt-free by selling royalty rights, and investors can access income-generating assets. This platform disrupts traditional music industry models by empowering creators and providing investors with pre-vetted, verified listings. It facilitates deals on various royalty assets, including music catalogs and trademark royalties. The platform offers tools for catalog valuation, investor account creation, and deal updates. It fosters financial security and artistic freedom by connecting creators directly with investors, promoting transparency, price discovery, and competition. This marketplace serves as a hub for buying and selling music rights and copyrights, offering a new, high-yield asset class for investors and debt-free funding for creators.

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Series B$1M
  • Jun 2017Series B$6.4M
  • Oct 2014Series A$1.2M
  • Jul 2013Series A$2.1M
Investors
Grotech Ventures, IDEA Fund Partners, Elevate Innovation Partners
Tech stack
Alexa Certified Site MetricsCart FunctionalityChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Seed · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2024
$600Kraised
▾

Online platform for real estate investments

Founders & team
Christian O AveryCEO
#8
Seed · Durham, North Carolina · founded 2021
$624Kraised
▾

Platform offering real estate investing opportunities. It provides investment opportunities that match individual financial goals and aims to build a transformative real estate mindset for its clients.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Seed$624K
Founders & team
Saket JainFounder
#9
Series B · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2017 · 69 employees
$8.7Mraised
▾

Cloud-based donation management software for foundation & nonprofits. Some of its features are a digital portal, client relationship protection, ecosystem, white label solutions, API integration, etc. It connects donors to non-profit projects and provides data and analytics to track every dollar spent, supply chain management, and performance management tools for non-profits.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series B$8.7M
  • Jun 2017Seed$20K
Investors
RevTech Labs, Queen City FinTech, The FR Group, Wells Fargo, Stacked, CFV Ventures
#10
Seed · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2018 · 11 employees
$2Mraised
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Developer of science and analytic platform designed to initiate conversations between financial professionals and their clients. The company uses technology, industry experience, and behavioral science theory to help financial advisors start meaningful conversations with clients, enabling financial institutions personalizes and deepen human connections at scale.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 6.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Carrie NelsonFounder & CEO
#11
Acquired · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2010 · 258 employees
$10.1Mraised
▾

Deal Cloud is a cloud-based software that allows alternative investment firm to centrally manage all firm activities, collaborate efficiently, and to build a firm-wide knowledge base that can survive Associate turnover. The community facilitates a B2B professional network where private company buyers and sellers along with professional service firms, lenders, and executives can collaborate securely to manage the deal process.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2017Series A$4.5M
  • Dec 2015Series A$5.3M
  • Aug 2012Seed$266K
  • Jun 2012Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Cultivation Capital, Hamilton Lane, FINTOP, Holton Capital Group
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGravity FormsYoast Seo PremiumYoast Seo
#12
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2012 · 13 employees
$9Mraised
▾

Innovators in electronic trading systems for fixed income and credit derivatives. The company develops and operates electronic marketplaces and trading technologies. They provide seamlessly integrated trading and post-trade services. The firm offers multiple trading protocols and functionality, including Quote (RFQ), Central Limit Order Book (CLOB), click-to-trade, and limit/resting orders. They deliver a multi-asset platform with global reach, serving participants in Asia, Europe, and North America. The business provides a flexible infrastructure that adapts to evolving participant needs and regulatory environments. They offer transparent pricing, ease of use, and intelligent safeguards. The company provides connectivity to both internal and third-party systems. Their core values include cultivating relationships, seeking excellent people, using and developing the best technology, fostering creativity, and encouraging collaboration.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Series A$9M
Investors
SBI Group
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGravity FormsTablepressApache Http Server

Funding & investor landscape

$136.6Mtotal disclosed funding
28companies funded
55disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RevTech Labs3 rounds
CFV Ventures2 rounds
Hatteras Venture Partners2 rounds
Launch Chapel Hill2 rounds
MassChallenge2 rounds
RevTech Labs Capital2 rounds
Stacked2 rounds
Techstars2 rounds
Tweener Fund2 rounds
Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator2 rounds

Notable founders

Grant Carney
Co-Founder & CPO · OWL
Campbell Wilson
Co-Founder & CEO · OWL
Peter Laptewicz
Co-Founder · Tradier
Dan Raju
Founder · Tradier
Christian O Avery
CEO · Vertical Investment Group
Saket Jain
Founder · Impact Wealth Builders
Carrie Nelson
Founder & CEO · Atlas Point
Justin Miller
Co-Founder & CEO · CrowdfundNC
Andy Kell
Co-Founder / VP of Finance · udu
Charles Shook
Co-Founder · udu
Trey Ramsey
Co-Founder & CEO · Braggawatt
Oleg Popovsky
Co-founder/CCO · Braggawatt
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,096,926 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Investment Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Fintech is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 907 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 38% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • Film Independent54
  • United States Department of Commerce26
  • Community Partners22
  • University of Virginia18
  • International Monetary Fund12
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Kapil Dharika · Bibitayo Ebunlomo Abikoye · Adesola Oluwatosin Adelaja · Stanley Chidozie Umeorah · Pingale, Mandar Vijay · Hajwane, Shaeena Samir · Rogers, Anuoluwapo
▲ Breakthroughs97 · 11%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Financial services breakthrough research surged from 0% to 11% field-share, with 41 brand-new papers signaling newly emerging discovery activity.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services42
  • Database transaction16
  • Payment15
  • Scalability12
  • Credit risk11
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→41 · Database transaction 0→15 · Payment 0→14
Landmark E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
◆ Advancements352 · 39%
▲ 28%→41% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial inclusion advancement papers exploded from 2 to 74, reflecting rapidly intensifying U.S. fintech equity research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services7→190
  • Financial inclusion2→74
  • Payment2→50
  • Mobile payment3→29
  • Leverage (statistics)1→21
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→37 · Database transaction 0→34 · Financial literacy 0→32
Landmark Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia · 143 cites
▼ Concerns281 · 31%
▼ 56%→29% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-flagged cryptocurrency papers rose from 1 to 17, while Big data and Financial market risks newly emerged as watchpoints.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services9→149
  • Financial inclusion1→56
  • Payment2→27
  • Investment (military)1→19
  • Cryptocurrency1→17
Newly emergingFinancial market 0→22 · Big data 0→18 · Corporate governance 0→18
Landmark The FinTech Opportunity · 433 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where fintech is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

New York25 · +0.24
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Credit riskOpportunity · Big dataConcern · Financial innovation
Seattle14 · +0.21
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · LoanConcern · Financial inclusion
Philadelphia13 · +0.19
Hot · Digital transformationAdvancing · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Boston12 · +0.34
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Financial innovation
Los Angeles8 · +0.42
Hot · Credit riskOpportunity · Financial services
Ann Arbor8 · +0.49
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Financial inclusionOpportunity · Risk management
SF Bay Area5 · +0.42
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Chicago5 · +0.08
Opportunity · Financial market
Atlanta5 · +0.36
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Credit card
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing fintech patents in the United States

United States fintech patent filing is accelerating — 20 filings from 16 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, Verifone, Financial Cloud Innovations; annual filings 1→7.

20 filings16 assigneespeak 7/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Mastercard International20
  • Verifone4
  • Financial Cloud Innovations2
  • Atombeam Technologies2
  • Salah ALI Khalil1
  • LNW Gaming1
  • Kassetty Nikhil1
  • DR Mariappan RAJA1

Common questions

How many Investment Tech companies are there in North Carolina, United States?
Radar tracks 91 indexable Investment Tech companies headquartered in North Carolina, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States?
The Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States on this list have raised a combined $136.6M in disclosed equity funding across 28 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Investment Tech company in North Carolina, United States?
Tradier is the highest-funded Investment Tech company in North Carolina, United States, with $29.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States are funded?
28 of the 91 Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Investment Tech unicorns are there in North Carolina, United States?
None of the Investment Tech companies in North Carolina, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Carolina, United States Investment Tech companies?
The most active investors in North Carolina, United States Investment Tech companies on this list include RevTech Labs, CFV Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, Launch Chapel Hill, MassChallenge.
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